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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925
VOL. XVIII. NO. 15
WEIZMANN AND SOKOLOW RE-ELECTED
PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
BY ZIONIST CONGRESS; ENDED AUG, 31
Deadlock Solved by Adoption of Statement of Confidence.
Resolution on Jewish Agency Adopted, to Remain in
Effect for Three Years.
DECLARES RELIGION 'Enthusiastic Over LAgain flie o a n tt W mtd ementi CONGRESS POSITION
TOWARD WEIZMANN
IS ALL HE STANDS The Season's Plans
Manager
of
Yiddish
Playhouse
New High Commissioner Sworn
SURPRISES RAPPARD
FOR AS A TRUE JEW' Returns With New Plays
Into Office Upon Arrival
Lord P lumer Takes
Post In Palestine
III
Jerusalem.
Adolph S. Ochs Explains Re-
and Actors.
Says Zionist Leader Exhibited
-
Unusual Diplomatic Skill
Full of enthusiasm for the coming
In Negotiations.
JERUSALEM.—(.I. T. A.) —Field
season at the Yiddish playhouse at
Marsha I Baron II erbert C. Plunter,
2sti Ilastings street its manager,
Abraham Littman, returnee' last week
new High Commissioner of l'alestine,
DENIES CHARGE MADE
from a loSweeks European trip in
wa s sworn into his office at the Gov- : DEFINES RELIGIOUS
AMERICANS TO HAVE 40 PER CENT MEMBERSHIP.
BY SOLOMON FOSTER
meat House in Jerusalem on Aug.'
IDEALS IN SPEECH which he visited England, France,
ADOPT AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF THREE MILLIONS ern
Germany, l'• , land, Latvia and Czecho-
25 with simple ceremonies.
. _--,---
Slovakia. Mr. Littman engaged three
he oath was administered by Sir
Balfour
Declaration Only War
Mandate Will Not Have to Be Changed. Leaders to Choose Tin Imes Ilayrraft, chief justice of the Says Judaism Is Always the actors a ID , returned to Detroit with
Measure and Can Be An-
Religious
Teacher
of
All
him.
They
are
(sank
Mesta{,
a
fer-
estine
Supreme
Court.
Senior
goy-
Executive Members. Weizmann Leaves Congress
l'al
nulled at Any Time.
mer actor at the Freie Volks Mune
Cr!: ment t officials, heads of Palestine
enerations.
Suddenly to Meet Sir Herbert Samuel.
Col.
of Vienna; M. Kamins of England and
depa rt ments,
alt ninistrative
—
NEW YORK.—P, T. A.)—Sur-
VIENNA.—(J. T. A.)—Dr. Chaim Weizmann was re-elected president Fr ederick H. Kish, representing the [ NE1V YORK.—Adolph S. Ochs, a (sank Isaakov of Russia, whom Mr.
prise at the opposition to Dr. Weiz-
of the World Zionist Organization and Nahum Sololow was re-elected Zio mist Executive. in Jerusalem; rep- I member of the executive board of the Littman met in Czeeho-Slovakia. Mr.
is
co-manager
of
the
play-
mann
which manifested itself at the
•
entatives
of
the
Transjordanian
rev
' Union of American Hebrew Congre- Littman
chairman of the executive. This became evident following developments
Fourteenth Zionist Congress was ex-
'I ' stations
cently ' in an address delivered re- house with Mischa Fisleson, an actor
which ended the deadlock in the Fourteenth Zionist Congress which resulted Ws) s,rnment, and representatives of the
pressed
by Dr. William E. Rappard,
before
a
large
audience
of
of
exceptional
ability.
The
playhouse
stem
Supreme
Council,
Mo
from the vote on the resolution of confidence last Thursday, Aug. 27.
were P re
International authority on mandates
Jews ' and Christians, defined the will continue its practice of present-
I Jew
Surprise was felt when, after Dr. Weizmann had conferred with the cent at the ceremonies.
and member of the Permanent Man-
ideals
of
Reform
Judaism.
