New-York tribune., 1918-06-26
Jewish Republic
To Have $4,000 in
Standing Army
Men Pledged to Remain in
Palestine for Life, Zion
ist Convention Learns

PITTSBURGH. June 25.-That the
Jewish legion of 5000 men now fight
ing with the British for the complete
conquest of Palestine is only the
nucleus of force ten times as great
which will form the national stand
ing army of the coming Jewish Re-
public, WAS one of the most important
points developed to-day during scs-
sion of the Zionist convention here.
Every jew who has enlisted in the
legion from the United States has
pledged to remain in Palestine for the
remainder Of his life, according to DR..
A. A. Newman, of Philadelphia, who
discussed at length plans for the for
nation of an army.
British recruiting office in this coun-
try, told the zionists that he had
learned unofficially that more than
10000 American Jews are now in Egypt
on the way to join the legion already
with General Allenby in the HOLY
Land
Activities to-day centred about COM
mlttee meetings and the transaction
of business.
AT the sub-convention of the Hadas-
san women's organization this morn
ing the reorganization plan was the
subject of discussion. Mrs. Henrietta
Szoid, the chairman. called attention
to the Hadassah nurses settlement
which existed in Jerusalem before the
war.
=, hadassah had the right idea" saiu
Mrs. Sold, when it went into Pales-
tine and cleaned it up. There is much
work of that sort to be done"
The local chapter of Hadassah en-
tertalned the delegates to the Hadassah
convention and also the women
delegates to the general convention at
a luncheon at the Concordia Club. Mrs.
vlxman was the toastmaster Mrs.
Barnett Davis, of this city, extended
welcome to the guests. Among the
speakers were Mrs. Nathan Straus, of
New York; Mrs. Benjamin Davis, of
Chicago, vice-president of the confer
ence OF womens organizations of that
city, and Mrs. Richard Gottheil. Mrs.
Mary Fe!s outlined the single tax as ap-
Piled to Palestine. Mrs. Sold called
upon Jewish women to so forward in
their work for Palestine as creators of
new and beautiful life.
AT the luncheon it was announced
that group of physicians, dentists and
VA 6So"o III Intlduelpn1d were raising
money Tor motor truck to be donated
to the American Zionist Medical Uunit
A check for $500 accompanied this
announcement.
That the ancient ewsh law Of equal
ltty and justice to all should be made
the guiding principle of the new life
IN Zion was declared at gathering
of the provisional Zionist executive
committee. The gathering was ad-
dressed by leading Jewish scholars of
the country. The acceptance of the
declaration of principles was the oc-
cason for an outburst of applause and
cheering which lasted for several min
UteS.
This declaration of principles, or
resolutions bearing on Palestinean
policy" revealed that the purpose of
the Zionists is not alone to re-estab-
lish the ancient homeland, but to build
up model commonwealth in which
extremes of both riches and poverty
should be averted and the old-time
Hebraic morality and justice become
the law of the land. Embodying both
the ancient Jewish law and the new
social platforms of the labor parties of
England and other Allied countries, the
declaration presents striking pro-
gramme of economic reconstruction.