The Jewish Monitor from Dallas, Texas • Page 14

THE JEWISH MONITOR Fourteen THE JEWS AND THE POLISH STATE. A scientific study of the root-causes of the friction between the Polish people and the 3,000,000 Jews who constitute 15 per cent of the population of Poland, and which wending its tragic way through racial and social antipathy and boycott has culminated in a long series of massacres, is contained in a memorandum presented to the Peace Conference by the Zionist Organization of Poland. The memorandum sets forth, also, what the Jews deem the only just solution of the Jewish Problem in Poland. The memorandum, which we are enabled to publish through the courtesy of the Zionist Publicity Department, reveals the failure of the attempt to Polonize the Jews, who, resisting all compulsory efforts to absorb them in the great Polish mass, have clung to their national character with that wonderful tenacity and power of resistance, which have made Israel the marvel of the centuries. The people who fighting their passive fight for right to maintain thei." identity, to preserve their culture as a priceless gift to civilization.

(The efforts of the Poles to Polonize the Jews have failed just as the attempts of the Germans to Teutonize the Poles proved futile.) To those who are familiar only with political life in lands where the individual as such and the rights of the individual alone are recognized, the proposed solution undoubtedly will seem to be extremely radical. But Poland and the other countreis to which the proposed modus is applicable are made up of various nationalities each maintaining, as inalienable, the right of self-determination. The vast majority of Jews in those countries regard themselves an members of a distinct nationality, and in each of the new or enlarged States demand recognition as a national minority. This is recognized by the new Czeko-Slovak Republic whose American Commissioner, Charles Per. gler, had occasion recently to say officially: "I regard the treatment ot minorities as the very essence of the right of a state not entirely radially homegeneous, to exist." It is recognized by Ukrainian and Lithuania.

It is written into the Declaration of Independence of the Smaller Nationalities which was adopted at the Conference of the Democratic Mid-European Union, held at Independence Hall, Philadephia last October by representation of the nationalities named and also of Jugo-Slavia, Finland, Roumania, Albania, Armenia, Irridentist Italy and Juflea, in the following language: 'The national minorities will be guaranteed in all states, full liberty and equal rights. The Union is in favor of an inter-national law pro-tecting the rights of national minorities. The desire for a league of nations will be attained if national minorities are protected against the curse of denationalization." Premier Paderewski, who represented Poland at the Mid-European Union Conference, and withdrew a few days later, has publicly declared that in order to enjoy peace the Jews must become "Poles of the Mosaic persua sion" in other words, denationalised. The Jews of Poland reply: "We wish to be Polish citizens of Jewish A Camouflaged Correspondent. i On the day when Brockdorf-Rantz-au left Versailles for his final it became known in Paris that J.

B. Hirsch, Pans correspondent of the New York Sun, had been in daily conversational touch with the German delegation. By putting on a frock coat and a silk hat and horn spectacles, Mr. Hirsch walked by the guards daily, talking volubly with one of the German secretaries. He obtained the first copy of the Peace Treaty in Ger-man, which was brought by the German courier to him, and sent to America.

The only request made of him Friday, August 8, 1919. by the Germans came from a secretary who asked him to buy some bril-liantine for his black hair, Iri Paris. This had to be refused, as it was "trading with the enemy." MARSHALL Alex Kahn. Aug. 5.

The said news was received here today of the death of Alex Kahn, who died Monday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Certy Marks, in Dallas, very suddenly. Mr. Kahn was born and reared in Alsace, and was about 54 years of age. He came to America in 1889 to get away from the kaiser's military rule of Alsace and lr.ndcd in Marshall In 1890, and made Marshall his home for many years.

About twelve years ago he went to Dallas to make that city his home. He was alone at home when death came, his sister-in-law, Mrs. Marks, being in Marshall, and his daughter, Miss Josie, on a visit to California. The funeral has not been arranged yet, and the body will be held until his daughter arrives from California. Mrs.

Kahn died several years ago, and his daughter is the only one of the family to survive him. The deceased was a life member of Marshall lodge No. 683, B. P. O.

E. Mrs. Gerty Marks and Nathan Levy have gone to Dallas to attend the funeral. Whenever You See An 8 Think of King of Eight! 1 THE LAST 20,000 Less than 20,000 shares of KING EIGHT OIL COMPANY Number 2 remain unsold. It is still not too late to buy KING EIGHT Number 2, but you will have to act quickly.

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