Evening star., 1939-06-14
Two Noted Orators
Speak at Conference
OF Rabbis Today
Meeting Gets Message
Of Encouragement
From Roosevelt

The Central Conference OF Amer
lean Rabbis, which yesterday re-
ceived a message of encouragement
from President Roosevelt, today was
to hear two of the foremost Jewish
orators in the United States, as the
second day Of the five-day sessions
at the Mayf1ower Hotel began.
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleve-
land and DR.. Samuel H. Goldenson
of New York are to address the 200
rabbinical delegates in public ses-
sions. Rabbi Silver will speak on
The World Crisis and Jewish Sur
vival' at $3.50 pm. and DR.. Golden
son will discuss THE Jew, Champion
of the Ideals of Democracy" at'8 pm.
In a letter to Rabbi Max c. Cur
rick of Erie. Pa, president of the
conference, President Roosevelt said:
THE United States stands ready at
all times to renew its faith in the
principle of complete liberty of con-
science. This principle is embodied
in our Constitution and has been in
grained in our very being from our
beginnings as nation. We as Amer
leans could tolerate no way of life
which attempted to curtail liberty of
thought, of conscience, of the press,
or complete freedom in education"
The President called attention to
his January message to Congress in
which he said: Where freedom of
religion has been attacked, the at
tack has come from sources opposed
to democracy. Where democracy
has been overthrown, the spirit of
free worship has disappeared. And
where religion and democracy have
vanished, good faith and reason in
international affairs have given way
to strident ambition and brute
force"
Bishop Freeman to Speak.
Presentation of a demand for the
recall OF the recent British white
paper on the Palestine problem was
urged by DR.. Jacob r. Marcus at
morning sessions today, at which
reports were given by conference
officials and committee chairmen,
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, and DR..
Jonah B. Wise of New York CITY
Will be speakers at the golden iu-
bilee banquet of the Central Con-
ference of American Rabbis tomor-
row night.
DR.. Marcus, who is professor of
Jewish history at the Hebrew Union
College, Cincinnati, reported on the
findings of the committee on con-
temporaneouS literature and history
The one-third Jewish minority
provided for Palestine under the
recent British order 'is irreyocablv
doomed" If it be made dependent
'on Arab tolerance or guarantee /"
DR.. Marcus declared.
DR.. Marcus committee recon-
mended that the conference protest
TO the governments of Hungary.
Italy, Poland and Rumania con-
corning the growing anti-Semitism
and the introduction of anti-Jewish
legislation in those countries.
Says Probe Should Go On.
Rabbi Currick declared yesterday
that Congress must continue with
out fear or favor and without regard
OF any partisan political considera-
tions, its investigation of the sub.
verslve movements in this country. "
His address opened the conference
which Is celebrating the 5Oth an
niversary of its founding in Detroit
in 1889.
Rabbi Currick urged Congress to
discover and curb the political ad-
venturerS who would establish in
our beloved country the political
forms and un-American methods OF
the Fascist, the Naz or Communist
governments of the Old World"
He declared the United States is
also menaced in the worldwide
struggle against religion, democracy
and international good faith by
agents and allies of foreign pro-
tagonists of racialism and power
among us.
"All that America has stood TO,
IN the world, all that Christianity
and Judaism have endeavored tc
realize in life are truculently chal-
lenged," he asserted.
Tribute was paid to the late
Rabbi Abram Simon, former leade,
OF the Washington Hebrew Congre.
| cation.
Seven rabbis are to participate in
a round-table discussion on ways
Of Fortifying Religious Life" today
Participants are Rabbi William B
Schwartz, Rabbi Jacob K. Shank
man, Rabbi Maurice Goldblatt