The Denver Jewish news., 1919-07-09

VARIOUS COUNTRIES.
The American Jewish Congress. has
Just released for publication the full
and official text of the Memorandum
presented to the Peace Conference by
the Committee of Jewish Delegations
in Paris. A copy of the memorandum
was forwarded to the offices of the
american Jewish Congress by Mr. Ber-
nard G.. Richards, executive secretary
of the Congress, and secretary Of the
American Jewish delegation in Paris.
The provisions contained in the
memorandum are based upon the hill
of rights adopted by the American Jew
ish Congress at its historic sessions In
Philadelphia. and upon similar resolu-
tiOns adopted in other countries. The
came combined In the committee OF,
Jewish delegations. of which Judge
Julian W. Mack is president and for
months past, the committee has held
conference after conference for the pur.
pose of formulating the Memorandum
presented to the Peace Conference, and
.mbodying the specific needs of the
Jews In the various lands under con-
sIderation.
The Memorandum Is printed in both
English and French. Besides making
definite proposals the memorandum
contains an exposition of the reasons
for the proposals. In the words Of
the memorandum, it is the Charter
of Liberty for the Jewish people. 1t
asks for full and equal citizenship In
those countries where such citizenship
is not now conferred upon the Jews.
1t asks for the right Of the Jews to
use their own language, to establish
their own schools and Institutions. and
to share proportionately in the public
funds devoted to these purpase.. Ma
tional rights are Asksd In those cos,n-
tries where national minorities are rec
ognixed. Finally it is asked that the
right he guaranteed to those observing
Saturday as their Sabbath to pursue
unhindered their secular affairs on
Sunday. s-ss--
The complete memorandum reads a.
follows: II
To their excellencies the president
and members Of the peace conference:
The committee of Jewish delegations
ut the Peace Conference representing
and acting in behalf Of the several
organizations whose names are sub
scribed hereto, and who speak for nine
million Jews respectfully, submit to
your honorable body The following
clauses intended for the protection OF
the several national. religious. racial
and linguistic minorities of Bulga ria.
Esthonia, Finland, Greece, Lithuania,
Poland. Rumania, Russia, Czecho-Slo-
vakia, Ukrainia, Jugo-Slavia and other
East and Central European lands. and
earnestly pray for their Incorporation
in the several treaties that shall be
the outcome of your deliberations. the
right being reserved to propose such
notifications as may be required to
meet special conditions existing in vari-
GUS of the foregoing lands:
I. The State Of .. undertakes the
following obligations to each Of the
other Allied. and Associated Powers,
and recognizes them, to he obligations
of International concern of which the
League of Nations has Jurisdiction:
/. Without any requirement of
qualifying or other proceedings, the
State of admits and declares to be
| i. i. citizens:
| (a) All persons born in the terri
tory recognized to be in this Trea-
| ty, were resident or domiciled in such
territory at any time since August 1st,
1919, or who have maintained their
relation to such territory within such
period by passport issucd by the
present or the former sovereignty;
(b3) All persons who were inhabit-
ants of such territory on August 1st,
1914:
| (c) All persons hereafter born in
| and subject to the, Jurisdiction
thereof.
Any persons belonging to classes (a)
or o. may however within two years
after the coming into force of this
treaty opt his former citizenship.
2. The State of =. agrees that
all citizens OF shall enjoy equal,
civil, religious, national and political
rights without distinction as to birth,
race, nationality, language or religion !;
| 81 assumes the oblfeation TO protect the