The Denver Jewish news., 1919-03-12
Non-Jews Answer Rev.
Simons' Attacks.
JEWISH CITIZENS OF EASTSIDI.
DECLARED I.AW-ABlliING ClTI-
ZENS.

! Journal received the following COM
munications concerning Rev. George
! Albert SimOns' testimony given before
the Senate Committee investigating
BolsheviSm. in which he accused the
| New York East Side Jews in being
BOlSheyiki
Governor Alfred +. Smith. of New
York: THE man or men who doubt
the loyalty or the patriotism or the
devotion to orir cause of the Jewish
people of fhc East Side speak without
knowledge In every way they have
done their full part. II is not necrs-
sary Ia say this, rs ii is well known
that uniformed people may attempt
10 deludc the public perhaps not will
fully, but without knowledge Of facts
Former Supreme Court Justice thas.
f. Hughes: Il greatly regret the
broadcast aspersions when put in an
unfavorable light the Jews of the East
Side. The record of savings bank de
poSits diScloses their thrift. and their
patriotism is attested by the boys who
went TO the front from the East Side
forming such large proportion of
the divisions from New York They
performed splendid service for their
country Neither they nor the dis
trict from Which they came should he
put under a han by wholesale q: in
discriminate charges. Justice must
begin at home. and. while we must
condemn all those who are seeking
to promote Bolshcvism and 10 spread
the doctrines of disorder and anarchy.
we must at the same time pay tribute
to the hosts of our fellow-citizcnS of
the East Side who love their country
and respect its Institutions
Mayor Hylan of New York: The
Rev. SimonS. testifying before the Sell
ate Committee in Washington Feb. IL.
placing great mass af law abiding and
America loving Jews of the East Side
of the City of New York in most un,
| favorable light, il most rcSrcitablc and
| dlscouraging The East Side Jews
oversubscribed their Liberty Loan al
lotment and freely gave their sons
to the war. and did their part nohly
well in the great world war. The
Jews of New York literally subscribed
to every activity which had for its
purpose the successful conclusion OF
the war. remember taking part in
one of the Liberty Loan paradcs in
which there were II body of Jewish
girls from the East Side. paradinS
apparently under the age of II years.
each carrying a banner inscribed with
the words, We have purchased Lib
crty Bond No class of pcopl" have
given me more loyal support during
my administration as mayor of New
York than the Jews. 1t is to y" re-
gretted that the press Will publish and
circulate the apparently hiaScd t"sti-
mony of the Rev. Simon>.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdo" ::
.Rcplying to youI telegram. | have not
seen the Rev. MIR. SimOns testimony.
hut ! do know that II great mass OF
our American Jews who are law.ahid-
| ing citizens. who are devoted Ia the
interests and the ideals of this coun-
, try, have done their part in the war
with the same fine patriotism AMI 10y
| ally as other classes of our citizen
ship. Whether in the Liberty Loan
campaign or in the army or in any
other sphere of war work to which they
have been called, they have responded
with credit to themselves and their
country 1t would he grave IN
Justice to condemn the Jews as n class
for the acts of large individual groups
| who espOuSe anarchistic ideas. AZ II
would he to condemn any other class
of American citizens from whom III
tbc same manner sprang similar an
archistic ideas by individual aaarch'
istic elements"
Francis NJ. Hugo. Secretary of state
of New York: The great mass "i
East Side Jews are law-abiding and
patriotic Americans Their suhscrip
tions to the Liberty 1.oans wer" com
mendable. Their sons formed large
mart of the famous Metropolitan Di'
vision. which served with the great
est gallantry."
The Rev. James NJ. ByrneS, pastor
of St Mary's Roman Catholic church
AS n Catholic clergyman, rector OF al
East Side church. | wish to state
that it is shame and an outrage
TO have to read so often the uncilled
for remarks in regard to the Jewish
people living on the East Side. Iiv'
ing. as I do, mi the East Side aho
|. among the lavish peOple. ] hnNe tOMnO