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ANY lRRECULARITY
TO Be INVESTIGATED
WORK is STARTED
ON MOST. DRASTIC
IMMIGRATION LAW

Washington, Nov. 16.-Preliminary
work on the most drastic immigra'
ton law ever proposed in the United
States was begun today by the house
committee on immigration, of which
Representative Albert johnson OF
Washington, is chairman. Under its
provisions, the admission of foreign
ers is restricted to the parents and
children of alien born citizens of the
United States. All persons beyond
this zone of blood relationship would
be forbidden to enter.
Five members of the committee,
Chairman Johnson, Isaac Seigel of
New York; Harold Knutson, Min
nesota; John C. Box, Texas and B. F.
Welty, Ohio, left for New York last
night for the purpose of making a
close study Of conditions at Ellis
Island.
Another member, Representative
Vale of Colorado, has gone to study
conditions at Detroit, where it is re-
ported the large influx of immigrants
has resulted in a great increase among
the unemployed.
1t is the purpose of the committee,
Chairman Johnson said, to make i'm
migration restrictions as rigorous as
possible.
"The committee has before it a
great mass of testimony taken in Cal
ifornia, Washington and many other
states during the summer" said Mr..
Johnson. "We are studying it in the
preparation of the bill. Not only do
we intend to raise the bars against
immigration, but we will impose now
restrictions on the naturalization of
aliens so that they may have higher
appreciation of the duties of citizen
ship. The oath of citizenship will
be made more rigid and there will be
changes also in the form of the de-
claration of intention.
"The purpose is to protect Amer
lean labor against the, underpaid, il
literate labor of Europe to protect our
citizenship against the undesirable
classes seeking admission.I 1t is one
of the most important problems with
which the congress has to DEAL"
Hopes For Early Action.
Chairman Johnson hopes to place
the new administration bill on
the calendar early in the short .ses-
sion so that it may be taken up as
soon as the extra session meets. At
the coming session he will press a
measure containing a series of amend
ment to the naturalization laws, al
ready on the calendar.
Among the provisions in this bill
is one which gives an American wo-
Ian who marries an alien the right to
retain her citizenship so long as she
remains in the United States.
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Mrs. Wasson Harmon, of Pell City,
Ala, is in the city on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Foster Barnwell.. She is
accompanied by her fine young son
Frank Austin.
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CONTENTION BETWEEN STATE
DEPARTMENT AND WESTERN
UNION RESULTS IN DEMAND
BY COMPANY THAT GOVERN.
MENT PAY FOR ITS MESSAGES
IN ADVANCE

Washington, Nov. 16.-Charges
made in New York today by New
comb B. Carlton, president OF the
Western Union Telegraph company,
that the state department had acted
arbitrarily in dealing with bills for
cable service rendered it, served to
throw the triangular controversy be-
tween the company and the depart
ment into the open for the first time.
It did not, however, evoke any formal
reply from government officials al
though there were indications that
the department was preparing to is
sue, possibly tomorrow a formal
statement of it's attitude.
Mr.. Cartoons statement was the
first to be made by either party. It
explained the refusal of his'company
to handle any but prepaid messages
for the state department as notice
that the state department shall "not
arbitrarily decide what it shall pay
and when it shall pay for the use of
the company's facilities" -.
This order was issued November 10
it was said at the department and
ostensibly was applicable to all de-
partments, but it is understood to
have been enforced only against the
state department. Officials Of that
department regard it as retaliation
for refusal to grant the company per-
mission to land a cable at Miami,
ria.
Under Secretary Davis aiA the So
licitor Of the department conferred
today and are understood to have
considered legal processes to which
the department might have recourse
against the company. As"-.-... J..
The controversy dates back to Au-
gust, 1919, when the department stop
ped payment to the, Western Union
for all cable messages. Officials ex-
planned that payment had BEEN with
held because Of the company was
Withholding the government rebate
of so per cent. on cable messages
transmitted from abroad.
In correspondence with the state
department, the Western Union, ac-
cording to officials, has never ac-
cepted the right of the government
to rebate but has claimed it was
granted voluntarily. Before resum-
ing payments for messages, the de-
partment desires to have the right of
rebate fixed as a principle governing
all future business with the company.
Announcement today by the West
ern Union in New York Of arrange
ments with the German telegraph
administration for the handling Of
cable traffic between Germany and
...a United States was explained to-
:;.ght by officials as in conformity
tn plans of the state department
2r the reestablishment Of such COM
a.:a.cation. Whether the present dis-
ut, with the Western Union would
-fere with previous negotiations
-; ne exchange with the British Of
.mpany transatlantic cable for
y: German cable now held by tho
eat Britain officials declined to
e.. :. t was stated that for the pres
FL, negotiations with the company
..asa,4 ,,,oro ~ q ofopacti11
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WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUES A
BLANKET INVITATION TO SUB
NIT LEADS-BAKER NOTES
FAULT FOUND WITH ADMINS
TRATION OF SURPLUS PROP
ERTY DIVISION.-CRlTlClSM
FROM NEW YORK PAPERS.

