Evening journal., 1921-07-21
Lipsky Replies to Morgenthau About ZIonisn

/ hard conditions in Palestine and how |
they fought during the war. Their |
work during the war in the United |
States. as well as in all other allied |
/ lands, is a matter Of record. DR.. |
| Chain Weizmann, president OF the |
World Zionist Organization, made his |
sacrifices in many directions and
more notably in having invented
method for the manufacture Of ex-
plosives which had a great bearing
upon the result. Mr.. Morgenthau's
attention should be called to the
Legion des Etrangers, organized in
France. composed Of Jews Of all
lands who fought desperately under
a Jewish emblem for the allied
cause. We remind him OF the legion
composed entirely of Jews that
fought under Colonel Patterson at
Gallipon. and under General Allenby
in Palestine.
The truth is that the freedom
Jews have obtained gradually in
modern, liberal countries since the
French Revolution and the new spirit
OF the age that developed out of that
, revolution and the growth of knowl-
edge in the sciences and in the arts
i Of government, which Mr.. Morgen-
thau mentions, have evoked the posi-
, tive, creative energies OF the Jewish
, people and made them look forward
, with hope for the realization in their
g day Of the ancient ideal OF the Jew
o. ish life. II is based upon the growth
& OF liberal thought. Ii looks forward
z for this realization. because 1t has
I faith that liberal world will do JUS
2 tice to the Jews as we'll as to all the
4 oppressed peoples
We resent tn inference raised by
tMorgenthau OF an implied conflict
4 between Americanism and zionism.
:. He makes or tries to make it ap-
pear as II Zionism wants all Jews TO
r leave their present homes and go to
n Palestine. Because OF this fear he
implores Zionists not to interfere
with the financial success the COM
fort and social position attained by
= the Jews in the United States. Zion
: ism does not mean that all Jews
l. should pack up and leave for Pales-
-, tine. Just as there Is no danger "a
Frenchmen living in the United
States in the existence Of a France
= so there will be no danger to jews
living in the United States If there
exists a Jewish Zion. The real dan
~ ger to the position OF Jews here az
y i'm France or elsewhere is not in th'
y" face Of Zionism. but in the growth
OF -Semitism. in the efforts o
Ford and OF a London Morninl
III POST. II is no coincidence tina
- anti-Semites both here in the Lnite'
~ states and in England join In thei
70 efforts to combat zionism whom The!
see n TO be realized through the &C
OF the League OF Nations IN anprov
"a ing the Palestine Mandate; AMI tina
these anti-Semites nail Mr.. Moreen
az thau's article as an important cor
/" tribution to their propaganda. Ia
III n wonder that Jews reading Mr.. Nor
renthau's article feel outrased, whe
ny they see a man of his position Civ
* ing aid and comfort at this ;iine
"n the enemies OF .he Jewish people
'at Weventure an opinion that I'll
on. Americanism Mr.. Morgenthau speal
OF about is the parochial, sholdy, 81
es- perficial and obsolete fore en 'd'
le- OF what Americanism stands 10
I'M Mr.. Morgenthau seems to interpr'
an American opportunities rs meahlr
ay merely opportunities TO make goo
ne comfortable living. He leaves Out
mr. consideration entirely the real Ape
ort icanism which involves the squai
m. deal. fair play TO all He forgets Il
abs Americanism preached by the stur'
Mr. New England thinkers like Emerso
.ul, Thoreau. Garrison the part play'
ect by the United states in the effor
on, for the freedom OF the Greeks,
ner the Hungarians and OF the Chimes
alb He is not speaking Of the ideals T
tier which Theodore Roosevelt fought
les Is not speaking the same langua
the President Wilson spoke; he does n
los represent the Americanism OF w
sed liam Jennings Bryan and OF the 9th
'act worthy Americans who have
ing true vision Of what this great h
ALI public stands for and means in
to constellation Of the nations
tine II MIR. Morgenthau had reali7
heir the implications OF a genuine Am'
icanism. he surely would not ma
mat been guilty OF the unfair and u
the American attack made by him up
nes- the seven men who are now chars
the with the destiny Of carrying the bl
Z OF den OF Zionism. as being stepped
he foreign traditions He himself Is
ain rived from a foreign land which
: an accident OF history was at war W
edlv MS only recently. He certainly '
ion unfair in speaking OF Dr. chs
that Weizman. the scholar. the stat
pal man, acclaimed by the British G
on ernment and received here by
bese President Of the United States
opiv bv the Secretary Of state, who ca
. al here accompanied by that genius
,son science. Professor. Albert kinst
erst as IL DR.. Weizmann we're foreie
,hts who came here TO NEEDLE in an
on that belong exclusively to Ameri
sn Jews. This was an uncharitable
-. and also taking undue advant
- one suspects that Mr.. Margent
bided his time TO appear with
article in the Worlds Work u
-, both Dr. Weizmann and Prof
~ ~ stein had left. because he feare
-, face them here. which may b
as,,.' credit to MIR. Morgenthau's sens
dipiomatic prudence, but not CT
'iNou, table to the American sense
'V".N sportsmanship.
o' o Mr. Morgenthau insinuates
's the fund DR.. Weizmann was en-
"a IN ed in collecting will probably be
gov for Zionist propaganda purposes
oroer not for constructive work In p
lcter- tine. We repudiate this insinus
lalr which is unwarranted and unc
we for. The statutes OF the Keren II
mi. Nn.f.. ftHsIa d n