Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-02
PROTEST
: CABLED TO PARIS.
RESOLUTION Adopted Here at
IS Mass Meeting Is Sent
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81 to President.
SPEAKERS STIR AUDIENCE

EThe text of a resolution protesting
in vigorous terms against the perse
c1tion of Jews in Poland was cabled
TO President Wilson in Paris today
as the result of a mass meeting held
in Liberty Hut yesterday afternoon
toprotest against the recent pogroms
sThe hut was filled to capacity and
the principal speakers were Senator
-ktlee Pomerene of Ohio and Repre-
sentative Martin B. Madden of I'LL
neis. Simon Wolf presided. and his
AaEgestion that diplomatic rela tions
with the new state of Poland be
broken off if the pogroms continued
was enthusiastically cheered. but no
action was taken toward that end.
a mum Der of soldiers were present,
several of them being conva descent
patients at Walter Reed Hospital, and
Representative Madden made refer
ence to them when he spoke of the
gallant showing made by the nth Di-
Vision, the 'Irish-Jew division" re-
cruited largely from New York East
Side.
Unanimous Vote on Resolution.
The resolution was adopted by
unanimous vote. and besides being sent
10 Inc President copies of it were for
warded to the House, the Senate the
Vice President and the State Depart
ntent. 1t read as follows:
Whereas authenticated reports and
unimpeachable information have
reached this country proving that
r'lassacres have been committed in
numerous towns in Poland, Rumania
and elsewhere against innocent men.
women and children of Jewish faith
and extraction. and especially in PinSk,
Iemberg and Broskurow;
Whereas the recital of the details
of these pogroms reveals the most
outrageous treatment of the victims.
the torturing of bodies and souls of
thousands of Jews, and most unheard-
oEcruelties practiced on them:
;SaWbereaS it has been well eStab-
lished that religious bigotry and racial
pftjudice are being practiced in Po-
land, Rumania and other countries;
Whereas such practices and actions
are absolutely contrary to all the
pEinciples of democracy, justice and
decency,
HAnd whereas. these pogroms, out
RACES and religious Determinations are
democracy'S triumph over autocracy,
and are even more especially abhor-
rent if committed by nations or ma
IIDnaltieS who were redeemed from
their oppreSSorS through democracy's
victory, and who have obtained their
freedom and independence through the
assistance of all peoples. races and
religions:
ME it, therefore, resolved. That
we, the citizens of Washington, as
seInbled in mass meeting at Liberty
Hut, on the first day of June. 1919,
declare that we have been shocked by
these inhuman and merciless prac-
tices, and thus protest with all our
vfRpr against the continuance of these
pexroms and religious prosecutions.
e Indebted to Jews in War.
senator Pomerene said that the
cpuntries in which the outrages have
been committed are not only indebted
tWtheir Jewish population for serV-
i4es rendered during the war. put 10
tie people of all allied nations, Jews
and Gentiles alike.
vtEw recently denied the charges of
massacre and spoke of the large num-
Der of Jews in the Polish army. where
otter so per cent of the medical stan
wfere of that race" said the senator.
fife inquired if it would be according
tdAhuman nature that these Jews
SHOULD continue to serve in the SOL
dtery when the people were engaged
representing their fellow religion
lists. j submit that these are not rea-
SONS why the crimes charged are not
trne. They are potent reasons why
they ought not to be true"
At was suggested at the meeting
tffaf If the league of nations as finally
adapted does not provide for freedom
o1eligious worship concerted eff
fort be made at the first meeting of
the league to have such an amend
nient adopted.
e "All Were Americans"
rhere should be no distinctions
among Americans" said Representa-
tive Madden. "In the Argonne Jew
and Gentle fought side by side. and
no question was raised as to a mans
creed or nationality. They were all
Americans and their achievements
showed that in the United States
Army there was no difference between