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The American Jewish world., 1922-09-22

Outline is capable appeal to the
Mr.. Wells style of history writing
is a decided departure from the usual
style Of the fossilized college profess
sor historian type. His object is not
only to teach history but to illustrate
how it should be taught. In both un-
dertakings, as we'll as the manner in
which he captivated the popular
fancy, his results have been revolu-
tionary. The old guard among au-
thorities on history have taken alarm
and it is not unlikely that this alarm
lies at the bottom of much of their
criticism of Mr.. Wells work. Read
ing his history is as fascinating as
reading most gripping novel.
Mr.. Wells strips humanity of all
accretions that art and culture graft
ed upon it's civilization and begins
the story of mankind with the most
primitive of our forerunners. He
lays bare that all might see, mans
truest and innate self. He leads us
with the pen of a genius along the
highways and byways of the centuries,
pausing here and there just long
enough to indicate by what means
the civilization Of this world has de-
veloped. His progressive narrative
illustrates how this developing civil
ization, finding paleolithic man at the
stage where his brute instincts were
openly transported from impulse to
action, advanced him to the present
stage of controlled impulses and ac-
tions.
Very early in the career of modern
civilization philosophy attempted it's
rationalizing charms upon our brute
impulses. Reason dictated then, as
science does today, that we are
common brotherhood, descended from
a single mother and father, that the
interests of men are one, and peace
in our midst depends entirely upon
mutual indulgence which can proceed
only from a sober understanding OF
our own common shortcomings, mans
eternal heritage from heaven.
The last brute generated the first
man, but no succeeding generation
has listened very painstakingly to the
counsel of this philosophy; the Jew
no more than the Gentle. The great
saving tree of philosophy has stood
practically lifeless these thousands OF
years and the moss of superstition has
over-run it and filled the world with
countless religions, national and ra-
cial missions, and a multi-colored
Theism which breeds a narrow i'm
placable spirit.
Mankind can retain the many bene-
fits that Theism sheds upon it, yet
purge itself of this spirit. If man
will overcome his prejudices he must
recognize this narrow spirit within
himself. 1t is this spirit in man that
Wells pleads with, and it is in this
same spirit that his Jewish critics
turned on him.
Prejudice towards the Jew is too
common. Tt is not surprising that
the Jew should himself develop bias
in his own favor in response to this
prejudice. AS student of history,
the Jew must lay aside this bias, 9th
erwise he can get little truth from
his studies. Mr.. Wells grants that
all have prejudices, but he asks that
each trouble less with the preJudlces
. 49,.
The American Jewish world., 1922-09-22
II. G. Wells and the Iews
BY DR. SAMUEL GROSS

When David Hume spoke of the
implacable narrow spirit of the Jews,
he had in mind the Judeans of ante
dispersion days. It is not an easy
matter to determine how directly any
individual Jew of the present day is
descended from this nation. If any
Jew of the twentieth century exhibits
the same spirit, it is not through
biological inheritance by any direct
or indirect route.
Our forefathers left us spiritual
legacy. The Gentle world took slips
from the choicest parts of this legacy,
without degrading the quality of the
original plant. These slips, almost
without premeditated design among
it's founders, developed into the great
Christian religion and spread their
seed over the greater part of the
earth's surface. #.ss
The legacy thus bequeathed to us
and borrowed by others is known as
Theism. By it's very nature, Theism
breeds this narrow implacable spirit.
It's Gentle gardeners have not es-
capped it's Infection. The complaint
which Hume made against the Jews
was one that he should have made
universally against the whole spirit of
Theism. Yet Hume, like Gibbon, sets
his feelings free to scoff at peoples
and princes for the flow of their most
natural passions; the very passions
perhaps that their own pen was in
dulging at.
There is no human ill against which
H. G. Wells, novelist, critic, philoso-
nj hIcfn ca n n
rects his attack as he does against
this particular form of intolerance.
Mr.. Wells has measured the inherent
capacity in man for misunderstanding
and intolerance. He appreciates this
peace.
Mr.. Wells introduces his Outlines
of History with this quotation from
Friedrich Ratzel:
"A philosophy of the history
of the human race, worthy of
it's name, must begin with the
heavens and descend to the earth,
must be charged with the conviction
that all existence is one-a single
conception sustained from beginning
to end upon one identical law"
Looking upon history as the "whole
story of life and mankind" laboring
to show that life on this earth is the
common adventure of all mankind,
with one great interest-peace; and
one great God-author of all creation,
Mr.. Wells comes with an understand
ing and warm sympathy for all ma
tions, which eminently qualities him
for the historians task. He breathes
the spirit of tolerance, understand
ing and justice into every page. No
where in literature is there a more
eloquent appeal to the calm and sober
thought of men, that they might
make more conscious effort to un-
derstand their own prejudices, and by
the help of this understanding throw
them off. Every age has produced
people of the noblest intentions who
volunteered to solve and combat the
worlds prejudices. But the world
always needed and is as much in need
today of the people studying and COM
batting their own prejudices. The
The American Jewish world., 1922-09-22