The
ing
literary
plays
on
Thursday
and
The
arrival
of
Lord
Plumer
re-
various groups regarding the composition of the executive, it was announced
dates Commission of the League of
I occasion for the address was the lay- . folk plays on Mondays.
that Georg Ilalpern will remain with the executive in London, together ne wed the interest of Palestine's pop-
the! • ng of the cornerstone of Temple
Nations in an interview with the rep-
Both Mr. Fishson and Mr. Littman
i
with Dr. Weizmann, Sokolow, Louis Lipsky and either Kurt Blumenfeld or ula lion in the political aspects of
resentative of the Jewish Telegraphic
Br itish administration in the country.: r Beth El of Glens Falls, New York, are predicting a more successful sea-
Berthold Feiwel.
,
Agency.
A feeling of ex pectation and un- , Mr. Ochs was one of three speakers, son than ever by virtue of their sum-
The deadlock created last Wednesday night, Aug. 16, at the Fourteenth
I
"I consider Dr. Weizmann one of
i
other
two
being
a
Protestant
and
mar's
work
on
behalf
of
the
theater.
tainty
manifested
itself
in
Pales-
the.
Zionist Congress as a result of the vote on the resolution of confidence in cer
the greatest living statesmen and no
All l a Catholic. The Protestant speaker , The. rights for better plays have been
the Zionist executive was solved at the Saturday night late session by the tin e's Hebrew and Arabic press.
one
could have done more for the
wspapers
devoted
long
editorials
on
was
Rev.
Ernest
M.
Stires,
Episcopal
I
obtained;
new
scenery
purchased;
the
DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN
acceptance of a statement of confidence prepared by the Permanenz ne
oin- ;coadjutor bishop-elect, of Long Is- means for electrical effects improved,
Zionist movement under the condi-
Ausschuss, the committee on committees and nomination committee, fol- the . occasion of the new high C
tions
which he was confronted with,"
ssioner's
arrival.
land,
and
Judge
James
McPhillips
of
and
a
more
artistic
art
costuming
mi
lowing two days . of deliberation and
Dr. Rappard stated. Ile could not see
The Ila'Aretz, Tel-Aviv's Hebrew 1Glen's Falls represented the Catholic company obtained, They aim to bring
n et,V,, iteats iowltser t ilt i h Rt veren
the
Detroit
Yiddish
theater
up
to
a
how
the
Zionist Congress could re-
s:
"e
cannot
speak
faith
W
da ill' paper, say
pudiate the leadership of Dr. Weis-
of details. We are concerned .ludaism, according to Mr. Ochs, is standard consistent with the best in
toe
::t‘r5lo:tii"o'il
of
another resolution of ;; confidence
would
mann
at
a
time when there is no one
on ly with the chief principle: The de-, eminently humane in its doctrines Jewish art. In addition to Mr. Fish-
he contrary to parliamentary rules.
who can successfully take his place.
and that the Palestine adnunistra-1 , and duties, and is in perfect sympathy son the company has 15 members and
A way was found in the substitute
"The question is not Dr. Weizmann
do n return to the Balfour Declare-, with universal liberty, equality, jus- I a musical leader. The chid actors are
measure of presenting to the congress
or anybody else, but Dr. Weizmann
do n in its spirit and letter and that ', tice and charity. It is, he pointed', , Mr. Fishson, Isaac Ark., Madame
on behalf of the Permaneht Ausschuss
or nobody else. It would be folly
fulfill the obligations which Great • out,
out . and has been and should continue ' Vera Zasslaskaia and Madame It.
it
a statement of confidence which met Jewish Womanhood Organized
Others
include
Mesdames
if the Zionist Congress would not re-
Indies.
Will
Seek
Aid
of
ritain
has
undertaken
under
the
Pal-
gen-
•
Campaign
to be the religious teacher of all
B
with the approval of Dr. Weizmann,
S. Gurskia, M. Silber and A. Rosen-
elect Weizmann. Weizmann is in him-
in
Many
and
in
Serbia
es tine Mandate, even if there are some l , erations.
American
Jewry
to
Build
Nahum Sokolow, the other members
self a movement. He repreeents in
di diculties." 1 With Mr. Ochs Judaism spells tell- that and I. Aisokoff, M. Anisman,
Other Lands.
of the executive and the leaders of
my eyes 60 per cent of the Zionist
Synagogue.
The Dear Hayom, Jerusalem's He- I gion. "Religion is all that I stand I I. Mestel, F. Fogelnest, Ii. Kamins,
the groups who refrained from voting
movement," Dr. Rapper(' declared.
