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YOUTH TO DIE FOR Rev. Coughlin's Attempt to Spread Religioiis 5 DETROITERS ON Isidore Sobeloff of New York Named SELECT DELEGATES
MURDER; TOUCHED
CONGRESS MISSION the Federation's Executive Director FOR 40TH ANNUAL
Hatred
Is
Most
Vicious
Un-American
Scheme
OFF BREST POGROM
FOR POLISH JEWRY
ZIONIST CONCLAVE

Defense Proves Policeman
Accepted Bribes From
Jewish Butcher

POLISH ANTI-SEMITES
WARN OF NEW ATTACKS

All Forces in This Community Must Be Mobilized to Prevent the
Promulgation of an Idea that Would Divide Our Population
Into Majority and Minority Groups

Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, notorious radio priest, has broken silence. The re-
bukes he received after the national election of 1936 forced him into temporary
retirement. But the nation's troubles, caused by the numerous strikes and the dif-
ferences between capital and labor, have given this cleric busy-body an opportun-
ity once again to jump into the limelight and to seek to capitalize on the nation's
strife.

Christian Patron of Jewish
Merchant Is Beaten
By a Mob

BREST-LITOVSK, Poland
(WNS) — Welwel Sczezerbowski,
18-year old son of a Jewish butcher
is under sentence of death here for
the slaying of Stefan Kedziora, a
local policeman, whose murder
touched off the pogrom of May 13.
Sczezerbowski's counsel appealed
the verdict after he was sentenced
to hang at the close of a brief
trial in which the accused pleaded
guilty but asked for mercy on the
ground that he thought the police-
man was trying to kill the elder
Sczezerbowski. Although the rela-
tives of Kedziora and their coun-
sel, who have filed a civil claim
against Sczezerbowski, sought to
exploit the trial for anti-Semitic
agitation, the judge took stern
measures to prevent all anti-Jewish
manifestations.
The defense witnesses brought
out that Kedziora, who was a mem-
ber of a special police detail as-
signed to enforce the new shechita
law, had accepted bribes from
Isaac Sczezerbowski, the butcher.
When Kedziora tried to blackmail
Isaac, they got into a quarrel dur-
ing which the policeman shot him
in the leg. Welwel arrived after
the shooting, and when he saw his
father lying on the floor, he
grabbed a meat knife and stabbed
Kedziora. Isaac Sczezerbowski and
Kedziora were rushed to a hospital
where the policeman died. Welwel
fled but later gave himself up when
he learned that his father was ac-
cused of Kedziora's murder.
Kedziora's death precipitated a
riot during which raging mobs
looted and destroyed virtually
every Jewish shop in the city and
did damage estimated at 3,000,000
zlotys.

Christian Slain; Jews Fear an
Outburst
CZENSTOCHOWA, Poland. —
The alaying of a Christian rail-
road worker in an argument with
a Jewish colleague raised new fears
among Jews of another antl-tSem-
itic outburst.
Jews immediately began throw-
ing up barricades in front of their
shops. Pdlice were quickly rein-
forced on orders from Warsaw.

Press Threatens Jews
WARSAW (WNS) — Enraged
by world-wide protests against the
wave of anti-Jewish violence in
Poland, the anti-Semitic press
warns the Jews of Poland to be
silent lest their lot be aggravated.
The Gonetz Warsawska demands
that Jews be excluded from the
Polish army and threatens them
with punishment if the anti-Polish
protests are not halted. The news-
paper A.B.C., organ of the Naras,
cautions the Jews to be quiet and
proposes the organization of a
Jewish legion in the Polish army.
Other papers rage against Chief
Rabbi Moses Schorr for his appeal
to the government for the punish-
ment of the prosecutor at the
Chaskielewicz trial. All Jewish pa-
pers in Warsaw, Lemberg and
Cracow were again confiscated be-
cause they published an appeal to
the Jewa to be brave.
Meanwhile nine Poles who took
part in the looting of Jewish shops
during the Brzesc pogrom on May
13 were sentenced to 6 months in
jail by a court at Pinsk, but had
their sentences suspended for 3
years pending good behavior. All
of the accused had Jewish property
in their possession when arrested.
The same court awarded one zloty
(19c) in damages to Leib Craw-
czyk of Brzesc, whose clothing
store was wrecked during the po-
grom. He had asked for 490 zlotys
from the government, In the vil-
lages of Truciznka and Bransz-
cayk, near Brzesc, 30 Jewish fam-
ilies were forcibly expelled and
are now wandering h o m e-I e s
through the neighborhood .
A Christian patron of ■
Jewish merchant •1 the weekly
Nasielsk market was seriously
injured when • mob of anti-
Semites attacked him. A num-
ber of Jews were also beaten
up by the 1)oodlums who
smashed Jewish stalls and loot-
ed their contents.
The Mezeritczer Rebbe is mak-
ing ready to leave for Palestine,
having received an immigration
visa at the behest of King George
VI in gratitude for a special pray-
er composed in honor of the King's
coronation. The rabbi sent the

