Evening journal., 1918-01-07
Service FLAG FLIES
FOR jewish PATRIOTS
Y. Nj. H. A. Emblem Show
ing Al Stars is Unfurled
at Sunday Exercises
SOLDIERS ARE
EULOGIZED

A service lag. showing al stars, was
presented to the y. NJ. II. A. at al
meeting in the Majestic Theatre last
evening.
United States Senator Salisbury.
Mayor Lawson and Or. Samuel A.
Rabinowitz were The chick speakers.
David Snellenburg was the chairman
OF the meeting.
Mayor Lawson greeted the present
tation Of the flag on behalf Of the city
and expressed his confidence that the
work Of the men represented by the
Stars in the service flag will add honor
and glory TO their names. "The unfurl-
ing Of this flag" continued the Mayor.
comes at a very fitting time when
the ancient capital Of Judea, Jerusalem
is just throwing of the yoke Of Turk
lsh butchery and suvagery and Is com
ing under the rule OF n nation favor
ing the establishment Of a Jewish state
in the ancient lard Of Judea. His re-
marks wero greeted with enthusiastic
applause. The Boy Scout troop con-
nected with the Y. NJ II. A.. then car
ried the Service Flag on the platform
and received an ovation which lasted
for over a minute.
The names Of the members OF the
association now with the colors were
then read by Aaron Finger, acting
chairman OF the board Of directors Of
the Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tlon, IN the absence Of William Topkis.
introducing the list with remarks con-
cerning the readiness with which the
Jewish boys have enlisted with The
various units of the Army and Navy.
DR.. Samuel A. Rabinowitz. acting on
behalf Of the advisory board Of the as
sociatlon, then greeted the reception
of the flag with an eloquent address
on "The Jews as Patriot and Soldier"
Or Rablnowltz said in part:
There are today In the American
service over 60.O00 Jews: when YOU
consider that there are less than three
million Jews I'm this land, It means that
more Jews have volunteered than have
waited for the draft, though that Is
honorable enough. There are in Camp
Naphank, Upton, n. y. alone, 10000
Jews. Now, very often. Jews vol
unteer under fictitious names, think
ing perhaps wrongly, that thoy will
thus receive better treatment. and
only the last Yom Kippur, when leave
70
one lad asked for a furlough, whose
name was O'Shaughnessy. lnvestlga-
tion proved he really was not an Irish
man trying to get a holiday but
camOuilage jew, who II seemed, liked
that name. George Patullo, in describ-
ing scenes IN France, tells Of a fine
boxing match Why shouldn't II he a
I good boxing match when one " them
was Kid Tooney son Of Jacob Flnkle-
stein But whatever their names. Jew
ish young men by the thousands are
! il0cking TO the colors, and II they but
run true 10 type, we may confidently
expect that their record VIII be as
splendid as Jews and Americans should
prove 90 be.
Every fair minded American knows
this. | have heard Of a speech made
by that man, who, no matter how you
disagree with him, Is always eminently
fair and just mean Theodore Roose-
welt. | believe II was at a dedication
OF an aviation station at Princeton,
that he went out OF his way TO give
lavish praise. 10 the spirit in which
Jews are responding 90 the war. lie
said that no other pcsple had display
cd as much patriotism, quoting the in
stance not only Of their raising two
regiments Of volunteers in tho East
Side, but even Of edupping them. If
there were time we could speak of
other ways Of showing loyalty-of the
eagerness Of Americans TO give of their
means and of their brains-amongs |
whom we have such eminent represen- |
tations as Judge Mach, Felix Frank
furter, Eugene Myer, Henry Morgen- |
thau. Julius Rosenwald, Bernard |
Baruch, Cora Cutler Louis Kusteln, /
Walter Lipplner
I'VE could make mention Of the /
splendid manner IN which Jews are
planning 10 take care OF morals and |
health of boys In camps and at the /
front regardless Of creed. So neces- I
sary do Jews regard this work that /
when funds Of several million were 4
needed. :be Jews here contributed I
their portion Of several thousands, /
without even making a campaign out /
OF u.
WAR has come and our boys must /
go. but we In American can thank God. /
that'it is for the noblest Of causes that 4
our boys are going out to risk their I
lives.
The ideals for which America has
dedicated its manhood and It's future,
are ideals near and dear TO the jewish 4
heart; ideals for which we have been
praying and hoping for centuries. 10 Is /
militarism, which caused so much mis-
cry to our people for centuries In Eu-
rope and now we are lighting 10 wipe /
the vile creation from on Gods fair /
earth. It is Imperialism, the capricious 4
rule Of dcspots that we loathed at all /
times and now expect TO see destroyed /
The growth Of democracy has seen the /
revival OF our people in modern times /
and we are willing 10 sacrifice lives /
to make It safe in the world Justice, |
the rights Of weak and oppressed peO- |
pies, we hope by their victory, 10 /
bring new era Of life TO the Jewish /
people among others. Never before /
have nations given TO war with purer 1
/ ldcalism than has ours, and the Jewish I
/ people here has entered into Americas /
cause, heart and soul because these |
/ are religious ideals for which they T
; have suffered for many centuries Never