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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-19
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD


Palestine in it's entirety can be carried
out and at the same time the condition
and welfare of the other peoples in Pal
estine be greatly improved"
Zionists will welcome the aid of
capitalists, but the smaller sums, the
poor man and poor woman's mite, will
not be overlooked.
At the Auditorium Theater DR.. Harry
Friedenwald and Robert Sold, secretary
Of the Zionist Administrative Commits
sion in Palestine, gave report on con-
ditions in the new homeland. The land
situation was discussed by Mrs. Mary
Fels, Philadelphia famous as single
taxer, and by Bernard Rosenblatt of New
York.
Begins Buying Lands.
Mrs. Fels' report followed meeting
yesterday of the directors of the Zion
Commonwealth, Inc, land development
company with fund of more than ST.
100000. The company has already start
ed to buy land and options.
1t will so be parceled out to investors
that they can take advantage Of the low
est rates. Profteering in land values
will be eliminated. All unearned incre-
ment will go to the Jewish state. The
state also will have all timber and min
eral rights and will own and operate all
public utilities.
In fact, every practical scheme of to-
day which cannot be tried out where
vested rights obtain will be given an
experiment in Palestine. Palestine will
be the first state in which an attempt
will be made to escape all those pitfalls
that experience has taught the nations
of the world result from boss run sys-
TENS.
Finance Department Formed.
The Palestine commission, Mr.. Sold
reported, first organized finance de-
partment
The department Of agriculture, he re-
ported, directly supervises the agricul-
tural work of thirty-one cooperative
groups, furnishes the colonist with new
and improved methods of agriculture,
horticulture, cattle and bee keeping.
The department of education has es-
tablished school system embracing
eighty-six schools, 465 teachers, and
schools where from the kindergarten to
the gymnasium 1879 pupils are taught
in Hebrew.
The department of engineering, he
said, is now draining the marsh coast
to remove malaria. The medical de-
partment embraces the work of Hadas-
sab or the American Zionist medical unit
with a sphere Of activities that include
modern hospitals, out-patient clinics, di-
rect medical relief, sanitary inspection,
anti-malaria and anti-trachoma opera
lions.
Reform Rabbis Organize.
DR.. Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Max
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-19
ssSILENT LEADER" TELLS OF
ZIONIST PLANS

b AxOxNx0 I
Observation-Disclosures
American Jewry's program for restor-
ing Palestine as the Jewish homeland,
was discussed for two hours by Justice
Louis D. Brandeis of the United States
Supreme Court and Felix Frankfurter of
Harvard University.
It was the first time the "silent leader"
of Zionism-Justice Brandeis-has spok-
en- in Chicago. With Mr.. Frankfurter he
detailed observations made in Palestine
and at the peace conference, to members
of a committee drafting resolutions for
the twenty-second convention Of Zionists.
The committee met behind closed doors.
Justice Brandeis' views, incorporated
with those Of the committee, are to be
brought before the convention in the
following report:
"First-The political situation con-
corning Jewish Palestine is eminently
satisfactory.
Preparatory Work Begun.
"Second-The period of practical, pre-
paratory work in Palestine has begun.
The forms which this work should take
are:
"A. A campaign against malaria to
be waged vigorously in advance of any
extensive immigration.
"B. The purchase of lands on an ex-
tensive scale by the Jewish National
Fund, the Zion Comm Inc, and
other land purchasing corporations of
the Zionist movement.
&C. Afforestation to prevent the en-
croachment of sand, to stabilize the rain
fall and to provide a timber supply.
I'D. Irrigation.
'E. Strong financial support should
be given to the Hebrew university.
"Third-Palestine can eventually con-
tain very large population. The lines
of development should be agricultural,
industrial and commercial In order that
these may be accomplished considerable
investigation and preparatory study of
the land must be made.
Americans Win Privilege.
"Fourth-The privilege Of the task Of
laying the foundations of Jewish Pal
estine is accorded to the Jews of America
owing to the present economic condition
of the Jews. Of eastern Europe.
"Fifth-The principles for which the
Zionists have striven during the last
twenty three years having actually been
sanctioned by public and official opin-
ion, political discussion should cease.
Every Jew can be, and should be, invited
to join in all of the practical tasks that
must be undertaken for the development
of Jewish Palestine.
"Sixth-This development will require
vast sums of money, which only the
masses, including labor and capital, are
rich enough and strong enough to raise.
Therefore, all present differences of
Evening star., 1919-11-15
ITALY SEEKS MONOPOLY
GRANTS IN ECUADOR
Wants Tobacco, Mining and Forest
Concessions, Cables Consul
General Goding.

