The Denver Jewish news., 1919-06-04
As An American Sees
Polands Jewish Question
A REASONED sOLCTION
Author Of Jewish Life I'm Modern
Times" Ect.

s. BY ISRAEL COHEN
organ Of the Zionist OrRAnilation Of
America, IS Fifth Avenue. New
York City.
The writer of this article Travelled thru
the Cities of Slaughter" and witnessed
the murder of Innocent Jews in Galicia.
Zionist Organization. His first report OF
the conditions in Poland, printed m the
London ."rimes' of February sth and In
n large nunber OF American newspapers
aroused the Indignation of the civilized
world against the outrages he described
Thru his Investigations the wall of ST.
atrocities was broken thru. Mr.. Israel
Cohen speaks authoritatively on the Jew
ish question In Poland. The following
number of the "Ataccabaean' Magazine. the
official organ Of the Zionist Organization
Of America of which Mr.. Israel Cohen Is
vahce copy" by the Zionist Publicity De-
partment and we herewith present to our
readers the views on the Polish sltaa.
jDurnniist.-The Editor.
The Supreme Council OF the Peace
Conference has been engaged for the
last few months. among its multifari-
Gus tasks. in dcvising conditions cal
Cuiuteu ~ uSSttC tHS u|NsAoPihs-ht O'
happy and prosperous Poland. This
consummatiOn, which, Is devoutly to
he wished. cannot be achieved unless,
In addition +, the establishment OF
friendly relations between Poland and
all her neighbors, there is also feel
ing Of amity among the different sec
tions of her population. External
harmony with internal discuid affords
an insufficient basis for the success
of the new republic. and the laiors OF
the Peace Conference will prove to
be vain IL the aid of the League OF
Nations has afterwards to he invoked
to compose domestic disputes. The
most serious internal problem Is that
constituted by the Jews, who. since
the proclamation of the Independence
of Poland. have been the victims Of
pOgroms and other outrages In various
parts of Congress- Poland und Galitta.
This orgy Of persecution. committed By
those WHO have just liberated Them
selves from a century old osasressiop..
has naturally aroused univcrsAi con-
demnation, which. It is hoped. will
produce its proper effect upon the Pol
ish Government and people. But
continuance of protests can hardly
serve as an effective means of improv-
ing the position Of tile Jews: more
constructive policy must be devised
and applied. especially as the healing
that Zionisn will bring on It's wings
will only gradually be accessible to
large numbers. The Polish Govern
ntent has steadily grasped this elemen-
Iary truth. anl the Polish Parliament
las appointed a special commission OF
nineteen members, including four
Jews. to study the Jewish question
and make recommendations. There
are also Jewish Delegations now in
raris from England and America, and
from Poland itself. who are working
for satisfactory solution Of the q'es-
tion.
1t might be urged that as the Jews
in Poland have been granted civil
equality, there cannot be any Jewish
question in that country. But the
events of the last few months have
shown that this equality. which does
not include immunity from racial hos
tllity, scarcely meets the needs OF the
situation. Anybody who visits Poiahu
today cannot help observing the antas.
cnism against the Jews that prevails
in all classes of society and in nearly
all sections Of the press. Th's cohoi-
tion is in striking contrast with the
friendly treatment accorded to tine
Jews in Poland when it was an inde
pendent State. and when, for nearly
two hundred years, they enjoyed
form of national autonomy and we're
able to foster all phases OF their ira
.litional life. Their gratitude to Poland
was manifested by their participation
in the EosciuszkO insurrection in l'o4'
when they flocked to the banner Vi
The Jewish hero Berek Josselowicz'
und also in the revolt Of 1855, whep
much Jewish blood was shed on the
battlefield. The relations between
jews and Poles continued tolernble un-
til about twenty years ago, when an
active anti-Semitic policy was initial
cd and propagated by the poiitieai
leaders. notably NJ. Roman Dmowshi'
WHO preached the gospel OF economic
hoScott. This change Of attitude was
la ,cd npon the erroneous idea that the
.!cws stood in the way Of the acqu'si-