The Jewish Herald (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 12, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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following comment on the letter
mi This letter expresses the very
gist of Americanism and should
be classed with Washingtons
letter to the Jews of Newport
and the emancipation proclama-
tion of Lincoln
Rabbi W H Harris Temple
Israel in Harlem said
It seems to me that the views
expressed by Mr Roosevelt are
so thoroughly sound from a com
monsense point of view so broad
from a religious point of view
and consistent from an Ameri-
can point of view that no right
mirided citizen can possibly ob-
ject to them
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Who Wrote the Bible
I turn to the holy Bible that
has doubtless shaped the for-
tunes and outlines of each of
us and I inquired who wrote
this magnificent book who did
this splendid work for the world
A philosophical Athenian a
legislative Roman an illumin-
ated Parsee NoNo No a
Jew a Jew Nor is all the gran-
deur of our race confined to the
Jew of the ancient days Al-
though we have been for 2000
years a dispersed wreckage
strewn over all the earth we
have everywhere made ourselves
felt as good From the Jews
have come the richest ripest
scholars the most potent finan-
ciers the most eminent physi-
cians the stateliest philosophers
and the most generous humani-
tarians You recall Gambetta
who was the leading figure in
the reconstruction of the French
nation after its conquest by the
Germans You remember Dis
rali who replied to a taunting
member of Parliament Yes 1
am a Jew but let me remind the
honorable gentleman that when
his ancestors were savages on
the banks of the Thames mine
were princes in Solomons Tem-
ple The most chairs in Ger-
man colleges are filled with Jews
The most of European news-
papers are conducted by Jews
The majority of authoris in Aus-
tria are Jews Let but the Jew
have a fair play and he will do
the rest whethere it be in au-
thorship of books production of
art or in the cultivation of mu-
sic
m I look over this country and
w Europe with their of
thousands
churches thronged with hushed
and expectant
Eureka Laundry We Mend Your Clothes Old Phone 565
What pray are they gathered
here for To adore some great
Englishman German Scandina-
vian or American No They
are assembled far into the mil-
lions to hear preached the glory
of a Jew and to gather strength J
for lifes battle from the majesty
of whose name they call meritor-
ious I look into all the great
progressions in art science eth-
ics humanity commerce civiliz-
ation of evangelization of this
world and I ask from whence all
this progress and prosperity
And if the Christian world have
an unbiased comprehension they
are forced to answer a Jew A
Jew By Rabbi Abraham D
Price Baltimore Md
FIRST FIELD MARSHALL
In spite of the fact that at-
tempts are constantly made to
keep Jews from advancing to
high rank in the Austrian army
MajGen Edward Ritter van
Schweitzer has iust been raised
to the rank of field marshal He
is the first Jew to occupy such
a position in the Austrian army
Von Schweitzer retired in 1906
after forty years service He
was the son of poor parents and
entered the Austrian army as a
private in 188G He took part
in many battles and served his
country as a good soldier He
was decorated several times for
his services Recognition came
to him iiuspite of the fact that
he was a Jew He had many dif
Acuities to overcome in rise up
to the position he now occupies
but he worked hard and succeed-
ed where others failed
A few years ago he was given
a title of nobility in recognition
of the services he rendered to his
country The title has been made
hereditary In 1904 he became
Major General It was believed
that he could not rise to a higher
position But now two years
after his retirement he was ad-
vanced to the rank of field mar-
shal
The antiSemitic press both in
Austria and Germany criticises
the military authorities for ad-
vancing a Jew to such a position
But the scribblers can do nothing
to change the decision of the
military authorities It is said
that Emperor Francis Joseph
suggested that Von Schweitzer
be raised to his present rank
The Jews in Austria of course
rejoice at this appointment as
they hone that there vill come a
change in the position of the Jew
as far as the army is concerned
There are many officers in the
Austrian army who work hard
to advance but who cannot do
so on account of their Jewish ori-
gin The rise of Von Schweitzer
makes them more hopeful as it
also sives courage to the Jpws
J struggling for recognition in fche
worshippers Gorman army St Louis Star
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