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It is the prerogative of any individual to join whatever movement he wishes; to
organize whatever he feels like mobilizing; and to accept in his movement whomso-
ever he pleases. We recognize that right as sacrosanct and inviolable. When,
therefore, the radio priest jumped into public print with plans for the formation
of a "labor union based on Christian principles," into which were to be admitted
only Protestants and Catholics, we resented the idea as un-American, and expressed
the belief that labor organizations, or any other mass movement groups must be
organized on the basis of American principles only; but we could not challenge
a man's right to form a society of his own. That is his business, and we believe
that Americans will recognize their own responsibilities to reject such a move-
ment, and to prevent the injection of religious feeling in our economic structure.

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In an interview he granted John M. Carlisle of the Detroit News last Saturday,
Rev. Coughlin, in saintly fashion, proclaims himself "pro-Christian and not anti-
Semitic." "I am myself not anti-Jewish," this gentleman, who professes to be a
teacher of the gospel, proclaimed. He made numerous statements that can easily
be challenged. For instance, "The Christian religion is a starting point for our sys-
tem of economy;" when, in reality, it is accepted as fact that from the sacred
teachings of the Hebrew Prophets and from the Old Testament came the begin-
nings of the great ethical teachings for which the world is indebted to the Jew.
We would continue to ignore such misrepresentation of fact, if it were not for the
most damaging statement of all. Mr. Carlisle quotes Rev. Coughlin as having told
him: "I advocate the protection of all Jews and the guarantee of their minority
rights."

This is a challenge which Jews and all friendly Americans dare not ignore.
Since when are there minorities and majorities in American life—except in a politi-
cal sense, at the polls on election day. The verdict of the entire people, non-Jews
and Jews alike, is then given on a party basis only. The injection of the idea that
there are minorities and majorities is proof that Rev. Coughlin has been sitting at
the feet of the world's most bigoted anti-Semites, who first speak of Jews as a
minority that should be protected, then rob the Jew of his franchise, and finally,
as in the instance of Germany and Poland, speak of him as belonging to a "super-
fluous" element in the population. This is what Rev. Coughlin might call Chris.
tion charity. But it is charity that is exclusively his own brand. In his inaugural
address last January President Roosevelt set down a principle which has always
been and must always remain the guiding ideal for all Americans. At that time
President Roosevelt said:

"We are determined to make every American citizen 'the subject of his own
country's interest and concern and we will never regard any faithful law-abiding
group within our borders as 'superfluous.' "

Rev. Coughlin has thrown us a challenge which ought, once and for all time,
to place him in the eyes of all right-thinking American citizens as a man bent upon
disrupting the unity of this great American family. It is a pity that such nonsense
should come from a teacher who is himself preaching to a minority religious
group. The situation in Germany and in other countries of oppression should have
taught Rev. Coughlin a better lesson in brotherly love and human kindness. The
Nazis did not end their persecutions as they started them—with the Jewa. They
extended their hatred to Catholics and Protestants alike, and they provided the
best desired proof that once even a very small portion of the people of a given
country is subjected to oppression, such a policy may, as it has, also spread to those
who consider themselves the majority that has a right to curb the freedom of
people they relegate to the position of a minority.

This is a lesson for all Americans. Those who have watched events in Ger-
many will know how to reply to the newest Coughlin-mania.

For Jews this is a challenge to be prepared. Bigotry of the sort expounded by
Coughlin has no place in the American body politic. We must organize together
with all liberal elements to fight against the possible menace of such malice. And
we must be prepared to oppose with courage and dignity any step that will
even in the remotest sense attempt to link us, or any other group in the American
population, as a 'minority rather than as part of the great American family.

