The Denver Jewish news., 1923-07-05
(Contlnuation)

DR. Adler last week drew attention
10 the notorious lack of coordination
between Jewish organizations. which he
attributed to the natural desire Of each
to nave its own organization promi-
ncut in jewish affairs. While he ad-
mittea that the attempt to make the
american Jewish committee rep
rcscntative body. authorized to speak
for all Israel in America met with only
partial success. DIR. Adler also averred
lia. the American Jewish Congress did
not succeed in organizing all the Jews
Of America. In the installment pre-
scn,,d herewith by the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency, by arrangement with
the Jewish Forum DIR. Adler takes to
task the organizations showing indie
l,cndence in acts involving or commit
ing Jews of the United States. He
points out that there is particular lack
of understanding in the conduct of re-
ligious and educational affairs.
In the next and last installment DIR.
Adler urges the creation Of league OF
national societies representing the or
gan;zed life OF the Jews of Americn
forming conference to consider the
problems which are common to them all
and which affect them all.-Editor.
Copyrighted, 1879. Jewish Correspondents
Bureau
A natural spirit of each desiring to
have IT'S own organization prominent
in Jewish affairs produced great med
ley. not always harmonious, which ex-
pressed itself through the newspapers
and to the Government In all manner
of affairs. 1t was 4, correct this, or
to obviatc it, 80 that Jewish affairs
might not become n nuisance to the
Government and to Congress and to the
state governments that the American
Jewish Committee was initiated as n
clearinghouse for all these organiza-
,ions. with the specific object of safe
guarding the rights of the Jews.
If grew out. In n way. Of the Kish-
i,cf massacre, and the emergency steps
which had been taken hnrrietlly to
bring together group to meet the
needs of that great disaster. These
steps were successful, but the men who
took part In them declared that they
never again would individually assume
such responsibility.
The sole purpose of the American
Jewish. committee was to secure n rep
body which might, when
occasion required, speak for all Israel
in America.
That attempt has met with only par
tinl success At the outset, n number
of prominent organizations did join
and their delegates we're members Of
the Executive committee, but some Of
them withdrew, probably either fear
ing that their Independence of action
would he limited. or that when action
was taken their individual organiza-
ticns might not receive full credit.
nevertheless. the American Jewish com
mittee is the authorized spokesman Of
quite n number of national Jewish Or
ganizatiOns.
Still cooperation was secured In one
important matter-the denunciatiOn OF
the Treaty of 1892 with Russia. which
involved IA fundamental American ques-
tion In that under the Treaty, Russin
claimed the right to discriminate
among the citizens of the United States
with regard to the viseing of their pass
ports. This action had apparently on
ly one or two dissenting voices among
all the Jews of the United States.
Matters drifted along until the out
break of the World War. and then an
cndeavor was made to bring about n
conference of all the existing Jewish
organizations in the United States, ma
tinal in scope, with view to secur-
ing some sort of united action in the
grave questions affecting the Jews OF
the world which it was fOreseen must
arise during conflict involving the
whole of Europe That attempt fail
ed.
As one who participated very inti-
mately in the negotiations, and who
can now look over the eight years
which have elapsed since their failure.
/ can say, as matter of cold judg-
mcnt, that the refusal of certain or
ganizations to enter such conference
has been fraught with evil consequences
to the Jews Of America, of Europe and
of Palestine. There was n time during
the early period of the War when II
would have been possible to unite all
tba lows of America in behalf of their