The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
JEWS AT THE HAGUE
INTERNATIONAL ZIONIST CONGRESS WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY NEXT.
Three Parties Have PIans--strcng DeI- egation Wfll Be Present From The United States, Including Four
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Women. Brooklyn Eagle.
 The eighth international Zionist Con- gress. which will open at The Hague. Holland. on next W .dnesday. is an event in all parts of the world. The opening of the eighth congress marks the tenth year of the existence of the new movement of political Zionism. and during this time the Idea has made so much progress that 1t has attract ed the adherence of all classes of Jews.
 Plans of great importance to the movement will be brought up before this congresE, and heated contest will take place between the two par ties in Zionism, which are divided on the question of political concessions for practical work in Palc-tfne. The one party which will be led by Dr. Max Ncrdau and others. will insist upon the principles laid down by the late Dr. Herzl, to the effect that no work should be carried on ,n Palestine be- fore some concessions are secured from the Turkish government. On the other hand, M. M Usischkin, of Russia, sup ported by the Rev. pr. M. Caster, of England. will champion the idea of practical work or of king inroads into the country by purchasing land and colonizing in Palestine. Besides these there will be a kind of middle or the road" party, in which E. w. Lt vim Epstein, of New York. will play an i'm portant part, and which will hold that the practical work in Palestine should be carried on, but n in the name Of nor with the funds of the Zionist movement. but by private individuals.
 Among the leaders of the movement who will participate ;l. the delibera- tions of the congress will be such men as Herr David Wolffsonn, of Cologne. who Is now occupying the place of the late Dr. HerzI: Dr. Max Nordau and pr. Alexander Agarmoreck. of Paris; M M, Usischkin, Rabbi Tempkin. Dr. Klousner, L. Levinsky. N. Sokolow, of Russia; Dr. Schmaayahu Levin, the Rev. Dr. Moses Caster. of London: Sir Francis Montefiore, l.. J. Greenberg. Joseph Cowen, Herbert Bentwich. all of England;' Francis = srnstein, of Rou- mania; Professor Boris Schatz. Pales- tine, and many others. In all there will be upwards of foIf hundred dele gates, and they will represent Jewish communities in all parts of the world The congress will open on August fl. and will continue until the 21st.
 The American de1egation will con- sist of about forty. all American Jews. with the exception of pr. Schmaryahu Levin, who holds an American man date. The American delegation will be composed of ths following: Dr. J. L.. Magnes. Rabbi A. Gorowitz. Dr. Mac L. Margolis. Dabbi A. M. Ashlu- sky. Dr, Max SchlessinEer. Dr. Alexan- der s. Wolf, Henry Fishlowitz. Dr. Richard Gottheil, Adolph Nathanson, pr. J. Bluestone. 2. W. Levin Ep- stein. M Rabinowitx Lee KaInalky. Rabbi I. Paches, Paulina Bernstein. Ab- raham l.. Lubarsky. pr. Adolph Radin. =. B. L. Gordon. pr. Aaron Bray. I. Maltin, M. Brodsky. Professor Alex ander Marx, Miss Myra Friedrich. Dr Sigmund Burg, Mrs. Richard Gottheil, pr. Schmaryahu LewinaI. Kahanowitz. T. Apfelbaum, K. Marnfor, Dr. K. Ko- pelowitsch, S. Rabinowitz, (Sholom Aleichem.)
 The English delegateI will be: Percy Baker, Herbert Bentwich, Sol Cohen, S. Daiches, J. Dantziger, J. M. Elliman. pr. Moses Caster, the Rev L.. GIuR- nak, L. J. Greenberg. J. Horn. David Isaacs, M. Jacobs, J. Lazaras. Mrs. An tonic Lewry J. Lewis. J, Meser. Sir Francis Montefiore, W. Nathan. the Rev. J. Raffalevisch. Rabbi Rabino- witsch, Joseph Cowen, E. W. Rabinov- sky. P. M. Raskin. W. Sacher. M. Shire. J. N. Jarlovsky, Dr. Umansky, and pr. WeitZmann.
 The smaller actions committee will meet on Sunday, August , and the larger actions committee on Monday. August is.