The Washington times., 1918-12-27
HALF QUOTARA|SED
|. FOR JEWISH RELIEF

washington's allotment OF $6o.OOo
for the Jews of the stricken countries
OF Europe and the Near East today Is
practically half subscribed. with three
days of the four-day drive yet re-
naming In which to work.
A total Of $4,000 was subscribed
within a few minutes at the close OF
a rally held under the auspices OF the
Washington Jewish Relief Committee
at the Eighth Street Temple last
night, opening the local campaign
of the American Jewish Relief Com
mittee. There are other Subscriptions
which were received yesterday, ana
Simon Lyon, chairman of the local
committee, received more subscrip-
tions as soon as he reached his Of
fice this morning.
The committee has workers on the
streets, in the hotels, 'theaters. and
department stores, and the campaign
is starting Unreal earnest. Commit
tee members are hopeful that wash
ingtonians will double or even treoIe
the quota which has been allotted.
Benefit Dance Monday.
The Young Woman's Hebrew Asso-
citation is making arrangements for
a benefit dance to be held in the Ma
sonic Temple next Monday night.
when It is expected that at least
81 900 will be added to the fund.
Rabbi Nathan Krass, OF New York.
and Senator Salisbury of Delaware
were the principal speakers at the
mass meeting lasts night Henry
Morgenthau. former United States am
bassador to Turkey, was to have ad-
dressed the meeting, but was de-
tanned at an important conference
with a Cabinet member at the last
moment.
There was a large attendance at
the meeting. Responses to the ap-
peals made for aid for the sufferers
of Europe was instantaneous and
generous.
''There are two reasons, suppose,
for the honor you have done me by
inviting me here tonight" said SEN
ator Salisbury. when he was intro
duced to the audience. washington
has been a sort Of second home to
me ever since was little boy, and
/ am interested in her welfare and
in her reputation, and, secondly, when
an effort similar to this was made in
my own home town. Wilmington.
Del, we did so well that you thought
I might bring you good luck. Ger
tainly. bring you the best OF good
wishes"
MIIminEtoa Raised s7o.ooO.
For the most part the Jews in my
home community are in humble cir
cumstances. There are few rich men
among them. Yet. they had shown
their interest in our plans and when
their own time came. when they were
seeking to raise $4,000 for Jewish
relief, such was the response that
$14o, 900 was poured into their treas
ury.
washington can do and should do
as much. You Jews have no, country
of your own, but you soon may have
a place apart, at least which you can
look back to as the cradle OF your
race, cherished and cared for by
yourselves. You have suffered with
all humanity the evils that have come
upon the world. you have given your
lives and blood on every battlefield.
and no portion OF any race has suf-
fered as your people have when the
god of war has roughly plowed the
feld of Poland and GaliciR-
you who live in the capital of this
great nation, which has been the &C
tive instrument to end these times OF
terror and distress. should show as
nowhere else how far you will go to
bring back happiness and maybe com,
fort to a disordered world" -.
kOOOOOO People Hungry.
Rabbi Rrass told the people of the
plight Of the 5000 900 people Of Jewish
birth in the war-swept, districts Of
Europe, who were looking to the peo-
pie of the United States for succor;
calling to them in the ancient Ian
guage of their race for aid.
''The voice that calls to you" he said.
ais not the voice Of David or Of that
other Voice OF Calvary, but that voice
of 5000 ,0Oo of your brothers and your
sisters who will starve this coming
winter unless you feed them
at is not a question of giving these
people what they want or of making
them comfortable-it is not, even q
question Of relieving their suffering.
1t is a question actually OF saving
them from death by starvation"
Rabbi Krass told OF many painful
incidents which have happened in the
stricken areas, mentioning particu
larly a scene in the streets of War
saw was OOSCTNC4
scribed to him by Mr.. Morganthau.
This was the story of Jewish chill
dren in the streets OF Warsaw with
out clothing and eating grass because
they could find nothing else to sup
ply the nourishment which their lit
tie bodies cried out for.
The Subscribers List.
DR.. Krass told OF a scene on the
battlefield in Flanders, where a
Catholic boy lay dying, unable. to
reach the crucihx hung around his
neck.
Near him." he said, "was a young
Jewish soldier. his comrade in arms.
and a third, a Protestant The young
Jew lifted the cross and held 1t before
the boys dying eyes, while the
Protestant held his flask with the few
last drops OF water to his lips"
II is this picture of the three on
the field in Flanders, DIR. Krass said,
that symbolizes the new American
answering the call of the suffering
Jews in Europe.
Those who subscribed more than
800 at the mass meeting last night
are: S. Kann Sons and Company,
$4,000: Fred S. Gichener. 81 900; Emil
Berliner. $1,000; Milton Hopfenmaier,
81 600; A. Lisner, $1,000; Lansburgh
a Brother Il 000. Mosaa GoIdanhar0