The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-01
ID SAFEGUARD JEWISH
RIGHTS IN EUROPE

New York. July 2S.-W1th an en-
9husiasm and acclaim perhaps great
~ than that ever before accorded a
pxivate citizen. New York tonight well
Iesned Louis Marshall. chairman of
IL American-Jewish Relief commit
- and official representative az
%NhefaeAn Jewry at the peace confer
xatce. upon his return from Paris
~ "A banquet OF one thousand guests
ut the Waldorf Astoria, and a mon
gsfer mass meeting in Carnegie hall
Were the outstanding features Of the
c6casion. Not only New York's Jew
51A population. but also tens of thou
sesAnds of her other citizens of every
~naiion. race and creed turned out en-
*Masse to honor the man who fought
~Atd won N battle for tho rights Of
snenortttes ~ Europe. Dense crowds
IN ed Asas route Of march, while
u GronessrAlhly fought to gain entrance
- CaKa4gie shall, which Was filed 10
capacity.
4 xThN entire program was. arranged
SID carried through by the Louis
aN3Ar&hall Reception committee, OF
eSehich Samuel c. I4amport, Of this city,
IN chairman, The list of members in
&cDldes more than 1000 names of men
4A1d women prominent in Jewish and
IN big affairs in every state IN the
%Qnion. The executive committee N
EtAE of DR.. S. Benderly. Charles A..
4Qpwea. DR. A. NJ. Dushkin, Ahram
III Elkus. William Fischnan. Colonel
A.. Guinzburg. Arthur Lehman.
4JhdEe Otto A. Rosalsky, n. Schel-
3slnser and Felix NJ, Tarburg. all OF
this city, Colonel Harry Cutler, OF
2Erovidence, r.. l.. and A. u L-asker.
4 of Chicago
4 In his address at the mass-meeting
~~4r.. Marshall described in some de-
negotiation which resulted in
StDe safeguarding Of Jewish and other
ktnn<ltS~srights throughout Europe.
@He cited Is most significant and ont
&u>AHding of the developments in this
Z connection the treaty signed by Poland
! and guaranteed by the league OF ma
z t1ons, and the pronunciamento OF
= nome weeks ago by the King OF Ru-
! xaanian Jews are for the first time
GRANTED the right to own land. and
= they gain a, certain other privileges,
hitherto denied them.
In Poland. however, the most far
reaching concessions to minorities
have been made, Under the terms
! OF this treaty. Mr.. Marshall pointed
j nut, the political rights Of the Jews
. IRE thoroughly ~safeguarded, their re-
! ligiour customs and o~bservances are
. protected and, with certain weil-ad~
/ vi-ed limitations, they are free to
! educate their children according to
! prevalent Jewish custom.
! In the course OF his address the
I treaker outlined the present plight
! Of the Jewish race in Europe. as re-
yards food and economic conditions.
] World Jewry, he stated In effect. is
RI tho greatest crisis in its history.
{ and unsess America sends adequate
. aid quickly the race can not survive
! h terrorsx and suffering that are fol-
lowing In wars wake. At least g.
100000 people are facing actual star
vatton, he said, while disease such
! - typhus and tuberculosis attendant
upon ~malnutrition are taking an ap~
4 paliing toll Of life. Americans OF all
greed. he said, must help stop this
slow strangulatlon OF a whole people.
I Jacob II. Schifs, the noted philan-
ehropist. acted as postmaster at the
Waldorf-Astoria dinner, which pre-
! 1esded the raass-meeting. In addi-
Won 70 Mr.. Marshall, the speakers
YER Judge Julian w Mack. of Chi
1aEo. Joseph B~arondess and Leopold
Benedict. OF this city; Colonel Harry
Cutler. of Providence, r. J., and DR..
/ Cyrus Adler, OF Philadelphia. These
Zen were members OF the Jewish dele
alton - Paris and reviewed the
&ruggle for Jewish rights during the
xast several months. Representatives
4 from practically every state in the
Enion were included in the thousand
( guests at the affair.
B. Nj. MarshaIl's achievements at the
E43acs conference constitute but one
series Of outstanding service,
which he has rendered to World
4ewry over A period of many years.
k1n 1905 he served as chairman of the
New York Immigration commission
EEhich investigated the immigration
uestion. drafted laws and in tho fol-
owing year lead the opposition to