The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-10
Our NeW York Letter
Conventions and Their Problems The
Most Important Jewish Problem
Emigration. The Emergency Com.
miitee on Jewish Refugees: Ianrels
stu ~ BE Won.


miitee on Jewish Refugees: Ianr'ls |
Still Ia he Won.
The "dull season" In suclnl and !
political activity Is approaching rapidly !
In the fncc Of a multitude Of problems |
which are starting with uncertainty in |
10 the near und unknown future. The /
heat i burning but So are the ISSUES
Delegates from all pnrts Of the coun.
try, representing all kinds Of orders |
fraternitcs, organizations and parties, |.
are speeding ncrosS to the various CON |
ycntions 10 settle affairs before the real
heat prevails.
Great Is the number Of conventions
which have already tnkcn place i'm.
portnnt probably are the problems
which confronted thcm. The most I'M
portaut, however, Of the problems and
Of the greatest interest Ia Jewish or
gnuizalions. wns the question which was
discussed 10y more than 13O delegates,
assembled, at the Hotel Astor, in New
York city. at the call issued 10y Mr.,
| Louis Marshall and Dr. stephen s.
| Wise. with the support of the most
| important national Jewish urgnniza
tions.
Ii was indeed unique gathering
| You could see there representatives Of
the Central Conference of American
Rahbis and Of the Amalgamatcd cloth.
/ Ing Workers Union: of the Council OF
Jewish Women and of the J'nion Of
orthodox Rabbits Of the CapmakcrS'
Union and Of the American Jewish
committee. What brought these varied
elements Of American Jewry togeth-
or, II was the emergency and almost
catastrophe situation which has been
created for thousands Of Jewish i'm
grants, now stranded in all the ports.
and ON all the roads and avenues in
search of New Worlds
The old world. where Jewish com
multicS had been settled for gcncr-
ations and where they wNre rooted in
to the economic and social structure,
has mercileSsly torn out these com
munitics. Thousands have already
been left at the crCSsways by this up
heaval. but stil greater is the num-
bcr of those who are remaining in the
barren regions, who must, If they
would live, go forth And the New
World has shut down its gates to
them.
1t was the will of those who con-
vened! this emergency conference to face
only the emergency" of the problem.
Il decided, therefore, to create an
Emergency committee on Jewish
Refugees" which is, no doubt, an ex-
cellCnt testimonial of the brOthorly
feeling. the foresight and deep human
interest which the Jews of America
have for their less fortunate and
stranded brethren
The Emergency committee on Jew
!. ish Refugees" according to the res
olutlOn adopted by the conference will
try TO raise not less than 81 100000 and
will also make a thorough and scientific
investigation of the possibilities of set
tlement in the Latin-American coun-
tries That is as far as the "Emerg-
cncy Committees" intends to 20. 1t has
deliberately limited its scope to the
Emergency" without going deeply into
tie many angles of the problem
1t was apparently wisely arranged.
under the chairmanship of DR. Wise.
with the influence Of Mr.. Louis Mar
shall. to Out-marshal any attempt at
going beyond this three mile limit.
Since European entanglemcnts" dur
Ing election times are not very pop
ular proposal that this committee
should communicate with or partici-
pate in similar attempt which will
shortly he made in Europe, in the mat
ter of Jewish immigration, was voted
down by large majority.
More than that, since the attitude
of America towards the League of Ma.
tions is very subtle one, it was found
to be an offcnse against this subtle re-
lationship TO address a letter to DR..
Fridjof Nansen, the Norwegian explor-
or. who has become equally famous as
the humanitarian guardian of Jewish
refugees, acting on behalf of the
League of Nations.
While much good work is TO be cX-
pected from the Emergency commit
tee on Jewish Refugees" which rightly
deserves the full support of American
Jewry, the great problem of Jewish
emigration is stiIl awaiting its solu-
ton.
! The history Of the JoU,Sh DrOplc.