Italy is seeking monopolies on to-
bacco, mining and forest concessions in
Ecuador. according to a cablegram re-
ceived today from Consul General
Goding at the Department of Com
merce. The consul reported it was
doubtful whether Ecuador would con-
slider the proposal seriously.
A memorandum presented to the
President of Ecuador by Mr.. 'Accorsi,
chief of the Italian mission at Quito.
is quoted by the consul general as
follows: .' :.
ITALY will send a minister resident
in Quito and a consul to Guayaquil;
an Italian company guaranteed by the
Italian government will establish an
air service between Quito, Cuenca and
Guayaquil. The Ecuadorian govern
ment. is to cede to that of Italy the
monopoly of leaf tobacco. with guar
antee for manufactured tobacco in all
the republic" =.
In exchange the government of
Italy Is to grant to that of Ecuador a
credit of $15.000.00 destined for the
following works: $5,000.0O0 for the
construction of the Quito Esmeraldas
railroad, SIS. 900, 900 for the Puerto Bola
Cuenca-Loja railroad, $5,000.000. for
the railroad from Guayaquil to Santa
Elena, with respective wharves in
each of these ports and with prefer
ence, the Italian companies to exploit
the coal, petroleum and mineral mines
and forests. both on the continent and
on the Galapagos islands,,
Evening star., 1919-11-15
DAMAGE TO LEvIATHAN
: WAS NOT MALICIOUS
Engineer Repairing Former Ger
man Vessel Asserts Faulty Per-
sonneY'@ Caused Trouble

NEW YORK. November 15.&The ma
chinery of the transport Leviathan.
formerly the German liner Vaterland,
was not maliciously damaged by her
German. crew, but resulted from
faulty personnel" Ernest II. b. An
derson, marine engineer. who SUPER
vised repairs to the vessel, told this
to members of the Society of Naval
Architects at a meeting here. 1t was
frictfonal heat. he asserted. generated
by distortion" that caused the trouble
and was not deliberate.
II am confident now as I was then"
he says, that the engineers Of the
Vaterland were in very serious diff
Guilty before the ship was laid mp at
Hoboken."
Anderson said he believed the vessel
could have been taken back to Europe
IN the condition she was in when the
shipping board took her over, but
would then have had to go out of COM
mission for extensive repairs, which
German engineers would not have been
ehle to make.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Alleged members of the Union of
Russian Workers arrested here, Six
subcommittees on fafr-price commit
tee created by Clarence r. Wilson to
classes in schools to care for over
flow pupils likely if Congress au-
thorizes funds for 1872 additional
teachers. Commissioners take over
refuse plant on Mount lOlivet road
Washington Railway. and Electric
Company state need OF Increased
Maryland fare to Interstate Conimerce
Commission. Vice President Marshall
welcomes Prince Of Wales on his ar
rival here. Hanging Of James H. Jack
son, colored, postponed to January IT,
Armistice day celebrated here, memo
rial tree planting being principal
ceremony. Prince of Wales visits Wal
ter Reed Hospital and Mount Vernon.
James S. Durkee installed as principal
of Howard University. Commissioners
Brownlow and Gardiner advocate city
playground and community work
Miners operators wage conference
opened in auditorium of Interior De-
partment. Advisory committee on
wage policy recommends to joint con-
gressional commission on reclassifi-
cation OF salaries a minimum wage
rate Of $1,320 per annum for federal
employees. Police pay bill, with amend
nent banning ahfliatfon Of govern
ment workers with unions using the
strike to enforce wage demands, Is
sent to conference.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
.FIRsT,H0TEL IN FRANCE
FOR VISITORS TO GRAVES
Will Be Opened at Romagne to Ac-
commodate American Parents
Seeking Their Dead.

