The Washington times., 1923-04-06
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Workers" Meeting Causes
Bank to Cancel Contract
on Liberty Hall.
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the hall to have been rented Wed
nesday night to q radical Organiza-
tion," we do not feel that we want
ing the hall used Tor meetings OF
this kind" Joseph Schiavoni, presi-
dent OF the International Exchange
Bank, said today. The hall without
doubt, was obtained by subterfuge,
but we do not feel that we want to
take any chances on having It used
in the future for meetings Of this
kind"
Condemns Cannon Speech.
further than that he added,
had we known that such meeting
was to have been held, we would
immediately have closed the han and
refused to allow the Workers Party
OF America to have used the rooms.
want 1t understood that both the
officials and employees Of the Inter
national Exchange Bank are 100 per
cent American, and vigorously con-
denim the speech Of Mr. Cannon and
the aims Of the Workers Party of
America"
Charges False Pretenses.
TT was certainly unfair on the part
Of the officials ofthe international
Exchange Bank to havA published q
statement In yesterdays Washing.
ton Times intimating that the Dis.
trict Zionists are to blame for the
Wednesday night, under the aus
pieces Of q certain sO-calIed work
mems party, Rabbi J. r. Loeb,
president Of the Washington Zion.
list organization, said today.
The hall was obtained under false.
pretense by personso fthat party
At the real estate office Of William
B. Kraft, the dateWas posted and
the nominal price Of SIS paid as
rental of the place for what was
presumed to be legitimate purposes
AN ordinary business meeting by
a "WorkNlen's Mutual Benefit
Lodge" So Mr.. Kraft informed me
late last night, who could have sus.
pected that the affair was to be
turned Into a propaganda meeting
for Sovietism and Syndicalism?
'fWorkmen's Party. or Mutual
Benefit Lodge, is a perfectly limo
cent name, apt to mislead anyone.
But can only say that party ex-
tolling the Soviet government is as
AnLaHOHiSIIC 10 Inc 1uLCESSLS VI CuS
Zionists as It Is inimical to the
cause Of this country. We neither
share in any Of their views, nor ap-
prove Of their methods. we never
would rent the hall to such IRE
sponsible persons, or party II
we had any knowledge Of their evil
Vaccinations.
cit. is regrettable that the dig
nity Of labor has fallen so low as
to be fraudulently exploited for I'M
worthy purposes. There Is none
among our Zionists who would not
cry out against the outrage Of shoot
ing priests in Russia. Nor is there
anyone among us who would ap-
prove Of the present Russian system
of government, or its economic poll
cies and its wild suppression OF re-
ligion and moral concept. None OF
us may, therefore. be held liable Tor
deception practiced upon an un'
suspecting member or our house
'aThe statement by Mr.. Machier
nj the international Exchange Bank
To the effect that the mere renting
Of the place for q night toan un'
known party under misrepresenta-
ton. would constitute a breach OF
the agreement by the District Zion.
ist Organization, ana on account OF
which it's lease upon the hall may
be abrogated, is quite unwarranted
AS a matter Of fact, the lease is
signed by the writer. representing
the washington Zionist District
and by Mrs. Harry Sherry. repre-
senting the Hadassah Chapter OF
washington, both of which organi
cations are too well known for their
patriotic devotion and loyalty to the
American flag.
''That Zionism can have nothing
in common with any Of the Red
Russian tactics is proven from the
act that the Soviet government re-
fuses to permit all Zionists actlvl'
ties and cruelty persecutes zionist
l.