New-York tribune., 1919-05-22

destruction from starvation, was raided
by division of Polish soldiers under
the command of its military officer,
who ordered those present at the meet
ing to be led to the public square,
marily shot without cause or trial, and
"Whereas, The outrages in every
form of pillage, robbery, rape and mur-
der have occurred not only in the
places mentioned but also in Ida,
Wilma. kiclce, kalicz, Jaraslau, Prem
ysl, Tarnow and in scores of other
cities, town and villages, totallng more
than one hundred and twenty; and,
"Whereas, All these excesses were
preceded during q period of six years
by an organized movement in Poland
known as the boycott openly fostered
by Polish leaders, waged with in
describable bitterness and rancor, in
tended to prevent all trade or inter
course with Polish Jews. and TO lead
10 the eventual determination or the
driving from Poland of people whose
sacrifices TO the long struggle for the
liberation of the Polish land to which
it was linked by every tie that binds
corded throughout Polish history: and
Whereas, All these acts are shock
ingly at variance with the great vision
held put by the President of the United
States and the Allied statesmen of the
unshackling of smaller nationalities
who shall work out their destiny under
Democratic rule, and for the realization
Of which Jews spilled their blood in
every Allied army and on every battle
icld of the great war for Justice and
liberty; and
Whereas, 1t is inconsistent with the
American sense Of Justice and fair
play that free Poland, which was
greeted with the sympathy of the jew
ish people and was born out of the
triumph OF America and her associates
in the war, should deny to the Polish
Jews those claims to fundamental
human rights which gave to Poland a
new birth of freedom; and
"Whereas: Massacres ana brutal out
RACES and eXcesses of every description
have also occurred in many cities, towns
and villages in Rumania and Ukrainia.
Now, therefore be it
"Resolved: BY this mass meeting Of
5000 delegates, representing 100000
Jews in New York City, that we ex-
press our indignation at the unspeak-
able atrocities aforementioned. and re-
spectfully request our government to
use its good Offices to bring them to
an immediate stop, to prevent their
recurrence in the future, and to take
steps that punishment be meted out to
those responsible for the preparation
of these atrocities; and
BE II further resolved That Pres
ident Wilson and the peace conference
be requested to take such steps as
shall provide to the Jewish inhabi-
tants of Poland Rumania and other
eastern European countries enforce
able guarantees of full civil, religious
and political rights, and such minority
rights as are enjoyed by the co-nhab-
liant national groups of those coun-
tries; and
BE IL further resolved, That a copy
of these resolutions be forwarded to
President Wilson and the American
peace delegates, through the State De-
partment, and to the Congress of the
United States, through the president of
the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of representatives
Throughout the East Side and in the
downtown factory districts evidences
Of the day of mourning were many,
aside from the procession that wound
its way through the East Side
"if Poland and Rumania will not
give US justice our boys will have died
in vain"
Owe mourn the loss of our daugh-
ters and mothers and fathers and chill
dren in Poland.'
Such were the legends inscribed on
two of the many banners that were
carried in the grea. parade that start
ed in Seward Park.
The Ghetta was in mourning. Black
crepe bands served as the outward
sign of the intense feeling of anguish
that was in the hearts of many of the
East Side Jews. There hardly was
case where an Ens. Side Jew did not
have some relative abroad from whom
he had not received news since the war
had halted communication. And in
many instances, in Poland and in Ru
mania, the relatives had passed away
on the battlefield, or perhaps in some
pogrom.
Jewish Societies March
From hre-escapes, from narrow WIN
dows, from curbs and in the roadway of