The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-19
1000. HAIL BIRTH OF JEWISH
NATION.
Brandeis Is Cheered as "Deliverer"-
Wilson Lauded at Meeting for
Aid Given to Zionist Move
ment.

FOur Thousand Jews from all parts
of America wept with joy at the Audi
forum yesterday at the vision of the
birth of nation-their nation, Pales-
tine-the vision which has borne them
up through the centuries.
1t was the twenty-second annual
convention of the Zionist Organization
of America; if the political entity of
Palestine becomes living reality, it
will go down in history that the cradle
of the Jewish nation was Chicago.
This convention is expected to be
the final link in the tireless chain of
preliminaries which will bind the Jews
to their own commonwealth.
The great Jewish figures of Amer
ica-Brandeis, Pam, Mack, DeHaas,
Wise, Lipsky, Miss Sold, Mrs. Fels
and a score of others-were all pres.
ent, and were all accorded ovations.
Ovation for Brandeis.
1t was Brandeis, however-Justice
Louis D. Brandeis of the United States
Supreme Court-whose name won
greeting such as might have been CIV
en- to the prophets of old.
1t was during the address of Judge
Julian w. Mack. He had spoken of
many fthe great leaders. He had
mentioned President Wilson, and
there had been thunderous applause.
He had spoken of Henrietta Sold, the
Joan of Arc of the Zionists, and she
had been acclaimed to the roof Of the
great auditorium. Then Judge Mack
mentioned "our great silent leader"
He spoke no name, but they all knew
whom he referred to. The quiet little
Jew was seated on the stage. All eyes
turned on him.
Every man and woman in the house
stood up. as if moved by an electric
current. They cheered. They laughed.
They wept. The women lifted their
children in their arms, almost as if
they were offering them upon the
shrine of Zionism.
Sing National Anthem.
On the platform Nathan D. Kaplan,
an attorney of Chicago, in voice
broken with emotion, started singing
the Jewish national anthem-"Hatik-
voh"-Our Hope.
They Joined with him. 1t is not the
"Marseillaise." There is no triumph
in it, no sound of marching feet, beat
ing drums, screaming bugles. 1t is a
plaintive chant, and tears rolled down
the cheeks of the delegates and their
wives as they sang it. The national
anthem of the Jews is prayer.
A demonstration almost as drama
tic was accorded Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise of New York. The entire house
arose and cheered him.
Cheer President Wilson.
They arose and applauded for Presl.
dent Wilson, whom Judge Mack refer
red to as the champion of humanity"
the president having endorsed the Bal
four offer from Great Britain to take
mandate in Palestine.
But the greeting given President
Wilson's name lacked the fervor, the
deep feeling that swept the crowd at
mention of the "silent leader"
The address of welcome by Judge
Hugo Pam, President Mack's opening
address, the reports of the executive
committee and the election of conven
ton officers, completed the conven-
TONS first session.
Today the delegates will get down
to the task Of mapping out the extent
of Americas participation in restoring
the Jewish home land. In connection
with the conventions regular business
Hadassah will meet. Hadassah is the
women's branch. which its president
Miss Sold, has made a powerful fac.
tor among the Jewish women Of
America.
In the evening Felix Frankfurter
Judge Mack and Rabbi Wise are to re
port on political conditions in Pales
tine and the political situation with re
gard to Jews throughout Europe.
Brandeis Given Ovation.
At the first session-yesterday aft
emoon-the keenest interest wa:
manifested at the start, When Justice
Brandeis and score Of other distin
guished leaders appeared on the stag
the house reverberated with applause