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The Father of the Theory of Relativity
Conquers the Heart of Ameica’s Metopo-
Us—Gives Couage to Zionists—Attacks
War Mecilessly—
New York, N. Y.— (WNS)—In the
four days that Professor Albert Einstein
spent at New York on his way to Cali
fornia he captured New York. The high-
pressure publicity of America’s metropolis
to which the father of the relativity
theory had to submit did not dim in the
slightest the aureole about the head that
houses the world’s most precious brain.
When, on Monday night, the S. S. Belgen-
land moved reluctantly away from Pier
60, North River, carrying away Dr. Ein
stein to sunny California, hundreds of
people who would have difficulty in com
puting the square root of seven stood
shivering on the exposed pier and frant
ically waved Godspeed to the world’s
greatest scientist.
During his stay in New York Professor
Einstein compiled the following record:
He was interviewed—simultaneously—by
a hundred and fifty-five reporters, but,
with two exceptions, he granted no ex
clusive interviews. Pie was photographed
five hundred and sixty-four times. Pie
was stood before the movie cameras on
eleven different occasions. The talkies
recorded his voice six different times.
He made four radio speeches, attended
two semi-official luncheons, one opera
and one symphony concert. He attended
a Zionist Chanukah celebration and spoke
before the New Historical Society on
peace and war. The freedom of the City
of New York was conferred upon him
by the mayor. He went sight-seeing
every day, inspecting, among other things,
th plant of the New York Times, and
going up to the top of the Chrysler build
ing. lie called on Rabindranath Tagore,
the Indian philosopher, and discussed
Zionism with Felix Warburg. He visited
an astronomical observatory and drove
unrecognized through New York’s East
Side; he bought an apple from an un
employed apple vendor, and discussed the
German situation with the German Gen
eral Consul. He derived a child-like en
joyment from looking up from the street
at the structure of the Empire State build
ing, which, when completed, will be the
tallest office building in the world.
These are, off-hand, a few of the things
with which your correspondent knows the
scientist filled his calendar from Thurs
day morning to Monday evening.
By far the most impressive Einstein
event from a Jewish point of view was
his appearance at the Chanukah celebra
tion of the New York Zionist Region at
Madison Square Garden. The main floor
of the garden, which had been trans
formed into a dancing floor, was jammed,
and, viewed from the stage, resembled a
human ocean of heads. When Einstein
mounted the platform he was received
in dead silence. So overcome with emo
tion was the audience that for fully ten
seconds it did not decide to applaud—
the greatest compliment ever paid any
celebrity. Then a tempestuous ovation
burst loose, people throwing their hats
in the air and intoning the air of
“Hatikvah” with unprecedented enthusi
asm. Einstein, as is his habit, spoke but
a few minutes. In sober words he told
the Zionists that there was no reason for
discouragement; that Palestine would be
built if they willed it strongly enough.
Einstein’s address on peace and war
before the New Historical Society created
a sensation. In courageous language he
called on all pacifists to advocate world
peace aggressively. “In our political
situation,” he said, “it is the duty of man
to commit crimes in the name of his state
or his country. It seems to me that it is
more hi^ duty to free mankind from this
sort of thing. This may be done by re
fusing military duty in time of war.
Real pacifists should practice this in
times of peace as well. In countries
where there is compulsory military service
this con be done. If only two per cent
of the men liable for war service were
to refuse there would not be enough jails
in the world to take care of them.” This
—one may say—savage attack on war,
worthy of the courageous and ethical per-
soniality which Einstein is, came as a
surprise, and is arousing discussion.
In one of his radio talks Professor
Einstein expressed himself as follows on
Palestine: “Undoubtedly certain state
ments and measures taken and pronounced
by British officials have been just sub
jects for criticism. We cannot, however,
be satisfied with this, but must learn the
lesson of what has recently happened.
“In the first place, we must pay great
attention to our relations with the Arab
people. By cultivating these relations we
shall be able to avoid a development in
the future of those dangerous tensions
which can be exploited for the purpose
of provoking hostile action against us.
We can very well attain this end because
our upbuilding of Palestine has been so
conducted and must be so conducted that
it also serves the real interests of the
Arab population.
“In the second place, in doing this we
will be able to avoid the unfortunate
necessity, unfortunate for Arabs and Jews
alike, of being obliged to call in the
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