FROM NEW YORK PAPERS.
Washington, Nov. ia blanket
invitation to every citizen having
knowledge of any irregularity or
misconduct on the. part of any agent,
employee or officer of the war de-
partment to submit such evidence for
investigation was issued today by
Secretary Baker in reply to recent
criticisms of the Surplus Property di-
vision, appearing in a New York
newspaper. The secretary's state
nent pledged thorough inquiry in
every accusation brought to the at
tention of the department.
~ Declaring that the particular arti-
cles referred to charged: First, that
the war department bought too many
supplies, and, second that irregularl-
ties, favoritism and profteering have
characterized the disposal of surplus
stocks, the statement emphatica4 4y
denied both allegations. Supplies were
bought, it said, on the basis of an
expected duration of the war.
Had the campaign of 1919 been
necessary" it said, "the American
army would have been greater In
number than the combined French
and British armies in France"
The rapid rehabilitation of the
army, the statement continued, left
a vast accumulation of material,
which, if dumped on the market,
would have resulted in widespread
\ unemployment with demobilized SOL
diers and war workers jobless and
"the economic conditions Of the coun-
try prostrated." -. -
"The policies which were pursued
encouraged the resumption of Indus
try and America is the only country
actively engaged in the war which
has up to this time attained full en-
ployment conditions" it added.
Total appropriations for the war
department from April g., 1917, to
June 80, 1920, were approximately
s25,50O,0OO,OOO of which $16,1OO,-
100000 was expended and $780,
100000 turned back to the treasury
the statement said. Deducting balan-
ces on hand and amounts released in
sales prior to June 80, it continued,
the net cash outlay to June 80 was
s15,750,00O,O00, which credit and
cash sales not yet turned in would re-
duce to about s13,500,000,O00.
"In other words" the statement
said, congress provided with an un-
stinting hand and the war depart
ment took every step in its power to
prevent a shortage of any necessary
war material and built it's plan to
meet the great army in the process
of formation. There was no shortage.
In spite of all this, however, out OF
a total of about $25, 5,000,000,000 ap-
propriated about $13,000,000,000
will be the net cost of the war thru
the war department, and this figure
includes great and valuable proper
ties and facilities acquired by the de-
partment and permanently retained
for the use of the military establish
ment."
Specific charges of irregularity
and favoritism, made by Maj. w. o.
Watts, former executive officer OF
, the Surplus Property division, have
been carefully Investigated by the in
spector genera department and
found to be H.. Imported, the state
ment declared. More recent charges
appearing in the published articles
also will be invest gated, it added.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
The Idol-Maker Praus

Great god. whom shall l carve FROM
this grey stone
Wherein thou liest. hid to all but
me,
Grant thou that when my art hath
made thee known
And others bow. / shall not wor-
ship thee.
Iiut, as l pray thee now, let me pray
Some greater God-like thee to he
conceived
Within my soul-for strength to turn
away
From his new altar, when, that task
achieved,
fIe. too. stands manifest Yea. let me
yearn
From dream to grander dream!'
Let me not rest
Confer at any goal: Still hid me
spurn
Each transient triumph on the
Eternal Quest.
.Abjuring godlings whom my hand
hath made
For Deity, revealed. hut unportray
ed.
ARTHUR GUITTERMAN.
Second Book of Modern Verse.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
Glimpses of MIR. Jacob H.
Schiff's Varied Life
ANECDOTES SHOW HIM EQUALLY
AT HOME IN EVERY WALK IN
LIFE

