The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-10-06


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MIR. Schif1 came to tbs country as
Il young man endowed with an UNI
Outstanding heart. The other gifts
that make life happy and rich to the
possesser and make his living n bless
ing to those about him We're achieved
by Mr.. Schiff.
Some one has we'll said that Mr..
Schilf had three separate claims TO
emincnce as fnancier, philanthro-
pist and ideahst.
''The ability to make great bene'
factions implies great powers OF ac-
QUESTION. Mr.. Schiff had it, but to
the thousands whom he aided and to
his friends his two dominating traits
always seemed to he his modesty and
his generosity.
He loved his native land, Ger
many, but prOvedIthat he loved Amer
lea, his home, more, and his analysis
of the causes and probable conse-
uuences of the world War, published
in 1914, showed the unerring judg-
ment that made Mr.. Schiff so distin-
guished and successful II leader in
the world.
Noble traits do not die, ana we
hope that Mr.. 'Schiffs will appear anG
reappear many times in the charac-
tiers of his prond descendants"
The Telegram prints the follow
ing editorial:
Head of great banking house and
engaged throughout a quarter of
century in such large operations as
the reorganization of the Union lNnc-
ific Railroad and the financing OF, ia
pan in the war against Russia, the
late Jacob H. Schif always found
time to live up to the rule Of his re
ligion and race in regard to his duty
to his fellow man.
Not only was, he liberal sup
porter of the fourishing Jewish char
liable and philanthropic institutions
in his adopted city, but his aid and
cooperation could be counted on by
those who were engaged in non-sec-
tuTluH "OTh loE LIT ltli'l VI soi'''
ing and the Improvement of the COW
dition of what his friend. Jacob A.
Riis. called the other half of the pop
ulation.'
Belonging to Il family with ira
ditional respect for learning. he did
much to help the>cause Of scholarship
here. He was one of the founders of
Barnard, the daughter college OF Co
lumhia: endowed Che Public Museum
at Harvard and tie JEWISH 'rheofogI,.
cal Seminary in New YORK and kent,
his interest in them in good repair;
at all times.
TT was the arrival of Mr.. Schiff at
! the head of deputation of bankers
that marked the turning point in the
negotiations between WHITE and Ko-
mura which resulted. in II few days.
in the signing of the peace of Ports
mouth. that brought the Russo-Japa-
nese War to an end.
THE banker-philantliropis had
hard to believe that he passed away
at the early age of seventy three"
In his daily contributions. in thu
New York American" Mr.. Arthur
Brisbane, Americas brilliant editor.
said:
Jacob Schiff spent part of his life
| making money. part giving it away.
He was a banker. but his work was
not mere handling of money. watching
it grow His firm backed f. II. Hair
riman. the railroad genius. AND
that backing by the Schiff firm made
it possible for Hartman to make OF
Il rundown typical. inefficient Amer
lean railroad a splendid system
needed by the country.
",The Jews of the world may well
praise Jacob Schiff and mourn for
him. Such work as his. such n life
of ceaseless. useful labor. with wise
philanthropy its chief purpose. an
swers ignorant. vicious and Jealous
libels upon the Jewish people.
Happy the man who. like MI.
Schiff. can forbid any praise Mt his
funeral He needs none"
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