The Denver Jewish news., 1919-07-02
OFFICIALS OF STATE AND DlCNlTARIES OF CHURCH
DEMAND CESSATION OF P0LAND'S mASSACRES
Mass Meeting at Auditorium Attended BY Thousands Tele-
grams of Colorado's Washington Representatives. Read
Resolutions Sent to President Wilson,

The Auditorium was filled last We'd
nesday evening with citizens of Den
yer to protest against the outrages
which the Jews in Poland are suffer-
ing.
Long before the opening Of the meet
ing the people streamed in and filled
the house.
The meeting opened with the sing
ing OF the National Anthem led by Miss
Mathildc Prezant. The invocation was
given by Rabbi Halpern.
The Introductory address delivered
by DIR. C. Il. II. Kauvar, stirred the
large audience. He said, "A call has
come to US from across the Atlantic
that innocent men. women and chill
Lren are being slaughtered by thOus-
ands thrOut Poland, Roumania and
Eastern European countries, and add
ed that America always, hearkening
10 humanitys call, would answer this.
He quoted ex-Chief Jus. Hughes, whose
judicial mind had weighed the evidence
well before he said Il am convinced
that these reports are true, that the
Jews should be protected and this in
human slaughter stopped" Dr. Kauv-
ar concluded his remarks by adding
that 'the age of persecution is past
and the day of democracy has dawned
tor peace and freedom" DIR, .Kauyar
then introduced Hon. TuIfy Scott, Jus
lice of the Supreme Court, of Colorado,
chairman of the evening.
Judge Scott opened his address By
saying that the spirit Of liberty and
freedom now dominates the world, and
that all people. regardless of race OF
religious belief. should be given liberty
und freedom. '.Friends.' e ne continued
I'VE ane- xathsssa hare stossisht to pro
test against the coaduct u nation
which has labored for years -nnder the
stern rule of the Prussians, and this
i,ation Is the first to turn criminal
and murderous, and tries TO crush he.
citizens America has undertaken ia
Eberate the world. The lesson Ger
many has learned when she refused ia
listen to the protests of the United
States is lesson to all of the world
and never and no longer wiit1the pro
test Of America go unheeoed. Human
liberty belongs to every man, no mat
ter what his religion may be. and
predict II Poland shall fail or refuse
the demand of America TO protest and
stop that terrible slaughtering Of the
Jews. then the right to rule and gov.
ern themselves will be taken from,
Poland until they become human"
The following kilograms from Sena-
tors Lawrence G. Phipps and Charles
Thomas, and Congressman William n.
Yaile, were read:
Washington, D. c. June "a, 1910.
Hon. Tully Scott:
Chairman etc, Capital Bldg, Den
ver,, Colo.
The massacre of Jews by the newly
liberated peoples of middle and eastern
Europe is u CHASTITY reflection upon
their asserted capacity ror self-gOv-
ernment no league Of peace the wit of
man can devise is worth straw while
such awful horrors disgrace our twen.
tieth century civilization. These new
ly created countries must repress them
vigorously and effectively, failing this
the allies should make them do so as
matters now stand Russian despotism
and Slavic democracies are alike Alb
horent and indefensible.
8. G. THOMAS.
Washington, d. C. June "a, 1910.
Hon. Tuliy Scott,
1915 Vine st. Denver, Colo.