with failure to appreciate the out
RACES constantly perpetrated upon
the Jew and the effect they have upon
his normal course. He makes fire.
quent references to these facts. IL
it is heartless for an historian to seek
the truth through an open wound in
the pride of his subject, because he
can reach it in no other way, then
for the sake of generations yet un-
born, may heaven send us more heart
less historians.
Mr.. Wells attempts to write the
truth about the Jew and to write it
honestly. This he does without any
apologies. This is unlike Mr.. Wells
in the greater part Of his Outline,
and it must be said that he could re-
cord what to him seemed the truth
with less laceration. Mr.. Wells ex-
plains his forwardness in this way:
"It is not the place here to deal
with the criticism of Bible origins,
but it is matter of ordinary common
sense rather than of scholarship to
note the manifest veracity of ac-
counts relating even the harshest
facts, as contemporary writer con-
vinced that they cannot be concealed,
would relate them, and then to re-
mark that the sudden lapse into ad-
ulation when the inserted passages
occur"
The outstanding feature of his en-
tire work is the common sense dis
played in marshalling Of facts. He
refers frequently to Gibbons monu-
mental work; he commends him for
his common sense, yet he apologies
for the famous 18th and 10th chap
ters of Gibbon. He then undertakes
to illustrate how the matter Of those
two chapters which so mercilessly ar
raign Christianity might be present.
ed with less offense and without in
jury to the truth. Mr.. Wells is not
so solicitous of the feelings of his
that history be written with merciless
over-sensitive.
He says: $50 the four centuries Of
Hebrew kingship come to an end.
From first to last it was a mere incl
dent in the larger and greater his
tory of Egypt, Syria, Assyria and
Phoenicia. But out Of it there were
now to arise moral and intellectual
consequences of primary Importance
to all mankind"
Anyone having a sense Of history
Ito which Wellsian common sense is
a prerequisite), can see the truth in
this.
Mr.. Wells dilates upon the last SEN
tence, "But out of it there were now
to arise moral and intellectual con-
sequences of primary Importance to
all mankind0 - He lists the events
that crystallized in the minds of the
Jew during his Babylon captivity
''the ideas of God of universal right
eousness, of the moral unity of man.
kind and world peace"
Inasmuch as this seems the under
lying motive of the whole outline, it
contains the greatest possible tribute
to the Jewish race.
Unfortunately, space will not per-
nit treatment of Mr.. Wells attitude
toward the Jew in some of his novels.
In his Outline he does not shower
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
SEEKS BAIL ON
ERAuD.cHARCES
Arrested Fugitive Accused of Mis-.
use of Mails Claims Frame-Up
by Disgruntled Clients.

st. Louis, Mo, Dec. 27.-Efforts
to raise $4,000 bail to obtain his
release from custody were made
today by William L. Cunningham
arrested here on a federal fugitive
warrant, charging use of the mail
to defraud in New York. Cunning
ham denied any connection with
the fraud. declaring he would waive
extradition to New York.
!. An English valet, employed by
Austin Howard Montgomery, said
to be wanted in Baltimore and New
York, in connection with the fail
ure of the Community Finance
company, which was said to involve
liabilities listed at between $1,5O0,-
600 and $3,OOO,00O, was arrested
with Cunningham but later releas-
ed. Cunningham said he was on
his way to Mexico City to meet
Montgomery.
Cunningham declared he had
never been in business with Mont
gomery, but expressed a willing
ness to be associated with him
when these charges are cleared He
declared the charges were the re-
suit of disgruntled clients.
Montgomery, Cunningham declar-
ed, was willing to face the charges
and would undoubtedly return add
ing that he believed authorities
wished only to detain him as a ma
terial witness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
PETITION FOR
ARMOURS NEW
CHARTERFILED
Company Capitalized
for $l6O, 900 to Deal
in Livestock.