I).
Reitz,
A.
Grushkoff,
musical
NEW YORK CITY.—The most re- hr 12 W daily paper, states that Lord for as a Jew," he declared. "I know
before.
The arguments of the Zionist oppo-
great
improvements
:
nothing
else,
no
other
definition
far
!director,
and
A.
Ostroff,
prompter.
find
PI
timer
"will
ITIIACA,
N.
Y.—The
campaign
to
The first part of the meeting before cent Council of Jewish Women that
sitional groups that Dr. Weizmann
! Mr. Littman reported concerning
hush have been introduced in the, the Jew except religion."
raise $300,000 with which to build yielded too much, making compro-
a final agreement was reached was has been founded, on the pattern of
untry
by
Sir
Herbert
Samuel's
ad-
"You
have
in
the
city
of
Glens'
the
conditions
of
the
Jews
in
the
coun-
co
l
devoted to a further discussion of the the National Council of Jewish Women
inistration. The Jews will co-oper- ! Falls, as I understand, somewhere tries in which he visited that Poland and maintain a temple which wil mise!' and agreeing to the weaken-
a religious and social center ing the Balfour declaration are base-
needs and condition of the Ilehrow of America, is the organization in the
and assist Lord Plumer in the ! around 125 Jewish families. Of that is by far the worst for our people. serve as
for members of the Jewish faith in less in the opinion of Dr. Rappard.
educational system in Palestine. The Kingdom of the Croats, Serbs and at e rrying out of his task."
number only 35 families are members !He said that conditions there were this community and particularly for
meeting was then interrupted in order Slovenes, according to an announce- ca A different to e is apparent in the of
Czecho-Slovakia, he
"In his relations with the British
n this congregation which represents ! indescribable..
the Jewish students in Cornell Uni- Foreign Office Dr. Weizmann acted
to give the committee an opportunity ment made by Mrs. Nathaniel E. Har-
rabic
press.
The
Aral)
paper
Car-'
,
what is called Reform of Progressive continued, is the best country in
A
to complete the negotiations. When ris of Bradford, Pa, chairman of the el in welcoming the new High Com- Judaism. There is another congre- which the Jews may reside while versity, has gotten away to a flying in a statesmanlike manner. One must
the meeting was reopened at 11 p. rn. Council's Committee on Foreign Re- nn issioner, stresses Lord Plumer s two I gation, well attended, and which sup. France is excellent and Latvia, al- start,
not forget, however unreasonable it
by Dr. Leo Motzkin, Abraham Gold- lations. Its president is Mrs. Jelena m ualities—that he, is a represents-I ports, I understand, the Orthodox though anti-Semitism is rampant, is
headquarters for the Cornell Jew- might sound to Zionists, that public
berg, chairman of the Permanenz Aus- S. de Maio of Belgrade, who led the it me of the British Conservative. party Jewish religion. They are preserving not so ba d,
ish Temple Fund have been opened opinion at large in European coun-
schuss, submitted In the congress the movement to unite the existing local ti rid an open minded soldier.
in this city at No. 143 East State tries was inclined to side with the
I the old customs and traditions, the
Jewish Women's organizations into a a
following statement,
greet, with A. D. G. Cohn in charge Arabs in their opposition to the Bal-
The Falastin, organ of the antago- !ceremonies to which they were
"In view of the statement made by national body.
as campaign manager. Reports which four declaration. Most people unin-
"The impetus and inspiration for n istic Palestine Arah Executive, brought up and which prevail in for-
the president of the World Zionist
have been received from the leading formed of the fundamentals of Zion-
hat
"Arab
anxiety
is
concentrnaatel
eign
countries.
