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j. s. URGED TO AID
JEWS IN RUMAN|A
Bucharest Government AS
sailed for ExceSSeS at
Congress Here.

Pleas for the American Government
to go to the help of prosecuted Jews
in Rumania, and denunciations OF the
Rumanian government for It's anu
Semitic excesses were heard at the
session of the American Jewish Con-
gress this morning at the Willard
Hotel.
A general discussion of the Ru-
nanian situation preceded the forrnai
adoption of a resolution calling on the
"enlightened peoples of the world to
express their indignation and horror
at these violations of the first princl-
pies of freedom and justice" of which
the congress accuses the Rumanlan
government.
The resolution, which was presented
by Solomon Sufrin, chairman or the
drafting subcommittee, further calied
on the Jews OF America to utter a
solemn protest against the Rumanlan
government for it's failure to protect
the life. property and reputation OF It's
Jewish citizens and for its refusal TO
put into effect the provisions or the
international guarantee of jewish
rights accepted by the people OF Ru-
mania in 1919.
Government Held Responsible.
The resolution charged that the Ru-
nenian Government has failed to
meet the situation by punishment OF
criminals connected with outrages
upon Jews" and "by the suppression
of the criminal propaganda dei1ber-
ately instigated to end such outrages.
In presenting the resolution, Mr..
Sufrin declared 1t was the purpose or
the Rumanian government ito defeat
and deprive one million Jewish clt1-
zens of their equal political rights
provided in the Constitution. In OPP
posing such action by Rumania. he
told the delegates that they were
fighting indirectly for defense OF
Jewish rights in all eastern Europe,
warming that if Rumania succeeded In
its present anti-Semitic campaign,
other nations would speedily follow IN
adopting like measures.
''In one hour the Rumanian gov
ernment could stop all these excesses
if only il wanted to do so, he de-
clared. 49,.
Judge Gustave Hartman of New
York. president of the Independent
order Birth Abraham, largest Jewish
organization in the country. sounded
the keynote of the meeting when he
called upon the American Government
ito go to the help of Jews IN Ru-
mania
Aid of United States Urged.
Even though the United States is
not in the League of Nations" he de-
clared, "this Government can now do
for the Jews OF Rumania what Ameri-
cans did for the Jews of Kishnien
years ago"
He declared the Congress recognizes
that the American Government has no
intention to interfere with internal
policies of other nations. but he
warned the situation in Rumania is
such that it warrants the good serv-
ices of this Government in behalf of
the prosecuted people.
Charging that Rumania has ruth
lessly violated the property right
clause of the treaty of 1919 and that
the government itself is sponsoring
acts of violence against the Jews,
Judge Hartman claims that the 'Ru-
manian government has forfeited the
respect and good opinion OF the
world" The American Jewish Con
gress, he declared, is not concerned
with the policies of the American Gov
ernment, but it is concerned with the
Discuss Rumanian Conditions
The congress discussed generally
conditions of the Jewish people i'll
Rumania before tho adoption of It's
resolution and the submission of a re-
port by Leo WOlfson, president of the
United Rumanian Jews of America.
In this report Mr.. Wolfson charged
the Rumanian government with re-
sponsibility for conditions which, he
declared, brought about anti-Jewish
excesses in that country. He denied
what he described as the charges and
of the Rumanian govern
ment and it's Minister at Washington
that 1--WE are carrying on a campaign
of persecution of Rumania abroad"
''In. fact" Mr. Wolfson said. only
the sound sense and intelligence of the
people has prevented them
from becoming poisoned by the con-
tinuous violent anti-Semetic propa-
ganda which is being carried on in
their midst" .e..f.
Mr.. Wolfson went on to say 'for the
last four years there has been anti
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