El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-23
.zIONISTS HERE
WILL ORGANIZE
Meeting To Be Held Sun
day; A. Stalaroff Pleads
For Causes Support.

sunday night at 1850 in the com
munity hall OF temple Mount Sinai
the zionists OF Fl Paso Wlll organize
the FL Paso district Of the Zionist
Organization Of America with mem
bership at present OF $50, which is ez-
pected 10 more than double in
very short tine, A stolarot an
nounced-
The opposition to Zionism Is van
Ing as people learn what IL stands
for" said slr. stolarofL The non
Jewish world is surprised that there
should be any opposition az an 20
Zionism, especially among the Jews
but that is easily explained some
Jews are under the impression that
when I alestine VIII be restored as a
Jewish home land. they will have 20
give up their present citizenship ana
move 10 that country
Reason for Hyphens-
"Of course. that is the best reason
to oppose Zionism, but even those
who know better are afraid that II
the Jews will have homeland OF
their own, It viii cast shadow on
their citizenship. While the present
war has demonstrated that there
were many hyphens among the Ger
man American citizens, IL vas due
to the system Of that government
which filled the world with their
spies who posed as citizens q the ne
countries where they lived while IN
reality they we're just spies
Jionism Doesn't Interfere
Nobody ever blamed an America
citizen Of Belgian, Serbian. Alsatlan
OF Lorranian extraction for their
turned 70 their rightful owners The
appointment Of L D. Brandeis and Of
Prof Felix Frankfurter, the great
Zionist leaders 10 high positions IN
this country is conclusive proof that
Zionism does not interfere with
plainly stated in president wilson s
letter OF approval OF the Zionist
movement 10 rabbi Stephen s Wise.
vice president OF the Federation OF
American Zionists-
Home for Oppressed.
while the Jews in all the allied
countries are en1oTinE perfect free
dom and equality with all the citizens
u those lands and they have no
cause whatever 70 move TO Palestine.
every Jew should be in favor Of Sc
curing that country as a homeland
for the oppressed and persecuted
Jews IN various countries OF eastern
Europe and elsewhere as promised By
The allies and approved by president
Wilson. It IS customary with all
prosperous people 10 help build up
their native cities even II they do
not intend TO live, there any more.
Then. why should not the wealthy
Jews all over the world help build
up the land which vas the cradle Of
their patriarchs and their prophets.
who are still the lights and the
guides OF all the nations Of the
WorldT
Would Be Approximations.
Especially when By 50 doing they
can express their thanks and appre-
citation for the recovery OF that coun-
try and its restoration to Us as a
homeland for our oppressed and per-
secuted brethren and coFeliEionists-
Imagine what the world would think
Of Us II We would tell the allies that
we do not want that country and that
they can return II 20 the unspeakahle
Turk or make Il \ present TO the
Syrians.
Jews Of FL Paso, come enc and
an 70 the meeting and make your
promise 70 help build up your ancient
country and make IL a real homeland
for those Jews who are not SO for
tunate as you to live in q free coua-
trT, Ike yours"