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Lord Baifour May Join New Cabinet" Safeguard Zionism

HONGKONG JEW PRESENTS HOSPITAL ! TO CHINESE

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBERS, 1922

Governor Henry J* Allen of Kansas A ttacks Ku-Klux-Klan

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50. SHOW SHRINKAGE IN POLISH EMIGRATION

WARSAW.—(J. T. A.)—Emigration from Poland during the SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 20.— six months ended June, 1922, has (J. T. A.)—The Peak Hospital fallen off toa remarkable degree, with its contents, valued at $100,was at Caney and the other at Coffey-' partisanship and releases itself to the according to figures just published 000 has been purchased by J- E. (JSeprintedi From the Kansas . City ville. Caney is said to have had the most sacred cause of free government by the immigration authorities. As All Organizations Join in WorkStar of Oct. 28.) Curzon and Law Responsible Joseph, Hongkong, and leased to first Ku Klux Klan lodge in the state —-the case of individual rights. against 70,389 persons to emigrate ing for Success of Omaha's the Colonial government, at a noAllen on the Ku Klux Klan. for Zionist Policy, and - strongest klan section in south"No more grotesque abuse of the to America in 1921; there were Most Important Project. minal rent on a condition that £he Churchill insists. It is un-American, cowardly eastern Kansas. The governor had term 'Americanism' could be used only 6,410 in the first half of 1922. hospital is maintained in its presand •untrue to Christianity. been" warned and even threatened if than to call the klan organization In all 23,722 passports were MRS. form. It was Mr. Joseph's NATHAN M A N T E C . It gives the criminal element of WEIZMAN ATTACKED1 AS ent he came into Montgomery county and 'American.' Americanism is tolerant granted, 5,476 for oversea counwish to turn over the property ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF the community opportunities talked against the Klan. "MAN OF MYSTERY '. and this is organized intolerance. tries other than the United States absolutely to the colony, but in -WOMEN'S DIVISION which menace us all. Americanism is law abiding ,and this and 11,886 to European countries. Threats Fail to Stop Him. London, Oct. 29.—(Jewish Telegra-) view of the fact that the proposed They have introduced into Kanis organized cruelty and bigotry. Of the 6,410 who migrated to "A CORRECTION." phic Agency)—Lord Baifour is said nursing home and Kowloon hospisas the greatest curse than "can The governor made a few remarks Americanism is broad and big and America, 1,960 were Poles, the retal will be available in a few years, The statement appearing in last to "be prepared to join the Bonar Law come to any civilized people, the about the klan in Winfield last night open and brave—this is narrow anti mainder being Ukrainians and it has been decided by agreement week's issue of "The Jewish cabinet in order to be in a position curse that arises out of the unand two hundred persons walked out furtive and cowardly., Russians, a majority of whom were with Mr. Joseph that he should Press" to the effect that $135,to defend t!he Zionist policy -which he restrained passions of men govof the meeting. Mrs. Allen was called "We are coRfrqntmg in Kansas an Jewish. 000 has been subscribed to the had sponsored the last five years, it have the opportunity of later reerned by religious intolerance and by telephone and told to advise her astounding development of prejudice, More startling perhaps is the' considering the form "which his gift Jewish Community Center Buildis. learned-on excellent authority. Conracial hatred. ' husband not to make the speech which is racial and religious. It is diminution in emigration from to the colony should take. ing Fund by S97 individuals was vinced of the ultimate success of the ; It brings chaos and hatred and against the klan. The governor has seeking to establish the un-American an error due to a misprint. The Jewish National Home, Lord Baifour, menace to every law-abiding cit- had numerous letters threatening tar idea that we can improve the condi- Poland to Palestine whereas in 1921 there were 6,115 emigrants, statement should have read that the author- of