(Continued From Page 164.) Roumania. If such a demonstration as happened in New York at the time of Rabbi Jacob Joseph's funeral had happened in another country, the press would pretend to be horrified, etc., and do not we see the same things every day, are not our poor Jews tortured and persecuted in this "land of the square deal (?)" every hour of the day with apparently "respectable" people amusedly looking on? Why be surprised at prejudice at Columbia which is but a school with inexperienced boys and a narrow-minded faculty? Keep up the good work of agitation in making our people race-conscious, and in our own home, we will show them what the "Salt of the Nation" is capable of, and command their respect in spite of them.
B. SAVER.
THE NATIONAL FUND.
TO THE MACCABAEAN:
The present method by which money is raised for the National Fund, is quite unpractical for great accomplishments. In my judgement the raising of money should be under direct control of the Actions Committee. They should have two or more traveling agents to distribute boxes where- ever Jews reside, and to collect from those already distributed. They should also be competent to address meetings in synagogues and appeal for saig fund to those who attend the synagogue daily. The organized Zionists, relieved of a certain amount of activity in this direction, could employ their time and energy for different institutions such as the schools in Palestine, or the organization of importing campanies of Palestine products, etc. These traveling agents would also be in a position to report in detail on the workings of the National Fund to the general public. The expense of maintaining them would perhaps be about '$5,000 per year, while the money raised by them alone, would perhaps be not less than $100,000, from Jews all over the world.
I do not mean to do away with the days assigned for National Fund collection, or with contributions made at meetings, as at present, but this work should be taken up
in addition to what is now being done. The above remarks should receive the consideration of those concerned.
Yours respectfully,
SOL WINEBERG.
DR. LEWIN'S VISIT TO AMERICA. TO THE MACCABAEAN:
Dr. Shmarvahu Lewin came to us as & friendly visitor from Russia. His trip had a great deal of diplomatic significance in the Zionist world. It may lead—it has led—to a better mutual understanding of Zionists from different parts of the world, a greater combination of forces, a realization of the communitv of our goal under widely different conditions. If his presence among us had done nothing more than infuse into the ranks of American Zionism new force fronı the center of agitation, dayenu. we would have been satisfied. But it has done a great deal more. It has forced us to realize more fully than ever that Russia has much to contribute towards the upbuilding of the Jewish State of the future, in fact much, much more than we have,
Of course, the notion of rachmoneth Zionism has long been exploded, and it is fortunate for us that it is no longer preached, for it is evident that if there is to be any philanthropy in our undertakings, we, the Americans, will not be able to be the philanthropists. If there had been any doubt as to the fact, the presence of a man of the type of Dr. Lewin would have been enough to remove it forever.
Lewin's visit, however, is at best only one half of a bargain. In order to show our appreciation of it and to complete the important diplomatic act, the Federation of American Zionists should send a representative to Russia. Indeed, it would not be difficult to send a delegation there as representatives of all the Zionists of America, immediately before or after the next International Congress. It would not be the prime function of this delegation to "investigate" conditions any more than it was Lewin's purpose to "investigate" America; it would rather be to bring a real message to the Jews of Russia, the fullest, sincerest possible message of our whole atti-