The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-01

papers. Perhaps the. government is
|afraid to admit that an innocent Jew was
murdered and that it was trying to make
|amends.
Minds of Poles Poisoned.
The Polish leaders who started the anti
Jewish agitation years ago have poisoned
the minds of the Poles against the Jews,
land the government is too weak to check
the outrages against the Jews, even IL it
had the best intentions to do 1t. Even
now the Polish press Is permitted to con-
tinue the inflammatory anti-Jewish agita-
ton. 1t is more shameless and arrogant
than the Black Hundred press during the
regime of the Tsar Nicholas. And the
most hopeless thing about Poland is the
fact that there are no Poles who have
Ieither the conscience or the courage to
protest against the crimes which cover
Poland with shame. In Russia the flower
of the Russian people. the intellectual
Headers, protested and raised their voices
against the pogrom government. They
Ispoke in the name of the Russian people.
But the conscience of Poland is silent
Instead of denying the truth and blaming
herman propa gandists for the pogroms
Poland should mend her ways and aban-
Instead of initiating the dead past of
Russia she should rather emulate the
living present of America. or she will
rush headlonE to her ruin again. For She
will be OVERLOADED, not by the invented
Jewish" Bolshevism but by Bolshevism
which is neither Jewish nor Christian
which is obstructive. For Bolshevism is
bred by Bolshevism. Radical Bolshevism
lis the natural child of reactionary Boil
Ishevism.
And Poland Is apparently trying to re-
build her State by methods of reactionary
Bolshevism instead of by methods Of
liberty.
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Lemberg and Wilma, I interviewed the
Polish Premier. Mr.. Ignace Paderewski
lin Paris. The Premier received me
cordially. I greeted him as the first
Premier of a free Poland-free both from
Russian Tsarism and militaristic Kaiser
ism.
IT am very happy to hear you say 1t.
although we are not quite free yet"
said Mr.. Paderewslsi. There are still
about $4,000 Germans fighting against us,
(That was several days before the German
treaty was signed.) \ Besides, not all the
Jews want to sec Poland free. In fact.
the majority of the Jews are against the
Independence of Poland"
/ assured him that as far as I knew he
was mistaken, that the Jews who had SUI
fered under the yoke of Tsarism would
welcome truly free Poland.
Jews Killed Mt Pinsk.
Then the Premier said
1.-The question of Poland cannot be dis
cussed now without discussing the Jewish
problem. ] admit that l am deeply
touched by some of the most regrettable
and unfortunate occurrences-particula
the Pinsk affair. Four innocent Jews
were killed in Pinsk."
Tho Premier spoke with deep emotion
"Onlyl four?" I asked. '"rhirty-seven
were shot there"
Eyes, but the other thirty-three were
Red Guards replied the Premier.
"Was there any trial court martial
to establish the guilt of these Jews?"
mo, there was no trial. But the off,
GERS found red badges on the lapels OF
thirty -three of the Jews who were shot.
This Indicated that they were members Of
the Red army.
when did they find those red badges?"
I asked.
After the men were shot had the
facts investigated and submitted a report
to Mr.. Hoover" said the Premier.
MAY have n copy of that report?'
asked.
Mr.. Paderewski promised to let me see
it. Then he reviewed briefly the history
of the Jews in Poland. He said that when