The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-22
jews NO LONGER
PEOPLE. WITHOUT
THEIR OWN LAND
Solemn Agreement of Allies
and Expeditionary Force
Makes History

New York, June 22.-Under full
page head line, ga Historic Day for
lions Hopes" the New York Jewish
Morning Journal prints two news
Items of tremendous historic signifi-
canoe for the Jewish people in it's
current issue.
The first is special dispatch from
Washington to the effect that it has
become known in diplomatic circles
in Washington that the plan to es-
tablish an independent Jewish state
in Palestine has been officially agreed
| upon at conference between the AL
lies held in Rome recently. The AL
lies are now unit on this subject
and have already begun the neces-
sary steps for it's realization.
i The determination of the Allies to
create an independent Holy Land has
i been kept secret until now The of
/ f1c1al announcement was made only,
after the Italian government had
landed an army in Palestine to help
the British to defeat the Turks. The
information came to Washington in
the following cable:
/ Rome, June ia cable from Cal
70 that an italian army of carbineri
and bereagleri has arrived at Port
Said and is marching on Palestine to
aid the British capture Jerusalem.
This Italian military expedition was
determined upon at the recent con-
ference of the Allies in Rome, and
was agreed to by the United States.
4 The plan Of the Allies is, for the
present, the naturalization of Pales-
tine. That means to make it indie
pendent, under the protection of the
Allies. The details of the new state
have been postponed for later deter
nination, but the Allies. are agreed
upon the principle that Palestine
must belong to the Jewish people. 1t
is anticipated that with the reinforce
ment of the Italian army the British
will soon conquer Jerusalem and all
of Palestine.
The British Conjoint Committee,
representing the Anglo-Jewish Com
nnittee and the English Board of Jew
ish Deputies, has resigned because of
the storm Of public indignation that
was evoked by its recent issuance Of
an anti-Zionist manifesto, in which,
claiming to speak on behalf of Eng
1ish Jewry, it declined to accept Pal
estine from. the powers for the pur-
pose of setting up Jewish state.
This announcement is contained in
the following cable to the Jewish
Morning Journal"
London, June 16.-A tremendous
upheaval in British Jewry occurred
last might. The old, conservative lead
ers, who refused to recognize the i'm
portance of Palestine as a solution
of the Jewish problem, have been
swept out of office. The Zionists and
their sympathizers have won the
greatest victory in the history Of Bri-
fish Jewry.
The upheava1 was caused by the
reputation by a vote of Sc againsts
81 on the part of the Board of De-
putieS, of the manifesto recently is
sued by the Conjoint Committee, OPP
posing Palestine as a Jewish state.
This manifesto. as has already been
reported, created a breach in the Bri-
fish Jewish community, for the rea-
son that the sentiment of the majority
of the Jews of this country, as well
as Of a very large number Of nom
Jews, was THAI the Conjoint Commit
tee had no right to take an attitude
against he hopes and aspirations of
the Jewish people, especially at a
i time when there is every reason to be
confident of the early realization of
these aspirations.
IL Tonight's meeting of the Board of
Deputies was the scene of pitched
battle, which was Intensified by Lord
Rothschild's leadership of the Zion
list forces present at the meeting. He
arose to speak for the resolution con-
demning the manifesto of the Con-
joint Committee and demanding its
withdrawal. lord Rothschild created
a sensation when he declared that his
father had never opposed a Jewish
state, but objected to such state
under Turkish suzerainty. But before
his death, Lord Rothschild announced
his father expressed his thorough ap-
prevail of the project of Jewish state
under the protection of the Allies.
Lucien Wolf, the leader of the an
ti-Zionists, was ade to feel the wrath
of the Zionist forces. and the upshot
of the meeting was the resignation of
David Alexander, president of the
Board Of Deputies and all the honor
airy officers who represent it OH the
Conjoint Committee. A deputation of
the victorious elements will wait up
on Sir Herbert Samuel, former secre-
tary for Internal Affairs, and offer
him the presidency Of the Board of
Deputies. y.
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