The Washington times., 1924-02-18
JEWS Of SOUTH.
NEED AID, IS
CLAIM
B'nai Birth Advised to Send
Agents to Teach Them
to Be Fearless.


where the cross Of the Ku Klux
Khan greets you from the porticOs
Of the railroad stations, agents
should be sent to convice the Jew
that he has nothing to fear and
nothing to be ashamed Of" de-
clared Joseph Fromberg, Of Charles
ton, s. c., to the delegates to the
B'nai Birth at the Raleigh Hotel
today.
He said that propaganda should
be spread by the grand and other
lodges among the Jewish families
In the South where the Khan is SO
powerful and interest these people
In the work Of the international or.
Definite Plan Urged.
DIR. I. Marcosson, Of Georgia. en-
deavored to show the difference
between the Brotherhood and the
B'nai BIRTH and succeeded in hav-
ing a clause stricken from a COM
niittee report which suggested that
attitude of watchfulness instead of
cooperation with the Brotherhood.
He told Of the advancement of
the work in Macon, Ca, where
there had been other lodges or
ganized which interested the popu-
lace because of the definite stand
it had taken.
He asserted that there would be
no appreciable support for the work
until the committees proved that
they had a definite plan such as
educational or civil advancement.
"A boys camp, for instance, where
there could be sent a number Of
promising Jewish youngsters who
could take advantage of such bene-
fits as are provided by the Boy
Scouts.
The delegates were received by
President Coolidge at noon today
and offered a resolution which ap-
proves Of the stand the President
made on the immigration question.
The annual election Of officers is
on at the session this afternoon.
Delegates to Banquet.
A banquet tonight at the Raleigh
with Argo Lodge as the host will
end the convention. Speakers will
be Secretary of. Labor James J.
Davis, Senator Frank B. Willis of
Ohio, and Congressman A. j. Sab:
bath Of Illinois. julius Reiss is in
charge OF arrangements for, the BAN
quet. julius I. Peyser will be
POSTMASTER.
A report Of the membership com.
mittee showed that Washington
had supplied all but two Of the
liz members taken in during the
last year. This showing was con-
sidered a tribute to the regime of
Joseph A. Wilmer as president of
Argo Lodge.
Memorial to Wolff.
Erection in Washington Of a ma
tioEal memorial by the B'nai Birth
to the late Simon Wolf, of this city,
In appreciation of his services to the
order was proposed yesterday. at
the opening session of the two-day
convention Of the District Grand
Lodge, No. S, Independent Order
OF B'nai Birth at the Raleigh.
Delegates and their wives from
seven South Atlantic States were
present.
That the Jews, in the United
States are sacrificing their own in.
terests in favor of those Of the
country at large by opposing the
Johnson bill to curb immigration
was pointed out by Henry A. Alex
ander, president Of the District
Grand Lodge, No. s.
Mr.. Alexander Is a leading law.
yer of Atlanta, who gained ma
t1onal prominence as counsel for
the defense in the Leo Frank case.
The johnson bill, favorably re-
immigration, reduces the number Of
immigration reduces the number of
aliens admitted yearly to the United
states to less than half the present
number; In figures, from $4,000 to
16S, 900.
Interests Opposed.
THE actual truth is" declared
Mr.. Alexander, that If only their.
own narrow selfish interest be con-
the Jews now living in the
United States would profit vastly
from that egislation-perhaps more
than any other group. for several
reasons.
1T would tend to allay whatever
prejudice there may exist against
them. It would relieve them of
the heavy financial burden Of main.
tanning their numerous charitable
institutions for Jewish unfortunates.
The average Jew becomes in a short
time self.supporting, and, with the
cutting off Of immigration, the need
for such institutions practically
would disappear.
"NeVorf hnloSa hAliox1n r ~, -.
rect In saying that 1t is the general
opinion Of the Jewish citizenry of
this country that the proposed re-
ductlon OF immigration is too dras.
tic and Is contrary to the best
interest of the United States: that,
furthermore, the expedient Of legis.
lating on the basis Of racial or re.
ligious groups Is a dangerous policy
fraught with wide and sinister
threats against the fundamental
spirit Of the American government"
Isaac Cans, president Of the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce.
in an address welcoming the dele.
gates, acquainted the visitors with
Washington's nonvoting status.
Henry Hurwitz, president Of the
Menorah Society, was the principal
speaker In an educational program
given East night at the Eighth
Street Temple in connection with
the convention. The Washington
Hebrew Congregation choir gave a
recital.
Sessions will be held this morn.
ing and afternoon and the conyen.
ton will end with a banquet TO-
night at the Raleigh. at which tho