The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-28

Taft's administration. viz, the refusal
Of Col. Joseph Garrard to approve the
application of Frank Bloom, Jew
ish soldier, for examination for a
lieutenancy, because there are few
communities where Jews are received
as desirable social associates" the fol-
lowing reprimand was issued from the
White House:
'The President directs the Secre-
tary of War 70 inform Colonel Gar
rard that his attitude in this matter
is strongly disapproved as contrary to
the ideals and principles of this couD-
try.
Colonel Garrard has been told that
lie has NOT the moral right to exert
Influence in his official position to
bar the advancement of a courageous
ana efficient young man simply be-
cause that man was of the Jewish
race; that such procedure indicates
not only prejudice that should not
be found in an officer of his position
and experience, but amounts 60 fail
ure to justly and fairly consider the
merits and claims of the applicant as
cellent standing in the mental eX-
aminations.
. Colonel Garrard has been admonish-
ed to avoid repetition of the action
taken in this case"
The attitude of the Government on
the subject of the rights of conscience
as expressed in the article of the
Constitution of the United States,
Congress shall make no law respect
ing the establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
is brought out constantly in the cor
respondence carried on with represen-
tatives of other governments where
the Jews have been oppressed and per-
secuted. have not the space to quote
from the correspondence, but must re-
fer the reader who desires further in
formation on the subject to the fif-
teenth volume Of the publica tiOnS Of
the American Jewish Historical So
ciety, entitled, Jews in the Diplo-
matte Correspondence Of the United
States,' compiled by Cyrus Adler, and
to the article, 1.-THE American Passport
in Russia" also by DIR. Adler. in the
Year Book of the Jewish Publication
Society of America for 10O4-5.
Gifts to the Nation
The first statue 10 belong to the
United States was n bronze statue of
Thomas Jefferson by the French
sculptor, David dangers. This was
presented to the United States by the
Jewish naval officer, Lieutenant tlatcr
Commodore) Uriah +. Levy, who at
the time of his death, in 1862. was the
highest ranking officer in the U. $.
Navy, and formally accepted by Con
This is the only statue in the Capitd
ut Washington which is the gifC OF
one individual; all others in Statuary
Hall were either paid for by Congress
or were presented by State Legisia-
lures.
Judah Touro. the famous Jewish
philanthropist. contributed ten thou
sand dollars towards the Bunker Hill
monument fund The Louisiana dele
CATION bought model of the monu-
ment at fair in Boston, held in aid
of the buiI.ing fund, and placed this
model in one of the public buildings of
New Orleans in honor of Toura. where
il remained until the building was
destroyed by fire.
The Order of B'nai Birth erected in
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, the
group Religious Liberty, by the sculp-
tor Moses Ezekiel, in 1876, in celc-
bration of the centennial of the sign
ing of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
Jacob Rodriguez Riviera, who, set
rled at Newport. II. l., in the eight
eenth century, introduced the sperm
oil industry into the United States.
Moses Lindo, who came to South
Carolina from London in 17j6, inter
csted himself greatly in the manu-
facturc of indigo, and was appointed
surveyor and Inspector of Indigo,
Drugs, and Dyes for the Province"
Jews of New York in I'LL con
tributcd five pounds, twelve shiliings,
towards building the stceplc of Trinity
Church; the name of Abraham de-
Lucena occurs in the list of donors.
One of the original band of set
tiers of Georgia was Dr. Samuel Ri
bcro who placed his medical knowl-
edge at the service of the colonists
Governor Oglethropc called the attcn-
tion of the trustees of the Colony TO
the voluntary services of the physi-
clan, whereupon the trustees request
cd the Governor to offer him graf