The Denver Jewish news., 1919-11-12

tpoN po's,t'Sioh. 'hN''
have been no further pogroms-n"
more Jewish blood has been she'd
and the little that remained to them
has not been taken away. The most
pianian administration not only pro-
tects the interests of the Jews, but it
also actively attempts to win their
friendship. They are using every
portunity. they invite Jews. and par
licularly the Rabbis of the smaller
Villages. They treat them with mark
ed respect and consideration. Once.
lowed themselves to he photographed
together with the Rabbi of Haradenka.
Colonel Licin upon taking over the adj
ministratiOn of Colomea. made an ad-
dress in which he declared. THE Rou-
manian army will protect the Jews
better than any other army in the
world / ask that the Jewish rep
resentatives shall promptly inform me
ti all! SrleNdhce 'ilts ma. H"N'' anu
that they always keep in touch with
me-" The Jewish delegates told me
that they had no complaint against the
ROumanians--on the contrary. they
had much for which to be grateful to
them. They We're unable to account
for the friendly treatment of the Jews
by the Roumanians-and did not care
To give an opinion in the matter 1t
was enough for them that they were
able to breathe n little more freely
for the time being. That does not
nean that their conditions are en-
yiable. As Il matter of fact, while
they are officially protected. and the
Poles and Ukrainians cannot-or rath-
er. dare not--do anything openly to.
harm them. the Jews are ncverthe-
less prosecuted at every step. The
Poles and Ukrainians accuse the Jews
Of having brought the Roumanians
there. and threaten to revenge them
selves after the .Roumanians will be
gone. Who knows how much the Jews
will have to suffer for the short
brea thing space they had during the
occupation of the Roumanians?
! went ont for "A while to see the
town. Whole rows of houses are
burned and destroyed No words can
describe ethe abject poverty which pre-
walls. Aged men. women and children.
begged that I givA them aims. do
not exaggerate when ] say that tho,s-
nnds accostcd me and my compan-
ions. and pulled at our coat-tails and
tugged ut our elbows asking and beg
ging for II couple of groslen. Sew
cral of the leading men of the town
who accompanied us dcplored the tor
riIle poverty, and merely said flat
they were helpless to do anything.
There is n spot in the center of the
town which must once have heen IL
garden. ! saw there hundreds of per
sons standing idle. DO You sec those
pcople?" said Jew. who WAS ac-
companying us. "'rhey are living
corpses: they have no means TO live.
ana have not the strength to die. Colo
inea has always had n great maIiy moor
hut now we are all poor. There Is
no way of earning n krunen Every
thing is unbelievably dear. and many
are simply dying from sheer starv'i-
ton" Have you received no help"
| asked YES, we have. but ii is
holm sis
enough Give us the opportunity to
work and earn. Send us goods. ma
terial machinery, tools: send us
things which will help all these nm
tortunates to get back on their feet.
ard then you will have done some
thing for us"
"A few more kronen-evcn II few
hundred thousand-arc of little use.
1t amounts to few kronen for each
poor person-but that is gone in a
few days-and again he must go about
tie streets, begging for charity. lou
can understand that these aims re-
Gucc us others to our last grosllen. We
do what we can-are You in America
doing what you can? We realize that
You in America have your own fron-
lies. We also know that it is first
to God and then to YOU Americans,
that we Eastern European Jews owe
cur lives. But you must help us
further, help us in n more practical
way. Our salvation can come from
L. I
as it was. l believe that thousands
will emigrate: but many will have TO
remain here; and you in America must
he the ones to help them"
These words picture the situation
1t is even more tragic than anything