The New York herald., 1921-08-15
CALLS MORGENTHAU
BETRAYER OF ZION
Samuel Untermyer Asserts
DiplOmatist Fell in
Moral Vacuum.
POINTS TO JEWS WOE
Those in Eastern Europe
Pin Hopes on Palestine,
He Insists.
HITS NEW ARGUMENTS
Sees Demagogic Appeal Rous-
ing Race Prejudice Because
of Americanism Issue.
HITS NEW ARGUMENTS

cnampioned Dy Dr. Chaim Welzmann,
president of the World Zionist Organi-
Zation. has moved Samuel Untermyer
to a counter attack in behalf of the
movement. He also assails Mr.. Nor
genthau, whose knowledge of Zionism
is Superficial" he says.
Mr.. Morgenthau's opinion of the
Zionist movement-set forth recently
in an article in The Worlds Work
was that the Jew was being urged
to establish a State in a country that
could not sustain itself so far as nat
ural resources are concerned.
He said that he. Judge Julian W.
Mack, Justice Brandeis and others re-
signed from the counsels of the World
Zionist Organization for several rea
sons, among which was the difficulty
they encountered in reconciling the
ideals and modern programme of the
American Zionist Organization to those
represented by DR.. WeiZmann and his
associates.
Furthermore Mr.. Morgenthau said he
American Jews were to benefit by sub
verting their American citizenship to a
new allegiance The former Ambassa-
dor to Turkey declared himself proud
of his blood and religion and his Amer
icanism before all other things.
.Morgenthau a Betrayer."
According to advance proofs of Mr..
Untermyer's reply to Mr.. Morgenthau--
as sent out by the Forum Mdgdsinc, in
which Mr.. Untermyer's article appears
it is the opinion Of the latter that the
former Ambassador is guilty of a
craven betrayal of his people which not
even the most plausible OF diplomatic
apologies can excuse or eXtenuate."
Mr.. Morgenthau's assertion that Gre
alton OF Jewish Commonwealth In
Palestine would necessitate a change OF
political allegiance on the part Of any
single Jew who belonged by citizenship
to another state is ascribed by Mr.. I'm
termyer 70 nothing else but prejudice
and loose thinking"
Mr. Untermyer closes his article with
bitter arraignment. He says:
"Mr. Morgenthau's article seems to
have been written in mood of personal
egctism and a sort of moral vacuum.
alive only to the financial success, the
social position and the material reward
that the Jews in America can gain
"But what of Eastern Europe:"
"But what of the millions of Jews in
distra cted Russia, In bloodstained
Ukraine. In intoIerant Poland and Ru-
,,,apia IN arff- Sat1Itfc Ancrria HIM
gary and Germany? Have they found
their Zion yet? They are seeking it
where their forefathers have always
sought 1t and where hundreds of thou
sands of their brethren in other coun-
tries are helping them to find tin
Palestine
But they will not reach 1t unless
there Is greater cooperation and more
generous sacrifice on the part of all
Jews who are enjoying the financial
success. the social position and the ma
terial reward which Mr. Morgenthau
holds in such high esteem.
There is not a State throughout the
civilized world that has not through its
authorized representatives expressed
sympathy with the great enterprise now
undertaken in the Holy Land there is
not single statesman of eminence who
has not given sincere utterance TO his
wishes for its success. But 1t has re-
manned for a retired diplomat and a
protesting Jew TO spurn the collective
wisdom of the worlds leading states
men and their experienced political ad-
visers and to attempt TO Illustrate the
age long aspirations OF his own people
Had Mr. Morgenthau any new light
to throw upon the question, had he any
new argument or objection to advance,
had he discovered any unknown diff
culties or revealed any unsupported
risks, ! could understand his entering
| the arena at this late hour with his
| time worn protest.
But careful perusal of his article
fails to bring to light single objection
or argument that has not long ago been
discussed and demolished Nay. much
| more plausible objections have been Of
fered in the past and effectively shat
tered. and many who. like myself. were
cold to the movement because of want
of understanding have become its
champions.
But Mr. Morgenthau, whose knowl-
edge of the question Is manifestly super
fcal, has simply refurrished somc Of
the most threadbare fallacies of dis
,redited party and flaunts them as n
new political revelation.
'NOt GNcuStu bE ApolOEgs
"If at such time Of unparalleled
Jewish suffering and stress any Jew Of
means and influence who still regards
himself as jew fails by reason of
prejudice or baseless selfish fear TO help
his fellow Jews TO enter the avenue OF
salvation now open in Palestine. ard
even deters others from helping u Is
ne who liz guilty not only of dereliction
of duty, but of a craven betrayal which
not even the most plausible OF diplo-
matte apologies can excuse or extern
uate.
Particularly unworthy Is the dema-
gogic appeal TO race prejudice on the
Saseless pretext that there is an Gle
ment OF disloyalty to Americansm on
the part of American Jews IN cham
pioning Zionlsm.
1T Is n gratuitous insult hy n man
who in every line demonstrates his want
* understanding of the aims Of the
movement and OF It's idealism. of the
great Jews of France. England and Of
sors. Of whom men like Baron lie
RothschIld. DR. Chain Weizmann sir
Alfred Mond Mr. Israel Zangwll. Mr.
Justice Brandeis. Judge Mack. Dr
stephen s. Wise. Professor Frankfnrter
and Nathan Straus are illustrations that
come TO mind at the moment. to say
that they are guilty or the nnsreakahle
.rcachery OF promoting movement
that seeks to undermine the loyalty of
Jews to the countries of which they are
citizens"