The Denver Jewish news., 1919-12-31
Special Weekly Letter
from New York
DEPORTED "REDS" AND JEWS
CONGRESSMAN SiEGEL ON I'M
MIGRATION-T THE TROUBLES
OF THE UKRAINlAN Fedora
TION.-THE NEW PAPER.
Copyright by l. ]. Z. b

Copyright by I. ]. T.. b.
The first group of 249 Reds" who
were deported Il few days age from
New York, are enough to convince all
hundred percent Americans that
Red is not Jewish color. Among
the 249 dcported. there are only IL
Jewish names, and it may he expected
that in the next groups to he sent out.
the percent will be still less. However,
the English press stuck TO its old
standby. that where there are "Reds,'
there are Jews, and those papers
which printed photographs of the de-
portees, presented none except photo
graphs of Jews, so that the general
impression was that this was nothing
more than Il Jewish affair.
Congressman Isaac Siegel of New
York has sent a letter to his friends,
in which he draws their attention To
the great fight now going on in WASH
ington against immigration. He HIM
self has gone before two Congress com
mittees in connection with this mat
ter. Jewish public opinion, according
to Congressman Siegers view, must
support all energetic steps taken by
the government against those who are.
seeking to disturb order in America,
and it must also see TO it that immi-
grants from other lands, who undergo
religious or race persecution, and po-
groms. shall be freely admitted into,
America.
The Ukrainian Federation appears
not to have been born under the luck
lest of stars. 1t seems that before
the Federation Ovcrcomes one diff
Guilty, n second obstacle has arisen,
and it is hard to say whether bad luck
or bad administration ought to be
blamed.
In the first place there was the
trouble with the Joint Distribution
Committee. which wns nor willing to
approve all the commissioners which
the Federation had nominated. Luck
lily, with the assistance of one of the
commissioners who happened to be in
Washington. the Federation secured
passports for two commissioners. The
Federation took to advertising this
great triumph far and wide. and to
making use of it for propaganda pur-
poses. Some money was provided for
the expenses of the commission, when
along came the irate Secretary of
State, lansing. and informed the jew
lsh deputation, that no commission
may now be sent to the Ukraine. He
gave as reason the statement that the
American government Cannot guar
untee the safety of the commission.
Now it is learned that small COM
mittee has been formed of prominent
Ckrainians Who are dissatisfied with
the entire management of the Fedora
tiOn, and which is demanding that the
Federation call u conference of all the
Jewish organizations in New York in
order to re-organiZe the administra-
tion of the Federation.
The truth of the matter is that such
n step would be advisable and time
ly, because the public is already be-
ginning to wonder little how 1t hap
pens that such prominent ukrainian
Jews as Colonel Harry Cutler. Joseph
Barondess, DIR. a. Karolnyk and 9TH
crs are so aloof from the Federation.
1t is to be hoped that the convention
will be called forthwith, in view of
the incontestable Importance at the
present moment of Il Federation of
Ckrainian Jews. such Fedora
ton must however have the confidence
of all Ukrainian organizations and
institutions. and its administration
must be determined by the most promi-
nent Ukrainian Jews
The new daily paper Die Zeit
which the Poale-Zionists are preparing
to issue. has already secured an editor
| in the person of the well-known jew
ish writer. David Pinski. 1t is not al
together clear whether Pinski alone
will edit the paper. ar whether 1t VIII
be in the hands of an editorial board
of three If this latter plan should be
adopted. probably DR.. ii. Zhitlowski
and B. Zuckerman will be the two col
leagues to serve with David Pinski.
Unless the shortage of news-print
paper intervenes the Poale-Zionists
hope to issue their first number on
February 10Th. For the present. the
lack of paper is the only obstacle. The
other new daily "liaint" which is
scheduled to appear Thursday. Jan
uary 1st is also facing the same diff