New-York tribune., 1919-06-12
Jewish Appeal
Holds Up Peace
With Austria
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community at Wilma, was first present
ed to the Polish government and then
dispatched to Paris by courier. The
document says:
The Jewish community feels to-day
as though it were living on the border
of volcano which might flare up at
any moment, the more so because moth
ing is being done about the malicious.
defamatory and venomous invectivcs
OF the Polish press against the Jews.
Ihe report says that when the Polish
army entered Wilma on April %. 400
Jews-men and women, old and young
were deported without knowing what
the charges against them were or what
their destination was. These. it is
SAID, were robbed and beaten and have
not been returned to their homes.
Sixty persons were killed DURING
the pogrom," the report says, "none
OF whom, SO far as known, participated
IN the battle between the Polish army
and the Bolsheviki which preceded
the capture of the city. They were
beaten, knocked down and finally shot
without trial.
:, Houses were searched, resulting in
the cruel torture of hundreds. who
were beaten with the butts Of guns
Two hundred and thirty Jews were
taken to Ida and kept there three
days without food. Another group of
2oo, including women and children.
were herded and mshandled in tho
Theatreplatz for whole day. Rabb;s
were beaten with the guns of tho
soldiers"
The Jewish delegates in Paris have
LAID comprehensive demands before the
peace conference designed to protect
their coreligionists against discrimi
natofy treatment as we'll as persecu
lions in the various middle European
countries. The proposals, briefly sum-
married., follow:
Farst-New guarantees of citizen
ship for those born in the terri
tories affected, or resident therein
since August, 1909.
Second-All citizens to eniov eouo1
civil, religious, national and political
rights, without distinction of birth,
race, nationality or religion.
Third-The right to use the Ian
guage Of any national minority in
business, private intercourse, pub
lie meetings or the press shall be
guaranteed; nor shall there be anv
restriction of such language in the
schools or other institutions, nor
shall the validity Of any transaction
or document be affected by the use
OF any language whatsoever.
Fourth-The state shall recoenize
the several national minorities AZ
constituting district autonomous or
gsnizations, having the right to es-
tabllsh, manage and control schools
and religious, educational, charitable
and social institutions.
FUth-Each national minority shall
De allotted its proportion Of state.
departmental and municipal funds.
based on the ratio of its numbers IN
the respective areas, as we'll a. IN
the entire population.
Si1th - Proportional representation
OF national minorities in elected
bodies. ~'0o
Seventh-Those observing any other
DAY except Sunday as the Sabbath
snai' not be required to perform on
such days acts that they regard as
reservations, and shall be permitted
to conduct business on SUNDAY -
they SO desire.
E'ghth - The signatories 10 thu
treaty, or any minority which may be
affected by failure to observe its nro-
visions, shall be entitled to submit
complaints for adjudication to the
league OF nations, which will assume
jurisdiction.
Bill Will BE Altered
The foregoing bill Of rights n.tu.
rally will be altered In the numerous
treaties which the Allies are draft;no
Due the leaders of the peace conference
nave already adopted a substantial
measure of this programme. thsrehv
assuming for the league Of n.tions
super-sovereignty over the many
small states in Eastern Europe. caus.
ing the latter seriously to object and
holding up the completion Of the Aue-
trian treaty.
Regarding the clauses Of this na+ur.
which have already appeared in +hs
Austrian and Polish treaties. the small
nations point out the inconsistency n
the league covenant, which declares
against interference in the internal AZ.
aaars OF the members Of the league
ana yet assumes the authority to die
tate tho size Of the armies. of various
smaller members, while failing to i'm
pose restrictions on the great powers
Here again it will be remembered
that President Wilson, at tho last
plcnary session Of the peace confer
ence, informed the delegates Of tho
small nations Of what was taken to ba
. declaration Of policy. namely. that
tho great powers would undertake thu
responsibility Of maintaining peace in
the future and therefore assumed tho
right to interfere in the affairs ~
small states which might endanger tho
peace.
Inconsistency Charged
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