New-York tribune., 1918-12-17

t;o no,''lsal and civil equality. irresnec.
te ;',,i oi race, sex and fnith. Of ali tho
.ui'aapltants .i' of the land. O insure IN
s,,,.,:h s"v S,ewlsh national home in Palestine
aiu;",''y or opportunity we favor a
mo ,Nr',S y Mhlch' with due regard to exist
o,,,r ryS ..gnts' shall tend to establish tho
of ,,s",p 81, mp4 ana control Of the land and
p9p',c utilities. by the whole people
~. ~ iano' owned or controlled bv the
who,c people, should be leased on snch
sonul1ions as will insure the fullest on
por.unlty for development and CONT.
nul'S or possession. The cooperntivc
FprlnSipie should be applied as far as
aeasloie ss IN the organization of all asri-
SSu,'urai; S; industrial. commercial and
nnanclal undertakings. The fiscal mol
icy shall be framed so as to nrotect t
.ne people from the evils of land spec
niauon and from every othsr form of
nnanclai oppression. The system of
ifee puhlic institutions which is to be
estapilshed should embrace all grades
ana departments of education. The
medium of public instruction shall be
Heorew, the national language of the
Jewish people.
Louis Marshall Agrees
The spirit of harmony that hes pre-
vailed in the deliberations was further
evidenced by the action of Mr.. Mar
small IN coming out for the establish
nent OF eJwlsh nationality in Paes-
tine. Mr.. Marshalls views on the
question had never been openly ex-
pressed, and it was felt that he was
not in favor of this solution of the
Jewish question.
Following the appointment of COM
mlttees and the election of aJcob Fl.
Nchlt as treasurer of the convention,
a resolution was adopted voicing the
Iealty of the Congress and through it
the Jews of America to President Will
SON. extending to him the best wishes
II. ms hlgh aims and purposes and his
euorts to secure a Just and lasting
peace through the instrumentality Of a
league of nations"
Among the reports handed in by the
commissions appointed to examine the
conditions Of the Jews in all lands,
were those on Russia, Rumania, Cali
cia, the Salonika region and Poland.
IN commenting on the Russian report
Dr .Hourwich said, that in addition to
the civil, POLITICAL and religious rights
which the Jews have obtained there,
they also want recognition as nation
ailty with minority representation
IN the government
Copied From Great Britain
Inns may seem 1oxelgn to American
citizens, he said, but it Use an expedi-
ent adopted by powers in dealing with
special conditions He pointed out
Great Britains handling of India in
this respect as an example
Leo Wolfsohn, discussing the Ru-
manian situation, stated that the
claims of the staesmen in that coun-
try that the Jews have been emanci-
pated and that the question need not
be brought up at Versailles, is not
based on fact.
ut is our impression" he said chat
the Rumanian government will en-
deavor to retain all the disabilities of
the Jews forced upon them by the
treaty of Bucharest. But we must in
slst that since the victory of the Allies
has nullifed this treaty, the Jews be
granted full citizenship. At present
but 20 per cent of all the Jews in that
country have been able to secure full
citizenship, because Of clause in the
Rumanian constitution providing for
naturalization of all but foreigners.
The Supreme Court there has always
held that Jews are foreigners"
The following list of vice presidents
for the congress was made public:
Louis Marshall, Colonel Henry Cutler,
Judge Hugo Pam, Judge Leon Sanders,
DR.. Harry Friedenwald, Adolph Kraus,
Gedalia Bublick, Miss Henrietta Sold,
DR.. Louis S. Rubinsohn, Dr. M. Mar
golis, Professor Chain Fineman and
Alex Kahn. q