REGISTER YOUTHS
FOR PLAY SCHOOL

Children to Be Enrolled on
Monday and Tuesday,
June 28 and 29

The Jewish Community Center
Play-School and Day Camp, which
will be conducted at the Center,
Woodward and Holbrook. from
July 12 to Aug. 20, will hold
registrations on Monday a n d
Tuesday, June 28 and 29.
Children who attended the Play
School last year will be registered
on Monday morning, June 28, at
10 o'clock. All new registrations
will be taken on Tuesday morning,
June 29, at 10 o'clock.
All children registering for the
school must be accompanied by
older persons.
Physical examinations will be
given the children registering for
the school at 10 a. tn. on July
6 and 7.

Labor Zionists Victors
In Congress Elections

The Zionist Labor parties,
represented by Ticket No. 2
on the ballot of the Congress
elections held last Sunday.
scored a decisive victory in the
elections throughout the coun-
try, receiving 43 per cent of
the total vote. The results of
the election in Detroit were
as follows:
Out of a total of 2.711 bal-
lots cast, the Labor ticket re-
ceived 1,364 votes; Mizrachi
which appeared on the ballot
as Ticket No. 3, polled 630
votes; Hadassah, which for the
first time had an independent
slate of delegates on-the bal-
lot, polled 417 votes; the
Zionist Organization came
fourth with 289 votes; the
State Zionist Party polled 11
votes. There were an addi-
tional 51 votes which were
challenged by the election
board.

S. W. LEIB ELECTED
PISGAH PRESIDENT

Selects Heads of Committees
To Serve for the Com-
ing Year

By RABBI EDWARD L. ISRAEL

(Copyright. N. C. J. C. News Petrie.)

minorities something of the same
sort of economic and civic dis-
crimination which Nazi Germany
heaped upon its Jews. In other
words, Poland has gone Nazi in
spirit, but now it is the nationals
of the group which first espoused
the vicious Nazi doctrines who
are the victims of persecution.
The principal acts which Po-

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At its annual election held on
Monday, Pisgah Lodge of Bnai
Brith elected Samuel W. Leib as
its president for the ensuing year.
Mr. Leib, an attorney, has been
active in the organization for a
number of years, has been one of
the guiding figures In this organi-
zation for some time and has
worked through various offices,

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OPPOSITE ICDITORLALS

HEBREW SCHOOLS
RE-ELECT COHEN

Annual Meeting Hears Re-
ports on Progress of
Past Year

The United Hebrew Schools of
Detroit, at its annual meeting
held on Tuesday evening at the
Philadelphia-Byron Hall. re-elect-
ed Harry Cohen president for a

Community Council Constitution Approved; Trade Coun-
cil Named Permanent Organization; Collection
Committee Makes Excellent Report
Delegates From 330 Cities
to Attend Convention
Isidore Sobeloff of New York Mr. Sobeloff has acted as maim-
In New York
•
has been named executive direc- ing editor of the Jewish Social

DR. HORACE M. KALLEN tor of the Jewish Welfare Feder- Service Quarterly, editor of Bet-
ation of Detroit to succeed Kurt
Times, the social work MIGYS• TO ACT ON CRITICAL
HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY Peiser, who resigned his post here ter
nine, publicity director of the Na-
POLITICAL PROBLEMS

to assume similar duties with the tional Conference of Jewish So-
cial Welfare and editor of the
Conference Proceedings. Ile is
also secretary of the Jewish Com-
munal Executives of Greater
the Detroit Service Group, at a New York.
meeting at the Jewish Commu-
Both the Jewish Welfare
nity Center on Wednesday eve- Federation of Detroit and the
ning.
Detroit Service Croup unani•
Mr. Sobeloff, who has been en- mously adopted the constitution
gaged in social work for the last of the Jewish Community Coun•
16 years, also brings an exper- cil and became charter members
ience gained as a newspaperman,
having served for several years
as reporter and city editor of
dailies in Baltimore and Cum-
berland. Md.
His Previous Posts
Since 1921, Mr. Sobeloff has
been, successively, executive di-
rector of the Jewish Community
Center of Jersey City, director of
public relations of the Federation
for the Support of Jewish Phil-
anthropic Societies of New York
City and director of the New
York office of the National Jewish
Hospital at Denver.
He has served as director of,
public information and education
of the Welfare Council, voluntary
association of the public and pri-
vate health and welfare agencies
of the City of New York, as con-
sultant on finance to the Travel-
ers Aid Society of New York and
as chairman of the New York
Social • Work Publicity Council.

