New Britain herald., 1919-06-18

The present pogrom agitation has been seized upon by the Jews, at the expense of the Polish nation, for the purpose of influencing the peace con- gress The Jews expect to obtain na- tionality concessions
 The Jewish question in Poland is not religious, since we have never in- terfered in that direction. It is po- litical. What they really purpose to do through their National list party is not only to get schools but to have their own courts of justice and also their own parliament. They really wish to form a state within a state, yet they intend also to take part in our own political life. It is absurd.
 Five Jewish Parties.
 They are now interfering with our new government and attemp pting to divide our political parties. There are five Jewish parties, The largest is the orthodox, but the socialist party. which is divided into Bolshev- ili and radicals, is very active,
 As for the pogrom situation. it is mostly propa ganda. For instance, two months ago I was in Cracow and I read in the newspape that there had been pogroms in Warsaw. When I returned I found that the only foundation for the story was that there had been quarrel between two butchers one a Jew and one Christian.
 However. for years the Jews have been publishing broadcast throughout the world misstatemen about Polish pogToms, which was ungrateful when it is considered how helpless the Poles, so long a pawn among the nations, have been. We have never attempted to drive out the Jews"
 Hon. Simon W. Rosendale says:
 "American Reform Jews assert that they arc Jews solely in and by religious belief. They agree with the declaration of the distinguished English scholar-Lucien Wolf-and the eminent Englishmen who compose the league of British Jews, in deny ing that they are a separate race or nation and declaring they are simply a religious comm unity of great an tiquity.
 AS standard bearers of their faith through centuries of diversity. they chiefly revere the history of their people.
 As American Reform Jews they as- sert that, without sacrificing any principle of religious faith, it is their duty to, and they do conform to the country's customs and recognized in- stitutions; they maintain that there should be no rcIigio- political organ nations.
 We have but one national flag the Stars and Stripes. We assert there is no such thing as a Jewish flag. We do not recognize the Zionistic flag adopted by the Palestinian nation alists, nor countenance their na tional songs appealing for and glorifying their national homeland.
 This subject in these times. above ell, is matter of Americanism-and there should be but little patience for these un-Am erican Zionists. If they want Palestinian Jewish state let them get it if they can and go to it. It will not do for them to say it is or they want if, for some other per son than themselves.
 We are Americans by nationality and in our interpretation of Judaism there is neither doctrine nor dogma, of Palestinian nationalism. If there were, we would reject it as incon+ sistent with untainted Am ericanisrn. We refuse to have any other nation alisni thrust upon us. We will have no Palesttnian nationality primarily or secoufarily, directly or rem n1otely. To paraphrase the language of a dis tinguished orator, we say to the (yellow?) badge of Palestinian hy- Zionist; You shall not press the 'Anenisn1 upon the reform Je" in
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