Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-10
LOUIS L|PskY SPEAKS
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
Will Address Mass-Nlecting in Be.
half of the Zionist
Movement.
ENrEcT AMERICAN SUPPORT
Advocates OF jewish Return 10 Pal.
cstiuc Arc Greatly Strengthened
by Declaration of British Govern
mcnt Through MIR. Balfour.

Local Zionists. as we'll as Iiorists
all over the country. arc iubiiant over
the recent declaration of the British
government in favor Of a jewish home
land in Palestine and the cStabligh :
nent of Il Jewish state. This dcclara-
ton has been hailed as Tho greatest
event i'm 1900 years of Jewish history.
aud therefore the IionistS in America
arc arranging to celebrate this cpoch
by mass meetings through the criirn
countr" the meetings to be addressed
by prominent Zionist speakers. 50 that
the cnthUIaSm caused by the british
note may be kept alive and the rercS-
Sity OF cooperation continuously kent
before tho people. The speaker TO adj
dress the Richmond Jews is Louis Lip
sky. of the Federation OF American
Iionists.
This declaration was made on No
vcmber >, when the Right Hon. Arthur
J. i;alfour. Secretary of state for For
cign Affairs. addressed q letter to Lord
Walter Eothschild that Ills Majesty
government viii use it's best ondeavors
| toward the accomplishment of tho
dream of tho many thousand of Zion
lists the world over. Germany. 1t will
. be remembered had 4 similar oppor-
unity, but definitely refused to en-
crcisc pressure upon Turkey in behalf
e.. .,
. according TO the Literary Digest. tho
allies become the champions of Zion
ism.
The largest part of Palestine il al.
ready in British hands, the Turl- hav-
ing been driven in precipitatc retreat
from almost the entire scacoast. The
british nave conquered the country
from GAIA TO Jafta. and are hoI:;.nG
6cersheba, while the army of Gem
cral .tllenley threatens Hebron The
capture Of Hebron will open the road
10 Jerusalem from the southeast AL
ready the Union Jack floats over nearly
half of the nifty Jewish colonies which
have been established in Palestine by
! the IioristS.
The favorable attitude Of the Brit :
/ ish government IL seconded by It.1y.
! France and other allied powers in
| GLIDING the United States. Ills Holt
ness The Pope. replying to n Zionist
cnissary and in the name of the Cath
Ollie Church, said, We Will be good
/ neighbours"
EXPECT AMERICA TO
APPROVE THEIR AIMS
| The Hionists of this city have shared
with their national Organization tho
confidence that America Will ultimatcIy
record definitely its approval of their
aims, belief which has been immcas-
urabiy strengthened by the fact that
Justice Louis ID. Brandeis, Of the United
! States Supreme Court, was appointed
/ By President Wilson as member of
the war commission headed by Colonel
/ House. The unanimous declaration of
! the American Federation OF Labor al
/ IT'S convention i'm Buffalo. in favor OF
IA Jewish homeland in Palestine is re-
! garded as prelude to Americas official
! declaration.
| In celebration Of the British dcclara
ton and in preparation for the tasks
/ that will dcvolvc upon them i'm the
/ hmm ediatc future to take practical adj
I vantage OF the great opportunity that
/ has finally come to the Jewish pcople
/ TO bring the': dream to reality, the
Zionist society OF Richmond has ar
! ranged for monster demonstration
| which Is to take place Tuesday night
! December II. at o'clock, 1T which
! time Louis Lipsky, chairman of the
executive committee of tho Federal ion
/ of American Zionists, will speak MIR.
| Lipsky has been one of the factors
in bringing about the present favorable
/ conditions OF the realization OF the
great jewish ideal. He is distin-
/ gushed Journalist and an impressive
| speaker. Mr.. I,ipsky has been COM
missioncd by the Zionist organizations
OF America TO bring to the local Jew
/ ish community IT,, full story of the
successful political negotiations and TO
outline the work that still remains to
! be done. TO this meeting the public
| l.; cordially invited