The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
ADVOCATE OF ZION
Washington Journal in In
terest of Movement.
DRAWING FRIENDS TO CAUSE
known ss the Zionist and Organ of
the Young Peoples Union of Zion.
supports Plan for Return of jew
ish Peoples 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
StaG-Charter from Turkey.

To further the interests Of the Zionist
movement in Washington and elsewhere.
4 the Young Peoples Union of Zion. a
| local Jewish organization Of young peo-
| pie, are publishing a monthly journal
called The Zionist, as its Official organ
/ This publication has been in existence
| since last August, and is widely circu-
lated among the young Jewish element
Pin this city. Its popularity is constantly
increasing, and IL is accomplishing the
purpose for which it was established by
drawing friends to the Zionist cause and
imparting 90 the reader not only a better
knowledge Of this subject. but also OF
other matters relating TO Judaism
The staff Of The Zionist consists Of Nor
| lis FreiltChon editor; Nathan Cohen, as
sistant editor; Falk Harmed, business
manager. and Charles J. Stein. treasurer.
To Promote Cause of Zicn.
The Young Peoples Union Of Z.on was
organized in December, 1900. as a fra
ternal organization OF young men and
women to promote religion and education.
| The Zionist movement at that time COM
mencing to spread over the world soon
made its influence felt I'm Washington.
As result of a large Zionist mass meet
| ing held here in the fall Of 1902, the So
| ciety became Zionistic, its principal aim
being TO promote the interests Of Zi0nism
in addition TO others objects.
Tho organization at the present time
has membership of $50. and its officers
are: President, Charles J. Stein: vice
r,reefdaD4 Mice Minnie
secretary. FaIk Harmed; financial secre-
tsry, Max Yudelewit: treasurer. Sol Gold
berg; sergeant-at-arms, l. II. Schmidt.
and trustees, Arnold Hlrsch. Samuel Hin
den, and Miss Hattie Stein
Zionism. for which this organization is
working has for its object the establish
ment of a publicly recognized, legally as
sured home for the Jewish people in Pal
estine.
To the late Dr. Theodore Harzl. Zionist
leader, is due the credit of lifting the
Jewish question into worldwide prob
lem. He was an ardent Nationalist, and
could never conceive a Jewish state with
out Zion. When England had offered him
tract Of land in East Africa. Uganda.
for an autonomous settlement, he never
hesitated to make known his strong
Zionistic sentiments, which stood un-
shaken.
His most memorable words at the Sixth
Zionist Congress We're Uganda is not
Zion, and never can be Zion. For the Jew
there can be bat one Zion" 3"
Charter from Turkish Governments.
The zionists expect to accomplish their
object by obtaining a charter from the
Turkish government and securing from all
the powers their legal guarantee. This
was the programme laid out by Dr.
Herzl.
Shortly after the first Zionist congress
he had been in consultation with the Sui
tan of Turkey, and had he at that time
received the financial support Of the Jew
ish people, he would have accomplished
the object. The Turkish government was
tnen willing to make negotiations with
the Zionists
At the present time the financial condi-
ton of the Zionist movement is better.
The last Zionist congress levied a tax of
81 upon each organized Zionist
The Zionists are now engaged in pro-