Dover, Del, Dec. 27.-The certifi-
cate for a charter for Armour &
Co. of Delaware was filed at the
office Of the secretary of state here
today. The company is capitalized
at $160,000,000 and is authorized to
deal in cattle and livestock of all
kinds. The incorporators named
in the certificate are A. M. Hooven,
NJ. A. Bruce and H. NJ. Anderson,
all of Wilmington, Del, identified
with the Corporation Trust COM
pany of America, which drew up
the incorporation papers.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Details of the
financing of the new Armour & Co.
of Delaware and the pending pur-
chase of Morris & Co. by Armour
& Co. have not been announced by
]. Ogden Armour. Understanding
in financial circles here today, how.
ever, was that some announcement
Of the proposed change in the pack
ing business would be made soon.
The Chase Securities company of
New York and the Continental &
Commercial bank of Chicago are the
principal banking interests arrang-
ing the details of the new financing.
In local banking circles it was un-
derstood the new Delaware corpo-
ration would issue $60.000,0O0 Of
preferred stock and $50,000,000 of
common stock out of total au
thorized capitalization OF $3.50, ,000.-
600 and that the new company
would act as holding corporation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
STANDARDOIL
STOCK. RAISED

Chicago, Dec. 27.@Stockholders
Of the Standard Oil company of In
diana. meeting today at special
meeting in Whiting. Ind..- voted to
increase theI capital stock from
$14o,O0O,Oo0 to $25o.ooo.Ooo. Direc-
tors will meet here tomorrow to
consider declaring a stock dividend
of 100 per cent to stockholders of
record on Dec. 2S.
Colonel Robert ]. Stewart, chair
man Of the board Of directors, ex-
planned that the company's surplus
as Of Sept. 80, last, was $176, ,0OO,-
900, and that It was deemed advisa-
Bile to convert much Of the heavy
surplus into capital.
OF the $140,000.0O0 authorized
capital stock, only sos, zoo. 900 had
been issued SO that the increase up
to $250.000,000 will permit of the
100 per cent stock dividend and
leave a surplus of $S6,O00, 900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
Fight
In Senate
o., Parley

Washington, Dec. 27.-Adminis-
tration senators under the lead of
Chairman Lodge, of the foreign re-
lations committee, began in the
senate today determined fight
against the proposal of Senator
Borah. Republican, of Idaho, for a
new international conference in
Washington, to discuss economic
conditions and disarmament.
Senator Lodge, who was said by
his colleagues to have ascertained
the views of President Harding and
his administration advisors, opened
his attack as soon as the senate
began work on the Borah proposal,
which is in the form of an amend
ment to the annual naval bill re-
questing the president to call an
economic conference and arms
parley.
The foreign relations chairman
recounted the difficulties of further
armament limitations encountered
at the Washington Arms Confer
efce year ago, and declared that
in view of the attitude taken by
other powers it would be useless"
to attempt to limit land arma-
ments unless it were established
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
BRITISH STAND
firm ON MOSUL