PARIS, October 90 tCorrespondeno49C
of the Associated Press ).-The- irsp ?
hotel in France reserved exclvsiveASf1
for American fathers and mothefsn nels
who have crossed the ocean to visic =,
the graves Of their dead will t8iQ<
opened at Romagne, where rs 'locatef
the largest American military cemel
terry in France. Here sleep more than
81 500. American, boys who Laid doSAa
their lives. in the war. ss - .sdifd
Now that passport restrictions are bos
being lifted, many American parehssne"f
are coming to France every day 10
diers. Some mothers come alone and ..7,.
guage, suffer many dfscomforts firih va
ing the way to their boys grave.
Many wi sh to, remain a day or Two astY
the cemeteries, which are some dis-t,sS
tance from the nearest towns. bot s,s
until now there have been no accom-
modations.
Similar hotels will: be. established
later at other American cemeteries
The second one will probably be, :.
placed at st. Quentin. =" 10
After Romagne the next largest
cemetery is the one at Thiaucourt,
with 400 graves. Among the other:
large American cemeteries are; Beau
mont. $50 graves; Fismes. 1.SD0. ~
graves: Ploisy. 1855 graves; Juvigny,
416 graves; Fera-en-Tardenois. $500
graves; Belleau. $500; graves; Bony.
1900 graves. and Villiers- -Tournelle.
400 graves
Evening star., 1919-11-15
SCANDINANANHRMS :: :
SCORE EU.SBXPoR1ERS:
Allege Contracts Made Since Ar
stice Are Broken-Plan Action
to Recover Losses.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, November II.
Scandinavian importing firms are 4
highly incensed over the bad treats,
ment they say they have received at ,,
| the hands Of American exporters. >.
whom they accuse of having brokeu >
countless number of contracts made"
since the armiStice. Different buSi-r ,
ness organizations here are planning a..
to take action in an effort to recover :
,, the losses suffered. .,
The chief complaint is made against.
the representatives of new. exporting
firms that sprang. up in America as
soon as the armistice was signed.
These hastened to Scandinavia, where
, they booked esders for any manufac-
tured product regardless Of whether i
they had stocks of it or not. taking ,
the chance of getting it from the, .
manufacturers - /.
The brokers brought over creden-
tials purporting to show that they -
were officials of concerns with repu-
table backing, but almost without eX-
ception they have defaulted on their
contracts. leaving importers on this
side waiting for many months for
delivery.
This is having a depressing effect
upon the business of reputable Ameri-
SdH SoiiSCi uo tbAS
with Sweden, Norway and Denmark
for many years; There are Indications
now that the state of affairs is con-
sidered so serious that an. official re-
port will probably be made to the
t. United States government.
One Swedish firm last week receiv-
| ed the first sample of an order given. :.
la year ago. with no possibility in sight ~
/ of obtaining the remainder. Another
E! paid 10 per cent upon a contract for
/ a large lot of American shoes. but the,
! firm on the other side refused to-
make delivery because prices had gone
! up. and it also refused to refund the :,
! amount paid. Another complaint prev ..
! alent here is that American exporters
| misunderstood the Scandinavian credit ~
4 systems and are continually muddling =
| their orders. The result is that Eng.
land is getting good portion of the ~
| business formerly given to American -,
| firms.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
MEXICAN TREASURY HEAD
UNDlsTURBED BY FIGURES
No Reason for HExtraordinary op-
timism or Black Pessimism,
Reports Cabrera. .-.-

No reason for "extraordinary optimism
or for black pessimism'' is seen by Luis
Cabrera, secretary of the Mexican
treasury, in. his annual report. details
of which have reached Washington
through official channels.
He estimates the revenue for the year
1919 at 149.3S4.000 pesos, although
President Carranza, in his message to
congress September l. 1919, estimated
1t at 10000, 600 pesos. basing his esti-
mate on the returns for the ten months
from September, 1918, to June of this
year. The revenue for 1920 is estimated
at 167 ,009, 900 pesos. -
1t is pointed out in advices from
Mexico City that these are merely es-
Inmates, as statistics are not available
on which to base an accurate statement
as to the real returns. 1t is. probable
that it will be some time before such
statistics are available, but President
Carranza, in his message to congress
last month. admitted for the first time
that the deficit for 1877 was IS. 900 900
pesos and for 1918. $4,000. 900 pesos 1t
is also pointed out, as an example of
the untruthfulness of Mexican official
estimates, that for the period for which
Cabrera now figures revenues totaling
167, ,OO0, 900 pesos, Rafael Nieto. when
acting head of the treasury. submitted
an official estimate that the revenues
would be Az, 1000, 900 pesos.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
CHARLESTON DRY DOCK
URGED BY Mr.. DANIELS S
Secretary Disapproves Senate Bills
Providing for Repeal of
Appropriations.

