Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-19
ACTS TO PROTECT
RIGHTS OF JEWS
0F.NE:W NATIONS
American Jewish Congress
Adopts Program to Submit
to Peace Conference.
EQUALITY BEFORE LAW,
IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED
Would Require No Distinction
on Account of Race or
Religion.
COMMITTEE TO GO TO PARIS
Right OF Refugees to Return 10
Homes for Ten Years After
War Included.
oMMITTEE TO GO TO PARIS
Right OF Refugees to Return I,
Homes for Ten Years After
War Included.
lBy Associated rrsssi 1

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PHILADELPHIA December IA
-" o. rights. which it is proposed
[ha!i be Incorporated in the organic
'"Ns OF new and enlarged states that
may be established as a result OF ,ha
"o7Id war. was adopted at the final
Hession to-day OF tho American Icwisr,
Congress and will be presented TO the
Nersailles peace conference by dele.
"f the United States
The delegation. which was Increased
from seven TO nine and elected by th,.
congress. is as follows:
Judge julian W. Mack. Chicago:
,nali; New York: Colonc! Barry Cutter.
Providence. u. /: Jacob DcIIass, New:
nSig Srk; Eabhl u L. i.evinthal .phi,adei-
Teph Bnrondess. New York. and Mo-
ris Weinchcvcsky. New York.
Rernafd 6. Richards. New York. is
snr,e'ary OF the delegation. which is
under instructions to leave fo- Europe
IS soon az possible.
Mr.. Marshall. chairman Of the com.
'nttce or Poland In presenting the
Jointly 6y committees that have been
considering conditions in Russia. po-
ana IN sidr.S Gai'S'a; ti.hnania rkrainia and
That The American jewish Congress
respectfully requests tho peace confer
ence TO insert in the treaty. as condi-
ions precedent 70 the creation OF the
new or enlarged states which Il Is
proposed TO call into being, that ex-
press provision be made n part OF the
institutions Of such states before they
snail! be finally recognized as states by
The 5iEnaior!cs OF The treaty. fol-
~. All Inhabitants Of the territory
I'M
sons. together with their families who,
Subsequent 10 August l, 1914. fed. re-
moved or were expelled therefrom. and
"ho shall within ten years from the
adoption Of this provision return there
20. shall for all purposes be citizens
thereof. provided. however. that such
other states, who desire TO retain their
allegiance to such states or assume
allegiance to their successor states, TO
The exclusion of Nationality citizen
ship, may do SO by formal dcclara-
ton TO be made within specified
rcriod.
no RESTRICTIvE ENACTMENT
To BE ADOPTED FOR Ten YEARS
the adoption OF this provision. no law
shall be enacted restricting any for
NOR inhabi,ant OF state which in
GUIDED the territory OF fnamc OF ma
''3. All citizens OF (name OF nat!on).
without distinction as to race, ma
;ionality or creed. shall enjoy equal
evil, political. religious and national.
rtE,- and no laws shall bc enacted
d ,rccd which shall abridge the
I yes or iTnmunitics OF or impose
is any person any discrimination.
~ lity or restriction whatsoever on
H ant OF race, nationality or religion.
u, Ieny to any. person the equal pro-
lection of the law.
sentation shall be provided for by law.
"5. The members OF the various ma
tional as we'll as religious bodies of
lname OF nation) shall be accorded
autonomous management OF their own
communal institutions whether they
be religious, educational charitable or
otherwise.
So No law shall be enacted restrict
ing the use OF any language. and all
existing laws declaring such prohibi-
ton are repealed: nor shall any Ian
guagc test DO established.
WOULD PROTEST RIGHT
TO OBSERVE SEVENTH DAY
-. Those who observe any other
than the first day of the week as their
sabbath shall not be prohibited from
pursuing their secular affairs on any
day other than that which they OBJ
serve: nor shall they be required TO
perform any acts on their Sabbath or
Holy days which they shall regard as
A desecration thereof
The congress adopted the proposition
Of the national Polish department and
Polish national defense cGrhInittee for
a commission 10 investigate conditions
i'm Poland affecting the Jews ar TO
make a public report of the hNalnss.