The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-01
"Pogroms Were Worse Than the Jewish Pogroms Conducted
by the Old Autoeratc Government of Russia" He
Says Bringing Documentary Proof.

other nations were hostile TO the Jews
Poland was always friendly to them lie
said that Poland had fo- centuries been
linagnanlmous toward the Jewish people
Jewish Demands in Poland.
But now the Jews are masking I'M
reasonable demands upon Poland, he
went on. They want to create state
within a state.
I pointed out that according to the
memorandum presented by the Jews Mt
the peace conference hey wanted the
rights of the minorities protected; they
wanted their educational and linguistic
rights.
YES. but It Is almost impossible TO os-
ltnh.ish the line of demarcation between
educational and linguistic rights ard IA
tional rights. The Yiddish language.
which is so akin to the German language,
indica ties that the Jews have ALWAYS been
Germanophiies OF course. admire the
Jews In many respects I admire their
ienergy, their fine. high qualities. their
ideals. their achievements in other coun-
tries: but the attitude of the Jews townrd
Poland has created prejudice against
Poland everywhere. 1t is easier to destroy
a hundred fortresses than TO destroy one
prejudice" said the Premier.
There is but one way in which the
prejudice may be destroyed-by the truth
! The truth about the pogroms should be
ADMITTED by your government. and pog-
roms should be prevented in the future
said.
..Your articles and those of other writers
who criticised Poland have done a great
deal to cause irritation in Polapd, re-
marked the Premier.
AFTER the demonstration In America
against the pogroms in Pe1and asked
President Wilson to appoint committee
to investigate the excesscs" said Mr..
lPaderewski. but you know that the
Polish Jewish disease cannot be cured
Immediately"
Hostility of Poles to Jews.
''If you would make a complete and
frank statement about the pogroms in the
past. about your desire to remove the DIFF
ferences existing between the Poles and
the Jews and condemn the recent anti
Jewish outbreaks you would take the
first step to end the disease" said.
you can do more than any man know
| to help bring about harmony between the
Jews and the Poles the Premier OF
Poland replied. IT have read your articles
lon Poland for years. The agitation In the
press against Poland should stop. know
that the Polish press is carrying on an
agitat ton against the Jews, and am do
ing my utmost to check this agitation. VI
course, Poland is democratic. like America.
England and France, and therefore l cam
not interfere with the freedom of our
press But realize that closer CO.
Operation Is necessary between the Poles
and the Jews. The Jews should abandon
some of the unreasonable demands for
instance, when they say. Let the Poles nc
farmers and soldiers. While we look after
the industries and the trades the Poles
cannot agree with them"
Premier Ayers World Prejudice.
The Premier then said that he would like
Il, have further discussion of these ques-
lions few days later. He added
1.-THE civilized world is now prejudiced
arainst us because there is n systematic
,s,,rf tn n fnraiOn
on account of the Jewish question. II is
hard to fight prejudice: 1t takes long
time to overcome 1t.
He then showed me letter from a
Danish delegation in Wilma. II stated
that shots were fired at Polish troops
from houses occupied by Jews.
st know that Jews are loyal in other
countries. but here you see how they be-
haved toward the Poles"
then Informed the Premier that was
going to Poland to investigate the pogroms
for the NEW YORK HERALD.
"will your government hinder my in
vestigation?" asked.
"On the contrary will give you let
ter to the Minister of the Interior asking
him to help your Investigation"
Pndercwnki Cites the Ukraine.
Three days later met Premier Pade-
revski again His first question vast
"Tell me, why do the Jews make so much
noise about the excuses in Poland, about
LemberG and Wilma. rousinE the public
opinion of the world against Poland. while
they say nothing about the most bloody
massacres in history, committed in the
Ukraine, where thousands of Jews were
killed in few days."
There is no established government In
the Ukraine. and there is no authority
that can maintain order there just now"
said But have published the facts
about the Ukrainian massacres, too. Tol
me a pogrom is a pogrom wherever 1t is
made. and think It should be denounced
as a savage act, whether It is committed
in the u1Dine or In Poland"