Lausanne. Dec. 27.-(By the AS
sociated Press. Through foreign
Secretary Curzon, Great Britain in
formed Turkey today that the Brit
ish never will abandon the .Mosul
oil vilayet, as requested by the
Turkish delegation and that no pro-
longation of the. near east con-
ference can influence the British
government to recede from the po-
sitiOn it has taken ON this matter.
The British position is outlined
in letter sent by Lord Curzon to
Ismet Pasha. head of the Turkish
delegation. covering the formal re-
ply of the British delegation to the
Turkish note of Sunday last. which
insisted Mosul belonged to Turkey.
Lord Curzon said the British gov
from the Mosul area and occupied
and administered 1t. The British
had taken pledge to free the
Arabs from Turkish rule and estab-
lish the government of the Iriak
and England since then had repeat
edly given her word that the Arabs
would not be interfered with.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
BRITISH WAR
DEBT LOOMS
AS:PRoBlEN|
Previous Act Of Congress
Fixing Terms Is a
Handicap. ;
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1922. BY The Argts.)
Washington. D.. N.,~D Dec .27:-
Great Britain's delegation which
has just sailed for the United States
to negotiate an agreement whereby
the rate of interest and the annual
payments on the war debt shall be
definitely fixed for a period of
years will bring to climax half
dozen vital questions which have
been hanging fire for several
months. -
Representative Mondell, Repub-
lican leader, who talked with Pres
ident Harding at length today on
the question of an economic con-
ference, disclosed after leaving the
White house some of the difficulties
which stand in the way Of negotia-
tion with the allied governments.
The very people," he said, who
recently we're limiting the powers
of the debt commission are now
loud in their clamor for an
economic conference"
In other words the administers
tion finds its hands tied by the act
OF congress which not only fixed an
interest rate admittedly too high
for the allies to pay at once, but
fixed Is years as the period of pay
ment for the whole debt.
The administration has been con-
sidering whether to ask congress to
amend the law creating the funding
commission and give that body more
flexibility. But to do SO might dis
close the administrations hand in
the negotiation with the foreign
governments. To make an agree
ment with the British delegation,
however, and then go to congress
with a request for amendment
would not be SO satisfactory to the
foreign delegates. They have
plenary powers. They are accus-
toned to deal with governments
who have the power to do what they
say il they will. II the agreement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
OLDEST CAT IN
UNITED STATES
CLOSES CAREER

! Billings. Mont. Dec. 27.-
Thomas Patriarch. reputed to be
the oldest cat in the United
states, was dead today, aged "a
years and three months at the
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
sample. He had grown quite
feeble and would cry plaintive-
~ when his mistress left his
sight, which was failing.
Thomas was born in North
neid, MIMI. in 1898, and for a
ions time was mascot on North
Iern Pacific trains between Nam
ian and Glendive. Owing to the
ioss Of his teeth, he ceased t6
eother mice and lived ON con-
censed milk during his flnal
Thomas claim to being the
Oldest cat in the country, was
snreshed out q year ago when q
|v-year-old cat at Missoula laid
cam to the age championship.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
FEAR VESSEL IS
LOST: IN STORM
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 27.SThe
fre.ghter Tudor Star Is in tow
of u rescue vessel according to
q cablegram from Liverpool to
the Admiral Oriental line.

New York, Dec. 27.-The French
liner Savoie, arriving here today
after the toughest voyage in her
history, reported the possible loss
at sea of the steamship Tudorstar
bound FROM Seattle, Wash, foI
GLASGOW. The Tudorstar is operat
ed by the Blue Star line of the I'm
ion Cold Storage company.
La Savoie arrived IS hours be-
hind schedule, owing to the storm
which battered traffic on the high
seas last week For four days and
three nights her passengers were
confined to their rooms while the
big liner tossed like chip on the
waves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
CITY FEDERAL
CLASH HALTINC
BUILDING WORK
RoU at Springfield
Over Posfoffice
Building.

Springfield. Ill, Dec. o7.-Rights
OF the city of Springfield counter
poised against the rights of the fed
eral government today stopped the
improvement of the Springfield post
office. Chatting under the federal
ruling that the government was not
subject to local building regula-
tions Commissioner Frank Hamil-
ton of the department of streets and
public property late yesterday re-
fused to permit use of 80 inches of
sidewalk for a postoffice entrance.
The little civil war of words
started in Springfield several
months ago when the city building
inspector stopped the contractor
building an addition to the post
office and forced him to purchase
a two-dollar building permit. This
action was referred to the depart
ment of justice at Washington, and
upon advice from Washington, the
federal attorney informed the city
that the postoffice 'is not within
the corporate limits of Springfield -
and is not subject to its regula-
tions. He asked that the city pay
back the 81.
Striking back at the government
last night, Commissioner Hamilton
said, IF the government property
is not within the city then let the
government keep off the city prop
erty." His department has refused
to refund the S..
This attitude, according to Post
master Conkling, :. will stop any
planning for improvement and en-
largement Of the Springfield post
Office. which the city has often re-
Quested. !, .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
PEORIA FIGHTS
AUTO .SPEEDERS

