The New York herald., 1921-10-02
UNTERMYER PLEADS
FOR ZIONIST PEACE
Defends His Own Record as a
Jew and Supporter of
Movement.
ATTACK ON MORGENTHAU
Questions Latter's Generosity
in Promoting Any jew
ish Cause.
ATTACK ON MORGENTHAU

Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
Lockwood Committee, stood forth at the
Jewish publishers banquet in the Hotel
Brevoort last night as the peacemaker
of the Zionist movement, the diplomat
who is depended upon by all factions
to bring together the discordant ele-
ments In the movement.
Mr. Untermyer was the guest Of honor
and principal speaker at the dinner
given by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
to the publishers, editors and city
editors Of the Jewish newspapers
Of the country and to promi-
nent Jewish writer's and journalists.
Reuben Brainin. who was alluded
to as the dean of Hebrew letters In
America, was toastmaster. Greetings
were read from Israel Zangwill, DR.. Max
Nordau, Nathan Straus. Louis Marshall.
Justice Irving Lehman and other promi-
nent Jews.
. Mr.. Untermyer began his address by
answering critics who have said that
while he may pass muster as racial
Jew he was rather an Indifferent brand
of Jew from the religious point OF view.
He said he owed it to his people to set
such rumors straight, and subsequently
so III that. as q matter of fact. he was
destined to be q rabbi and had acquired
a fair knowitd dSe of Hebrew and knew
much Of the Tnlmud at the agc OF IS.
Family necessities sent him to work at
l6 and turned him to the law.
Homo strictly Jewish.
"our household was conducted as a
TTv.fa W a
replied to his attackers. my wife was
formally converted to the Jewish faitn
and my children were reared as Jews.
although like other children of Jewish
parents in this city they have been
rather loose in the observance Of out
ward forms. am member of Temple
Emanuel and an active member and
pewholder Of the synagogue In Yonkers,
where most of my time is spent. All
nv life have been identified with and
have been a substantial supporter OF
the various Jewish charities and other
movements, local, national and inter-
national. There has been no Jewish
movement in the past thirty years in
which I have not done my part.
Mr.. Untermyer then turned to dis
cussion of the quarrels among Zionists
and devoted sometime to a straightout
denunciation of Henry Morgenthau for
the latter's attitude:
els 1t unthinkable.' he continued,
'.that any Irishman could be found
who under such conditions could 1ino
IL In his heart to lift his voice to con-
found and shatter the hopes and aspira-
tions of his race and countrymen? Tha'
ia why. thank God, their great cause
Is about to triumph. In unity there Is
strength. In dissension there is dis
aster. ! do not by this mean to rei"r
to the little family unpieasantness BE-
tween the Brandeis-Mack and Weiz-
mann groups. for they are all Zionists-
all equally devoted to the cause.
refer to men of the peculiar makeup
of Mr.. Morgenthau, men who owe theii
prominence and are able to secure .
hearing for their heresies to the iacl
that they pose as Jews ana 10 tha'
alone. and who by indicting their race
the world over keep alive and intensirs
the fires of bigotry and prejudice thai
the natrlotic leaders among our people
are striving so hard to overcome anc
extinguish."
"Mr. Morgenthau is and has been for
many wears reputed to be man or great
wealth. worth many millions of dollars
II he has devoted any part of his great
wealth toward promoting any jewish
cause whatever I have never heard of IT
The mere giving OF money by men who
can afford to give without sacrifice Il
not in itself very convincing evidence oi
the depth Of sincerity of mans Juda-
ism it is about the easiest thing he car
do The real debt of gratitude OF the
Jews is to the men who are unselnshly
dedicating their lives to our cause al
great personal sacrifcc--men OF the type
of DIR. weizmann. Mr.. Marshall, DR.
Wise and DIR. Magnes.
''Of course. money plays its part ir
this practical world: we need the money
az well as the men, but since neither Mr.
Morgenthau nor / has sacrificed much
except to give money and practically
nothing In the way OF real work beyond
grandiloquently expounding our Views
oftentimes half baked and unsolicited
perhaps the best test Of our relative use.
fulness to the Jewish movement Is meas
ured by the amount eiof money we have
given in proportion to our means. In
answer to Mr.. Morgenthau's self.
appointed selection of himself as a rep
resentative Jew in his challenge TO my
Judaism may 7 timldly suggest that I,
In the last fifteen years he has given &c
Jewish charities and other movements
one dollar for every ten dollars have
given during that tine I Will gladI,
make up the difference provided he viii
do the same thing at the other end,
Mr.. Untermyer said at the close that 4,
would be his task to heal tho break ir
zionism. break based not upon an,
fundamental controversial question o,
principle. but largely upon trivial per
sonalitIes In the heat of nnssinpi