The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-01
PROTESTANTS,
CATHOLICS and
JEWS UNITED

staff Correspondent
CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. Feb.
t.-For the first time In the his
tory of the world. judaism and
Christianity lave banded them.
selves together In u common
cause and for a common end.
Al this camp. and nj every 9th.
er eantonment In the United
States, the Jewish board for wei.
fare work. representing every
American Jewish Organization:
the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, representing the Prot.
estant forces. and the knights OF
Columbus. representing the Cath
olirs Of tho country. arc working
hand In hand In the service Of
democracy.
Tho Fosdick committee regulations
on welfare work In camps provide
that the above named organizations.
a II no Others. shall maintain head
auartcrs on the government rcscrva.
tons.
They also provide that non. Of tho
work OF any organization shall be
CLOSE communion. IN other words.
each organization shall lend "a help.
iug hand to every man who needs Il.
and must not oonflne its attentions
to It's members
So. Ia prevent tho duplication OF
labor. the workers at this camp have
joined forces The Y NJ. &. A. has
seven buildings. and tho knights Of
Columbus almost an many. but b..
cause there are only about coo men
81 Jewish faith In the army here. the
Jewish organization has accepted the
invitation To make Use OF the Y. NJ.
&. A. buildings.
War Clements Them
Meetings and lectures OF particular
interest 20 jewish soldiers are held
almost every week in the Y. NJ. G. A..
buildings. and IL IL often that there
are Catholics and Fro,eatants attend
Ing tho meetings.
War has made partners Of ux all. :"
declared Field Representative. Einan
l.. wienir. Of the J. w. w. W. In a
recent interview We are her. TO
help soldiers. whatever their creed
may BE-.
My work for the most part con.
ni-ts In keeping the soldier In touch
with thewe at home. when a man Is
lie probably never knows that I
wrote them. but he IL chccred whom
they send him letters.
Il visit men In tho hospital. and
cncourag. committees 81 women
from nearby cities TO call on the
sick men. We have ways and means
to help tho@c whose dependents
nerd help. and whom tho cause IL just
we assist soldiers 20 obtain dis.
charges. 10 that they may return 20
homes that need them"
Religion Pits Life
Wienlr also has arranged n lecture
course. and one speaker Of thls
course. Rabbi WIS., OF Portland. nj.
ready haH SPOKEN here. The next
speaker. Clarke y. isinsctt. OF the
University % Washington Law school.
will talk thls week.
While. he says. Jewish soldiers
have problems which do not confront
the Gentle In the American army.
these problems are much less serious
than those presented In Old World
arms.r.
'~Th. American Jew" said wienlr.
has learned to make his religion n,
with life. In the old country. where
the Jew lives In ghetto and reads
only his own writings and learns
only his own customs. he becomes
act in his wayr' and has great diffl.
Guilty in adapting himself TO army
life.
No Interference
but do not know Of n single
case where n soldier. belief in Jusia.
Ism at this camp has interfer~i with
his service as a soldier
when asked whether IN. Kosher
regulations concerning Diet. which
forbid the orthodox jew from eating
pork. had worked a hardship on sol.
diers at Camp Lewis. wienir deciar.
cd that, 40 far as he knew. there
we're no Jewish soldiers in the camp
who adhered to the principles OF