In
fact,
I
guess
the
Organization on behalf of the Zionist this national organization, declared t
Jewish
centers of the country indi- ion), the historic rights and claims
Mrs. Ilarris, "came from the World 0 the
n question of Jewish immigration. I greater number of Jews in America
executive, the standing committee, aft-
cate that the project is being received of the Jewish people to Palestine,
Will Lord Planer stop this inimigra are
' members of what we call the Or-
Conference
of
Jewish
Women's
Organ-
hearing
the
opinions
of
the
repre-
with whole-hearted enthusiasm and held It unreasonable to undertake the
er
thodox church, preserving the old cus-
ion"."
sentatives of the various groups at izations, which had been arranged by t The Arah paper Vannuk states that toms and the old ceremonies.
support.
establishment of a national home for
the Fourteenth Zionist Congress de- this national organitation," declared England sees the difficulties which ,
The Jewish community in Ithaca a people which constitutes a small
represents
congregation
"This
cided by an overwhelming majority the National Council of Jewish " 'ranee has in Syria and will not treat something of a departure from that.
is too small to carry the burden of minority in the country. The spin-
that the declarations and the vote of Women at Vienna, in 1923. For ts peoples as France does. We are
raising the entire fund alone. 'there- ion wan prevalent that the Balfour
confidence of Aug. 26 have afforded no the past two years, through a i now between hope and despair. Should . Not in conflict
fore, Jewish leaders all over the coun- declaration was merely a war measure
with
it, but in it, duty
we
understand
the
as
to
progress
ground for the resignation of the ex- series of meetings end educational w convince ourselves that we are ! call of American Judaism • ' • And
try have volunteered their time and dictated by the stress of the war.
e
propaganda, the idea of co-ordinating
ecutive.
effort to the temple project and ire Should some British minister rise in
opeless
with
regard
to
England,
we
it
is
remarkable
that
in
this
very
The Permanenz Ausschuss more- Jewish women's activities, on the same h hall start efforts to rid ourselves
putting their shoulders to tine wheal parliament and demand the repo&
small community, with what we may
over decided by an overwhelming ma- basis as that of our awn national or- s ,f her."
to carry it through to fulfillment. The ation of the Balfour declaration be-
term
a
small
congregation
of
fel-
jority that the political direction of ganization, was impressed on the local
United Synagogue of Americo.), at its I cause the government could not carry
' lowers, they were able tee establish
the World Zionist Organization by leaders, with this recent successful
recent meeting at Atlantic City, N. it out, parliament would, without
this exceedingly magnificent and
Dr. Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow result."
J., unanimously endorsed the Cor- doubt, annul the Balfour declaration.
splendid monument here in the City
Simultaneous with the formation of
is unconditionally required in the in-
nell Jewish Temple movement as fill-
lens
Falls,
dedicated
as
it
is
to
Weism•nn Blamed by Zionists.
terests of the Zionist movement. The the National Council of Jewish Wom-
ing a vital need.
"If Ur. Weizmann were to come
the O Fatherhood
of God and the
of
'
Permanenz Aussehuss therefore calls en of the Kingdom of the Croats,
z i n of to the British government with some •
kr'az
Brotherhood
of
Man.'
And
it
is
due
uni
President
upon them to remain at the head of Serbs and Slovenes, Br Jewish Wom-
n a great measure to the enterprise
recognizing of the demands which his opponents
•
Cornell
o en University,
en's organization of Belgrade cele- Orthodox President Suggests Means i
the movement."
, and enthusiasm, the spiritual uplift
the vital need of a Jewish temple I want him to carry out, he would
• of Aiding Postal Employes.
The Congress adopted the submit- brated its 50th anniversary. The new
that
you
have
here
in
your
splendid
here,
says
in
the
following
letter
to
he
turned
down.
It
would
certain!
ted statement with a vote of 217 to national body is compwed of 30 local
the campaign committee, in part: not he proof of statesmanship to an
Asa means of aiding Jewish postal rabbi, who is a credit to your corn-
15 of the radical Zionists and the Ac- units.
rnunity and to American Judaism, and
"Any movement of this kind is of the impossible. I note that many
The extension of the Jewish wom- employes and assisting en the. rush
tivists. Eighteen, consisting of some
it affords me, and it is a great pleas-
marked significance from the uni- Zionists have blamed Weizmann for
delegates of the Peale Zion and Zeire en's movement has bees very energet- of mail during the' Rosh Hashanah I are to some here and to co-operate
versity's point of view. There is having accepted the White Paper. By
Zion, refrained from voting. The Miz- ically promoted by the National Coun- holidays Herbert S. Goldstein, tires-, with him and add, as much as it is
nothing more important and at the doing so Weizmann gained the con-
rachi delegates voted this time for cil of Jewish Women since the close ident of the Union of Orthodox Jew inmy power, to this great undertak-
same time more difficult to provide fidence of a large part of British pub-
the statement. When sonic of the of the world war, as part of its pro-
h Congregations of.
