The “Jewish Daily News”, of Dec. 8, says that it was very illogical and incongruous on the part of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who are supposed to represent the highest ideals of democracy, to bestow so much honor upon ## new “Czarina” who has come here to secure support for her husband, the self-proclaimed “Czar” Cyril, whom this country refuses to admit here.
“Apparently it is futile to look for logic among ladies to whom a high title, even if it is selfsumed, means more than all democratic ideals and political convictions! Sometimes it would se## that the love these ladies have for aristocratic titles has actually unbalanced them.
“Still more comical is the fact that the police guarded the pier at which the ‘Czarina’ landed ‘out of fear of an attack on her’. In this way the ‘Czarina’ received a sort of official reception. How our city government learned that a ‘Czarina’ is arriving here and on whose request the great democratic city of New York ‘recognized’ ## ‘Czarina’ even before Washington and the restart the world have recognized her-these are questions which the mayor or the police commission should answer.”
SECRETARY DAVIS’ REPORT AND RACE DISCRIMINATION
The report on immigration into this country during the last two years just issued by Secretary of Labor Davis, shows that the number of immigrants in this period has been more than doubled, but there is little cause for gratification in this matter for the Jews and other immigrants coming from Eastern Europe, says Mr. Jacob Fishman in his daily column in the “Jewish M{SPAN}##{/SPAN}ing Journal of Dec. 9.
“When the report on immigration is carefully studied it is seen that the opponents of immigration have fully accomplished their purpose. Of the little over 700,000 immigrants that came here last year, only 150,000 were from Eastern Europe. The number of Jews has decreased to about 10 or 15 per cent of the volume in former years.
“Injustice and open race discrimination are obvious in the report. But, unfortunately, there are few Americans who will stop to think this over. The spirit of restriction has been implanted ## deeply that it makes many people blind to such things.”
A SIGN OF PROGRESS
The Jews should not expect too much from the decision of the Federation of Churches to combat anti-Semitism, is the opinion of Mr. B. Rozman, who devotes considerable space to this subject in his article “Jewish Interests” in the “Forward” of Dec. 6.
“The church in America has enough influence to spread anti-Semitism, but it is doubtful if it has sufficient influence to curb anti-Semitism says Mr. Rozman.
“It was on the soil of the Protestant church in this country that the Ku Klux Klan developed. It is true that the Protestant church did not create nor organize the Klan, but it is this church from which the Klan draws its stimulus and inspiration and who can tell how many Protestant clergy## are connected directly or indirectly with the Klan.
“Still, the resolution of the Federation ## Churches, though it may not bring great results must be greeted warmly as a sign of progress.”
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