The Denver Jewish news., 1920-01-28
Special Weekly Letter
from New York
COLONEL HARRY CUTLER SERI-
OUSLY ILL. UKRAlNIAN FED
GRAFTON uNIFIEDGTHE JEW
lSH PRESS-THE FUTURE OF
THE RED MOGEN DAVID.
Copyright by I. J. r. II.

Colonel Harry Cutler. prominent
man of the Jewish Congress, is seri-
oisly i'll as result of u sudden
paralytic stroke, which attacked him
just after having left n cOmIittee
meeting of the Jewish Congress. called
10 discuss the convening of session
in the near future. Colonel Cutlcr is
now under the care of physicians in
New York. who give hopes for his re-
cOvery.
During recent years, Colonel Cutler
has sacrificed himself for Jewisl, wei
fare and social work. 1t was not an
unusual thing to find him in New York
at his first conference at ten o'clock
in the morning, and at the last 'pnc
long after midnight He neglected. his
avn health and his property, ard lie
was always to be found wherever Jew
ish interests called him. On the eve
ming when he became i'll, he was plan
mittee meeting to meeting for the
Ten Million Dollar Restoration Fund
Tor which he had promised to enlist
his energies and his truly great abiii-
ties.
All American Jewry, we are GER
tain. is wishing Colonel Cutler II
speedy recovery. and quick return
TO his important and necessary work
i'm Jewish affairs
At last we have the beginning of
unity in the ranks of Ukrainian Jewry.
and after seemingly endless wrang-
lings and differences. all the commit
tees have Joined forces and will work
together toward calling n conference
soon. which shall reOrganize the Fed
Grafton and start the practical relief
work for the Jews In the Ukraine.
The removal of the blockade against
Russia had much to do with the mat
ter. Now that it is possible with en-
ergetic application. to reach the great
Ekrainian cities. aud thru them the
smaller towns and Villages. everyone
has felt that it would be- crime to
go on with time-cOnsuming polemics.
Accordingly committee of six. rep
resenting all the opposing elements in
the Federation met with the cOnven
tion committee of the Federation itself.
and after lengthy debating, reached an
understanding by which the two COM
mittees were merged into one commit
tee of thirteen, with the duty of ar
ranging for n convention as speedily
us possible, and in the meantime of
preparing all the Ukrainian relief or
ganizatiOns and "LandsmansChaften'
for comprehensive activity. The
Chairman of the committee of thirteen
is Mr.. NJ. Seyerson. vice-President of
the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant
Aid Society.
1t is no new thing for the Jewish
press 10 criticize the Jewish stage. But
during the past week the tables !iave-
been turned. and Jewish actor of
the Second Avenue Theatre has launch
ed an attack upon Abraham Cahan.
editor of the Forward"
Cahan. it appears, wrote an article
in the Forward" commenting on the
work of Ludwig Satz. whom lie adj
mitted to be a talented actor. At rh
same time he wrote that SatA was
not a comedian, but dramatic actor.
This article occasioned series of let
tiers on the subject. which appeared
in the Forward" All this was done
without intending harm. The For
ward" feels the pulse OF its public.
When Satz became popular, and the
public took to discussing him. the
Forward" wrote about him.
Satz, however, does not want his
reputation as comedian harmed. a:
the benefit performance in his honor
last Wednesday night. thr ynnns actor
made the stage his platforIa for a bit
ter attack upon the "gralt editor"
who docs not understand the diff
ference between II clown and COM
edian." etc.
Naturally, this occasioncd 4 sensa
ton. There is talk tnat the "For-
ward may exact ITS revc.,ye. nnd it
is being dcni .:.m S --','
harangue against the paper showed
more courage or audacity.
Upon the convention in Philadelphia.
called for the first week in Febru-