Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-11-11

was secretary in Presidents Tafts
cabinet he Was Interested In releasing
Alaskan concessions; by Claws. gov.
ernment official, suspected graft. IIc
WROTE n letter TO President Taft inforni-
ing him OF all the facts in the case. a
few days later. he wns dismissed.
Claws assembled his data and
brought II TO the liberal American
journalist. Norman liapgood, then cdi.
tor of Golfers Weekly. IInpgood
printed the story, which aroused II
storm NIL over the country. The SEN
ate appointed M investigating com
mittce. In the ensuing investigation,
Brahdeis WIS counsel for Clavis.
Bnndeis showed that the Attorney
Genera, had falsified the report to the
President nfra Tint Inc latter had dis
missed Claws without invest lighting the
| fncts. Brandcis' expose was 20 drastic
Tint Ballinger had to resign from the
t'abinet.
INDIVIDUAL VS.. MACHINE
Nrandeis later explained his Intense
Interest in the case on the ground tl,at
In II he saw n struggle between tho In.
dividua! citizen and the injustice Of 81
great government machine.
Everyone is acquainted with Brnnd-
els participation in the cloakmnkers'
strike of 1910. He Is the father of the
| famous protocol which he wrote III
cooperation with the late Isaac \.
IIourwidh. II I am net mistaken, that
was Brandeis' first close contact with
the Jewish masses. BY 1914 he Ind
become The leading figure In the Zionist
ORGANIZATION of America and the
| American Jewish Congress.
IN ZIONTSM
The five years OF Brandeis' Zionist
leadership mark the most briIlixnt
period of American Zionism. lie
forced Zionism out of group move.
ment into mass movement. 1t is true
that he WIS aided by the World War
and the Balfour Declaration which
made Zlonism n recognized issue in
world politics.
1t is perhaps not widely known that
| Brnndcis WIS Influential In the secur-
Ing OF the Balfour Declaration. This
fact was made known by Weizman at
the Cleveland Zionist convention In
1920. when Brandeis and his follower :
resigned from the organization
Brandcis was appointed to the Su.
prcme Court In January. 1916, by Pres
ident Wilson. The appointment aroused
bitter protest and loud appreciation
Friends nnd enemies made great issue
OF the nomination. The Senate held
public hearings before the appointment
was accepted. All the rcactiornries
fought Brandeis tooth and mil fearing
tifat his presence On the Supreme beiici,
would serve the interests of the masses
rather than those of wealth The oppo-
sition was so strong that the Senate
asked President Wilson why he so par
ticularly desired Brandeis' nomination
in spite of the objections. In personal
letter, Wilson wrote:
A GREAT JURIST
HE possesses an impartial and con
structivc mind. and rare analytical
powers. His humanitarian sympathies
his American idealism. his passion fol
justice, his knowledge of modern eco
nomic conditions and his judicial TEN
permanent make him the most appro
pirate person for the post
1t is snpernuous to remark that Pres
ident Wilson and his friends did moi
find their faith in Brandeis betrayed
His last ten years as Supreme Court
Justice have more than justified tn,
hopes which his friends placed in him
His decisions are marked by his pro
srcssive AID intelligence spirit, hut no
even his bi,terest enemy can accus,
Brandcis of partiality.
Since Brandeis withdrew from tn,
Zionist movement in 1920, one hears lit
|
munity. lie was one of the founders
Of the Palestine Development Council
several years ago. Moreover, it is II,
secret that he is making strenuous ef
forts for Palestine, though he does no
give his name to the projects.
Tomorrow, 5 'if;;'i,,,,::::y f;;'i,,,,::::y gives ns I he n,'
portuniiy to wish Brandeis many NOR
wears Of fruitful work for America
and TO hope for his speedy return TO ac
tive Jewish work. whose place therein
has not been and cannot be taken b.
any other American Jew
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