The Denver Jewish news., 1920-02-11
Secretary Daniels Address at
P. R. F. Dinner
lContinued from Page One. !

these rights, when we tnlnk ;.ic III
herent and which are Inherent. thar
we think of them as a matter of course
Just as we do of air and sunshine. Th"
Jewish people, who have felt the cruel
hand of persecution have under stood
better than many others the blessings
al these blood bought privileges 1t
must he confessed with shame that
tho the Constitution guarantees free
DOM an unworthy prejudice cn th.
part of some people has sometimes de
nicd the spirit and comradeship which
partnership in our Republic implies
No nation has been free from rrliS-
ions perSecutiOn-not even the early
american colonists, some of wnom,
coming here to secure religious free
dom and to worship God according Ia
their own conscience. soon turned
around and drove Roger Williams into
the wilderness because he wished to
exercise the same liberty. But. with
diffused education and larger vision
religious persecution has ended ia all
free governments, and one of the de-
layed blessings that shall he some com
pensatiOn for. the tragedy of war is
4 that we shall not only in our day see
religious persecution ended thrunul the
whole world. but what is quite ;IS i'm.
/ pOrtnnt. we will help to usher in an
era where not only the letter Of the
4 law. but she spirit as well. will re-
J.
blnnce of persecution or prejudice to-
ward any American citiZsns.
Palestine is dear to the people OF
three religions. Ii is alike the birth
place of Judaism and Christianity. 1t
is the land of Joshua and Caleb. those
brave fighters of old. and their Slories
are as dear to the heart of Christ ans
as to Jews. But it was the Scattered
Nation. in bondage in Egypt. To whom
the pledge came to Joshua that lhi-
estine should he the land of promise
They were able and went up and
possessed the land There is some
thing inspiring. aye glorious. in the
thought that. after centuries of dis
IN'ESIoi WIN NV h'''o''''i ''''N
ind no national home. there has been
, reborn in the heart of Hebrews all
over the world tile spirit of .loShuh
and Caleb that the time has come i"r
them to have II homeland in the c,'ui-
try their God gave to Moses cell
turtles ago. Their hope is not based
upon the belief that the land is rich
and a.return- us the cid shrhrs gives
promise of gold and silver. 1t is not
that II invites to comforts AMI clse.
ON the contrary. il is an Invitation 10
sacrifice, to toll, to the recreation of
u homeland which requires giving up
instead of getting. Just as long as
Ills old world contuins men and WON.
IN who regard religious duty and pa
triotic devotion as above houses and
lands and all worldly goods-just so
long will it be lifted up until all be-
hold the glory of the light that never
was on ssea or land. Religion is the
prime concern of man. Many of us
whose lives do not become. our profes-
sions, little realize that tomorrow If
put to the test there are millions WHO
would go calmly to the stake rather
than renounce the faith which in our
ordinary everyday experience seems
not to be the whole concern of life.
We talk about the martyrs as II they
lived in ancient times. Every true
man must face the flames. Sometimes
il is the literal fire kindlcd by pcrse-
cution. Ofhener it is the raging heart
Of injustice, wrong. oppression heated
seven times in the furnace of passion
and prejudice. There are more men
today who would die for their faith
than in any era of the worlds history.
Some who would go most quietly are
those whose lives are not living epistles
of what they believe. Men, are 'uir"u
weak" and carry their spirits in Garth
en- vessels. but in the fi.e that tries
faith in God the souls of many OF the
humblest would pass thru without The
slightest scorch on their garments.
| We have recently seen how conserra-
tion to liberty and patriotic dedication
will convert whole Republic into
chivalric crusaders. Americans had
no material stake in the World War.
We had no cnmity We mad no greed.
/ We mobiliZed ourselves, fully and un-
rcservedly. to serve mankind, to make
small nations safe. and put an end 70
conquest and robbery by militat:stic
nations How devotion to these high
ideals converted quiet and unframed
youths into modern Joshuas and Calcl'S
all the world knows. Their glory ,..in
| never fade.
The spirit of the Zion movement
| famed in the hearts OF the men who