The Jewish outlook., 1905-09-29

possible for the conscientiously orthodox to
remain in the movement. Mizrahi societies
have effected an organization in the United
States, too; their representatives were
seated in the Philadelphia convention.
The seventh Zionist Congress-the Sab
bath Congress- met in Basel, Switzerland
from July 9th to August I'd. There were
about 600 delegates present, OF whom 4OO
came from Russia. DR.. Nordau, who pre-
sided paid an eloquent tribute to the mem
DRY of DR.. Herzl at the first session The
East African scheme occupied the attention
of the congress from Friday, July 2Sth, to
Sunday, July 3Oth. In spite OF the noisy
behavior of the "terrtOrialist' minority ana
Notwithstanding the able address OF Mr.
Zangwill, the East African scheme was re,
jected. The resolution which was carried
without a dissenting vote, the territorial
lists" having decided to abstain from voting,
reads as follows:
1.-The Seventh Zionist Congress declares:
1.-The Zionist organization stands firmly
by the fundamental principle OF the Basel
program namely: The establishment OF a
legally-secured, pubicly-recOgnized home
for the Jewish people in Palestine and 1t
rejects either as an end or as means all
colonizing activity outside Palestine and its
adjacent lands"
In Germany the Jew is beginning to as
sert himself He is no longer averse to
Joining in international Jewish movements
for fear that his patriotism may be I'M
pugned. He is fighting anti-Semitism openly
and courageously. In the Prusslan Rouse
of Deputies the Jewish Deputy Cassel
sharply criticised the crown minister for his
failure to appoint Jews to judicial positions
The Verein deutscher Staatsbiirger Judls-
chen Glaubens has met with cordial cooper
alton from all the Jewish communities and
societies in Germany. A powerful executive
committee was appointed in Berlin with
the primary object of watching the interest
of the Jews in the forthcoming Pruss1an
school reform bill. Small departmental
committees of the league have been elected
all over the country, and they are instructed
to inquire infinitely into the alleged practice
of dsqualfying Jews, on account OF their
religion, in the civil and military services.
1t is proposed to secure all the necessary
information in the course of the next few
months and hold a general meeting OF the
league in Berlin in October of is year.
Notwithstanding the sentence passed on the
notorious Count Pickler the record OF the
wear 1904 says a writer in the Allgemeine
Zeitung des Judentums, was 'of very pain
full character for the Jews of Germany. The
equality of the Jews, de jure, may be I'M
doubted, but de facto it does not exist. Jews
are practically excluded from all public Off
ces. Although they are occasionally ap-
pointed to or promoted in the magistracy,
they are compelled to wait from fifteen to
twenty years for posts which younger non
Jews obtain in year or two. The commits
stoned ranks in the army except in Bavaria
are closed to them. Neither the minister OF
education nor the University would think or
nominating a Jew for a post however COM
petent he might be, the greatest obstacles
being put in the way of his becoming even
a Privatdocent. An exception here ana
there but serves to emphasize the rule. In
the medical profession the situation is said
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