The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-11-03


cadcs, gricvcd and bc,vildcrcd.
In spite Of all this he has developed
a marvellous love for his stcpmothcr-
lands. The Jew has always been Il
patriot of the land which gave him
birth. He quickly adapts himself to
the country that gives him food and
shelter. He soon finds himself Given
the opportunity, he pcrfccts himself in
science, music, painting. sculpture, lit
crature, philosophy, sociology, philan-
throphy, 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, raviShcd
women were considered his birthright
How loyal he is may De seen in the
strife of the Great War. In England
eight per cent. of the Jews enlisted to
six per cent. of non-JcwS America
sent between 100000 and 225 900 into
all branchcs Of the service. Their
quota, being about ) per cent. of
the population, they exceeded by one
third. OF the 500 citations for valor,
ia won the CroiX dc Gucrrc, l30 the
Distinguished Service Cross, three
the u. S. Congressional Medal of Hon
or, our highest gift ,and two the rare
French Mcdaillc Militairc Their cas-
ualticS were about $4,000. Three
thousand five hundred laid down their
lives by the side Of their non-Jcwish
comrades under the puppics of Fland-
crs. They, too, had rendezvous
with dcalh. Honor to them! In the
great conflict on all sides one twcn-
tieth of the Jews Of the world fought
with nothing to gain bat the oppor-
| tunltY of killing their own martyrcd
race,
! The Melting Pot.
! America spells opportunity for the
jew.
Some one has said: SIN this melting
| pot the Jew will be lost-bc is losing
rapidly through mtclmarriagr, mod
; crnlsm and iniidclity."
No. He will not be lost. If he will
only be true to his ancient landmarks
! he will find himself You see, he be
longs here as surely rs the rest Of us
! He came with Columbus. There we're
| five Jews in the fleet Rodrigo SanchZ
WAS the ovcrSccr Of the crew. Luis dc
/ Torres was the Interpreter. They were
Of the first TO behold and set foot on
the new promised land. Abraham and
! Columbus were men who pioneered
! westward, not Knowing whittier. If as
! is said, Columbus mother was Suzanne
/ FontcrOSa, Il JcWcSS. then Columbus
was Il fine successor to Abraham There
is no discovery without faith both were
men Of faith. Who can tell whether the
hand that has guided the jew west
ward, from the EuphratcS to the Jor-
dan, from the Jordan to the Nile, from
the Nile to the Tibcr, from the Tibcr
to the GuadalQuvir, did not also lead
him across the Atlantic that he might
under G0d'S sun, in land Of freedom,
! live where he chooses; worship as he
desires; no ghetto to wall i'm him, no
restriction to fcttcr his feet, no tri-
bunal to COW his spirit; free to de
vclop his highest faculties, and in re-
! turn give the best that is in him to
make America the hope Of stlug-
Cling world? | believe Amcrica's
noble treatment Of the jew is craven
on his heart. He is or race capable
Of splendid sentiment and great graft
tudC. Time will never cfracc it.
! The Jewish Old Testament literature
nodded Puruitan thought # was the
jew who loaned Washrrton $780,
600 to finance the Valley Forge cam
paign. The inscription on the Libcr-
ty Bell in our fair city rs taken from
the Jewish Bible. lincoln's addresses
show his inspiration from Jewish Eli
jah. What Il coincidence that the Lin
coin penny, the coin of the little child
and the common people, is Il product
of Jewish designers Victor ID. Brcn-
ncr. In America the jew is a patriot
without a hyphcn. They have never
tried to form a "JcWiSh vote" at cleo
ton time. He IS the average citizen,