The Denver Jewish news., 1924-09-11
Holders of Jewish
Public Opinion
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| izition which was not small factor
In the Russian revolutionary move
mcnt Of 1905. But Selling an idea
In former Imperial AussIa not to speak
Of any distinctly revolutionary or so
clnlistic idea, was a dangerous under
taking.
vlndcck stirred by the idcalism and
attracted by the practical task which
! this movement offered, devoted himself
10 the selling" of this dangerous ar
tiClc. Travelling to and from the cities
and villages ON the plains Of White
Russia, Lithuania aud Poland, Baruch
Charney had to conceal his identity in
order to escape the inquisitiye eyes CT
the Russian secret police. Nladeck, a
Polish name in common usage, cor
respondent to that Of Kim or Jack in
America, was the safest psucdo to sail
under. Charging somebody to find
yladeck in Poland. would he as trying
task as the finding of Jim in Amer
lea. But the mysterious Nladeck who
appeared mt meetings and gatherings in
towns where the Russian secret police
expected him the least. many times fell
into the hands of his adversaries. When
IT was not longer possible for "Nla-
deck" to carry on his work he immi-
grated to America and became Il. c.
Vladeck. Here the stream of immgra-
tion of previous years has performed
the metamorphosis, urged, preached,
expected and almcst prayed for by the
Jewish labor leaders. The transplanta
tion of the large mass of unsldiled men
into America has within a compara-
lively short period performed their al
most miraculous transformation into a
class of hard toiling workers with n
sound beginning of unions and crgani-
cations. Here Vladeck found the place
for the development of his energies. In
a short period of time we see him as
sumo responsibility after responsibility
and became the spokesman of New
York,s Jewish laborerS, defending its
rights, not only in settlement Of strikes,
but representing as Alderman in the
Board of Alderman.
When You look at the stern features
of Nladeck and meet his penetrating
eyes you Immediately get the impress
zion that you talk to a man who has
the rare gift of preserving cool-minded-
ness under all circumstances. He has
also the ability of dealing with prob
lem, in detached way, So to speak
When he speaks TO you, you feel that
he does not think about himself. In
a liesurcly hour, during busy day,
he presents to you in forcible and
convincing way his views on any ques-
tion that you choose to take up.
what is the greatest problem in
Jewish life in America q | asked Mr.
Vladcck
"The strength Of Jewish life in Amer
lea was the place that our fellow
workers have occupied in the life of
producing America. This place has
been earned by hard toll, skill and in
telligence. Its rights and privileges
were fought for and acquired IN a way
that could be expected from any group
Of thinking and wcll-led working class.
The problem that arises now in the
life of the Jewish working class is.
strange to observe the drifting away
from that principle Of labor which
wrought strength and economic position
to the first generation of workers
There is too great tendency in the
younger geenratiOn towards the So
called intelligent professions; a drift
ing which might create again in the
life of the Jewish working masses the
problem of Il middle class which de
pends upon external cOujecturcs and is
exposed Ia envy, criticism and call it,
81 you like Scmitism"
what is your opinion about the
signs Of anti-Scmitism that came spar-
ideally to expression In this country"
America, which bases its pyrudidic
structure on enterprise welfare and
governmental institutions, on the prin-
clple of successful indcavOr, cannot
very well abandon this sound course
and follow the sickly doctrines of
racial divisions and prejudiccs. A gov
ernment which derives its power from
the Polls, depends on its continuity up
On public opinion and mainly on the
way it manages to elarge the circle Of
those who enjoy prosperity cannot be
influenced in its actions by racial pre-
judice."
Does the Jewish working class in
America feel in any way the present
need for some action on the part of |
American Jcwry towards the relieving
of the situation towards those parts Of /.