Will Confer With Leaders; Federation in Philadelphia.
The appointment of Mr. Sobel-
State Department's Re-
off was ratified by the joint boards
ply on Palestine
of directors of the Federation and

Activities in Behalf of Pal.
eatine's Rebuilding to
Be Surveyed

Detroit will be represented by
five delegates on the national
delegation of 200 which will pre-
pare and present personally to
the government of the United
States a memorandum covering
the record of oppression of Jews

Detroit will be represented by'
the following delegates at the
40th annual convention of the
Zionist Organization of America,
which will be held in New York
beginning with this Saturday and
continuing through Tuesday night:
Dr. and Mrs. Bernhard Fried-
laender, Mrs. Albert Feldstein,
Simon Siostser, Lacy M. Becker,
Joseph II, Ehrlich and A. C.
Lappin.
Delegates from 330 cities
throughout the country will as-
eemble in New York City to take
part in the convention, it was
announced by Louis Lipsky,
chairman of the convention pro-
gram committee.
This convention will mark the
40th anniversary of the founding
of the Zionist movement In Amer.
ica for the establishment of the
Jewish National Horne in Pales-
tine, which occurred only a few
months offer the founding of the
World Zionist Organization in
1837 by Theodor Ilerzl,

But more recently Rev. Coughlin dared to go a step further. He had the au-
dacity to brand American Jews as a minority group, and to speak in terms which
have hitherto been uttered by the most fanatical anti-Semites in the most backward
countries of Europe. Rev. Coughlin has not only spoken out of turn, but has at-
tempted to introduce into the American vocabulary terms which should be strange
to us. The time has therefore arrived for us to call a halt to such fanatical rant-
ings.

Polish Discrimination Against
GermanMinorityaBit Ironical

A pathetic piece of irony came
to us with recent news from Po-
land. Here's the background:
The Poles are Slam In the Po-
lish republic. the Germans are a
racial minority. Poland is un-
dergoing • terrific economic cal-
ais, much as Nazi Germany. Hys-
teria is rampant. And now for
the ironical touch. Poland has
instituted against its German

Will Join Delegation of 200
In Plea to the U. S.
Government

PROF. HORACE M. KALLEN

by the Polish government. The
Detroit delegation will consist of
Philip Sloinovitz, Joseph Bern-
stein, Harry Levine, Samuel Leib-
erman and Joseph Haggai. Al-
ternates who will fill vacancies
in the event that any one of these
five is unable to attend are: Si-
mon Shetzer, Mandell Bernstein,
A. C. Lappin, William Hordes and
Mrs. Sarah Sheraga.
This delegation was selected by
a committee of 10 representing
the Detroit chapter of the Amer-
ican Jewish Congress and the
Conference of Jewish Organiza-
tions, which met recently to form
the Jewish Community Council.
The Two Committees
The committee representing the
American Jewish Congress was
composed of William Hordes,
Mandell Bernstein, Mrs. D. Shera-
ga, A. C. Lappin and Mrs. Joseph
Haggai.
The committee representing the
Jewish Community Council con-
ference was as follows: Max Nus-
baum, Harry Levine, Samuel Leib-
erman, Harry Fenster and Frank
Hoffman.
The delegation will go to Wash-
ington during the coming month
to convey the deep concern of
American Jewry over the plight
of their brethren in Poland. Of
the 200 who will be included In
the delegation, '75 were selected
by the New York conference last
week. The remaining 125 are
being selected by Jewish com-
munities throughout the country.
Dr. Kallen to Be Here
The Detroit chapter of the
American Jewish Congress is ar-
ranging for a luncheon meeting
for Wednesday, June 30, in Room
R of the Barium Hotel, which
will be addressed by Prof. Hor-
ace M. Kallen, who is one of the
national leaders of the American
Jewish Congress. Dr. Kallen will
meet with a group of Detroit
leaders and members of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Con-
gress for the purpose of discuss-
ing important issues facing Jew-
ish communities throughout the
world today.
Invitations for this meeting
will be issued by the Detroit chap-
ter of the American Jewish Con-
gress early in the week. Others
interested in meeting Dr. Kallen
are asked to communicate with
Philip Slomovitz, chairman of the
Detroit Congress chapter, at Cadil-
lac 1040.
Statement on Palestine
In response to the Detroit
chapter's appeal to the State De-
partment of Washington in be-
half of Jewish aspirations in Pal-

DR. WIENER HEADS
COUNCIL OF J. N. F.

Mrs. Shulman, Vice • Pres.;
Lifsitz Heads Executive;
Spevakow, Treas.

The Jewish National Fund Coun-
cil of Detroit, at its annual meet-
ing held on Wednesday evening at
Congregation Bnai Moshe, elected
Dr. Israel Wiener president. Other

DR. ISRAEL WIENER

sin to function shortly.

