The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
World Jewry At The Parting
OF The Ways
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given In the same volume where it oc-
cupies forty pages. Judging by the
result already achieved" the commit
tee assures us, 1T may be confidently
asserted that the completed record will
show that the Jews of America have
assumed CONSPICUOUS share of the
burylens and responsibilities of .Ameri-
cas- citizenry.'
1t was in these two ways, the correc-
tive and the preventative that the
American Jewish committee attacked
the essential problem of guarding the
rights of the Jewish citizens of the
United States. Similar problems must
have confronted the Jews of the coun-
tries Of Western Europe who, also.
must exercise eternal vigilance in or
der to conserve those dearly bought
rights but recently come to them with
their emancipation" Thus It may
port gives us picture of modern
world y-"Emancipated Jcwry."
combating slander and scurrility. arm
ing itself with truth to answer false
accusations, struggling to foitify itself
against any black-sliding into mediae
val persecution. battling to preserve its
rights, and holding high the banner of
Liberty, Equally and Fraternity" for
all men of all faiths.
When we turn TO the second section
OF the report, that entitled mterna-
tiOnal. questions. we get a picture of
Incdiaevat Jewry Just beginning to
emerge out of the darkness of the
ghetto. We see that picture in Rus
sia. in Poland. in Roumania. How
will the Jews Of Russia stand when the
present confusion is cleared? Will the
act of the revolution cmancipa ting
them be repudiated by reactionary
avalanche which may follow the pres
ent excess Of progress?"
NO" says the report. The commit
lee is confident that the democratic
government of Russia which is bound
to emerge from the present chaos. win
not repudiate the decree of the Lvov
Miliukov Provisional Government aboi-
ishing all the discriminatory laws and
etlicts which had been in force under
Cars"
And of Poland the Committee asks
VIII the new Poland be controlled by
enlightened and broadmmded men who
will administer it as great civilized
State upon the basis of Justice and
equality now recognized to he the
foundation of all modern civilized ma
tions, or will t1le new state he the
victim of those extreme ChaWinists
whose motto has been publicly pro-
cclaimed as Poland for the Poles"
The committee answers this ques
tion by pointing out that an apparent
ly irreconciliabie hatred is cherished
calls the fiendish boycott and reminds
us that the President of the Polish
National committee is Roman
Dmowski. who, as Editor of the motor
ious DIVA Grosza'' was the chief ex-
ponent of the boycott idea and who
admits that he is responsible for the
boycott:" :" 1t points out that the dec
laratiOn of the Polish National COM
mittcc that Polish citizens without
distinction aS TO origin. race or creed.
must stand equal before the Law" is
meaningless platitude in the face of
these facts. ana concludes with the
opinion that ne future of the Jews
in Poland is shroudcd in doubt and
that will he extremely insecure unless
tile Powers shall add to the stipula
ton of the Polish charter and CON
stitution some cffectual and enforce
able guaranty for its observance. both
in letter and in spirit
Roumana is denounced by the re
port as Il faithless alton. II state with
out honor which. like Poland. cannot
he taken at its word and whose
promises must also br fortified w,fh
effective and enforceable treaty stip
ulations with adequate guarantees OF
their observance
The report gees on to point out to
MS that there are grave questions
about the fate of our brethren in the
Ukraine. in Lithmnia. in Czecho-
Slovalia and in Jugo-Slavia. 1t tells
lis that the Turkey and the Balkan