The Denver Jewish news., 1920-03-10
Special Weekly Letter
from New York
THE CONVENTION OF THE Uk-
RAINIAN FEDERATTION.-C CON
FERENCE BETWEEN THE JEW
ISH DICTIONARIES AND THE
AMERICAN RED MOGEN DAVID.

took place in Philadelphia. and 1t has
united all the elements of Ikrainian
Jewry-the leaders of the Federation
and the opposition. r
Aside from this unificatiOn. there
is not single achievement to he shown
less the new Executive undertakes the
strenuous work of seeing to it that the
strength of the, Federation is not
myth but an actual reality.
Over three hundred ukrainian or
CARNATIONS are united in the Fedora
ton, according to the report of tho
executive secretary. No matter how
small these organizations may he. they
still constitute n power by which the
Federation ought to he able to sup.
port itself The financial report. how
ever. indicated that there was not n
penny in the treasury, and showed
moreover. IA deficit of over $4,000. And
this, in spite of the fact that, up tn
the present. no appreciable relief has
been extended to the Ukrainian Jews
by the Federation. If n commissioner.
who cost the Federation $3.GOO has
been sent, there remains the fact that
the Federation collected over $4,000
for the purpose thru the QuestiOnaires
which the commissioner was ID de-
liver.
All this is mentioned. not merely for
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out In what sorry state the finances
of the Federation now are; and If its
constituent organizations do not soon
come to its assistance, it's situation.
worse than before. since that was the
last hope for reorganizing the Fedora
ton along newer and sounder lines.
OF the newly elected administrative
group. little can yet he said iiefpre IL
has shown its capacities. One thing
there il to he said in its favor. how
ever. and that is-that it Is demo-
cratic: it consists almost entirely of
plain folks. And when man of
prominence. who should grace the Fed
Grafton as its president was sought
among the delegates. such n one was
not to be found so that. for the mo-
ment the Federation remains without
president Also, no secretary has
been elected by the convention, and il
remains for the executive committee
to find suitable man. who can bring
the necessary energetic fOrcefulness
into the Federation. Joseph Barondess
agreed to accept the treasurership.
Among the most important tasks
which the Federation has taken upcp
itself is that of sending food and
clothing. supplies and tools to the
Ukraine, and of helping the Jews
there to get on their feet again. not
thru charity and aims, but thru reg
ulated and systematized constructive
work.
1t was also resolved to send ut LEAST
seven more commissioners to the Uk-
raine, and it was calculated that thes
commissioners would entail an eX-
renditure of $4,000 or about $1,000
for each commissioner.
The Convention appeaied to the
American government and people not
TO apply the severe immigration laws
IF the country. to the widows and or
pllans of Ukrainian Jews, and asked
that all such he admitted to the coun-
try without restrictions. Their rela-
tives and cOontrymen here will under
lake to care for them and will not al
low them to become public charges.
This is practically the sum total OF
the convention. A convention of much
talk. many suggestions-and the prnc-
teal work now remains 10 he begun.
An informal conference occurred this
week between Jewish legiOnaires and
the American Red Mogen David TO con-
slider plans by which the two organi
cations can work together, and to de-
eide what lines of work ought to be
undertaken Immediately.
The legionnaires are chiefly Phila-
delpliians, and they have recently
founded a legionnaires association
there which so far numbers about "a
members. A similar organization of
legionnaires is in process of forInn-
iion in New York. The Philadelphia
legionnaires sent their representatives
to the convention of the American Rcd
Mogen last month. and undertook to 60
along side by side with the Red Mosen
David, in their work.
What is their work? This is MOI
clear even to the legionnaires, them
selves. But most of them are of the
opinion that their task is to help their
brother legionnaires who have remain