National Affairs: A Philistine

Israel Zangwill, British man of letters, "third Jew in the world" (TIME, Sept. 17), arrived in Manhattan on his first visit to the U. S. since 1908. Said he:

" My object in coming to New York at a time of great stress for me is to take advantage of my friend Dr. Stephen Wise's flattering invitation to address the American Jewish Congress,* presided over by the universally beloved Nathan Straus. I expect to deliver at Carnegie Hall a somewhat lengthy address, entitled Watchman, What of the Night? It will deal with the whole...

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