New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
One Faction Insists That
Members Only Shall
Establish State.
CONGRESS WILL BE
HELD IN CAPITAL
November | Is Probable Date
Boston Conference Has
Stormy Session.

Roston. June 2S.-The eighteenth an
nual convention of the Federation of
American Zionlsts opened officially to-
dav with the meeting Of delegates IN
the Old City Club The session was
stormy. For time the presiding. ON
Ger. Louis Lipsky, lost control OF the
situation and was accused by one OF
of the speakers of recognizing only
certain factions, while Missing ana
shouting added TO the confusion.
Ore of the clashes was between the
faction which is urging that only
"Zionists" should establish the pro
posed Jewish state in Palestine and the
faction which contends that all jewish
organizations should take part IN the
movement. II
The tumult started with the sub
mission of resolution for the pro-
visional committee. 1t read:
THE provisional committee having
on Nav 9. 1918, declared itself IN taVor
of converting into an Amerlcan-Je" isn
congress on the democratic basis 1his
conference of the constituent orgam-
zation of the provisional committee aP-
proves that delegation of policy. In
furtherance thereof Il urges the pro-
visional committee TO invite the CO.
onoration of other national Jewish or
Plantations in the United States TO Is
sue q Joint call for an American Jewlsh
congress which shall consider me
proper steps to be taken to obtain iuiI
civil status for the Jews in all lands
and the further development of home
land for the Jewish people in Pales-
tine"
Samuel II. Borovsky, a Boston dele
gate. was Immediately on his feet. lie
tried to introduce a motion, but was
not recognized. Fifteen or twenty
other men rose and seemingly sew
oral we're recognized at once. Points
Of order and points Of information we're
called for by the score, shouts arose
and the chairman in vain pounded his
gavel for order.
Finally Harry n. Gutterman, another
Boston delegate. was recognized.
"Mr. Chairman" he said, "have you
a list of delegates whom you will rec
ornize TO the exclusion of all others ?"
The chairman said this was an insult,
and several speakers backed him up IN
resenting IT, -,
After considerable discussion on both
sides it was finally decided to refer the
matter to the general congress, which
will be held in Washington on Mover
Der |.
Among the we'll known men on the
platform were +. Ben Jehuda, OF Je-
rusalem. who led the fight to keep the
Hebrew tongue alive in Palestine ana
prevent the substitution of German.
He addressed the meeting in Hebrew.
Others on the platform were Profess
sor Richard Gottheil, Of Columbia Uni
versity; DR.. Harry Friedenwald, hon
orarv president Of the American Zion
lists; Israel Cohen, of London, Bernard
Zemmel, representing the Gallclan Yer.
bund Of New York; Shmaryu Levin, OF
Berlin; Louis d. Brandeis and DR.. ).
Cohen, Of Philadelphia, who urged the
delegates to stop factional lighting and
stand together in the great movement
proposed.
II is understood that the proposed
American congress of Jews to discuss
and arrange for the establishment OF a
home Jewish nation will be held IN
Washington November l..
The Zionists assembled at Mechan-
ics' Hall this evening for their annual
banquet. Among the speakers were
Louis D. Brandeis, Nathan Straus, Dr..
Stephen s. Wise, Dr. B. Epstein, Judge
Julian W. Mack, Nathan d. Kaplan, ia
cob De Haas, DR.. S. Levin, the Hon.
Charles B. Strecker, Joseph Barondess,
Rabbi s. Margslis and Louis Lipsky:
Rabbi NJ. NJ. Eichier recited grace and
Louis A. Kerstein was toastmaster.