the Zionist! Declaration izen who may fall victim of the and feathers and "the same thing that tions in this state by tprning the $135,000 -WHS pledged by ninetybearing his name, is inclined to make private quarrels and animosities happened to the mayor of Liberty." rights of government over to a for the most part young "Haluzim," there were only 114 in the seven (97) individuals. The peace with the group- which wrecked of men who hide their identity beBut; the governor never faltered in masked organization, which arrogates six months ended June, 1922. : Jewish Press" is very happy to the coalition because, as the Evening hind a mask. ' the most scathing denounciation that to itself the right to regulate the make this correction. Standard puts it, "of the deep interhas been delivered against an or- individual. It has taken the old Ku It is as dangerous to the Protest he feels in Zionism." ganization of any Mnd in Kansas in Klux Klan from its grave and reestant as it is to the Catholic, the Pledging for their organization and many years—probably never before. Jew or the negro ,because it Pursuing its policy of unmitigated revamped i t ' for the profit of orfor the entire Jewish womanhood of exists only when the authority opposition to the Zionist policy, the Says Play at Oberammergau InfluOmaha, unqualified support in the "Think of the Man of Gallilee walk- ganizers. They have set up the inof government has been broken or Daily Express today prints a frontcredible philosophy that we require campaign soon to be launched for a ing his Golgotha way, hooded and ences Passions Against Jews. destroyed. page attack on the Homeland in genJewish Community Center, 40 women, skirted like a circus clown," said the religious instruction from masked men eral and Dr. Weizman in particular. Do they have to be masked to representing practically every womgovernor. "Pick up history where yon whose characters and capacities are Chicago.—The celebrated Passion Under, the heading "Mystery of Great Play of Oberammergau was assailed stand for Christianity ? When has They have an's organization in the city met yeswill and find me a single man who concealed by disguise. Cfaayim" and th esub-heading, "Last last week by Dr. Stephen S. Wise, any brave fight for religion been ever fought a battle for the rights of added to the old antipathy to the To Canvass City For $25,000 To Con- terday at the Brandeis Restaurants tinue Work Of The Red Cross of Foreigners Who Meddle in British well known New. York rabbi, as an made by terrorists? and effected a permanent body t© conreligion or of freedom with his face !atholic the antipathy to the negro Affairs," the Express refers to Dr. agency for inflaming religious and Does anybody believe that -we duct the campaign among all women hidden from those he fought." . and the antipathy to the Jew. HENRY MONSKY, CHAIRMAN OF of Omaha. •Weizman. as the "powerful mystery racial prejudices against the Jews. have grown so indifferent to law The governor putrthe -punch into his Calls It Greatest Curse. SPEAKING COMMITTEE man who keeps England in Paleand order as that we shall allow Little time was spent in speechwords, too. He spoke before a congregation "In the south, in the far -wrest they stine.*' this constrous attack upon indimaMng, for once the cause was place that packed the Sinai Social Center to nave committed many crimes upon To Oust Klan From State. Plans for the Red Cross member- fairly before the women and their "Venizelos and Zaharoff are gone, capacity. More than 2,000 persons viduals rights to contine?—Gov. but the more powerful Weizman re- thronged the street outside, unable to Henry J. Allen of Kansas in a "One of the declarations of the the individual and only recently .they ship Campaign i n Omaha are well aid requested by members of the mains," this .paper, moted for its ad- gain admission. speech at Coffeyville last night masked organization is, "We stand for have invaded this state ,which was under way, according to D. E. O'Brien, Board of Trustees of the Building vocacy of E n g Feisnls* hegemony in Chrisitanity.' la-the name of God, builded strongly upon,its respect for who will have charge of the drive this Fund, the task confronting them was While traveling in Europe he visit- " (By a Staff Correspondent.) Mesopotamia, insists. " "It was the why do they have to be masked to law and order, and have given us the year. most enthusiastically accepted and deed at Oberammergau and "witnessed Coffeyville, Kas., Oct. 28.