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Show JEWS DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS New York, April 19 The extension of a movement to obtaip equal rights for Jews in all belligerent countries was Inaugurated here today as the meeting last night of 300 delegates composing the National Workmen's committee on Jewish rights. Jewish organizations having a membership of 300.000 are represented in this committee, it is claimed. One of the main purposes is to ob-l ob-l tain equal rights for Jews in Russia, J but A. I Skipllkoft", secretary of the I committee, said that conventions I would be held throughout the world in a universal equal rights movement move-ment of the Jewish masses. Promoters of this idea expressed the hope that Socialist parties of Europe Eu-rope will adopt the demands of the Jews in warring countries to b placed on equality with all other citizens. citi-zens. It was asserted that a demand would be made for Jewish representation representa-tion in the peace congress of Europe when the war Is ended. |