in a university. community than wise tic opinion which had been alienated
when
it
comes
to
efforts
aimed
at
set-
delegates rose to vote against the program to aid in the reconstruction
Referring to what is termed Or- fling Jews on the land, this conven• and broad religious guidance and en- from the Zionist cause. The British
statement they were hissed. Simul- of communal facilities. In Holland,
Michigan in The D
Judaism two or
d R
thodox
and
taneously an ovation was made to Dr. its co-operation in founding local or- trait Jewish Chronicle., and that per. three ears a o when I was in Jeru a tion stands for Palestine alone and vironment, and anything which serves government is very sensitive to public
great: pleasure of meet-- I will in no sense recognize any other to develop and further sound tell- opinion. By taking a moderate atti-
ganizations, resulted in the formation sons in other cities do likewise. His Ism
Weismann and Nahum Sokolow.
theg
gion is welcomed by us who are tulle Dr. Weizmann ham exhibited un-
of a national body that included sev- letter follows: , ing a great rabbi, I y had
Mizrachi Voted Confidence.
and as we talked appeal can
to the
generosity
of Ameri-
Israel;
this convention
further- charged with administering the uni- usual diplomatic skill and has main-
Considerable surprise prevailed fol- eral units.
"Detroit ewish
Chronicle.
J
i• 'What would happen
I
said
to
him
dangerous
to
versity. it is, therefore, with com- Wiled the position of the Zionist or-
!
is
In Australia, the prospects are just
lowing the vote when it became evi-
"Dear Editor:—Will you i I ease "e
that de
it facto powers in plete approval that I learn of the ganization.
, ! at Jerusalem .f we should locat her more
trust believes
the present
dent that the Mizrachi delegates voted as promising for the establishment of good enough to grant me the .) benefit
and erect a synagogue where men e certain parts of the world which rec. energy with which your plan is being "Of course the British government
fee the statement. Until the last mo- additional local councris of Jewish of your columns so that I may urge and women would sit to
of Jews outside promoted and wish you every success could do a great deal more to facili-
erta in
ment the leaders of the Mizrachi per- women, supplementing the one formed the Jewish community to send their off their hats when titey went to' meete-
tak c of i aies"ne.
in the undertaking•" tate the establishment of the Jewish
sisted that they would refrain from in New South Wales. The council in New Year cards much before the New' w
t•• have an organ and conduct their
The $300,000 which is required for tuitional home in Palestine were it
The.
danger
that
the
second gener-
voting unless their demands concern- New South Wales plans to extend this Year, as I have been informed that sert'sr,
i s in that manner and say their ation of American Jews will grow up an adequate Jewish temple will be not charged with the additional task
. in a language that they un-
ing certain items in the budget and movement for the service of Jewish there is a heavy Rosh Hashona
prayers
in
complete
ignorance
no
of
Jewish
his-
raised
among the Jewish people, not of safeguarding the rights of the
a
t
the preservation of two seats in the womanhood into the larger centers of which
which is caused by the sending of mail
New • perstand? 'Well,' he said, 'I see no tory and religi
only of Ithaca, but of other cities Arab majority and if it had not to
executive for Mizrachi leaders named Australia.
Year ci rds, thus preventing many objec
ion to their locating here, but
t
and
their
friends. hundreds of Cor- contend with the hostile public spin-
In Canada, where the council sec- Jewish postal employes from observe I want to remind ou Mr Ochs' that held the attention of a session of the
by the party be granted.
nell alumni, who felt the handicaps ion which continually berms as a great
Another step forward in the solu- tions form a constituent part of the ing Rosh Hashonah. May I venture when you say your 'era 'ere in the
Features
of
the
discussion
'were
during
their
college career, of being danger, net to speak of the deter-
tion of Zionist problems and the re- National Council of Jew,sh Women, to suggest also that we substitue, for language you understand, , you mu t assembly.
h regard without a place to worship their rens mined opposition of the Vatican.
building work of Palestine was Made Mrs. E. R. Sugarman of Vancouver, the sending of New Year cards, greet- ! have much more sincerity than you
s also the growing laxity
with
he diet
the
kos
pledging
their support and • "The same reasons account for the
, are
by the congress following the adop- B. C., has been appointed by Miss ings through your paper.