—Gpv. stand for that 2" shouted the gover- shocking exhibition at liberty of takgenius of "this man, "whose" origin is The dates of the campaign have finite work immediately undertaken. the revival of the Passion Play, which Henry J., Allen "bearded the lion in ing the mayor of the town by violence, obscure/that lured us into the. morass Mrs. Nathan Mantel, who has long was suspended during the periodthat his den" todajr to tell the members nor, and the,-crowd met him more carrying him to a secluded place and been set. They are November 13th of Palestine??;says- the Express. to 16th. than half way wiHi their cheers. l been active in Jewish communal work, Germany was at war. bf-the*Ku E3uVKIan that they were ^ l ^ rinjuti Lu Lions The city has been divided into was elected chairman of the Women's "When has any brave fight for re- whipping him because he refused to un-American, cowards and not true to allow this masked society _to-hold a Presorted Three Centuries of the ZipniBt organizationi ^fihe Exdistricts with a major in charge of ligion ever beenmaae by terrorists?" . . • , '...,.' each. Under the major will be a. Division. With her will be associated "The Passion Play was first the Christianity which they were sup- asked the governor. There was TIO an- meeting in his town. press -remarks that "Palestine is "They have introduced into * Kan- captain for each district, and each Mrs. David P. Feder as vice-chsuJ"That swer but the cheers -of the crowd. mortgages "to the Eothchflds." It is sented by the people of that .little posed to uphold and protect. Mrs. Sol Goldstrom, secretary, sas the .greatest curse, that can «ome captain will have charge of a .certaia , man. now, th# Electors' duty to abolish German village in 1633—almost three was not all the governor .said and a i M i , jars/,Harry- A. Wolf,-treasurer. 1 to* any civiSze3: people,, the corse that num-Der-ox voXxmtecr "woil^ttxti. dcresrft "teUVthe' empahsie;which "he put said" the" rabbi."""' • Waniffld fe'*1literfeteiice in British \ On r^— next _.*—^. Monday •**•—a— evening — ~ i — at -.^. *.-%— the v — • "This is not & political issue," said arises out of the unrestrained passions ., . politics;" according ft)£he peroration that time the Jews of Europe were into his remarks. Mr. Henry Monsky will be in charge sh Community Center rooms, these being widely persecuted. They were - The "'governor made two speeches the governor. ."It is not SL partisan of men governed by religious intoler- of the speaking committee. . . leader. officers will meet with the president* in Montgomery county „ today. One issue. It transcends the obligation of ance and racial hatred.. By a. flamDissatisfied because Premier Bonar pariahs—social outcasts. Omahss quota is $25,000, but the of every -women's organization and buoyant experssion of the purity of "The play reflects the antipathy ior Law failed to mention what jredsely committee in charge, headed by Dr. A. their purposes they- have attracted C. Stokes, who saw active service in will select an executive committee wil constitute the new government's the Jew that wa s so flagrant a t that *the support of men of standing and France, said that this quota would that will be representative: in every policy toward Mesopotamia and Pale- time. In the three centuries thafrhave character who dr.. not sympathize with probably be doubled. A membership respect of the womanhood of Omaha stine, Lord JBothermere's: DaDyi Mail elapsed, much of this racial hostility the violence to which many of the in the Red Cross is only ?1, and, Jewry. and Daily Mirror ass loudly calling has "been eradicated. It is planned, that the Women's Dimore radical members of this masked becaxrse the sum is so nominal, those A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH for economy in those coimtriesv'. Fans Flame of Prejudice. vision will secure pledges of women government are committed. A warning that Premier Law and EDITOE'S NOTE—This is the first of a series of sketches -which interested in the drive feel that only to the