Evening star., 1921-04-09
JEWS DELEGATION
THANKS'pRESH)EMf
Birth Abraham Exten& Its
Invitation to Executive to
Attend MEETING.

Atten0 Meetlr1g.
President Harding today. was in
vited by a delegation of the Inde-
pendent Order Of Brith Abraham
either to attend in person the annual
convention of the order. to be- held
at Atlantic City May Is, or send an
expression Of sentiment to be read
during the session. The executive
also was thanked for the sympathy1he
has expressed on account of the treat
ment of Jewish citizens in Europa
during massacres. and for the in
terest he has always shown in Jew
ish citizens OF the country.
Judge Gustave Hartman OF New
who headed the delegation, told
the executive that the members of
his order had great faith in him
and assured him that he could al
ways count on their loyal support.
He showed the President a copy of
a letter the President wrote to him.
October 25 last. in which he said he
was "sratified that you and your as
sociates recognize the sincerity OF
my protests against the outbursts.
mounting practically to emotional
insanity. which are most often re-
sponsible for pagroms, for massacres
of victims in many lands, even some
times in our own.
81 am especially earnest in my pro-
tests against the frequent revers;ons
10 ba rbarity in the treatment of the
Jewish citizens of many lands. a peo-
pie who have commanded always my
admiration by their genius. industry.
endurance. patience and persistence,
the virtue and devotion OF their do
mestic lives, their broad charity ana
philanthropy and their obedience to
the laws under which they live.
May Not Be Able to Attend.
When shown this letter. the Presi-
dent readily assured his callers that
he now was of the same opinion.
Because of the sessions of the special
Congress. he doubted IL he could ar
range matters SO as to accept the In
vitation personally to attend the At
lantic City convention.
He said however. that in the event
he cannot attend he will send either
a personal representative or greet
sent a greeting to be read TO the jew
ish mass meeting TO be held in New
York April IL in honor of Prof. Chain
weismann, world Zion leader. and Al
bert Einstein. leader in Jewish edu-
Judge Hartman told the President
that there would be 1000 delegates.
representing $50 lodges. at the Birth
Abraham convention, with total
membership Of 100000. which. with
their families. represent one-third OF
the Jewish population of the United
States.
With Judge Hartman in the delega-
tion were Max L. Hollander. grand
secretary; Adolph Rosenbaum. first
deputy grand master; and Max Eek
oh of and0w nnenf
mittee. all of New York. and John
Wolf. s. Gordon and H. krick OF the
District OF Columbia
Mexican Commissi0n Calls.
Members Of the Mexican good will
commi ssfon. which is on a tour OF the
United States In the interest Of closer
trade relations between the two coun-
various trade bodies to attend the in
ternational trade conference. to be
held in Mexico City in August called
at the White House executive ofhces
today and exchanged felicitations-
This commission is representing the
of Commerce and is headed by Man
uel Leal Novelo. president of the
confederation. II includes represen-
tatives of various industries, They
arrived here Thursday and will leave
tomorrow for Cincinnati
SaiPRtDH
President Harding has under con-
| sideration the name OF prominent
Chicagoan for chairman of the Unit
ed States Shipping Board. it was
! understood today. The name was
not mentioned. but it was learned
the man under consideration is well
versed in shipping affairs, and is very
well known in important business
circles.
1t has been announced that the
President is anxious to secure as
chairman of the board a man not
only thoroughly conversant with
shipping conditions. but one who has
been directly connected with the op-
Grafton of a large business or busi-
nesses.
That this sort of man is hard to
find was forecast by an administration
official. who said today that one OF
the dificulties of the times is the
filling of a $4,000 job by a $So,ooo
man.
There are several important govern
ment posts still vacant for which men
big enough to hold them down in the
proper manner are being sought, this
Official said. Business men just now
are very much involved in handling
their own affairs. it was said, and
cannot leave their occupations TO ac-
cept government posts.
Among the callers at the White
House today were two whose faces
were strong reminders OF former days
William Loeb. who was secretary
to President Roosevelt and who is
now an official with the Guggenheim
copper interests, and Gen. J. Warren
Keifer Of Ohio, former speaker Of
the House in the early SOS. They called
to pay their respects to the executive.