The Denver Jewish news., 1923-11-08


over the pages OF the last two num-
hers of the New Palestine. the Zionist
Organizations organ, which although
it marshalls every bit Of repudiation
of the Zangwillian views, found room
for sOiser plea for "hOnOrable argn-
ment and dignified refutation." 1t is
highly improbable that the paper which
printed. "on the principle of freedom
of discussion Israel GOliberg's pms
sionate "Jaccuse" against the Congress
organization for having invited the
"liternry artist and purely destructive
critic" and for having permitted the
display Of intellectual contortionism
in Carnegie halr-will rest content
with Bernard G. Richards dismissal Of
Mr.. GOldl,erg's ''hysterical utterances."
and the entirely RicharticsQue express
sion. in. defending Zangwill's high
~ controversial address" that even
the truth sometimes becomes sensa-
tion''
That official ZiOnism IL far from re-
gar,ling its account with Zangwill az
settled, may he gathered from the etli-
torial In the lust New Palestine letting
Its readers In on the secret that the
.PnlestInc resolution adopted Mt the
last session Of the American Jewish
Congress did not express Mr.. Zangwill's
views on the situation"
Some of the other chapters have to
do with part Of Mr.. Zangwiil's
Carnegie Hall speech which was not
attacked by the Zionists because they
were busy Repairing whatever damage
they thought the cause sualeinei from
Mr.. Zangwfii's shells hurled mt tise
movement and Its leaders. 1t was left
to Mr.. Marshall. the Christian Science
Mentor and also the New York Amer
lean to stoutiy resist Zangwill's as
sertion. III there Ia no Jewish vote
to-day. II is a disgrace. not policy to
Ike commended" Tint Mr.. Zangwill
himself urged the vote upon the Jews
ITO protect themselves and express
their ethical conceptions" did not ap-
pcase the American which insists they
do not need to protect themselves and
they have no ethical conceptions" Nor
does it piacate the Monitor. which finds
MIR. Zangwill has specified no grounds
for n Jewish vote md nsks, why
should there he Jewish vote. any
more than n Welsh. Scottish, or Dan
Nr
state laws that discriminate ngains.
the Jews" Mr. Marshall. who declares
that for years the lenders of Jewish
thought in America have with en-
pliasis tlecrietl the intimation, emanat-
Ing from those who do not understand
the genius of American institutions"
INSERTS '.thc thought cannot be tOlerat.
cd that the citizens of this country
should form racial or religious groups
in the exercise of their civic and
political functions" His finar asAir-
ance is that "Our fellow citizens need
not fear that Mr.. Zangwill's views on
this subject are shared by any ap-
precinbic number Of the Jews of the
United States"
In covering statement through the
Jewish Teiegraphic Agency Mr.. Fang
will later explained that his idea is
"a religious or ethical vote, like the
Mont Conformist Vote in England"
Which will undoubtedly arouse more
ire and draw more fire. So that the
Jewish vote chapter. too, cannot be said
to he entirely closed.
The polite controversy between the
Two Watchmen.' as the Times recent
ly referred to Mr.. Lloyd George and
Mr.. Zangwill over the state Of political
Zionism. is more than merely divert
ing. There are those who believe 1t
was worth having Mr.. Zangwili come to
America to say TINT politically Zion
ism was dend, If only to draw from
Mr.. Lloyd George the fervcnt avowal
that was not even in state of coma.
This serious difference of opinion. not
withstanding, the 1.-TWO Watchmen' re-
main good friends, since Mr.. Lloyd
George admits ungrudgingly that MIR.
Zangwill is n great writer. though not
great diplomat and Mr.! Zangwill
seems sorry Mr.. Lloyd Georges job
of a diplomat is only "secOnd-rate"
once.
If Mr.. Zangwill is correctly reported
by the newspapers, he 'fayed" the
English-speaking stage, while praising
/ the Yiddish theatre, during a. per-