Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28
'RABB|L0EB PLEADS
!. For ABUSED Jews
Declares u. S. Should Render
All Possible Aid to People
From Russia and Poland.

Declaring that the Jews in Russia
and Poland are being crushed as never
before, Rabbi Julius T. Loeb. super
intendent of the Hebrew Free School.
said today that an asylum should be
given them in the United States and
that the immigration bars should be
lifted rather than fixed against these
people.
Rabbi Loeb referred to a cabled dis
patch to The Star from Berlin, pub
Iished recently, saying that it lis
calculated to defame the character of
Jewish immigrants to the United
States. branding them all as 'unde-
sirables' and radical citizenship ma
terial'
Rabbi Loeb, "is filled with rage at the
leniency shown by the American gov
eminent toward immigration today.
He asks why passports are being
vised for emigrants at the American
! consulates abroad.
"To bolster up his accusations the
writer goes on telling that the joint
distribution committee is laboring
under false pretext and is in reality
not a relief Organization, but a sort Of
| transportation agency for the unde-
| sirable aliens.
Lands Distribution Committee.
That the entire report is nothing but
q fraudulent and malicious Islander is
self-evident. The joint distribution COM
mittee needs no Endorsement at the
hands Of any one, Jew or gentle. Its
noble charity work stands forth as
living monument Of imperishable glory
for all ages to come. The joint distrib-
ution committee is composed Of three of
the best known Jewish War Relief or
as,~A TIA
Canada, and is headed by Felix Was
burg, q son-in-law of the late lamented
philanthropist, Jacob H. Schiff.
mo better illustration of self-devo-
ton is needed than the. example offered
by the noble martyrs. Prof. Israel
who gave their lives in pursuit of their
mission under the joint distribution COM
mittee.
Naturally enough. tho joint distribu-
ton committee would be expected also
to give counsel and aid unto those who
are fortunate enough to Zee from up
heaval- and seek for themselves haven
Of safety.
some Of those who succeed in MAX
ing their escape from the lands OF OPP
preston would go to Palestine and
others to America. Inasmuch as Pales-
tine today, for lack of Industrial devel-
opment, is not yet prepared to receive.
the Jews in mass immigration, 1t is but
natural that the larger portion Of the
refu gees would flock to the American
shores.
Newcomers Tell Shocking Tales.
Each one Of the newcomers to the
United States brings with him a tale
Of woe horrid, inconceivable, but true:
each one having been an eyewitness
| to scenes Of massacre. plunder. rapine.
| outrage and spoliation. They tell of
atrocities and shameless acts. that have
not their equal in the widest orgies
| Of ancient barbarism or in the hor-.
rors of the past five annals Of the
European war Of nations.
war;" is the cry of the unfortunate
Jews of Europe. There is at least
method in the killings of war; ac-
counts are being taken and reports
brought to light of things justified
and unjustiied in civilized warfare;
But here the brutalities overrun all
bounds, and there is no reprieve or
| stay to them.
Things are getting worse from day
| to day. With bolshevism crushing
out the last saps of the economic life
| of the Jews of Russia. on the one
hand, and with Polish soldiers feast.
| ing upon Jewish blood. like hungry
| wolves. on thes. other hand. whittier
shall the Jews turn? How should they
| come out Of the overthrowal from
| amid the tW& grtndstones hanging
over their necEs? They are bound to
fee, bound to neck for refuge. some
where, somehow. in some direction or
another.
Urges American Sympathy.
What true American would take 1t
upon his conscience to bar against the
unfortunate fleeing from horror and
oppression, as long as America is not
yet in a position to make room and
peace for them abroad. 1t is but
| natural to help those unfortunate
! victims out of horror and distress
unto a place Of safety and civiliza-
ton wherever that may be. To many
Of them America is the one goal of
hope today. and America should waive
restrictions now for humanitys sake.
! only those should be excluded who
are outspoken bolshevists. enemies of
mankind. defying God and moral duty.
But for peaceful, honest and in
dustrious immigrants OF the Jewish
race, as of other races. America
should have its gates open and its
hands outstretched to welcome the
helpless strangers and to offer them
succor and protection"