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hundred and fifty thousand dollars a
year as a Hcarst editor. This exclu
sive of whathcr eceives far his col
umn “To-Day,” which must net him
an enormous income, as it appears in
almost two hundred papers. Journal
ism, like every other profession, holds
rich rewards for those who can reach
the top. It is interesting to note that
while the “Herald-Tribune” is a con
servative paper it intends giving Mr.
Lippman the opportunity to express
himself as he pleases . . . which
by the way, is the only condition under
which he would ever consider accept
ing a contract.
I thiught the German-Polish-Rus
sian - Roumanian - Hungarian Jewish
efud had died some time back, but I
guess I was mistaken. It has been re
vived apparently by Max J. Kohler’s
attempt to debunk some of the Haym
Solomon stories of aid to American in
time of the Revolution. The readers
o thfis column are possibly aware that
a nation-wide drive is under way by
the Polish Jews in this country to
gather funds to erect a monument to
Haym Salomon, one of the saviours of
the American Revolution. From time
immortal efforts have also been made
to have Congress appropriate monies
to reimburse some of the descendants
of Salomon for loans alleged to have
been made to the Colonists in their
struggle against England; loans said
to have been made without interest.
All through the years, at least during
the period with which I have been asso
ciated with Jewish journalism, I have
never heard the slightest whisper ex
pressing doubt of the value of Salo
mon’s services during the trying period
o tfhc Revolution.
It is always heartening to sec the
younger generation in Israel carry
ing on the work of their fathers. We
will lay aside for the moment all dis
cussions of the merits or demerits of
Zionism. Just now we are interested
in expressing our appreciation as one
of a large group of journalistic spokes
men for American Jewry of the fine
spirit displayed by James Marshall,
son of the late Louis Marshall, and
Nathan Straus*. Jr., son of the late
Nathan Straus, in taking their fathers’
places in carrying on the work of Zion
ism. Not that we are particularly in
terested in that cause, but because it is
gratifying to see such an interest dis
played in a serious Jewish problem.
We are always worrying who will
carry one when the elders of the House
of the Israel pass on; we find the an
swer in such sons as James Marshall
and Nathan Straus, Jr. These busy
men of affairs are able to find time to
consider the welfare of their fellow-
Jews. Louis Marshall and Nathan
Straus were great Jews and in con
tinuing the work they did. their sons
are honoring the memory of their
fathers.
I do not believe that Jews should
join Young Men’s Christian Associa
tions. The very name itself should
make a Jew hesitate before desiring to
story told by the authors of the book,
join. So I see no special point in the
"Christians Only,” who tell of a Jew
and a non-Jew applying for member
ship in order to play handball; the for
mer being held up, while the latter
was accepted immediately. It is also
said that the Y. M. C. A. conducted a
questionnaire among its members on
matters of policy and in many cases
the answers were that Jews should be
limited; and we are told that the gen
eral policy o thfe New York Y. M. C.
A. is to hold the Jewish quota down to
five per cent. But, why, in the name of
common sense, should five per cent or
one per cent want to join? After all,
the purpose of that organization is to
promote a Christian life among its
members. The general activities are
secondary and are only feeders, so to
speak, for their religious program.
There might be an extenuating cir
cumstance in a small community where
no athletic facilities were available
outside the Y. M. C. A. that a Jewish
boy in order to develop himself physi
cally could without compromising his
conscience take advantage of those ac
tivities. But generally speaking, there
should be no reason for Young Men’s
Christian Association to establish a
Jewish quota. That’s almost as hu
morous as the well-known and oft-told
story of a fashionable Episcopal Church
in New York which was obliged to
restrict the number of its Jewish mem
bers, fearing that eventually the
Protestants might be outnumbered!
I note where Zionist Revisionists
tried to prevent Dr. Magnes from
speaking before a certain organiza
tion. I get pretty much out of pati
ence with our Jews who fill the air
with their protests when free speech
is denied THEM, but who are quick to
throttle others when they have some
thing to say, which does not meet their
views. Once I spoke before a group
of radicals in Pittsburgh and they al
most threw me out of the window and
refused to allow me to proceed because
my ideas were not their’s Think of it!
Radicals and laborites and socialists,
the fellows who demand that they be
permitted to hold meetings on street
corners of need be in the INTEREST
OF FREE SPEECH. Three cheers!
\ et they are the most intolerant fan
atics when it comes to permitting the
SAME RIGHT to someone else. So it
is in the case of Magnes. I wonder
what Reform Jewish congregations
whose pulpit and Board are anti-
Zionists, will permit Dr. Magnes to
speak before them? I always feel
sorry for persons who are afraid to
hear the other side. It shows that their
prejudices are stronger than their rea
sons.
Magnes Guest of Penn Provost
Philadelphia. Pa.—Duirng his visit
here to address the annual meeting of
the Jewish Publication Society, Dr.
Judah L. Magnes was the guest at a
reception tendeered him by Dr. Josiah
H. Penniman, Provost of the University
of Pennsyvlania.
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