The Service Group resolved to
make the Trade Council, which
began its activities during the
last campaign, a permanently-
functioning body.
Jewish organizations of De-
troit were called upon to refrain
from conducting fund - raising
campaigns for a period of 10 weeks
prior to and Including thd Allied
Jewish Campaign and during the
Community Fund drive.
The combined boards also au.
thorized the publication of a
statement in the Jewish press dis-
couraging the sponsoring of an-
other Polish-Jewish relief drive.
The statement of the executive
committee which proposed the Is-
suing of such a statement pointed
out that at least $33,000 from
the current allocation of the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign to the Joint
Distribution Committee will go
for Polish relief — an amount
fully three times that allotted last
year—and especially emphasized
the excessive expenses incurred
nationally in the raising of the
meager supplementary fund for
Polish relief last year. It was
Pointed out that In the campaign
for $1,000,000 for Polish relief
only $83,000 was raised last year
and $55,000 was sent to Poland.
Of this sum Detroit remitted
$10,000.
At the meeting on Wednesday
evening the combined boards
went on record favoring the con-
tinued publication of the Federa-
tion Year Book listing all contrib-
utors to the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign.

officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Harry M. Shulman, vice
president; Sol Lifsitz, chairman of
the executive committee; Rose
Greenwald, re-elected secretary;
Excellent Collections
Michlin, financial secretary;
Harry R. Solomon, chairman
Nathan Spevakow, treasurer,
of
the
collection
committee, sub-
The administrative committee is
to consist of the officers and the mitted a report which indicated
following additional members: Jos- an excellent record In the collec-
tion of outstanding pledges since
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1934. Mr. Solomon's report was
highly commended and was point-
BNAI DAVID INSTALLS
ed to as a refutation of the be-

150 NEW MEMBERS AT
DINNER ON SATURDAY

On Saturday night, June 26,
Congregation Bnai David, Elm-
hurst at Fourteenth. at its an-
nual dinner will welcome and
install more than 160 new mem-
bers. Since the privileges of the
membership campaign will be re-
opened on the evening of the din-
ner, the number of new members
can not now be definitely esti-
mated. In addition to this cele-
bration the occasion of a Siyum
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of the Chevra Ayin Yacob on
volume Chsgigah will form part
of the pre-dinner ceremonies.
Cantor K. M. Padetsky, who
will be officiating during the Sab-
bath services, will sing at the
dinner.
David J. Cohen. president of
synagogue, will preside and
Plans for Coming Year Are the
Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka of the
Outlined by Newly-
synagogue, will deliver an ad-
Elected Board
dress of welcome.

ZIONISTS ARRANGE
CULTURAL PROGRAM

Members of the newly elected
board of directors of the Zionist
Organization of Detroit, under
the chairmanship of Lawrence
W. Crohn, Monday evening laid
clans for an educational pro-
gram to be pursued during the
coming year. Approximately 60
members and their wives attended
this meeting, which was preceded
by a dinner at the Knollwood
Country Club.
The educational program, plans
for which were proposed by Mr.
HARRY COHEN
Crohn, Is to consist of a series of
second term. Other officers were discussion groups as well as a
elected as follows: First s ice- forum for the discussion of the
president, Judge Harry B. Kei- I following topics: I. Palestine and
dan; second vice-president„ Simon British imperialism; 2. Arab-
Shetzer; treasurer, Maurice Lan- Jewish relations: 3. the absorp-
dau; secretary, Louis Robinson. tive capacity of Palestine from
The following board members the point of view of the agricul-
were re-elected: Louis Dann. Jo- tural, industrial and commercial
seph IL Ehrlich, Rabbi Moses angles affecting the development
Fischer, Rabbi Leon Frans. Aaron of Palestine; 4. Zionism and Ju-
Klein, Maurice Landau, Sol rt. daism.
Favors Militant
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ISIDORE SOBELOFF

of the council which will be-

Joint Meeting of
Bnai Brith Lodges
Wednesday, July 14

The Bnai Brith lodges of De-
troit are continuing the policy of
sponsoring several functions
jointly.
The first affair sponsored joint-
ly by Pisgah Lodge, Louis Mar-
shall Lodge and the Women's
Auxiliary was the lecture given
by Dr. Abram L. Sachar, na-
tional director of the Hillel Foun-
dations, given at Tcmpla Beth
El on April 6, to a capacity au-
dience. The spring festival held
at the Detroit Leland Hotel on
May 18, was the second of these
functions.
The Detroit Bnai Brith Lodges
will have another festive occasion
on Wednesday, July 14, in the
banquet hall of the Bnai Moshe
Synagogue, Lawrence and Der-

