The Denver Jewish news., 1919-05-07
Lord Reading Expect.
Liberty For All Jews
tPIeOMINENT SPEAKERS PRAISE
HIS WORK HERE AND ABROAD

HIS WONA HERE AND AbfWIAD
The Earl Of Reading. Lord Chief
Justice OF England and British Am
bassador and High Commissioner to
the United States, was hailed AS "the
greatest Jew in the world" at "A meet
ing of the Judeans. at rhe Pennsyl-
vania Hotel. New YorH. Lord Read
ing was the guest of honor at the
meeting. Speeches lauding his work
abroad and in this country were made
by Mr. Jacob II. Schiff, Hen. Abram
I. Elkus. former American Ambassa-
dor to Turkey: Mr.. Julius J. Frank.
Rev. DIR. Stephen $. Wise and Mr..
Samson Lachman. president Of the So
ciety. and thru these and thes vigOr-
Gus applause that the laudatory re-
marks received from the large audi
ence. the meeting took on the aspect
of an ovation to the British Ambas-
sadOr.
Previous speakers had spoken of the
qualification of all Jewry at the
statement of RalfOur at the time Al
lenby captured Jerusalem. to the eff
feet that from that time on all Jews
who desired would have Zion to con-
slider as their own.
lord Reading said that he person
ely wished to avoid appearing to take
sides in the Zionist movement. hut
that all Jews. whether Z;onists or not.
might well rejoice at the BalfOur ut
tcrancc. and that all VINO had suffer
cd because they were Jews. in other
lands. might now find in Zion a place
where at least they could say that
they were,a at home.
Turning to the subject Of the Peace
Conference. which had also been rails
cd by other speakers. Lord Reading
said that he would not attempt to
prophesy what was happening In Paris
now. ''save to say that feel the ut
most confidence that the decisions that
Are reached by the men representing
t.reat Britain and the United sta,.
there will be t1ethct In Justice and
liberty" a-
English Jews took . part In Sthc wat
that could not bc commended too high
ly, he said. si{.
I'VE began the war by voluntar,
ert1istments," he said. 'rhe young
generation of the Lews Of my coun-
try. whicn had treated Jewish people
with fairness and Justice for ,einuries.
entered with alacrity, with enthus-
iasm. indeed. they raced TO zee who
could he first to serve under tile flag.
They did what was the bOun,len duty
Of every citizen. This war. perhaps,
appealed to lIS AZ no Oiner war ever
could. beNartse it raised to us the
standard OF Justice, Justice blind to
religion and blind to race, Justice i'm
partial to al men. 5,t ss
In your country there were both
rnlistments and cOnscriptiOn from III,
first and it is gratifying to reaiil'
how excellent was the response. how
well your people acquitted themselves
In battle. when think OF what Amer
ica's entry into the war meant. There
lsd been times when the victory, In
which we all had the utmost IOnfi-
dence, seemed ut very remote dis-
,ance. When America stepped in, ana
we knew then that she would see II
~; Z n
you that the mist cleared
Lord Reading said that he would
coon be going back to his own coun-
try to assume his former duties a.
Lord Chief Justice, and that he would
carry with him the profound cOnvic
tion that Great Britain and America
had become united rs they never hat
been before. thru having fought to
pether, and that they would always
struggle to retain that civil and re
l:gious liberty which was dear to both,
Other Speakers.
Mr.. Schiff, after speaking in highest
terms of Lord Reading, said that he
hoped the liberty and equal treatment
If Jews of all countries would be AS
sured in the covenant drawn up b!
the Peace Conference. He derlored
the prosecutions in the near East, anu
said that he hoped these would III
ended by the combined powers.
Mr.. Elkus spoke of the jew as hav-
ing been the pnrsuer Of an ideal fo'
5000 years. and said that that ideal
was justice. and that the Jew had SUI
| fered for seeking 1t in past ages.
ard In some places still suffered Tor
| ii. Jews now looked WIN hole. he