The Jewish press devoted much
space to the death of Mr. Jacob IL.
Schiff.. Every publication irrcspec-
tive of Its tendency bore testimony to
the grief of the Jewish people at the
loss sustained in the passing of this
great and influential Jew. We ar"
quoting but few characteristic epi
scdes which have been conveyed to the
public by the Jewish press.
Mr.. Schiff and President Taft.
In its issue of September 2Sth, the
New York Day" has an article from
the pen of Mr. Louis Marshall in
which he characteriZcs the Jewish
rhilanthrOpist. In the course of the
article Mf. Marshall relates:
Il will never forget the occasion
when we had conference with presi
lent Taft regarding the situation of
the Jews in Russia. 1t was at the
induce America to sever its relations
with Russia because of the tragic
treatment. meted out to the Jews Of
that country. In order to discuss the
question President Taft invited my
self Mr.. Schiff and a few others
to lunch with him. After lunch the
President invited us into his library
where lie produced a paper from
the matter and that was to the effect
that nothing could bc done and that
Americas relations with Russia coull
not be severed.
II asked the President: Can w"
not even discuss the question: and
President Taft replied: Yes. you may
discuss the question with me-
glanced ut Mr.. Sthiff and noted that
llc was inwartlly greatly excited. Boil,
Mr.. Schiff and myself addressed the
President hut without any effect. The
President had invited us for IL dis.
cussion of the situation. hut instead
Of coming prepared for discussion he
brought with him u written Judgment
We were all greatly surprised. Al
our departure we all shook hands wifi,
the President and thanked him for his
invitation. What else could we do?
This was not. however. what MIR
Schiff did. He took mp his Overcont
and without giving the President Ills
hand or offering him any greeting
left the White House. In the street
he turned to me and said:
"'Mr. Marshall. this is the com
mencement of the campaign. cam
lmign which we must win. You can
depend on mc for any amount of
money that may he necessary
Another member of the delegation
who was with ms. remarked. But
what can we do? We are after al'
still in exile, to which Mr.. Schiff rr-
piled: NO. not at all. and whit Il
more we are going to win out
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
POLAND GIVES NO PASSPORTS
WITHOUT TRAVELLING EX-
PENSES.
John L. Bernstein. President Of the
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant
Aid Society Of America. Receives
Warning From European Commits.
sion.

A cable Of utmost importance to per-
sons who have relatives in Poland and
desire to help them come to this conn
try. has just been received by Mr..
John l.. Bernstein, President of the
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant
Aid Society of America.
The cable was sent by the Society's
representative in Poland and is to
the effect that American Jews who
desire to have their relatives come
to this country. must send them the
full amount necessary for travelling ey.
penses.
1t appears, that a number of Ameri.
can Jews wrote their relatives to 90
TO the nearest port and there to wait
for steamship ticket or money. Ont
side of the fact that this means n
loss Of time and extra expense for
the immigrant. the Polish Government
Will for the present Mt least. not issue
my passports to those who hnve not
enough funds for the entire journey.
It Is therefore important that Amcri-
can Jews who send for their kin
abroad. send them. at the same time.
enough money for all expenses In
vOlved.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
FELIX NJ. WARBURG DENIES
CHARGE OF OPPOSITION TO
JEWISH IMMIGRATION INTO
THE UNITED STATES.

New York Felix NJ. Warburg.
Chairman of the Joint Distribution
committee. who has just returned
from Europe. denied the statement nt
tributed to him that he was opposed
to continued Jewish immigration into
the United States. MT. Warburg's
statement follows:
"This is malicious slnnder, sim
ply ridiculous to believe, that | sought
to Influence Jewish leaders or other
people of influence to stop Jewish
immigration into the United States.
I should consider it little short of
criminal If srch were done nt ms
most critical period when Jews suffer
SO much"
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
ANTI SEMITIC MOVEMENT
AGAINST JEWISH WEAvERS IN
BIALYSTOk.

