New-York tribune., 1919-02-17
Men of All Creeds Defend
JetUs Attached by Simons
'Cradlc of Radicasm'' Charge Refu,ed; Trotzky
Dcrided by East Siders; Louis Marshall, Hughes
Smith and Hylan Point to Patriotism Record

and quarter Jews IN New York,
whether living on the East Side, West
SIDE, uptown or downtown, the charge
IS most bitterly resented. | am also sure
that Jews anywhere and everywhere
are among the stanchest supporters
OF conservative government
"What if there are few black
sheep among Us? The percentage is
smaller, even including conscientious
obJcctors, than IS true among any other
section OF the community. In every
citation that has come from General
Pershing of men who have won i'm
perishable honor on the field of battle
appears to be Jewish names. Our Jew
lsh boys have gone willingly and glad
ly to fight and. die in the great cause
of the Republic and our Jewish citi-
zcns, no matter from what land they
have come, are good Americans and can
stand up and be counted with our
native born The ISLANDERS of such
cwn eXaggcration and falsity."
THE REV. JAMES NJ. RYRNES,
Rector of ST. Marv's Church, Grand and
Ridge Streets: "As Catholic clergy
man, rector of an East Side church,
wish to state that it is shame and
an outrage to have to read so often
the uncallcd for remarks in regard
to the Jewish people living on the East
Side. As a rule, | am certain that the
ones who make these assertions arc
hghbrows. and scarcely know, or
rather never have been on. the East
Side. 1t secr- to be the proper thing,
in their es .fnation, to condemn ths
Jewish people. II a murder or robbery
is committed IN Oshkosh, Skaneateles or
some outlying town. Immediately these
holler- antnou people cry out. 1T
was done by Jewish East Side thug
Living AS | do on the East Side and
among the Jewish people, | have found
them. as a rule. moral, honest and
patriotic During the drive ono wear
ago to raise money for the war fund.
my church was taxed $4,000 We
called q meeting in our church hall
and raised S7,750. Of that amount
the Jewish people gave to my church
S4,775.
"That they are. unfortunately. some
who are a disgrace to their race we
account Of the few? The same can be
said of other localities in this great
cosmopolitan city Of New York. We
have. / am sorry to have to say, some
fakrs who by heir remarks on plat
form and street corners are causing
great harm to our East Side. and the
sooner law is i,assed forbiddirg their
seditious talk the less we will hear
of the poor Jewish people of the East
Side.
"Dd the Jewish boys of the East
Side 90 over there in hundreds +?
Did the Jewish fathers and mothers
of the East Side buy Liberty bonds .
We are proud to say they did, and
were glad and happy to- do so.
CAS- a Catholic clergyman, | say do
rot believe everything you hear about
the Jewish people on the East Side,
for most of what you hear and read
about them are damnahle lies"
ALFRED F. SMITH, Governor of New
York: "The man or men who doubt
! the loyalty, patriotism or devotion to
our cause Of the Jewish people of the
East Side speak without knowledge. In
every way they have done their full
part. 1t is not necessary to say this,
as it is we'll known. Uninformed peo-
pie may attempt to delude the pubic,
perhaps not wilfully, but surely with
out knowledge of the facts
CHARLES r. HUGHES, ex-Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States: 81 greatly regret the broadest
aspcrsions which put in an unfavorablc
light the Jews of the East Side. The
record of savings bank deposits dis
closes their thrift, and their patriotism
is attested by the boys who went to
the front from the East Side, forming
such large proportion of the dlvl-
sion from New York They performed
/ splendid service for their country and
neither they nor the district from
which they came should be put under
a ban by wholesale or lndlscrlmlnate
charges of denunciation. Justice must
begin at home, and while we must con
dcmn all those who are seeking the
doctrine of disorder and anarchy, we
must at the same time pay just tribute
to the hosts OF our fellow cltlzcns on
the East Side who love their country
and respect It's institutions"
JOHN F. HYLAN, Mayor of New York:
"The Rev. Simons's testimony before
the Senate committee in Washington on
February ", placing the great mass OF
law abiding and America loving Jews OF
the East Side in the City of New YORK
in a most unfavorable light is most re-
erettable o. and discouraging. The East
Side Jews oversubscribed their Liberty
Loan allotmcnts and freely gave their
sons to the war and did their part
noby we'll in the great world war. The
Jews of New York libcrally subscribed
to every activity which had for its pur-
pose the successful conclusion Of the
war"
FRANCIS NJ. HUGO, Secretary OF
State in New York: "Thc great mass OF
East Side Jews are law abiding and pa
triotic Americans. Their subscription:
to the Liberty Loans were most com
mendablc. Their sons formed large
part of the famous Metropolitan Dlvl
sion, which served abroad with the
greatest gallantry."