Objects to "Politics" in The Maccabaean
I feel that some one should voice a protest against the two articles appearing in the review of the month of September in THE MACCABAEAN, and for fear that nobody else might lodge that protest, I am sending you this communication.
In the two articles entitled "The Presidential Campaign" and "More Politics," the writer first enters into a criticism of the American Jewish Committee. I am not so much concerned with the defence of that particular organization, although the article is too highly flavored with politics. But in the article entitled "More Politics," the author seems to have thrown restraint to the wind, and arrives at a conclusion, which in order to avoid the charge of misconstruction, I shall quote:
"The American interests of Jewish citizens being equal—that is to say—there being no other American condition or problem decisive for whom the American Jew shall vote—it seems to be his duty to support the party that is opposed to the protective tariff and all it implies in American political life."
In the sentence immediately preceding, the author, with great consideration for the voters whom he is guiding, explains as follows:
"The Democratic party, led by Woodrow Wilson, has emerged successfully as the advocate of tariff reform on a revenue basis."
I do not care to raise the question of the correctness, politically or economically, of the arguments presented by the learned author—although I might cite the arguments of some of the greatest authorities in this country that would shatter to pieces the apparently lucid economic exposition that he has put forth. Nor do I care to present to the author arguments for the Progressive party, or try to show, by strained construction, that, everything being equal, the Jew ought to vote the Progressive ticket.
But there are two facts that I think are important to consider: (1) These two articles are not, or should not be, the ex-
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pression of THE MACCABAEAN as an organ of the Federation of American Zionists. And if these two articles, and particularly the last one, with its implication that the Jews ought to vote for Woodrow Wilson, is distinctly a personal view of some editor, it is only proper and fair that such an article should bear the signature of the individual who wrote it, and that THE MACCABAEAN should call the attention of its readers to the fact that this is the personal view of someone.
(2) But even as a signed article such an urgent demand to vote for anybody has no place in a magazine like ours.
Cordially yours,
Stamford Zion Camp Active
Through the efforts of Zion Camp of Stamford, Conn., $12.00 worth of National Fund stamps were sold by the local synagogue Agudath Sholom. During the week of Sept. 22, Mme. Bella Pevsner delivered several lectures under the auspices of the Camp and before the local B'nai B'rith lodge. She also visited neighboring towns during the week. Her visit was a great success and gave general satisfaction. Whenever she spoke, the hall was crowded. Through her efforts, a well-to-do real-estate operator of the city is planning to visit Palestine to investigate conditions for himself.
Talmidei Zion Society of Newark
The Talmidei Zion Society of Newark, N. J., held a very interesting and well atteded Prize Speaking Contest in the vestry rooms of the Congregation B'nai Abraham, High Street corner of 13th Ave., to which a number of other societies were invited. Mr. Louis Fast, the director, presided.
The judges of the contest were Mr. Elias Kantor, Miss Mollie Kaufman and Miss Frieda Mendel, and the prize, a year's subscription to THE MACCABAEAN, was awarded to Mr. Julius Cohen. Miss Freda Slutsky and Mr. Samuel Herman received honorable mention.
The Talmidei Zion Society meets afternoons bimonthly, in the vestry rooms of the Congregation B'nai Abraham and visitors are welcome.