The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-28
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
The Tenth Annual Congress Will
Take Up Many Subjects for consid-
eration.- American Zionist Move
ment Has Raised Much Money fot
Its Purposes.

Tannersville, N. Y, June 2s.-With
the sacred mission of securing the re-
turn of the Jews to the Holy Land as
their object, nearly 200 delegates gatn
cred here today to attend the tenth
annual congress of the American Fed
/ Grafton of Zionists The day was de-
voted to religious services and an ad-
dress by the president, Harry Fried
enwald, of Baltimore. The Rev. DR.
Solomon Scilecter, of New York, the
Rev. DIR. II. P. Mendos, of New York,
the Rev. DR.. Joseph Friedlander of
Beaumont, Texas, and other distin-
guished Hebrew clergymen participat-
ed in the opening exercises.
Tomorrow will be spent as a day of
rest, and the real business of the con-
ventiol will begin on Sunday, with
the reading of reports by President
Friedenwald and Secretary Magnus
and the reports of committees A ban
quet will be rendered the visitors on
Monday and the congress will extend
70 Wednesday evening, when officers
for the ensuing year will be elected.
1t is expected that both the president
and secretary will be retained
Many important problems confront
ing the Zionists of the country are up
for consideration aid the session is
likely to be the most important in it's
results ever held. 1t is expected that
the congress will take some action
looking to the presentation of resolu-
Dions to the next International Zion
ist convention, to be held at The
Hague late in August The Hague
was selected as the gathering place
Cor the Zionist hosts in the hope of
eXerting influence on the treatment
of the Jewish question by the peace
congress. The question of Jewish ma
tionalism will be presented before the
peace conference in such manner as
to bring some expression of opinion
from the delegates.
A considerable portion of the time
of the present convention will be Civ
en- up to questions of organization and
some action will likely be taken on
the Zionist movement These differ
ences of opinion were recently bro't
to a climax by the inforced resigna-
ton of three professors from Hebrew
Union college, Cincinnati, the semina-
ry for training reform rabbis, because
of their Zionist sympathies
In addition to the delegates, hund- |
reds of additional Hebrews are here,
this village in the Catskills having be
come Jewish center as a summer re-
sort. AL of the sessions of the con |
gress will be held in the Hotel Fair
mount, one of the largest hostelries |
in the mountains, with a fine auditor |
ium. All of the delegates are lodged |
in this hotel and neld a number of |
conferences before the opening Of the |
congress.
The American Zionist movement |
had its origin in New York ten years
ago, the federation completing its Or
ganization, which held its first con
gress at Basle, with DR.. Theodore Her
ri presiding, a short time thereafter.
Professor Richard GotthoH, of Colum-
bia university was tine first president
Beginning with a few loosely organic
ed societies the federation has grown
and now has 800 branches
with a total membership of over 10000
The federation has accomplished a
great work in the upbuilding of the
Jewish Colonial Trust company, the
financial agency by means of which
the Zionists hope eventually 10 ac-
1uire homes il Palestine. The society
has also collected immense sums for
he Jewish international fund. intend
I'd for the purchase of land in the Ho-
y Land. This fund has been secured
mainly in pennies from the Jewish
masses and now aggregates over $500,
l00 The larger portion of the inter
national fund is from Russia. where
continual oppression has created a
strong longing for a return to Pales-
ine