Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
INDIAN SPEAKERS
VIEWS D|SCLA|MED
Hebrew Congregation Leader
Deplores Gandhi Followers
Attack on Christianity. !

| A vigorous disclaimer OF agreement
| or acqufescence by members OF the
, Washington Hebrew CONGREGATION 81
1 anything voiced last night by Syld
HoSsain, follower OF Mahatma GandM,
indian leader, in which leaders Of Chris.
tan nations were assailed for partict-
pating in war, was made today By
Joseph Solomon, president of the con-
| gregation. ttt
Pointing out that the use of the
Eighth Street Temple OF the Hebrew
Congregation was granted for the meet
ing because 1t was thought 10 be for
the realization OF peace and brother
hood" the congregation president de-
clared:
ITO have fiayed the Christian reli-
gion as an entirety, its leaders in par
ticular and a government with which
this country is on most friendly rela-
tions. in Jewish synagogue, dedicated
to the worship of God of Israel was
intemperance exceeded only by the
grosSness of the violation Of the cour-
tesy extended in permitting this meet
ing to be held in our house Of worship"
Disclaimer Made in Letter.
The disclaimer OF agreement with
any of the reported statements made
by the Gandhi follower was contained
in letter to The Star commenting
on published reports Of the meeting
last night.
Hossain was reported to have assailed
professed Christians, believers in a poll
Icy of brotherly love and non-resiStance,
for joining in wars among groups OF
nations and to have fiayed Ramsay
Macdonald, prime minister Of Great
Britain. as being responsible for the
falling of thousands of the followers Of
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the British imperial government.
DIR. Abram Simon, rabbi OF the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation. presided
at the meeting last night. Kedar Nath
Das Gupta, director OF the All-World
Gandhi Fellowship, was the first speak,
Yer. Dr. Henry Atkinson, general secre-
tary of the Church Peace Union, voiced
praise of Gandhi. Another speaker was
DR.. Max Currick OF Erie, Pa.
President SOIOmon's Letter.
President solomon of the Hebrew
Congregation, in his letter to The Star
stated:
"Our attention has just been called
to an article in morning paper Of
even date. reporting the proceedings Of
a meeting held last evening in the Tenn
pie Of the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation by the members of the so-ealled
three fold movement, namely, Union Of
East and West, League Of Neighbors,
and Fellowship of Faiths. 1t is set forth
in the article that one of the speakers
bitterly attacked Christianity, which he
held was responsible for the World
War He also stated the men who
wear the cloth and call themselves the
servants of the Prince of Peace are re-
sponsible for the slaughter of an en-
tire generation. 1t was the Christian
powers, so-called. that plunged the rest
Of the world into that internal Arma-
geddon.'
THE speaker is also alleged 10 have
ridiculed Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald, and charged him with failing
$1,000 Of the Gandhi disciples and their
leader.
Lest the members and the oficials
Of the Washington Hebrew Congreea-
ton be accused of at least acquiescefice
In these statements, we hasten to utter
vigorous disclaimer Of everything that
was uttered by the man in question
The rabbi Of the congregation, as a
courtesy, authorized the use of the
temple for what was supposed to be q
meeting for the realization of peace
and brotherhood through understanding
and hborllness--between people OF
all nationalities, races, cultures, re-
ligions, classes, conditions and convic-
tions,' the announced subject being
Non Violence as Taught by the Great
Prophets Under no circumstances
would the meeting have been permitted
II 1t had been supposed for one moment
the utterances thereof would have gone
beyond the thoughts above outlined"