DisapprovaL of Senate bills providing
for repeal of appropriations to construct
a dry dock at the Charleston navy yard so;
large enough to accommodate the big
best battleships Of the. navy and a chan
mel of corresponding depth was express.11
ed by Secretary Daniels in a statement. :,
before the Senate naval affairs commit
tee today. --,---. g. - =
Construction OF the projected dry dock.hI
the Secretary said in a statement fled x
with the committee, is absolutely essen:,a
tial to a proper development and maiu.s g,
tepance Of the. Navy. The Charleston. .yea az
navy yard offers the only suitable point Sai
south of Cape Hatteras for the onissst
struction of dock that would accom-, e
modate the Navy's biggest ships. thee1Ns
Secretary said. urging the strategical
Importance of providing dry dock facil7,1
ties for these vessels in the south AIT
lantic and completing the program rec
commended by naval experts of four
great dry docks ON the Atlantic coast.
Three of these docks, now in use, are
located at Portsmouth, Philadelphia apd
Boston, In addition to the large dock III
New York. t -
Evening star., 1919-11-15
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia. fair to-
night, lowest temperature about 2S
degrees; tomorrow. fair, slightly
warmer; gentle shifting winds.
Maryland, fair tonight, freezing
temperature in the interior, slightly
colder in northeast portion; tomor-
row. fair, warmer; gentle, shifting
winds.
Virginia, fair tonight. freezing
temperature in the interior; tomor-
row, fair, slightly warmer in the in
Wlnds on the coast -.
West Virginia. fair tonight: tomor-
row, fair, warmer.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty
four hours beginning at 2 pm. yes
terday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm.
45; 8 Pm, 80; II midnight, 35; today,
4:20 pm. yesterday; minimum, 80, at
am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 81; minimum. 29.
Observation-Disclosures pm, 1921 ;
s pm, 1922; 12 midnight, 1925; to-
ooy' DILL, sV'So, o d.ui', SV.Ao.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast
and geodetic survey0 q,
Today-Low tide. S:35 am. and 9:1o
pm; high tide. 1853 am. and 2:2s pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:31 am. and
10:07 Pm; high tide. 2:25 am. and
1928 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. $50 ami: sun
sets, 4:55 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 6:51 am; sun
sets. 4:55 pm. -.
Moon rises. 1901 am; sets. 1909
pm. :.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
PERsHING AT CAMP MEADE.
Trip of Inspection With Staff May
Decide Future of Post

Gen. John J. Pershing, accompanied
by his staff. visited Camp Meade yes
terday on a tour Of inspection. The
trip was purely a military affair. and
nothing in the nature of a demon
stration was held. At Camp Meade
it is thought the visit would have a
bearing on the future of the camp,
which IS slated by the War. Depart
ment as the future home of the astb
Division.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
CONDITION Is FAVORABLE.
Netherlands Minister Reported Be
covering From Recent Operation.

1T. .crsmer. the minister from the
Netherlands. recently underwent an
operation at the Emergency Hospital
for an intestinal trouble and is re-
ported to be making favorable prog
r2ss toward recovery.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
DECLARES MOHAMMEDAN, ~ 1.,
PRESTIGE MAINTAINED s s
Indian Princes Comment on EventstO
Relating to the Turkish Terri
toria1 Integrity -
BY CONSTANTINE sTEPHANOvE.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

by Gable to The star ana lineage
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
BERNE, Switzerland, November u.
An Indian Mohammedan prince. who
recently came here from London, is
reported to have exclaimed. Thank
God! the Constantinople calphate and =
Mohammedan prestige are saved!''
This statement is all the more sig
nificant. as the Paris Temps recently q
said editorially that according to it's
information Turkish territorial integ-
rity was to be maintained from Adri-
anople to Persia. The fact is quite no II
ticeable that the English and French
newspapers are no longer unfriendly
to the Turks. .-..-
! The threats made by $4,000, 900 Mo-
hamm edans in India, French and Eng
lish financial interests in Turkey and
dread of the resuscftation'of almighty
Russia have completely altered Anglo
French diplomacy in the near east.
The entente commission is said to
have rendered a decision that Smyrna !
must be evacuated by the Greeks. =.
Thus far Turkey has been the most,
favored of all the enemy powers. and
once more. say observers here. Turk
ish diplomacy, even without the willy :,
Abdul Hamid, has got the best of :,
European .statesmanship. 3. .,,. 4 ;
Evening star., 1919-11-15
BERLIN DoMEsT1Cs ORGANIZE

