Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-22
Boston Sunday Globe


ton. This man printed and circu-
iated literature on the merits of the
rev process for the health OF
babies. Large numbers of mothers
could not read English. He pro-
yided literature in the language they
could read. He had clinics estab-
lished where sick babies were
brought, and the effects of pure
milk demonstrated. He established
milk distributing stations. All this
he did, and paid the bills out of his
own pocket. The man who has been
doing this IS Nathan Strauss, q
Jew. The Board Of Health OF the
City of New York declared that
what this man has done has saved
thousands Of babies lives every year.
'In 1911 there was called a con-
vention in one of the cities Of
Europe to exchange information on
what was being done or could be
of infants. President Taft was ap-
pealed to. to send some representa-
tives from the United States.
President Taft said Nathan Strauss
knew more about this than any one
else in this country; that he knew
all there was known about that
subject in this country. He asked
strauss to be the sole representa-
tive from the United States. Dur
ing the Spanish American War. or
at its close, in 1898, there was a
scourge Of typhoid fever in Santiago,
Cuba. The suffering was made
worse because there was no ice.
Nathan Strauss hastily assembled a
great artificial ice plant and set 1t
up in Santiago at his own expense.
" nj
Oscar 8. Strauss. who was appoint
Cleveland, In his first term. Be-
cause OF his eminent service he was
reappointed by President Benjamin
Harrison, again by Cleveland. and
continued by William Mckinley.
Theodore Roosevelt sent him TO the
International Court at the Hague,
and later Roosevelt called him to be
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
in his cabinet. There is no man In
this country, unless it be Elihu
Root, who has seen so much re-
sponsibility and confidential ser
vice during so many different ad-
ministrations as has Oscar Solomon
Strauss, and never once in his whole
career can 1t be pointed out that his
judgment or his action was in
UucUCcu NY VI PLeJAotCCs
Oscar Strauss is president of the
American Jewish Historical Society.
"A third brother was Isadof
Strauss, who was of athe same type,
broad minded and public spirited.
He and his wife went down with
the Titanic fourteen years ago. /
would not know where to turn in all
the history of America to find an
other three brothers who have
such noble and conspicuous
service to their country. They were
born in Bavaria, aud because they
were Jews 1t was not comfortable
for them there. They cherished
American liberty. They came to
this country, and by industry and
good Judgment made their fortune.
and then devoted themselves to- .un-
selfish public service.
MANY of you are no doubt
familiar with the work of Henry
Morgenthau. Mr.. Morgenthau was
one Of the speakers at the Bowdoin
was ambassador at Constantinople
during the war. The published ac-
count Of his experiences there dur
ing those years reveal the highest
type Of American ideals. No man
could have been more sympathetic
toward the Christian missionaries
in Turkey. No man could have been
more untiring in his efforts to save
the Christian students in Robert
College. and in the Constantinople
WOman.s College from hardship or
persecution. I do not know any
higher type Of Americanism than
that displayed by Henry Morgenthau.
He IL q Hebrew Of the Hebrews.