Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

SLlaJiOnS against Jews Oh the Streets
and in public places in the cities. The
bands OF students and thugs parade,
shouting vile names. manning aud
maltreating Jews. They break the
windows of Jewish shops and houses
and rob and pillage their contents.
They deSecrate synogogues. On sew
el al occasions they have not spared
cemeteries. They have gone into them.
broken up the tomhstones and other
wise disturbed the graves
The treatment OF the Jewish ri u
dents OF the Ruma Man universities,
the speaker declared. is in Itself "a
shameful and harbaric chapter hat
has no equal anyW here in The world.
He declared recent events al CerNaHti.
where Jewish student was murdered
in a court while on trial for 4
m sdemeanor. and the excuses which
have taken place in other cities
have attracted the attention of the
Jewish world because they We're "of
more violent and atrocious char
acter. but there was nothing new
about the policy which made them
possible"
MIR Wolfson charged the Ruma Man
government with direct responsibility
for the present state of affairs for
allowing exec sses against the Jews to
go on unpunlSneu,
Rabbi Wise Chairman.
The congress opened yesterday
afternoon for a three-day session,
when addresses Of welcome were made
by Judge Milton Strassburger, chair
man of the Washington branch of the
congress; District Commissioner Italia
ferro, Rabbi Abram Simon of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation and
Rabbi Schweifel of the Adas Israel
Synagogue. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
OF New York, president of the con
gress. was selected chairman of the
congress sessions.
Prominent speakers, including Sena-
tor Borah OF Idaho. addressed the con-
gress at its dinner last night at the
Willard. Senator Borah discussed
Jewish problems from an international
viewpoint, while Rabbi Wise dealt
with the situation in Rumania, which
nation he accused of harassing its
Jewry by violation OF rights and
infection Of wrongs that stopped only
this side OF pogroms."
Those who acquire property in for
eign lands and are not willing to sub
nit to the adjudication of that lands
courts or to arbitration are not enti-
tied to the protection of the United
States was the declaration of Senator
Borah, who launched into a criticism
Of the American foreign policy.
The policy Of the United States to-
ward Central and South America
should not rest solely upon mahogany
and oil or depend for its execution
upon Warships and marines, Senator
Rorah said.
Policy Called Sinister.
There is an infinitely stronger
power and more compelling in
fluence in working out the proper
relationship between this country and
the Latin American countries" he
continued,
The truth is that the great problem
IN international affairs at this time
is one growing out OF the relation
ship between strong nations and
small or weak nations. China, SYRIA.
Nicaragua and Mexico all present the
same problem and reveal the same
sinister policy.
Are small nations or helpless
people to be deprived of their natural
wealth. their governments set up and
broken down, their own way of living
denied them, all in the name of pro.
tecting life and property? Or are we
to adopt such methods and such
means OF adjusting the controversies
which Will inevitably arise as will in
sure settlement upon the basis of
Justice rather than upon the basis of
force?
people who acquire property in
foreign lands should at all times be
willing to submit their property
rights, IL brought in question. either
to the laws and courts of the country
in which they property is situated or.
at most to arbitration
Wants Rights Considered.
1.-THE time has passed when people
will go to war to uphold titles which
exploiters and investors are unwill.
ing to submit to the scrutiny Of
judicial investigation.
Property values are not all that
are involved in such controversies
or under such circumstances. We
are bound in National honor and as
a proper rule of decency to give due
weight to the rights, the liberty, the
independence and the physical and
moral well-being of the people in
whose country such property Is To-
Gated or which we are asked to in
wade.
1.-THE narrow. sordid theory that we
must have dollar for dollar. an eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
COLL ACSGL DO 4LoAC W 1"SO eAS
right of every nation to determine
for itself what 1t Is wise and best for
1t to do. Substantial justice Is all
any nation can ask for under such
circumstances.
1--WE should deal in justice in such
controversies, and justice In such
matters involves the rights and in
terests of the people with whom we
deal as well as the rights and inter-
ests OF our own nationals"
Praises Activities Of Jews.
Referring to the statement Of
previous speaker, DR.. Chain Weiz-
man. head of the world Zionist move
ment. that the Zionists had made
great strides in the establishment Of
n homeland for the Jews without
firing a shot" Senator Borah agreed
that the sentiment was that of both
the speaker and the race, a race that
has helped to build up every existing
nation and is now seeking to estab-
lisb a home OF its own. Amid loud
applause he told the gathering that
the Zionist movement is one OF the
most thrilling incidents i'm the history
Of The world
Rabbi Wise declared the life OF the
Jew IN Rumania had become one of
misery and calumnT. of oppression
aud prescription. of humiliation and
| shame" lie regretted that the
| United States. not being in the