The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-26
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ZIONISTS IN ERUPTION.
WILD SCENES AT MEETING IN
 BOSTON.
Sensation nnI Charges of Dishoncsty Made by Honorary Secretary Morrison
 Against Certain Now York Societfes-4 Four Hours of Incessant Wranglins End With the Breaking Up of the
Session,

Boston. May 25.--The session of tha | Faneuil hall to-day was marked by
 wild scenes of disorder, and in trying
 to quiet the assemblage President RichS
 ard Gottheil was forced to use his ivory
 gavel with such vigor that in was brok&
 en into several pieces He was accus1
 ed of suppressing legitimate debate, and
 he in turn declared that unless certain
 delegates adopted qnieter methods ha would be forced to have them ejected from the hall At thatetfme a. score or
 more of delegates were on their-@eet, all
 clamoring for recognition. The presi- dent was forced to call Vice President Joseph Self to order and it was in dos ing this that his gavel was broken. Sensational charges of dishonesty were made by Honorary Secretary Isa- dore D. Morrison against certain New
 York affiliated societies and he produced documents and waved them in the face of the convention in alleged proof of his assertions.
 After four hours of incessant wrang@ ling the session broke up and several delegates had to be restrained by their friends from engaging even in hotter arguments on the floor of the hall Fin- ally the room was cleared and several of the New York delegates withdrew to the Hanover street hall with. threats of leaving the American Federation.
 The chief cause of the trouble was a resolution submitted by the committed on reports of officers that it be madG obligatory on all societies affiliated with the American Federation of Zionists td apply for sub-charters."
 The significance of the resolve was that it empowered the federation td have control of the finances of all tha constituent societies. The resolve was finally carried by vote of "A to AS.
 Prior to this row had been precipi- tated over discussion as to the length of debate. Vice President zeff advocat- ed a time limit and insisting upon ad- dressing the delegates while President Gottheil was speaking, the result being that for time there was great con- fusion.
 The result was reprimand of the vice president by President Gottheil and the final adoption of the time limit.
 The chief opposition to the proposed charter revision came from delegates of the New York societies. Miss Anna Freedman of New York, in speaking against the resolution said: No sooner will this clause pass than the useful- ness of our societies will be restricted. The truth of the whole matter is this the constituent societies have lost faith in the American Federation"
 At this there were groans from the executive council on the stage, and vig- orous denials were shouted by delegates on the floor. When the result of tha vote was announced there were cheerA and misses. The meeting dissolved aa soon as the vote was taken.
 Samuel Margalis presided at the eve- hing session, and in the speeches that followed his introductory remarks the hopes and dreams of Zionists were said to be much nearer realization than generally supposed by persons not fa- niliar with the work accomplished
 Hon. Samuel H. Horofsky, in outlin- Ing political zionism, said the move- nent does not include American and English Jews, but those oppressed in oa atriotism of the Jews is not impaired oy Zionism.
 Rev. Dr. Gottheil of New York spoke m the history of the Jews and prophe- lied that the time would come when the Jews will be reinstated among the na- ions of the earth
 Speaker J. J. Myers welcomed the delegates to the commonwealth, and hen an address in Yiddish was made " pr. Mintz of New York Other packers were Dr. Henry s. Morris and Rev. Joseph Zeff of New York