New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
Delegates from All Parts
of Country Arrive for
Congress.
BRANDEIS OUTLINES
MOVEMENTS AIMS
Saws II Will Give Jews More
Freedom-Governor to Adj
dress Conference.


Boston, June 26.-Seven thousand
Zionists from all parts Of the country
arrived here to-day to attend the con,
vention which opens tomorrow ana
lasts till July /.
The most important task before the
conference is the relief of distressed
Jews in the war-ridden countries oil
Europe. The American Jews must
take up the added responsibility Tor
the success Of the movement. Al the
end of the war there will be keen com
netition for Palestine. and the Zionists
say the logical disposition Is to assign
it TO the Jews.
Louis d. BrandeIs, president OF the
allied conventions. who was one Of the
speakers at a reception rendered the
delegates, outlined the purpose Of the
Zionist movement, pointing out that 1t
was not intended to compel Jews TO
move back TO Palestine, but was de-
signed to give them more freedom. ] MS
freedom, he said, was expected 70 give
Jews rights now enjoyed by other peo-
pies. and the privilege OF living IN the
land Of their fathers.
eve number in the United States
about three million he continued
(which is more than one-iltth OF all the
Jews in the world-a number larger
than that comprised within any otner
country except the Russian Empire.
Let US therefore lead earnestly
courageously and joyously in the strug-
gle for liberation. Let us insist that
The struggle for liberty shall not cease
until equality of opportunity is ac-
corded TO natlonalities as " ihui-
viduals."
A specially chartered boat, bearing
more than 100 Zionist delegates, left
New York tonight. The delegates will
! dock at Providence in the morning and
arr due in Boston about 10 o'clock. AT
[ the top of the highest mast flies the
/ blue and white Zionist flag. This VIII
/ be the first time in history that any
/ ship has flown the Zionist colors.
! A request by committee OF Lionlsts
| for permission TO fly the Zionist nag
from the City Hall was refused TINS
noon by Acting Mayor George W. Cole
man. whose return from Chicago in the
morning displaced City Clerk Donovan
as Acting Mayor His reason for re-
/ fusing was that no precedent has been
1 established for flying any but the city
flag and the Stars and Stripes from
the City Hall.
( Services were held this morning at
/ the following synagogues: Adath
/ Jeshurun, Roxbury; Beth FL, DorcheS-
ter; Mishkan Tefila, Roxbury; Temple
| Ohabel Shalom and Ohel Jacob East
/ Boston.
Delegates registered at the conven-
ton headquarters established in big
house on Beacon Hill recently occu-
pied by the Boston City Club. The
building is near Ford Hall, where the
formal opening exercises will be held
tomorrow morning.
; Jacob De Haas will act as chairman,
and the delegates will be greeted by
/ Or. Harry Friedenwald, honorary pres
| ident of the American Zionists. Com
mittee reports will be received and ad-
dresses will be made by prominent
/ leaders in the movement.
In the afternoon there viii be re-
ceptions at several clubhouses, and IN
the evening at a mass meeting the dele
gates will be welcomed by Governor
Walsh and Mayor Curley.