Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-26
DR.. ADLER HOME,
PRA|S|NG LEAGUE
Head Of Dropsie College, Who
Represented Jews at Peace
Conference, EIated
ASSURES MINORITY RIGHTS

"To me the pact of the league Of
nations and the protection Of the rights
for minority groups as embodied in the
present peace treaty are the two great
est contributions made toward n de-
cent and proper relation between ma
tions," said DR.. Cyrus Adler at his
home, 2041 North Broad street.
Doctor Adler, who, with Louis Mar
shall, of New York, represented the
American Jewish committee at the
Peace Conference in Paris, arrived
home late yesterday afternoon from
New York. The Touraine, on which he
returned to America, docked Thursday
morning.
The president of Dropsie College
looked particularly fit after his four
months overseas.
IT have just had time enough since
my train pulled into the North Phila-
delphia station" said the doctor, smil-
ing. ''to wash and eat a real home
made dinner. And now l am ready to
meet my friends.''
And while the eminent author and
scholar chatted, he was given oppor-
tunity to meet many friends, who came
to his home to give him brief but
cordial welcome.
'J have so much faith in this
treaty" said Doctor Adler, that I
don't think it ought to be amended at
all. It's q great document, and it rep
resents compromise surely, but so did
tie constitution of the United States
represent compromise. And, of course,
1t seems bit involved. But, you know
it wasn't written by one man. 1t was
written by many men. And 1t is very
easy for n person who has been sitting
over here on this side of the ocean
to- pick it to pieces. That isn't diff
f1cult thing to do. The difficult thing
to do was to make it.
Tragic to Reject 1t
''It would be a tragedy for America
to reject the treaty. We must cultivate
an international sense. We are nc
longer isolated. An ocean that can be
crossed in nineteen hours by airplane-
an ocean that can be bridged at the
rate of 300, 900 troops every months
no longer an ocean that separates Amer
lea from Europe. I'm conservative t.
the extent that many of my friends
call me reactionary. I love Georg,
Washington as one of the worlds great
est men, and yet l am convinced tha
America must share hereafter the prob
lens of Europe. After all, the world il
looking to us for something big ant
altruistic-though I don't exactly lik
that last word"
'You know" he continued, IT wen
over to Paris, particularly interested
IN the rights of minorities. In tn,
. German treaty there is a clause tha
provides that Poland agree to make :,
treaty with the principal allied powers
guaranteeing full rights to those VIII
differ from the majority in race, Ian
guage and religion. Well, that guar
antees to those minority groups VIII
have heretofore lived in fashion out
equality before the law, but also free
dom Of religion, the right to share ou
of public taxation in schools and insti
tutions-like hospitals and asylums
To me that is very wonderful an,
significant
No Sabbath Dissertation
"In Poland, for instance, hereafte
there will be no elections on the Jewis
Saturday, and Jews will not be re
quired to desecrate their Sabbath i
any way. The treaty recognizes tn
protection of the rights of minoritie
as a matter of international concern
"And any signatory to the treat
may hereafter intervene for the pro
lection of the minorities without tn
intervention being considered an un
friendly act.
II don't know whether the Russia
people are friendly toward the allie
forces in Russia or not. How Is on
to know about those things when Rus
sia is in such a maze?'
Doctor Adler and Mr.. Marshall ha
personal conferences with President VIII
son and with Colonel House and other
of the American peace delegation, bu
they did not attend the meetings of tn
Peace Conference.
Doctor Adler will leave Monday fo
New York. He will be one of the gues
of honor at the reception to Louis Maj
shall, president of the American Jew
ish committee. Doctor Adler is vie
president of the committee.
There will be a dinner in the Wal
dorf- Astoria, and later a mass meet
ing in Carnegie Hall. Jacob II. Schi
will preside at both.