! have when you pray in the language to
the
observance
of ed sessi
r fa t wishing Godspeed to the worthy prof- , unfavorable attitude which a num-
ucation
and
the
lack o f Jewish
tion of the statement of confidence in Rose Brenner, president of the Na-
on was
, that you do not understand.'
"Sincerely yours,
her of members of the Permanent
outh.
The
the executive, when the congress ac- tional Council of Jew ish \Town, as
y chairmanship of Rabbi ect.
r the
I "Jews are no different than any the growing
"HERBERT S. GOLDSTEIN,
The officers of the Cornell Jewish , Mandates Commission have taken to-
cepted the resolution on the forming organizing supervisor for Western
of people. They are made held
under
New
York
City.
other
kind
the Palestine mandate.
The
Glaser of
"President.
Temple Fund are as follows: Chair-
Temple
of the Jewish Agency.
Canada.
, up of all classes, represent all kinds
I /destine mandate is the only man-
man, Charles l'olakof, f, Buffalo ;
The question of the Jewish Agency
of people, a reflection of the comma-
treasurer, Daniel Rothschild, Ithaca, date., out of fourteen, where a gov-
DR.
S.
S.
WISE
LEAVES
which has stood foremost in Zionist
nity. We have those who are doubt.
Y,; associate treasurer, William A. ernment is charged with the unique
and nun-Zionist Jewish life as the
VIENNA OVER AGENCY N.
ors, those who are agnostics, those
Boyd, Ithaca, N. Y.; executive direr-' task of promoting the special inter-
outstanding problem of the present
who have religious inclinations, all
tor, henry II. Rosenfelt, New York arts of a minority. It is only natural
generation in connection with the re-
VIENNA—P. T. A.)—Dr. Stephen
kinds of people make up what we
people whose views are demo-
building of Palestine seemed to have
S. Wse,
i president of the American City; campaign manager, A. D. G. that
erotic or liberal would not be in favor
Atlanta, Ga.; campaign com-
reached the pinnacle when Morris
nly Jewish Congress and vice-president Cob.,
o
mittee:
Alfred
Hart,
Rochester;
of
such
a policy. Only those who
Rothenberg, New York attorney and
upon one question. I have nothing of of the Zionist Congress, left for
Sundel J. Ileellender, Buffalo; II. I. have given consideration and have
chairman of the political commission
not spell re- America.
Judaism in me that el
made a study of the Zionist problem
Markeon,
Syracuse.,
N.
Y.;
S••I
Mut-
of the congress, submitted the follow-
ligion. Religion is all that I stand
It Was stated that the reason for
n
are inclined to support it, as I my-
An Interview by S. Diego!, Managi g Editor of The Day.
ing resolution which embodies the re-
for as a Jew. I know nothing else, Dr. Wile's hasty departure was in terperl, New York City; Charles Po-
am."
sult of a five-year heated controversy
no other definition for a Jew except connection with the Jewish Agency lakoff, Buffalo; Daniel Rothschild, self Balfour Declaration Is Vague.
pro and con the forming of the Jew-
The economic condition of the Jews forced to sell their machinery in order religion. Now as I have said we have question and the Crimean colonize- Ithaca, N. Y ; Louie Shulman, Bach-
Asked
what the British government
e.ster; Max M. Yellen, Buffalo.
ish Agency with the participation of was not a normal one even before the to buy bread for their families. Trad- all kinds of people in our group, and tion plan.
WAS doing to carry out the terms of
the Zionist Organization and non- revolution. Anti-Semitic gov rnmen- e ing is out of the question. Until very
the mandate to facilitate the estab-
recently,
the
Russian
government
mos
I
want
to
congratulate
the.
city
of
Zionists.