Warsaw-tSpecial Cable to /. ]. J..
RD-Deputy Fsrtstein brought In an
Interpolation in the Polish Diet
against the anti-Semitic movement
which originatetisin Bialystok uEatnst
the Jewish workers In the textile
trade. 1t is part of systematic
movement against Jewish labor. The
factories IN which Gcntile workers
form the majority do not permit Jew
ish employees to work and where
Jews predOminate. Gentle pickets III
timiiate Jewish workers against en-.
plOyment The police and local nu-
tliOrities refuse to offer their aid and
assistance to the Jewish workers.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
Mr.. sehiff and Poor Jewish Woman.


CExtract from an article which ap
rcared in the Jewish Morning Journ
al of September 2oth ny Mr.. u
Shelvin. under the head of "Schiff
tic old d-fashioned Jew of Wealth.:
Mr.. Samuel Dorf. Grand Master of
the Order of Birth Abraham. relates
the following incident as having
hlken place about four years ago
wien Mr.. Schiff was already attain
ing his seventies:
"One Sunday morning Mr.. Dorf r".
ceived telephone call from Mr..
Srhiff asking him whether he would
not be good enough to go on n visi,
with him. Mr.. Dorf replied that he
would he very willing to do so AMI
AIR Schiff sent his car for him. II
was particularly bleak and miser-
able winter morning. the streets miil-
covered with n light layer of frost
and as they went along in the ina
chine. Engaging over the slippery
road, Mr.. Schiff told Mr.. Dorf that
they were going to attend n FIRTH
Milah" on Orchard street where he.
Mr.. Schiff. had been invited to he the
"Sandnk'
The family lived on the top floor
In one of the poorest tenement houses
on the East Side. The hall was dark
and slippery and the place rcckinc
with all sorts of unhealthy odors. The
apartment of the family itself con
sisted of three little rooms. badly ven
tilated and was no improvement on
the general atmosphere of the build
ing. One of the rooms was occupied
by the mother while in another room
the "B'rith" took place. Mr.. Schiff
was "Sandak" and went about the
"Iitzvah' In the manner of Jew of
many generations ago. and as If the
"AIitzvah" meant so much to him that
nothing would induce him to miss 1t
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The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
JEWS FLEE WILMA.
Entire Communities Flee.

Thousands of Jews have fled from
wilma and have arrived by wagons
and by foot at Vilkomir. .Rcprcsen-
tatives of the Jewish National Coun-
ell have left Kovno by automobile To
bring food for the refugees.
The Jewish communities of Land
worovvo. Troki. Alkenig. Osercnz,
voki, Start and other places around
wilma have left their towns en- bloc
and arrived In Kovno The Jewish
National Council is doing all In Its
pOwer to aid the refugees,
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
AMERICAN JEWS WILL TAKE
MEASURES TO STOP POLISH
POGRONIS.
Jewish Congress Will Cali United
States Conference.

New YOrk-At special meeting of
can Jewish Congress, it WAS decided
that Conference representing the
Jews In the United States shou!G be
called not later than this month in
test of American .Jewry al The Polish
pogrOms and to adopt all possible
measures to have the massacre OF
Jews in Poland and Ukrainia stopped
conference have been left in the hands
of the Administrative Committee. The
executive has also empowered this
committee to send delegation to
formation available with regard to
Polish pOgroms before the State De
partment.
The Perez organization Of Jewish
writer's called n special conference
which was attended by hundreds of
delegates representing various Jewish
organizations In the greater city. 1t
was decided to cooperate with the
American Jewish Congress In such
steps as may be agreed upon for the
purpose of putting stop to the whole
sale massacre of Jews in Europc. The
conference appointed committee. an,!
one of the first steps decided upon
hy this committee was to picket tie
Polish Embassy in Washington anu
the main portion of Wall street in this
city.
Other sections of New York Jewry
are also organizing for the same pnr-
pose and will no doubt cooperate with
the Administrative committee of the
American Jewish Congress.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
MORE THAN FOURTEEN THOU.
SAND IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED
LAST WEEK.