BERLIN, October 20 Corresponds
ence of the Associated Press).-The
Berlin and German household SER
wants, cooks, chambermaids, children's
nurses. and washwomen, now have
a parliament at which they recently,
in the former house of lords of the
Prussian diet, to which they were
all invited by the Central Associa-
ton Of House Employees. The big
auditorium was filled.
The president of the association of
Berlin household employees, Frau
Kaehler. demanded that the women
organize themselves in the free
unions which are already spread ali
over Germany. 1t was announced that
scales of pay and hours Of work and
liberty already had been established
in Nuremberg. Munich, Stuttgart and
Hamburg. -
Frau Kaehler argued that the same
thing should be done in Berlin, Op-
ponents Of the plan were hissed into
silence.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
MEXICAN EDITOR HoNoRED.

MEXICO CITY, October 25 (cor-
respondence Of the Associated Press3.
The French government has made
Felix F.. Palavicini. editor of Ell Uni
versal, a member of the Legion of
Honor, making three European gov
ernments that have decorated him for
the war. ~..r ,4st-
Italy decorated Senior Palayicini
with tho Order Of the Crown and
Great Britain made him a commander
of the Order of the British EMPIRE
Evening star., 1919-11-15
THE EEK
Epitome Of Events Ending
November IS, 1919.
FOREIGN.

| Red Cross workers report danger
of great typhus epidemic in Siberia.
! Soviet peace terms printed in Lon
don paper demand withdrawal of
| troops and end of blockade. Siberian
railway crisis is averted by Japan's
conciliatory note to the United States.
! French socialists plan a red guard.
German music returns to Paris. few
protests being made. Yudenitch forces
| reported retreating. Frances prob-
lens reported to be financial only.
Vienna reported beset with labor
troubles. Holland views ex-kaiser as
pordinary refugee, but doubts power
of extradition. Supreme peace coun-
Gil in Paris debates American Sen
ate's attitude toward treaty. Italian
troops reported in a clash with
| D'Annunzio's. Rioting occurs between
civilians and soldiers in Cork. Ire
land. President Poincare of. France
sends greetings to United States on
Armistice day. Mexican government
refuses to pay ransoms. w. E. John
son. American anti-saloon agent, is
mobbed while speaking in London.
NATIONAL.
Judge Anderson of the United
states district court in Indianapolis
" NJ aAAoh Sod1 1cS1uSTS 10 cancer
strike orders. Senate committee in
vestigating steel strike character
ICES it as industrial barbarism." Rear
Admiral T. ]. Cowie tells naval affairs
committee of House that increased
fpay for Navy men is imperative
reservation. making the United
States the sole Judge of its right to
withdraw from the league Of ma
tions and providing that notice of
Withdrawal may be given by a con-
ers in the middle west decline to par
ley with labor. American Legion con-
vention held in Minneapolis Official
returns give Ritchie, democrat, the
governorship of Maryland by 165 ma
doubted by courts in Kentucky, New
York and Rhode Island. Street cars
leave Toledo. Ohio. and go into Mich
igan, following statement by city
council on custer. American Fedora
ton of Labor indorses miners strike.
foiled by raids Of federal authorities
on reds. Coal union leaders comply
with injunction of courts and cancel
strike orders. Ohio defeats federal
prohibition amendment by 641 major
ity. Victor Berger, Milwaukee social
to /. on disloyalty charge. John F.
Kramer. Ohio attorney, named to head
dry enforcement act. Senator Thomas
S. Martin of Virginia dies following
several months illness. Dissension
arises among miners, only a few re-
turning to work. Reds in West Vir-
ginia reported intimidating miners.
House adopts plan for funding rail-
road debt. Six hundred miners revolt
against leaders in West Virginia.
Prince of Wales visits Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis. Design for United
States victory medal approved by Sec,
retary Baker. Reservation to article
K adopted by Senate, As to SO. At,
torney General Palmer states enforce
local courts.