Fund. Every girl and "None of the few revisions have appear periodically in these columns ol men and "women "who have helped "The organization is as dangerous to Omaha will come to the front, as it Foreign Minister Curzon may not tempered the asperity originally inbuild the Jewish Community of Omaha. every woman in the city will be called the Protestant as it is to the Cath- did during the trying times of the lightly cast off the British respon- jected to humble the Jews. Judas upon, and induced to subscribe to the olic,' the Jew -or the negro, because it sibilities toward the middle-eastern Iscariot, for example, is portrayed as war.. Fund. Pledges are payable ove« a and during the work of financing tfr exists only when the authority of govcountries is sounded by Winston Spen- a heartless, venal iindiyidual embody"This is a crisis for the Red Cross," period of three yeara, and because of erection of the City Auditorium was ernment ' has"~heen broken and de- said Dr. Stokes. "Some people feel this fact, the women are postive that cer Churchill, the former colonial sec- ing all the evil that could possibly a director of its Board and general stroyed. It- brings chaos and hatred that the Red Cross died with the war, their work in the community will bear retary. Both Mr. Law and Lord Curz- be concentrated in a single character. consul. In a cultural way as well, Mr. on were members of the cabinet which And.he.is subtly touted as a typical (Continued on-page 2.) but the Red Cross existed before the 100 per cent results. Elgutter has contributed to the genentered into the commitments with re- Jew. .. war, and is. even a bigger necessity The following women were present eral development of the city. He gavi gards to Palestine, Mr. Churchill dein peace times." "Presented as it is today, I hold at the initial meeting yesterday: to the public library its first oil paintclares. If they decide to break the that that performance is a grave inThe Home' Service Section is the Mesdames B. A. Simon, M. L. ing which served as a nucleus for th British promises and obligations as- justice to the Jewish race and only most important branch of the Red Woolfson, Harry Trustin, J. Blank, R. public library art gallery of Omaha. sumed before those countries, they fans the flames of racial and religious Cross. This section handled 903 new Kulakofsky, Harry Lapidus, David His translation from the Greek poet •will repudiate their own promises and prejudice." . cases and 1,450 old ones from January Feder, Harry Wolf, D. S. Finkstein, have been set to music and presented Question of Immediately Abandonobligations. 1 to October 1, 1922. The service N .P. Feil, Samuel Nathan, Wm. L. ALTERN ATE BETWEEN ' at local musicals. ment of Palestine. given in the different cases differs Holzman, Isy Rosenthal, H. S. Novit-, STUDYING AND BEGGING With affairs relating to the Jewish gTeatly. All of these cases deal with sky, A. Romm, L. Graetz, Nathan Moscow, Oct. 10. (J. T. A.)—StudyLondon, Oct. 27.—<J. C. B.)—It is community of Omaha, Mr. Elgutter the problems of the ex-service men, Mantel, A. Herzberg,.' M. S. Miller, ing part of the day and begging the has been even more closely identified. learned that the Independent Liberal mostly the disabled ones. Some of Ed. Treller, Carl Furth, Cora Wolf, rest of the time has become the pracAll phases of communial life have anl Labor candidates" who will stand the boys—and. they were the ones who Sol Goldstrom,; J. J. Slosberg, A. M. Entire Community to Be Guests at tice of most of the students in Russia, claimed his attention. He was secre- for election to parliament during the fought for us when we needed theni— Browar, Phil ,Wolfson, S. Eavite, L. whose suffering are probably unCard Party. tary and later president of the Con- approaching ' campaign • will ; reply were assisted in prosecuting their Kneeter and A. Wolf, and th^ Misses equaled in the history of civilization. gregation of Israel. He is a past when* aslced regarding, their stand on compensation claims against the gov- Florence Shames, Ray Bercu, Bess Wives of the members of the direc- Unsuccessful in their efforts to find president of Nebraska Lodge, L O. B. the British policy in Palestine, that ernment, some were helped in filing Greenberg, Ruth Le%'ey, Esther