The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-06

terS and VINO mas lived Wltnln the
past few years amongst the people.
So much has been said Of disinfection
with regard to the Jewish immigrant,
that it would be most refreshing and
beneficial to hear an authoritative
denial of the unpleasant perturbation
of our foreign brethren.
If the organization upon whom rests
the responsibility have been ION the
job" they will be able to produce the
required type of witness, saving more
repetition Of the same protests from
philanthropic public Jewish leaders.
How much effect did the statements
alone of Louis Marshall, Judge Sand
ers, and J. L. Bernstein have on the
Senate immigration Committee at
the Hearings last Spring? There is no
doubt of the moral effect caused by
the utterances of such leaders as
these, but we must have expert and
authoritative people to testify, as
we'll, about the concrete facts in
volved.
Furthermore, to what extent are
the Jewish leaders prepared to grap-
pie with other arguments that have
been raised against immigration, such
as the alleged condition of unemploy-
ment existing in the United States,
which the admission Of aliens would
make still more difficult problem;
the social and civic aggravation
claimed to exist by reason Of the i'm
migrants particularly the Jewish
immigrant) habit of congestion in the
large cities, his slowness in becoming
naturalized, and adopting the Ian
guage of the country.
Are the Jewish leaders in a posi-
ton to say, for example, that such
organizations like the American Jew
ish Committee have taken large, con-
structive measures for diverting the
Jewish immigrant from the ghettos
to the smaller communities and to
agricultural sections. Can they show
the existence of a scientific plan along
these lines, which would convince the
legislators that so far as the Jewish
immigrant is concerned, his proper
distribution throughout the land, for
his own and the country's benefit, has
been provided?
Have the Jewish organizations in
question set up an adequate machi1-
cry, a bureau, which has observed
and collected and holds in readiness,
the statistics of unemployment to re-
but or nullify the testimony of the
representatives of the Federation Of
Labor, as we'll as the facts and figures
concerning Americanization of the
Jewish immigrant, so that the Jew
ish representatives will, with such in
formation, be we'll equipped in appear
ing before the immigration Commit
tee, so that this ammunition might
also be available to Jewish and other
friendly members of Congress.
What has been said covers roughly
the outstanding points with regard
to the character of the testimony at
the Hearing, which really is of minor
Importance as compared to the re-
naming question of what other means
exist for combating immigration re-
striction.
First of all. have the Jewish or
CARNATIONS made any effort to COM
bine with other PRONUNCIATION
groups in order to gain added
strength. Back in April, 1920, ma
tional conference on immigration was
held in New York under the auspices
of the Inter-Racial Council, at which,
amongst the 500 delegates of more
than 80 racial groups, industrial
boodc ato tho law was also rauPa.