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec 27-A vigilance
committee, composed Of every cfti-
zen of Peoria was asked by police
and county officials here today to
aid in the campaign against auto
mobile drivers, who fail to report
accidents as a result of two deaths
here In the last two days. In both
cases the drivers fled, leaving their
victims dying in the street.
The latest vctim is Miss Nora
Maroney, "a, who was killed last
night less than three hours after a
corOner's jury had returned a -yer-
dict Of manslaughter in the death
Of Mrs. Louise Thrasher, 2S, who
was left to die in the street last
Saturday night. The driver of both
cars have escaped.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
SEND BOOTLEG
TO SUBSCRIBERS
IN NEWSPAPERS

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Increased
International circulation OF Mex-
lean and Canadian papers
brought about the discovery that
bootleggers have been shipping
brandy and whisky. III 10-ounce
tubes wrapped in the papers, ac-,
cordfng to federal officials.
Twelve regular subscrih6ta
were taken into custody hefe
yesterday and search for sub
scrtpdon solicitors was begun.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
YELLOW KID GIVES
YULETIDE SERMON
TO H1S OLD PALS

Joliet, Ill., Dec. 27.-Joseph Well,
known widely in police circles as
"The Yellow KID" and who was
released last week from the state
penitentiary here. returned to the
honor farm OF the institution on
Christmas and preached the gospel
Of good will to his former prison
mates, it was learned today.
Well. who had, an international
reputation as a confidence man,
arose during a religious service at
the farm and said that the life OF q
criminal does not pay.
II know nothing OF the bible, -
he said. "but ! do know that the
man who follows its teachings scaA
not go wrong"
He closed. with q plea that his
hearers ''go straight" after release
from prison.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27
STATE TEACHER
BODY SPONSORS
FUND CHANGES
Millions to Be Asked
for Educational
Purposes.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-(By the
Associated Press. THE interest oi
over 300 delegates to the 69th an.
nual meeting of the Illinois State
Teachers association, arriving here
today for the initial meeting to-
night, centered about the attitude
of the association on the recon-
mendations of the Illinois educa-
tional commission for a change in
the state distributive plan. The
proposals of the commission for
sweeping changes in the methods
OF allot.ng the states $S,00O,O0O
school fund were to take prece-
dent over discussions in other i'm
portant matters, officials stated.
The association for years has de-
sired a state distributive school
fund of $20,000,000 annually. This
was their chief recommendation for
the last legislature, which gave
them $S,000,000 year.
The association is still for the
s20,000,000 fund. Robert G. Moore
Of Carlinville, secretary. stated, but
the attitude on the bills to be pro-
posed by the educational commits
sion must be settled before it can
determine the. size of the fund that
is to be urged before the forthcom-
ing general assembly.
The Illinois educational commits
sion has recommended the present
basis Of apportioning the school
fund in proportion to the number
Of persons under 21 in each district
to be entirely eliminated. substitut-
ing therefor an allotment based ON
the actual needs of each district.>
Ask "Secare Tenure.
Another important proposal to
come before the convention was to
be the secure tenure" act, proyid-
ing for giving tea chers permanent
positions after three years service.
Teachers at present are given only
yearly contracts. Two other items
10 come before the meeting we're to
be a codification of the child laws
Of the state and q law specifying
the powers and duties OF city SUPER
intendent OF schools. .z
The state association. now has q
membership Of 26,334. Chicago,
with 76 delegates, has the largest
representation in the convention.
The Black Hawk district, with head
quarters at Rock Island. and the
southeastern district at Lawrence
vile, have the smallest representa-
tion with eight delegates each.
]. o. Engleman OF Joliet is presi-
dent of the association. He will
call the convention to order at 7:45
tonight, beginning his annual ad-
dress at s o'clock. The association
will be in session three days.