Show SQUARE DEAL FOR JEWS Appeal of Dr Emil G Hirsch for Fair Play for the Race Chicago Dec Dee 31 Declaring that the persecution of the Jews in the United States made their existence far from comfortable often burdensome Dr Emil G Hirsch In the strongest terms at his command last night arraigned the boasted civilization of today for Its mistreatment of the race It was at the closing session of the convention of American Ethical socie societies societies societies ties that Dr Hirsch surprised his hear hearers hearers hearers ers with a number of other strong re remarks marks as to the conditions of present day Jews He was talking upon the general topic of Ethical Tendencies in inthe Inthe Inthe the Churches but he spent much of t this his time in pointing out the lack of ethical tendencies in civilization civIlIzation In Chicago tonight there are Jews who tremble to go out in the streets because they may be stoned by chil children dren who believe they the do not look like citizens of ot Chicago should look said Dr Hirsch Why a Jew is barred from college fraternities For this however he should sing a song of thanks So it is plain that to be a Jew In Inthe Inthe inthe the United States with all aU its Us boasted democracy and civilization Is ia not such sucha a comfortable thing In Europe the condition of the Jew is worse w and in Russia it is unbearable Why Is this so S Here is an ethical problem for the members of the ethical society to answer |