The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-19

atrocities hcapsd upon the jew
t>h people In Poland and EASTERN
Europe, and calling UPON con
rrr~s 10 tSke snch action NJ pos
sibIc To prevent a recurrence %
the outraxrs. WERE adopted ~
mass mc~ting held vednc- day
night ut tho Metropolitan tho
afrc Morn than 5000 psrsons
attended
Gov. Loui. y Hart. In maslng tho
final address Of The evening told %
his knowledge % the Jewish people
and OF their loyalty 20 any country
they adopted An their homr
we will voice a protest 90 loud
that the people across the sea will
hear H." he declared The peace
conference mus, not end until IL has
settled tho Jewish question.
This glorious flag Of ours. that
has gone East and Yves; on missions
Of mercy and justice. must not he
frri~d Mt home while there N
people oppressed anywhere on tho
face Of the earth.
FOR religion. care not Every
nation should obey the religion %
allowing others tho right 10 lead
their lives In their own way. on
behalf Of the people Of the state OF
washington. I offer the deepest Tym'
PATTY To tho Jewish people"
Tho program began with several
musical selections BY Cuttsrson'n
orchestra. The audience then sang
The star spangied Tanner
Nathan Eckatsln was introduced
a. tho chairman Of the meeting BY
NJ. A. Gotfstrin. vice chairman.
Rabbi Samuel Koch offered tho invo
cation.
Mayor Ole Hanson was the frs,
speaker OF the evening. lie told Of
his experience In New York when
he watched parade Of $50 900
Jews march up fifth ave. 20 Mad
ison Square to hear Charles Evans
Hughes call upon congress 20 aid
the stricken Jews.
Judge jeremiah Nstercr Of the
United States district court. de.
clarvd that no new nation should
be recognized unless founded on
liberty and justice.
Rabbi Simon Giazer was intro.
duced as the man who knows tho
facts" He told the history OF the
Jewish people IN Poland since they
first came to live in that country
In 300.
Jews were given more liberty IN
those days than now, when the
torch of civilization has been re-
lit" declared the speaker. 1T IN a
fact that $4,000 Jcws--rncn. women
and chlldron--have been killed or
wounded In the recent poRroms IN
AZ districts in Poland. Ukranla and
Roumania."
| Other speakers on the program
were Former chief Justice Stephen
A. Chadwick OF tho state supreme
court. Bishop Frederick W. Kcaior
OF the Episcopal church. Rev. J. @
Stafford, representing Bishop T.. J
o'Dea OF the Catholic church: Rev
w. A. Major OF the Protestant
church. and Former Senator saInue
II. Piles.
Send Resolutions
The resolutions adopted by the
meeting and Immediately tcle
graphed 10 Washington. follow:
Whereas. we. citizens OF tho state
OF Washington. in mass meeting rs
sembled in tho Metropolitan theatre
at the city Of seattle on this 18Th
day Of June, 1919. are satisfied that
organized maHsacrca have been al
rected against Jewish communities
In Eastern Europe. especially In 20
land: and
Whereas. tho atrocities committed
have been 70 frequent and cruel thai
the congress OF tho United Stntoi
has been moved 10 pass resolutions
deplorlng the acts OF violence and
cruelties inflicted upon men. womcr
and children because OF their race OF
religion. and
Whereas. the Right Honorabl,
Cecil Harnsworth. British undor.soc
Rotary OF state. after submitting
statistical data with respect 20 III,
lives lost and property plundcred. in
Inmates that II tho Polish Jewish sit
uation Is TO be amelioratcd concert
cd action OF all the allied and az
ISOLATED powers ~ necessary. and
Whereas. Poland WIS admitted in
to full membership OF the family o
nations by the allied and associated
powers as "a free and Independent
state upon condition that her re
sponsiblo government would protect