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Beth El's Sermon
Saturday Morning
By Albert Gordon

This Saturday, June 26, the
sermon at the Sabbath morning
services at Temple Beth El will
be preached by Albert Gordont
son of Mr. and Mts. Abe Gordon,
of Detroit, who is studying for
the ministry at the Hebrew Union
College.
Mr. Gordon has made an ex-
cellent record both at the col-
lege and at the University of
Cincinnati from which he gradu-
ated recently, having received a
Phi Bette Kappa key. lie is a
good speaker, and many of his
Detroit friends will no doubt
welcome this opportunity of hear-
ing him preach one of his first
sermons.
The services, which begin at
10 o'clock, will, as usual, be con-
ducted by Dr. Leo M. Franklin
in the Brown Memorial Chapel.

To Survey 40 Years' Work

In addition to accredited dele-
gates from Zionist districts, the
convention will reunite scores of
Jewish leaders who have been as-
sociated with the development of
the Zionist Organization during
the past four decades. On Sun-
day evening, the session of the
convention will be devoted to a
review of 40 years of American
Zionistic effort in which all but
two former presidents of the or-
ganization are expected to par-
ticipate.
Dr. Harry Friedenwald of Bal-
timore, who succeeded the late
Prof. Richard Gottheil, founder.
as president of the Zionist Ors
ganizatlon; Judge Julian W.
Mack, who came to the leader-
ship after Louis D. Brandeis with-
drew from active work upon be-
ing named to the United States
Supreme Court; Louis
who was head of the organisa-
tion following Judge Mack; Mor-
ris Rothenberg, who preceded Dr.
Stephen S. Wise, the present pres-
ident, and Abraham Goldberg, a
founder of the Labor Zionist
movement in this country, will
survey the various stages In the•
development of American Jewish
activity in behalf of Palestine's
rebuilding.
The first public session of the
convention will be opened on
Sunday afternoon by Dr. Wise,
who will discuss the present
Zionist situation.

Principal Issues

The principal Issue before the
forthcoming convention will be
the recommendations to be made
noon by the Royal Commission
with regard to future British pol-
icy in Palestine, which have been
reported to include proposals for
the partition or cantonization of
Palestine.
The radical nature of any Buell
plan for dividing Palestine into
Jewish and Arab areas is viewed
by all Jewa as contrary to the
provisions of the Balfour Dec-
laration and the League of Na-
tions Mandate. Since any such
proposal would seriously curtail
the Jewish development of the
country and Jewish aspirations
for a national homeland embrac-
ing the Palestine which they in-
habited In Biblical times, the con-
vention of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America Is expected to
place itself on record as un-
equivocally opposed to the plan
for partition as er violation of
the terms of the Mandate and
the Balfour Declaration.
In the present situation Mr.
Lipsky pointy,' out that the Zion-
ist convention will be called upon
to take vigorous action to enlist
the mass of American Jews in a
concerted effort to resist any at-
tempt on the part of the British
government to disregard her
pledges to the Jewish people.
Mr. Lipsky declared. He added
that the grave plight of the Jews
of Europe, large numbers of
whom look to Palestine for sal-
vation from persecution requires
the Jews in America to exert
every influence to avoid any in-
terruption of the progress of the
development of Palestine.
The convention will culminate
with a masa meeting at Carnegie
Hall ,on Tuesday evening. June
29, where high government per-
sonages will join Jewish leaders
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40 Years of Zionism in U. S.

On the Occasion of the 40th Annual Convention of the
Zionist Organization of America

By BEN JOSEPH

The age of 40 is a good time to ened by the realisation that what
take stock, Looking backward has appears the staggering problem
many attractions and should of-' ; of today may in the light of the
ford much instruction and guid-; passing of time, seem light
once for the future. Perhaps its enough.
highest worth is in a sense of pro-I Forts, years ago, for instance,
portion—a philosophical attitude when Zionism in America was
that it ineukates. Looking back sending forth its first shoots, the
at the problems that were so criti-1 movement found its opposition—
cal to the minds of yesterday, in Jews. There had been such men
present day problems, however as Lawrse.0 Oliphant, a non-Jew,
acute, are not so apt to throw us who wrote for the New Sun, urg-
off our balm*. We are enheart- 1
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