The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-11-09
PERSECUTION Of
JEW CONTINUES
ON CONTINENT.


! persecution OF Jews, with bloudshcd
and cruelty, In Poland and Hungary
Is reported by Morris Rothenherg
| chairman OF the executive commit.
| tee OF the provisional American Jow.
ish congress, who returned hcrc re-.
! Gently from tho Jewish World relief
/ conference In Carlsbad. Mr. Rothcn-
berg declares that attacks on Jews
in Poland have ceased ut no time
since the armstice, lie says that
while antl-Semotic eXccsses In Po-
land were mitigatcd by the protest
meeting held In America. assaults
| upon persons and property In a
smaller degree continued throughout
Poland"
Gradually those assaults assum-
ed larger proportions" said Mr..
Rothenborg. until within the last
few months Jews have found Il un-
safe to walk In the streets. Condi-
tions came to such a state that the
Jewish deputies In the Polish pariia-
ment appealed TO the MIgister OF War
and Minister President witos. who
promised that they would take steps
TO stop these outfages but nothing
was done"
Mr.. Rothenberg said that during
the advance OF the soviet armies on
Warsaw the Jews readily enlisted In
the Polish armies. but that they were
attacked and prosecuted by the Poles
and were given the most filthy and
menIal work TO perform" The Jews
complained to the military authori-
ties but the persecution was not mi
tigated. he charged.
Immediately after the first vic
tories all Jewish soldiers were driy-
en- from the various fronts" Mr..
Rothenberg asserted. their ammuni-
tion was taken away. their uniforms
removed and they were put under
guard as though they were offend.
ers. The Polish soldiers began TO
regard the Jewish soldiers as Grim
inals. Every time the Poles took n
city they killed Jews who came their
way. and numbers Of old Jews were
shot without trial. The officers in
charge afterward said that they kill
ed bolsheviks. This was n lie. In or
der to cover these outrages the min
lister OF war issued an announcement
that a large number OF armed Jewish
oolsheyiks were found IN many cit.
les. This Information was fed only
90 the Poles and was not mentioned
In the dispatches for the outside
world because IL was apparent that
these statements could not be sub
Mr.. Rothenberg charges that the
Minister OF War and Minister Presi-
dent witos refused to see Jewish del |
esations who called upon them to |
about Anti-semetic outrax-
es. The spirit Of the Jews In Po- |
land IL being utterly crushed by
these tsrrible events and they feel
that they cannot much longer bear
up unless these terrible eIcesses are |
stopped" he added.
According 10 Mr.. Rothenberg. 400
Jews have been murdered In Hun
gary from December. 1919. to June.
1890. and he charges that the off,
GERS and soldiers OF the White army |
are the chief fomenters OF anti-se-
mitlsm. He said that the young
declared that they were
willing 10 stop the pogroms provided |
laws were enacted that would des
troy the Jews economically.
This is now being done" said Mr..
Laws have been pass
ed punishing profiteering by flog-
ging. But the producers are not az.
fected by this law. Il Is only the
which means the Jews.
Those who are found guilty are flog.
ged and put in concentration camps
and eriled"
ousting OF Jewish clyil-serylce en-
ployes in Hungary is also reported
by Mr.. Rothenberg. Laws are also
being passed specifically directed
against the Jews without mentioning
them" he said, "as for instance H.
censes Of all persons engaged in com
mercial or Industrial pursuits are re-
voked and application must be made
for new licenses which may be Issued
at the discretion OF the department
In charge. Such licenses are not be-
Ing granted 10 Jews, thus utterly pre-
venting them from pursuing their
occupations. A law was pass
ed that only those belonging to mill
tary formations could be admitted TO
As Jews are not allowed
TO belong to these formations lew III