The Denver Jewish news., 1919-05-28

WILL. BE REQUIRED TO AC-
CEPT PROVISIONS GUARANTEE
ING RIGHTS TO RACIAL, RE.
LIGIOUS. AND LINGUISTIC MIN
ORITIES.
According to q cable received by the
Zionist Organization of America from
its President, Judge Julian w. Mack,
who is now in Paris, heading the
american Jewish Congress delegation
10 the Peace Conference, and Chairman
Of the Jewish delegations from every
part of Europe, the treaty offered to
Germany requires Poland and other
nations to accept separate provisions
guaranteeing rights to racial. religious
and linguistic minOrities within their
boundaries. Judge Mack says that the
word '.national' is not included in the
treaty as now formulated, but that a
decision on this point is expected IN
II few days. He expresses himself as
sanguine that the substance of the
demands adopted by the American
Jewish Congress, held in Philadelphia
last December will be obtained. These
demands as summarized in mem
trial presented to president Wilson
on March 2nd last are that the new
states or the enlarged states created
hy the Peace Conference shall adopt
the following principles as part of
their organic law:
/. AL inhabitants of the Territory Of
:i'ame). including such persons to-
etther with their families who sub
sequent to August 1st. 1914 fled, re-
moved or were expelled therefrom and
who shall within ten years from the
adoption of this provision return there
to. shall for all purposes be citizens
thereof. provided however that such
M have heretofore been subjects of
ciller States. who desire to retain their
allegiance to such States or assume
allegiance TO their spcelsseR aAAtss.
10 the exclusion OF 5nasne5 eitisenship
may do SO by formal declaration to
he made within II specified period.
: 2. For a period of ten years from the
adoption of this provision, no law
shall be enacted restricting any former
inhabitant of state which included
the territory of (name) from taking
M his residence in (name) and there
i,y acquiring citizenship therein.
3. All citizens of (name) without dis
iinctiOn as to race nationality or
creed shall enjoy equal civil, political.
religious and national rights, and no
laws shall be enacted or enforced
which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of, or impose upon any per-
sons any discriminatioHgl disability, or
restriction whatsoever OH account of
tace, nationality. or religion, or deny
10 any person the equal protection Of
the laws.
4. The principle of minority represen-
tation shall be provided for BY law.
g. The members of the various nation
III ns well as religious bodies Of (name)
shall he accorded autonomous man
agement of their own communal instt
iutions whether they be religious, edu-
cntionul, charitable or otherwise.
O. No law shall be enacted restricting
the use of any language and all exist
Ing laws declaring such prohibition are
repealed, nor shall any language test
be established.
Z. Those who observe any other than
the first day of the week az their
Sabbath shall not be prohibited from
pursuing their secular affairs on any
day other than that which they OBJ
serve; nor shall they be required to
perform any acts on their Sabbath or
Holy Days which they shall regard as
desecra tion thereof.
The fact that Poland will be called
upon to sign, stipulates as obligations
OF Poand to the League OF Nations,
that no citizens are to be discriminatcd
against, no matter what their race,
Nationality, religion or language. Pol
and must assume the protection OF
The life, liberty and property of all
Eer subjects without distinction Of
,cco nr craad National minOrities