Evening star., 1934-05-08
GERMAN RELIGIOUS.
PERSECUTION HIT.
United Synagogue DepIores
Rise of Intolerance.
Sessions Close.

The rise of intolerance, bigotry and
religious persecution" in Germany was
deplored last night in a resolution
adopted by the United Synagogue of
America just before that organization
closed the general sessions of its
twenty annual convention with
banquet at the Willard Hotel.
The resolution said that the syna-
gogue profoundly sympathizes with
its Catholic and Protestant co-reli-
gionists who are courageously fighting
for the freedom of religious thought.
1t also deplores the persecution Of
Catholics and other minority groups
in various countries, and calls upon
enlightened public opinion every
where to rally to the support of civil
and religious freedom for all"
Women Hold Breakfast.
General sessions of the convention
opened Sunday at the Willard, with
approximately 700 delegates in at
tendance.
While the convention proper ad-
journed last night, the Women's
League of the United Synagogue held
a breakfast and meeting this morn
ing, and other delegates remaining in
the city were scheduled for sight
seeing tours this afternoon.
Senator Robert F. Wagner of New
York was the principal speaker at last
nights banquet. saying in part:
The real battle begins now. when
we are out of the moraSS of depreS-
sion. and when the emphasis shifts
from the question What must we do
to revive economic life? to the
question What shall we do to create
more just civilization and guarantee
a fuller life for the average man.
AS We rise into the ethical field.
progress becomes slower. During the
past year there has been a tremen-
douS Improvement in business Over
tWO-thirdS of the large corporations
reported by Standard Statistics are
paying increasing dividends. and
monthly profits are almost four times
as great as they were a year ago.
Yet We are allowing prices and
profits to race on ahead of wages We
are becoming more and more adverse
to any further increases in pay or
any additional efforts to shorten
hours. Many people seem to have
purely the economic slant. and are
satisfied when factories reopen and
business improves The deadenlng
philosophy of letting well enough
alone is descending again upon U.s."
Greeting From Roosevelt Read.
Tho fnIlnry-irn
dent Roosevelt was read to banquet
guests last night:
May l extend all those attending
the annual convention of the United
Synagogue of America my heartiest
greetings.
Il regret that the press of official
duties prevents me from greeting you
personally. l assure you of my sin
cere interest in the problems which
confront the United Synagogue. and
wish you every success in their con-
sideration.
Promotion of the principles of JUS
tice and good will Is deserving of
commendation and should receive
constant cooperation as a means of
creating understanding, sympathy
and a general unity of mankind"
Resolutions passed Yesterday in
cluded one deploring "the elements of
crime, vulgarity and obscenity which
have crept into the motion pictures,
the stage, books and certain types of
periodicals.
Professions Held OverpopuIarized
The synagogue professed its pro-
found appreciation of the splendid
work done by Christian churches, ed
uCatlonal institutions. and the
Christian religious press through the
National Conference of Jews and
Christians in protesting against the
nhuman policies Of NaZi Germany"
OverpOpularity of the professions
among Jews was criticized yesterday
by DR.. 1. David Cohen. principal of
the Brooklyn Boys Vocational High
School, and author of many books on
vocational guidance DR.. Cohen
urged the Jewish youth of this coun-
try to seek new channels for earning
a livelihood.
The speaker suggested that the
Jewish youth turn his energy in the
direction of the skilled trades, the
food trades. service occupations, arts
and crafts and farming