New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-17
Referendum Results in
Even Break on Four
Propositions.
CONGRESS
AS FAR OFF AS EVER
Voters Reject Proposals
as to Permanently or
Election Methods.

The Jewish congress now is as far
OF as ever.
The referendum submitted % the
delegates Of the Preliminary Confer
ence a. Philadelphia last March has
been returned 20 the headquarters Of
the jewish Congress Committee th
agreement on TWO questions and dis
agreement on the other two. i agree
ment had been reached on all four the
Jewish congress would have been as
sured.
The meeting Of the conference Of
Jewish national organizations held
here July ! s. and known Is 1.-THE Hotel
Aston conference brought INFO the
congress movement "a new element
Many of tho organizations attend nc
the congress were opposed 20 the con-
ere,s idea. but their acceptance OF the
principles Of democracy and or tire ne
cessity Of calling the congress neiorc
the end Of the war. a. expressed ~ the
resolutions OF the conference. made p
advisable 10 institute negotiations be-
tween the executive organization com
mittee FOR an American Jewish COM
gress and the Conference o. jews
National Organizations. Such uegotla-
tons continued for TWO weeks during
the month Of August, and resulted in
an agreement which required that II 2
we're 70 become effective certain changes
were 70 be made iu the programme OF
the preliminary conference.
Questions Referred.
Such changes had 20 be submitted
al referendum 20 the delegates 70 the
preliminary conference. The reteren-
dun was so submitted on August -'
1916, and called for decision on the
following proposiuons:
I. The programme OF the congress,
as outlined by the preliminary con-
ference, was modified 10 exclude any
reference in the congress 20 the cues
ton OF the permsnency OF the congress
Or 20 an Endorsement Of any genera!
programme or theory or philosophy o.
Jewish life or Of constructive relief
in the Eastern war zone.
.. The method Of election. as out
lined bv the Philadelphia conference,
was so modified that the delegates 20
the congress were 10 be elected not
only bv universal suffrage Of the jew
ism people. but also By national or
CARNATIONS: the term national or
Plantations" and the number OF dele
gates 20 be chosen by them 70 be de
fined by the new executive committee
10 be chosen as IN 4, below.
8. The date OF the congress 20 be SET
as soon as practical, instead OF before
December 81 Of the current year, as
decided by the preliminary conference
4. The executive committee IS 20 be
increased 20 number 40 members, 70
include seventy chosen by the Confer
ence Of Jewish National Organizations.
Result Of Vote.
The total vote cast was 2i2 The re-
turns on the first question. that Of pro-
gramme, indicated an affirmative vote
Of ll5 and 127 noes, a majority Of II
votes for the latter. There were ll5
in favor and 1919 against the second
question. that Of q modification OF the
method OF election.
A majority of S. in favor OF the third
question. which was that OF date. and
majority OF u in favor % the fourth
question, that OF the number OF the
members OF tho executive committee,
completed the ballot
A committee, consisting OF Judge
Aaron J. Levy. Jacob Carl1ger, Jacob
de Haas, Professor Isaac HourwIch, DR..
Louis $. Rubinsohn, Abraham s. Soho
ner and Leo Wo.fson, was appointed %
present the results # the referendum
20 the conference committee OF the
Conference OF Jewish National Organ
zatons. This comm ttee is 90 report
back 20 the executive organization COM
mittce not later than October IS, 1915.