Beltors of the Wise Memorial Hospital employment, and loathe to give up B., which has since consolidated with Great Britain must mulfill foreign bonus applications; some in getting: mont, Gertrude Kooper, Anne Selicow, - • . i will be hostesses to the community their studies, ever-increasing.numbers McKinley lodge in forming Omaha obligations ^ certificates as substitutes for lost Blanche Altman and Bess Greenberg. The "Daily Express" advises its discharges, and in hundreds of cases at an evening card party, to be given of students have taken to street begLodge No. S54. In this consolidation They represented the following orone week from Wednesday on No- ging. _ . . - " ; ••' Mr. Elgutter took an active part. For readers- to - ask every candidate various kinds of appications and af- ganizations: Jewish Women's WelCHARLES S. ELGUTTER. To relieve the situation, the Joint vember 15. the B*Nai B"Rith he has done much whthr he favors the immdiate aband- fidavits had to be filled out. In nearly fare Organzatioiu Council of Jewish The Brandeis Grill has been re- Distribuption Committee has assigned Of particular interest to our read- work, being many times delegate to onment by Great Britain of Mesopo- every case, financial assistance and Women, Sisterhood of Temple Israel, served exclusively for the occasion. §50,000 for the feeding of students at ers at this time are incidents in the conventions, and director of various tamia and Palestine. important advice were given. In fact, Women's Auxiliary, I. O. B. B., DeThe stand on the Palestine question the ex-service man (and his family) borah Society, Junior Haddasah, The efforts of the patronesses are be- Kieff and Odessa, while the American life of Chas. S. Elgutter who has been L O. B. B. institutions. ing exerted to the fullest to assure Relief Administration is feeding 2,000 nominated for a much coveted and Probably the first city-wide cele- of the members of the new cabinet can can come to the Home Service Section Junior Welfare Organization, the that each person who attends will at Odessa and providing food and contested elective office in the muni- bration in which every Jewish resi- perhaps be gauged by the votes taken with any of his troubles, and, when Young Women's Hebrew Association, have a most enjoyable evening. Many garments for 1,500 in Kieff. cipal government of Omaha. Mr. El- dent of Omaha participated was that on the Joynson-Hicks and Sydenham he leaves, he feels that the citizens and the Daughters of Israel Aid Sohandsome prizes will be offered, and gutter's activities in the community held in 1905 on the occasion of the adverse resolutions in the house of of our country appreciate, and still ciety. several unusual features will be pre- CZECH MINISTER RECOGNIZES extending over a long period of years, 250th anniversary, of the landing of commons and lords, respectively. remember what he did for us on the JEWS'EQUALITY. Stanley Baldwin, the chancellor of sented. : -•':'• Prague, Oct. 23.—(Jewish Telegra- have been manifold, but have been the Jews in America Mr. .Elgutter the exchequer, William C Bridgeman, battlefields. The Nurses' Home of the Hospital VLADIVOSTOCK JEWS UNEASY. pursued with such a degree of modwas a moving spirit in this affair, will be the beneficiary of the affair. phic Agency)—-Amendment of the esty as to be known to relatively few which at that time was the most au- secretary for home affairs, LieutenLondon, Oct. 12. (J. T. A.)—Unant Colonel L. C. M. S. Amery, First ANONYMOUS GIFT OF $50,000 Tickets ate 75c each, purchaseable of election law so as to provide for the people. easiness is felt in Jewish circles of spicious ever given locally. Lord of. the Admiralty, Sir Robert the members of the committee, or at recognition of the equality of the FOR KEREIT HAYESOD Vladivostock, caused by the evacuaMr. Elgutter has resided in Omaha One other movement, the results the Brandeis Grill Rooms on Novem- Jews has been promised a deputation for more than half century. At 13 of which stand today asthe embodi- A Sanders, minister for agriculture, Berlin, Oct. 12. (J. C. B.)