New-York tribune., 1919-05-22

learn, and Affections of this most ter
rible character may serve to enforce
that lesson here and abroad.
1--WE may talk of democracy, but
democracy is simply wel-ordered rule
by the people, according to the prin-
clples of justice expressed in the laws
which they make. which are impair
TALLY enforced without any favor or
disfavor to any person by reason of
race, creed or condition.
The Great Test
"The great question is whether our
peoples here and abroad with this new
freedom, with force as expressed in
autocracy forever dethroned, with the
great military machine that had been
constructed for subjugation of the
world scrapped, the question is,
whether the peoples, with this new
vision and this new opportunity, will
be able to save themselves by their
own selfirestraint, by their own
capacity for a well-ordered life and
for the assurance of peace and justice,
which. are the essential foundations
of society; whether these peoples can
safeguard this opportunity and make
democracy real; and the first test
comes when the old prejudices are
sought to be revived; the whole test
comes when any one is singled out
and disseminated against by reason
of creed or of race
1--WE in America have certain fun
damental principles. We are ready to
die for those principles. These men
that went forth chat l see here expo
nents of the Jewish faith and illus
traitors of the courage and fortitude
of men of the Jewish faith, went forth
not to fight for something vague and
unascertainable but for very definite
principles of American liberty"
Equal Rights for Jews
Abraham l Elkus, who acted as pre-
siding officer at the mass meeting, was
repeatedly interrupted by prolonged
cheering as he voiced the demands of
Jews in America for their co-religion-
lists throughout the world.
1--WE meet tonight, not to denounce,
not to cry for revenge, but to mourn
for those of our brethren whose lives
have beer rutn!essly destroyed in
Poland" he said. eve insist, re-
spectfully but firmly, that immediate,
fair impartial investigation be had
into all the stances surrounding
the killing of Jewish men, women and
children, the burning of them in their
synagogues and the deprivation of
their civil and economic rights.
1--WE want no more killings or burn
ings. We want to secure the safety of
the lives of the millions remaining
and that they shall be accorded even
handed justice, which means equal civil
and religious rights in the countries
where they dwell.
I'VE make this plea in particular to
one by whom no demand for justice
has yet gone unheeded, to one who
stands to-day as the arbiter of ma
tions and peoples. to one hailed as the
worlds leader, to our great leader and
President, Woodrow Wilson,"
Suppression of Facts Charged
Jacob Schiff charged that an effort
was being made to suppress the facts
about the Polish slaughter of Jews in
order to aid in establishing the new
nation among world powers.
again l say, the American press and
the English press have kept compare
lively SILENT" he said why? Because
Poland must be established as a self
determining, clean nation, even if the
Jews are destroyed in cold blood Zap
plause)
"At great public gathering at which
was present the British Ambassador,
1f
the honor of Great Britain be it said,
appealed to him that when he got
home he brings a message to his
government from the American people.
from American Israel, that this thing
must stop. He has only just arrived
on his way there, and i have no doubt
that the Earl of Reading will give this
message to his government and that
his government will act.
"And now I appeared to our own
American government to join the
British government and act at once
appeal too, to the Polish population
of this country, if it wants to see es-
tablished free and respected Poland,
to raise it's voice, to raise it high, so
that it's government at home shall stop
.hS0U OUCi nSCc' ]AHu dppcdi ABOVE
all to the American. Israel to stand
together, without anv division in this
crisis, to act together. to raise its
voice together; for when it does so
am sure our government will act"
Charges Injustice by Poles
Introducing Rabbi Wise, Mr.. Elkus
said: | have now the pleasure to
present to you one who is known, not
only throughout America, but whose
voice has been heard throughout the
world, a great Jew, but a greater
American"
In his address DR.. Wise appealed
TO all the American people to bid them
to say to Poland that Amer helped
Poland to freedom, that America did
much that made it possible for Poland
to take its place among the free ma
tions of the earth, but that the Ameri-
can people will hold no commerce of
any kind with nation that stains it's
hands in the blood of its own people,
Jew. Christian, unbeliever."
His address in part:
1--WE have met tonight to give utter
.ance to the deep sorrow that fills all
American hearts. We had believed
that the armistice of November II
would forever end the system of
pogroms and wholesale massacres made
classic in and by Russia. Lo and be-