Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-03
Untermeyer Assails
Morgenthau For His.
Attack On Zionist.

Morgenthau For His.
Attack On Zionist.
New York, Oct. 3.-Declarine
That Harry Morgenthau is guilty of
q craven betrayal of his people which
not even the most plausible of Dip
!oIhatlc apologies can excuse or ex-
Samuel Untermeyer, Aa1
prominent lawyer and chief counsel
TO Lockwood Committee, and head OF
the keren Hayesod (Pelestine Found
dalton FUND.- Of the United States,
taxes issue with the ex-ambaasador
In his recent attack on ztonism, in
an article in the September number
OF a magazine.
Mr.. Untermeyer's article is an, ex-
naustive: exposition Of the Zionist
deal with principles.
Expresses Sympathy.
The publication Of an attack on
lion1sm at the present day - nearly
Tour years after the memorable Bal
Tour Declaration-is. characterized by
Mr.. Untermeyer as a curious pheno-
menon.' for the principles Of Zionism
nave long been considered and stud
led by all the allied governments, and
have received the unanimous appro-
val and the announcement Of omr
" government.
The attention devoted by these
governments to the claims and OBJ
5ects Of Zionist movement" MI.
Untermeyer continues, was neither
brief nor ~perfunctory. There Is
not a state Throughout the civilized
world that has not through its au-
thori1ed representatives expressed
sympathy with he great enterprise
now undertaken in the Holy Land;
there is not a single statesman Of
eminence who has not given sincere
utterance to his wishes for it's sue
cess. But it has remained fer a re-
firing diplomat and processing, Jew
to spurn the collective wisdom pf
the worlds leading statesman and
and to attempt to Illustrate lineage
long aspirations Of his own people.
Had Mr.. Morgenthau any new light
to throw upon the question, had he
any new argument or digestion to
advance, had he discovered any I'M
unsupported risks. I could under
stand his entering the arena at this
late hour with his time-worn pro-
test. But a careful perusal of his
article fails to bring TO light a SIM
gle objection or argument hat has
not long agcnbeen discussed and de-
molished. Nay, much more plausible
objections have been offered in the
past and effectively shattered. and
many, who. like myself, were cold to
me movement because of want OF
champions. But Mr., Morgenthau,
whose knowledge Of the question il
manifestly superficial. has simply
threadbare fallacies of a discredit-
ed party and f1aunts them as a new
political revelation"
Gives Long List.
Mr.. .~Untermeyer further takes Mr..
Morgenthau to task for his account
OF the modern Zionist movement.
Answering his assertion that Zion
ism Is ar Eastern European pro-
posal,," Mr.. Untermeyer gives a LONG
list of the prominent Western Euro
peans who have made earlier pro.
posals for the re-esta blishment OF
Palestine as the Jewish National
Homeland, thus branding Mr.. Nor.
genthau's designation of Zionism a.
an Eastern European proposal" al
entirely false. He shows that Ma
poleon in 1893 issued q proclamation
to the Jews inviting them to gather
under his leadership. and promising
them the restoration uf the, Holy
Land. There were subsequent pro
posab by the French Jew. Joseph
1898; by the founder of South
Australia, General Gawler, in 1S45;
lby an English clergyman, Hollings-
pworth, in 1852; by the socialist
leader. Moses Hess. in 1862. and by
the English writer, George Eliot, IN
her remarkable novel. "'Paniel De-
ronda,". in 1876. Mr.. bntermeye.
makes particular mention OF the n
thueiastic advocacy Of the Zionist
idea. by Major Mordecai Manuel Noah
who was consul of theUnited States
afterwards sheriff Of New York
county and judge of the court OF
sessions. 1t has been said of him
that mo mar of his day has a better
claim to the title OF America, yet all
his life he cherished the idea of a
Restoration of the Jews to Palestine
And it Is significant that John Adams
the second president of the United
States was an ardent supporter OF
Major. Nca.h's proposal.
Mr.. untermeyer further quotes
Churchill. Colonial Minister of Great
Britain. who recently visited Pales-
tine, and who differs radically with
Mr.. Morgenthau regarding the pro-
ductivity of the Palestine soil. He
speaks of the Jewish colonies in
: glowing terms. These colonies MI.
Morgenthau seems to have entirely
forgotten when he wrote this article.
In this case too. Mr.. Urtermeyer
prefers the studied opinion of a
Brisish cabinet minister. to that OF
Mr.. Morgenthau.
Mr.. Untcrmeyer concludes his ar
ticle with a bitter arrangement Of
the personal egotism", and the
moral vacuum" in which Mr. Nor
~gcnthau's article seems t % have been
conceived. He says:
Should Help Jews.
IF at such a time Of Unparalleled
Jewish suffering and stress, any
Jew of means and influence who
still regards himself as a Jew,
fails by reason Of prejudice or. base
ess selfish fear. to help his fellow
Jews to enter the venue Of sal
walton now open in Palestine, and
even deters others from helping, II
is he who is guilty not only Of dere-
Nction of duty, but OF a craven be-
trayal, which nnfT even the mos plau-
sible OF diplomatic apologies can ex-
cuse Of extenuate. Particularly un-
worthy to race prejudice on the base