—A gift tion of General Dietrichs' anti-Soviet representing different Jewish -parties Edward F. L. Wood, president of the ber 15. v of ?50,000 has been made to the forces. The unrest has brought quite he entered the Hebrew Union. College, ment of the philantropic motives of board of education, all voted for conThe . committee consists, of r The in Czecho-SlovaMa, which waited on a member of its first Keren Hayesod by a Russian Jew here open talk of the possibilities of poclass. HI its sponsors, and which, initiated in Mesdames M. S. Miller, ;N -P. Feil, Mr. Kallay, the new Minister of In- health, however, forced him to aban- 1905, served as a second link in the tinuance of the Palestine policy. Two who insists on having his identity groms, and leaders of the Jewish . ;-•". members of the new cabinet abstained Hairy Rosenfeld, • Edward Treller, terior. Community have telegraphed to Jewdon his hopes for a career in'the chain of Omaha's unity, was the in- from voting, one being Andrew Bonar withheld from the public Mr. Kallay had nothing but praise Sam - Newman, Frederick Cohh, 1. ish organizations here and elsewhere, This gift ranging next to that of rabbinate. Following his graduation corporction of the Wise Memorial fciegler, J. J. Slosburg, jr., B. A. Sim- for the "independent national policy" from the Omaha High School he en- Hospital Association. As one of the Law, the new jsxime tninister. urging intervention, and preventive Peter J. Schweitzer of New York, who As to the lords, Viscount Peel, sec-' contributed $100,000 to the Palestine measures, warning them of the serion, S. Wertheimer, L. Sommers, I. pursued by the Jewish section of the tered Harvard University, from whose incorporators and general consul to retary for India, voted in favor of the Foundation Fund, totaled one eighth ous outlook. Rosenthall, Leo Rosenthal, A. B. Al- population, it is declared. law school he graduated in 1887. For the Association, Mr. Elgutter played Zionist policy, no otner members of of a billion German marks, at the pirin, William Holzman and Harry a number of years he was editorial a prominent part in this important S*OVIET BARS , JEWISH . RELIEF the new government voting during the present rate of exchange. The anonWolf Jerusalem, Oct. 10. (J. T. A.)— writer on the "Omaha Bee," and sub- enterprise. • DELEGATES. famous division. ymous donor is said to regard this Plans have been completed for the opFAMINE REFUGEES RETURNING. Kowno, Oct. 24.—(J. C. B.)—Two sequently (1891) was admitted to the These are but a few of the general sum as an initial gift, in part pay- ening next winter of the philological Moscow, Oct. 11. (J. T. A.)—Colo- representatives chosen by the Jewish practice of law in Omaha. activities of a man who has always department of the projected Hebrew nists of Mariopol, in the Donetz Gu- National Council of Lithuania to proThroughout a busy; life as a mem- believed in rendering public service EINSTEIN TO VISIT PALESTINE. ment of his raaaser. University here, • it is authentically bemia, who had fled their farms in ceed to Russia to organize relief work ber of the bar of Douglas county, he for the welfare of his community, and ' Berlin, Oct. 10. (J. T. A.)—Prof. The necessary funds have SPEOAL ENTERTAINERS WILL stated. the beginning of the famine have, particularly in behalf of Jewish re- devoted much effort and energy to who has carried out every labor to Albert Einstein will visit Palestine in practically all returned. The district patriates; have 1>eeh refused the' Rus- the' development of communal affairs which he has lent his energies and the spring 1923 on his return from PERFORM AT THE B"N AI B'RITH j been obtained,' as well as the consent Government is looking after the chil- sian visa by the Soviet representa- in the city. For three years he tsras a his talents, in a thorough and effici- Japan, -vekere his theory will be test- ANNUAL DANCE, DEC 24, AT THE} of a number of noted scholars to come • FONTENELLE HOTEL.—Adv. Jto Jerusalem to lecture $ ed. drens' homes. tive here- member of the Board of Education, ent manner.

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Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Hits Passion Play As Being Anti-Semitic

Red Cross To Be laedted In Omaha November 13

CHAS. S. ELGUTTER

liberals aid kbciiies Support Palestine Poky

Benefit Affair For Norses Home To Be Given Nov. 15


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