New York i i.4o9 immigrants cnrcr-
cd the port IF New York during last
week. OF this number 11,lT' Travelled
as streragc passengers, the remainder
h;irinc com" q first and ,srcniii class
cabin passengers. The total deporta-
t, this year TO date the records
si,r-, are G30. Tha,e figures ill.,
cluic all -. ports OF IL" United
States. The great majority of those
refused admission into the country
We're rejected because of their in
ability to pass the literacy test
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
STRIKE AGAINST FAMINE IN
LODI

LOdz-(vin. Warsaw. direct to !. j.
T.. B)-A strike in protest against
the famine that now prevails in the
city has broken ont in LODI. No news
papers are published. stores are closed
and hundreds of people pass the
streets clamoring for bread.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
POLISH NEWSPAPERS COMMENT
UPON WILSON'S LETTER TO
RABBI WISE.

WARSAW (Direct cable to the !. J.
L. B.)-Polish ~naMSpapers reprint
the letter from President Wilson to
Rabbi Wise about Polish pogroms
against Jews. They refer to it as
the beginning of new anti-Polish
propaganda by the Jews.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20
PRESIDENT WILSON ACKNOWL.
EDGES GREETINGS OF WAR
SAW JEWS.

Warsaw w-The Jewish community
has received thru the American AM
bnssador in this city. letter from
President Wilson in which he makes
thankful acknowledgment of the greet
Ings this community sent him recent
w.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-20

secutiOn would leave them suspicious :?
The constant menace of the presbyter
would make them no less fearsomc
thnn the torture chamber itself-they
would soon fear the Greeks when bear
ing gifts. Each period of oppression
would send him back decades, grieved
and bewildered.
In spite of all this he has developed
marvellous lore for his stepmother.
lands. The Jew has always been
patriot of the land whicn gave him
birth. He quickly adapts himself to
the country that gives him food and
shelter. He soon finds himself. Given
the opportunity. he perfects himself
In sciepce.- music, painting. sculpture,
iiteraturc. philosophy. sociology, phil
anthropy, medicine. mathematics. his
tory. astronomy. In all he gave his
best. frequently In return he was re
fused civil privilege. political office
military honor. Their hands were tied
and they were blamed for not using
them! Persecution, fire. sword. rack
and dungeon were his reward. Cap.
tive children, murdered men, ravished
women were considered his birthright
How loyal he is may he seen in the
strife of the Great War. In England
eight per cent. Of the Jews enlisted to
six per cent. of non-Jews. America
sent between 2OO.OOO and 225.OOO into
all branches Of the service. Their
quota, bei.g about per cent. Of the
population. they exceeded by Onethir'l.
or the 900 citations for vafor. ia won
the Croix dc Guerre. 130 the Dis
tIIignisl,ed Service Cross. three the T.
s. Congressional Medal of Honor. our
highest gift. and two the rnre French
Metlaille Militaire. Their casualties
were about 1900. Three thousand
five hundred laid down their lives 10y
the side of their nOn-Jewish comrades
under the poppies Of Flanders. They
too. had rendezvous with death.
Honor to them! In the great conflict
on all sides one twentieth of the Jews
of the world fought with nothing to
gain bnt the opportunity of killing
their own nartyred race! 4
The Melting Pot.
America spells opportunity for the
Jew.
Some one hns said: I'm this melting
not the Jew will be lost he is losing
rapidly thru intcrmarriage. modern
ism and fidelity"
M. He will not be lost. If he will
only he true to his ancient landmarks
he will find himself. You see.. he he
longs here as surely as the res. Of MS.
He came with Columbus. There were
five Jews in the fleet Rodrigo San
chez was the overseer of the crew.
Luis de Torres was the interpreter.
They were of the first to behold and
set foot on the new Promised land,
Abraham and Columbus were Id.n
who pioneered westward. not knowing
whittier. If. as is said, Columbus'S
mother was Suzanne Fonterosn. u Jew
ess. then Columbus was n fine sue
ccssor to Abraham. There is no dis
coyery without faith-both were nor
of faith. Who can tell whether the
hand that has guided the Jew west
ward, from the Euphratcs to the Ior
dan. from the Jordan to the Milo. from
the Nile to the Tiber. from ,.n Tihei
to the Guadalquivir. did not also lcat
bin across the Atlantic that he might
under Gods sun, In n land of freedom
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