Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-10

before said to you-that the work which
YOU have done, apart from its evident
humanitarian aspects, is a large con-
tribution to the cause of good will be-
tween peoples. History will properly
appraise your efforts for poStertty-the
commentator Of your consciences for
today"
The Presidents letter reached the
conference early yesterday afternoon,
after the group had been raised to q
high pitch Of enthusiasm in favor OF
the campaign in an address by Rabbi
Abba Hillel Silver Of Cleveland. Many
were moved to tears when Rabbi Silver
described the plight Of Jews In Russia.
The campaign for funds will be
directed by Felix M. Warburg Of New
York, an honorary chairman Of the
Allied Jewish Campaign and chairman
of the Jewish Farm Distribution Com
mittee since 1t was organized in 1914;
Nathan Straus, philanthropist; Lieut..
Gov Herbert H. Lehman Of New York,
as honorary chairman; Paul Baerwald,
David M. Bressler, Morris Rothenberg
and william M. Lewis, as allied chair
men for the campaign, and James Mar
shall, as treasurer.
Brown Is Given Ovation.
David A. Brown Of New York, chair
man of the quota committee, under
whose Craftsmanship the sum OF
100000 was previously raised, re-
ceived an ovation from the delegates
when he arose to present the report Of
the quota committee. This committee
will meet in New York, March Is, to
determine State quotas for the $6,000.-
600 drive.
The memory Of the late Louis Mar
shall, long an active worker for Jewish
aid, was praised In a letter addressed
to the conference by DR.. Chain Weiz-
mann, president Of the World Zionist
Organization.
Lieut. Gov. Lehman, vice chairman of
the joint distribution committee, told
Of the distribution Of funds by the
committee.
Louis Lipsky. president Of the Zion
list Organization of America, pledged
support Of his organization toward the
campaign.
DR.. Leo K. Frankel of New York
declared that in the past three years
"Jewry in the United States has spent
upward of $30,000,000 in the erection
Of new Synagogues." He then urged
support for the campaign for 81, 900, 900
to aid destitute Jews abroad and to up
build Palestine.
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Judge Horace Stern of Philadelphia,
at the morning session, paid tribute TO
the late Louis Marshall, for his ex-
tended activity in Jewish relief work
and the upbuilding Of the homeland in
Palestine. Felix NJ. Warburg, another
speaker at the morning session, de-
clared that more than 10000, 900 had
been spent by the Jews of America
since 1914 for the relief Of Jews of
Europe, and asserted that it should
not be hard to raise the $4,000, 900, the
objective of the present campaign.
Referring to the Arab disturbances
In Palestine last August, Mr.. Warburg
said: "Our people there have UNDER
have risen to with heroic Sacrince,
with dignity and courage"
I'VE must 60 on, or we must, in the
light of the past and in the light of
the future, be regarded as recreantS to
a sacred trust" he concluded.
Morris Rothenberg Of New York, vice
president Of the Zionist Organization
Of America and former chairman OF
the board Of the United States Pales-
tine Appeal and now one Of the chair
men Of the Allied Jewish Campaign,
declared at the morning session that
American Jewry has been giant
brother to Jews Of Eastern Europe"
and added that at is unthinkable that
we should diminish our efforts in be-
half Of our own flesh and blood In
what is still the vale of tears for the
majority of our people"
Paul Baerwald of New York COM
pared the conference to Yom Kippur,
the Jewish day of atonement, in stress
ing its importance.
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, who had,
moved his audience to tears when de-
scribing the plight of Jews in Russia,
said:
I'VE have assembled here, for the
first time in our history as labelless
Jews, as loyal sons and daughters of
Israel summoned by the appeal Of
fronting our people in Eastern Europe
and by the historic task of the up-
building OF the Jewish national home
land in Palestine"