tal policies had excluded Jews from
Glens Falls in having this institution
lishment of a Jewish national home in
The resolution read as follows:
what was the main source of Russian nopolized all trade and even now,
Palestine, Dr. Rappard stated, "The
here. This congregation of
"For the work of the Jewish Agen- life—the farm. They were prohibited when it does permit private trade, the established
Reform Jews is entirely in sympathy
Balfour declaration is rather a vague
undertaking
is
fraught
with
so
many
that
wood
cy the presupposition holds
from buying land and from tilling it
with religion as it is taught every-
statement; it can be interpreted in
the following principles must be con- For generations the Russian Jews difficulties and uncertainties that where; religion that forces responsi-
many ways and has been interpreted
thousands
of
Js
are
debating
wheth-
sidered as the irrevocable basis of were forced to make trading their
in more than one way. The British
every measure:
"I would like to tell you a re-mark
livelihood and to settle in the larger
government is of the opinion that it
The practice of sending New Year's Greetings to friends and
"A—The ever increasing immigra- cities. This resulted in an over !Rip-
These circumstances have led the Father Vaughn, the celebrated Cath-
facilitates the establishment of the
relatives
through
the
local
Jewish
paper
is
general
throughout
tion movement.
ply of storekeepers and laborers, so Joint Distribution Committee after a odic prelate of London, who visited
Jewish national home in Palestine by
the country. Its advantage over the old individual mailing
"B—The redemption of the Pales- great that finally a great migration thorough investigation lasting two here a few years ago, made at my
creating conditions which enable the
ome,
card
is
evident
in
the
saving
of
time,
expense
and
worry
over
tine soil as national property.
when asked to say something
to America and other countries tcok years, to inaugurate a tremendous h
Zionists to carry out their efforts.
forgetting a friend.
"C—The agricultural colonization place.
constructive project for Russian with respect to the presence of Mar-
Let me explain. If the Balfour decla-
as the basis for Jewish workers.
The Bolshevist revolution, which Jews—to settle them on the land and • coni, rather difficult for him to com-
ration did not exist and if Palestine
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DETROIT
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"D—The Ilebrew language and cul- brought a complete upheaval of the to transform thousand! , of j ,lewish I prebend. Many people had attempted
would be administered like any other
will
take
this
form:
ture.
entire Russian economic system, af- families into farmers. The J
mandated territory according to the
Conditions of Agency.
fected the Jews most of all. Peasants been doing this for two yea
William
R.
J•cobe
and
Family
wishes of the majority of the popu-
Mr.
and
Mr..
"The Fourteenth Zionist Congress benefited much by the revolution. Ad- Joseph Rosen, the represent
lation, Palestine would certainly be in
4960 West Pine Boulevard
declares that since this basis: has been ditional land was given them from the organization in Russia,
a position, similar to that of the
attained the executive may proceed what were formerly private estates voted all his energies for tha
Extend their best wishes to their relatives and friends
United States or any other country,
with the establishment of the Council and, as a class, they became more of time to this undertaking
New
Year.
and
Prosperous
for a Happy
to prohibit any immigration whatso-
of the Jewish Agency on the following pnwerful and wealthier. The Russian the working out of plans a
ever. The British getvernment, by
conditions:
MAIL
THE
COUPON
BELOW
AT
ONCE
laborer for whom starvation, the high menta with the Russian go
•keeping the door of Palestine open
"A—The council is to consist of cost of living and the low value of which will permit the carryi
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle,
I to Jewish immigration to a certain
approximately 150 members and is the Russian ruble have brought much the project on a larger scale.
P. 0. Boa 564,
extent, is thus helping the Zionists
to be composed of one-half represent- suffering during the past few years, the Joint has helped the
Detroit, Mich,
in their efforts to establish national
atives of the Zionist Organization, the is also beginning to come to himself number of families to sett
Gentlemen:—
home in Palestine."
other half of representatives of the under the reconstructive program of
Enclosed find $1.00, for which please insert my New Year's
Asked whether the mandatory power
the
various
Jewish communities in
the Russian government, which as-
Greeting Card in Your Rosh Huhonah (5686) Number.
had not violated the terms of the
parts of the world.
sures him work, living quarters and
mandate
by not consulting the Jewish
I
"B—That the method by which the
means of existence.
agency with regard to the appoint-
various communities are to appoint
NAME ...................... ...........
3,000,000 Jews in Russia are
The
,
ment
of
the
High Commissioner, Dr.
their representatives shall in each in the most unfortunate circumstances.
Rappard said: "The text of the
ease be decided in accordance with
Very few of them were farmers or
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regard to the consults-
with
I mandate
cal conditions.
factory workers. The great mass
IT—That 40 per rent of the seats were storekeepers, traders, and arti-
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sans. Of the artisans, many were
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