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Page 55 The Southern Israelite RANDOM THOUGHTS him $2,500. In the present outbreak he remained loyal to his oath de spite the efforts of the Grand Mufti, and refused to join the movement against the Jews. •* \ few days ago, he chose a wife for his younger brother and invited the Jews of neighboring colonies to the wedding. In deference to them, ht- refrained from inviting any of the effendis of the Arab towns, as these are regarded as the prime movers in the recent disturbances.” Rabbi Stephen Wise said in Paris the ,. w . of his departure for the U. S. that I)r. Weizniann should come to this country as he had reason to know 'hat doubts and misgivings obtain in American Jewry concerning the future ,,f the Zionist movement. And he says further that “what attitude American Jewry will take on the re-settlement ,,f Palestine by the Jews will depend largely on the outcome of an all-Amer ican Jewish Conference with Dr. Weiz- rr.ann present. This is quite true. The uprising of the Arabs has in a large measure unsettled the opinions of many Jaws regarding the possibility of ever establishing a homeland in Palestine that will enable the Jew’ to realize the fullness of life he craves. Dr. Wise speaks the truth when he says that the British Government must co-operate to the maximum of its ability. To crush the present uprising without providing a plan to prevent a recurrence of the tragedy is merely evading, not meeting, the issue. Un- there can be some guarantee of peace and security to the Jews living n Palestine it will have a most dis couraging effect upon the entire move ment. I will say this, that in the past I have been inclined to think that Dr. Wise was wrong in his aggressive de mands upon the British Government to live up to the demands of the Man date. But today the w’hole world re sizes that he was right and it was be- ause through indifference or neglect the part of the British that the csent acute situation has developed. Here’s an inquiry that comes from Baltimore that might give some of our readers something to think about: ' Dear Mr. Joseph: "Isn’t it rather odd that a Jew’ aider a Jewish employer encount ers the greatest difficulty in obtain ing leave for a Jewish holiday, while “ n the other hand a Jew under a Oentile employer more readily ob tains leave from w’ork on a holy day?” That’s a statement, but do facts bear out the truth of the statement? I don t believe it. From experience and observation I am confident that in the largest majority of cases Jewish em ployers are willing to permit their Jewish employes to attend services on the high holidays. It is true of course, that in many cases they are “docked” a day’s salary or two days’, as the case may be. There are department stores controlled by Jews who will not allow Jewish employes to observe the New’ Year or the Day of Atonement without paying for it. This seems to me to be pushing profits to the Nth degree. Undoubtedly there are in stances of an abuse where Jewish em ployes take two days to celebrate New Year, not from religious scruples but because they want a luxurious loaf. And it has been known that they get paid by the firm they w’ork for, for the holiday and THEN GO TO WORK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE HOLIDAY AND THUS INCREASE THEIR INCOME. But such cases are not many and it does seem to me that any Jewish organization should ENCOURAGE their jewish workers to observe the high holidays. After all, we do owe something to ourselves as JEWS. 1 have been asked to whom Ameri can Jewry will look for future leader ship now’ that Louis Marshall has passed on. It is rather a difficult ques tion to answer but since at best it is a matter of guess work one man’s guess is about as good as the next one’s. So I am inclined to name Felix Warburg. Of later years Mr. Warburg seems to have broadened his interest, Jewishly speaking. For some time has was in timately identified with the “Y” move ment, and, of course, still is. But he has been in the public eye more as a philanthropist than as a leader of the type of Mr. Marshall. But not so long ago I was interested in reading an ex cerpt of an address of his to a group of society folk in New York. He was pleading for Palestine and he took oc casion to refer to the wasteful lives that most people lead instead of oc cupying themselves with worth-while issues in Jewry. I don’t know, but I have a feeling that Felix Warburg sooner or later will be one of the most powerful figures in American Jewish life. And I believe that he will begin to take a more active interest in the advancement of Jewish educa tion. He has the mind, the heart, the inclination, the time and the means, so what more is needed? If anybody differs with me and can suggest some one better, I shall be glad to listen. SUfnrm 1 took my sins, my sins and I Down to the river to wash and dry, Down to the water to splash and play— Down to the river far a holiday. Loud they played all unaware, That I fled and left them there, For some poor stranger worse than 1 Who might come unsuspecting by. USE TEXACO H. L. THATCHER, Agent The Texas Company CHATTANOOGA, TENN.