The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
JEWISH WAR RELIEF
GETS $2O4,SOO MORE
Many Prosperous Business
Houses Fail to Contribute,
Felix NJ. Warburg Says.
$4,000 FROM SCHOOLS
Three Theatres Donate Use OF
Their Houses and Staffs
for Benefits.

Contributions OF s2o4 800 we're taken
in yesterday by the workers in the
81, 900, 900 Jewish War Relief Cam
paign, making its total to date s2,2O5,-
800, Felix NJ Warburg, chairman, an
nounced last night. The fact that
many prosperous business houses In
the city have failed to contribute to
the fund was brought TO the attention
OF the workers by Mr.. WarburS at the
tea in the Biltmore.
Conditions in southern Russia,
where the Jewish population Is in daI1-
ger Of determination by starvation,
were described graphically by Ethan
T. Cotton, a Y. NJ. c. A. secretary. VINO
recently returned from that country.
Eat Bark of Trees.
an April and in May there were
90. 900 refugees living in the woods.
with only the bark OF trees to eat and
no roofs to cover them" said Mr.. Col
ton. Russia is almost in n state OF
starvation. Wheat Is a thing Of the
past. There is very little rye and
what there is of It is straw and
pound in September and sugar at S..
l saw n second hand overcoat selling
for $3.50 Pack traffic is almost the
only kind of traffic. The malls are
not running"
A gift Of $4,000 from the New York
Public School War Chest was an
nounced by Mr.. Warburg. Among
other subscriptions was one Of 500
900 from the. Independent Order OF
Birth Abraham, and another or $3.50
from the First Avenue Pedlers Associ-
alton. an Organization of pushcart men.
Three New York theatres have Dc
mated the use OF their houses and
STATS for benefits for the fund next
Saturday and Sunday evenings. Many
leading stars OF both the speaking
stage and motion pictures are cx-
pected to participate in the perform
ances, which are TO be held in the
Palace. the Century and the LeXing-
ton theatres.
VIII Give Midnight shows.
The Palace will give midnight shows
with Harry Lauder. Norah Bayes.
George NJ. Cohan, Willie Collier and
other stars. Tho boxes for these per-
sormances will be sold for $1,000 each.
The first was purchased by Mr.. War
burg last evening. The remaining
boxes will be sold at the Biltmore at
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
William Morris and his associates
on the theatrical committee are also
planning TO give a ball on the eve
ming of December 81, which all the
~. II.
then in New York will attend. a
voting contest for the most popular
actress in New York will be held in
conjunction with the ball, the winner
TO receive jewel.
Resolutions denouncing the out
RACES recently perpctrated upon the
Jewish residents Of Poland and Ga
llcia and appealing to American rep
rcsentatives at the peace conference
for security, justice, freedom, a right
to live and develop" we're enthusiast
tlcally passed last night at a meeting
OF the Jewish NationaH Workers ALI
ance and kindred organizations in
Madison Square Garden. Moro than
5000 were present.
schIn Sounds keynote.
Jacob II. Sch!ff sounded the keynote
Of the occasion in these words: "Wc
demand Of Americans that they mako
their voice heard; that no treaty of
peace he had until 1t is sure that
justice be done. even TO the Jew" lie
adde that II there is to he a league
OF nations Poland must he made to
understand that she will he the first
victim to fall into the hands Of the
police force of the league of nations
If she fails TO guarantee the demands
she must give"
THE jew" emphasized the banker,
has always been protestant against
oppression in nations. He has be-
come revolutiouist. not because he
loves revolution hut because he loves
Justice and freedom"
Municipal Justice Jacob Panken
presided. He was OF the opinion that
no nation has the right of self lido
Termination as to its own condition
unless it respects the rights Of the
minority in that nation"
Representative Meyer London die
not blame Poland for the massacres.
but. as usual. the capitalists. In fact,
he considered the Poles the !nnovators
of liberty on this earth.