The Washington times., 1919-03-03
PRESIDENT BACKS
PALESTINE CLAIMS

Delegates Of the American Jewish
Congress to the Peace Conference
were prepared today 70 return 20
France with the assurance Of Presi-
dent Wilson that the United States
and the allied nations are agreed
that the foundations OF q Jewish
commonwealth should be laid IN Pal
estine.
The President received the delega-
ton at the White House last night.
In the delegation were Judge Julian
W. Mack. OF Chicago; Louis Marshall,
Of New York; DR.. stephen s. wise. Of
New York, and B. g. Richards, secre-
tary' Of the American Jewish Con-
gress
Following the conference At the
White House. DR.. wise and Judge
Mack, hurried with the encouraging
assurance OF the President to q mass
meeting Of Jews In the Central High
School
To San for Paris.
All the members OF the delegation
that called upon President Wilson viii
sail for Paris in few days. with the
exception Of DR.. Wise. who only re-
Gently returned from Europe. DR..
Wise VIII return to Paris q little
later.
A memorial was presented TO the
President. describing the status OF
Jews in eastern Europe, and the ef-
feet upon them OF new and enlarged
states growing out Of the war. I'M
mediate action was urged upon the
President TO assure the Jews Of the
fundamental human rights IN resolu-
lions sent BIZ the American Jewish
Congress.
The two members OF the delegation
who carried the Presidents message
to the mass meeting In Central High
School WeFs enthusiastically received.
The meeting was so largely attended
that the committee In charge was
forced 70 close the doors to hundreds
OF people who arrived late. Judge
Mack introduced fDr. Wise. who ex-
planned at some length his expert
ences e. the head OF the Zionist dele
CATION 20 the Peace Conferences.
DR.. Wise Gaid he Is confident that
the League OF Nations win be formed
and declared he was terrified" BY
some OF the arguments he has heard
against the league since returning 20
this country.
There are those who say We
should get out OF Europe, come back
to America, and let them night Il
out" said DR.. Wise. That course
was tried from 1914 to 1917, and 10
didn't work We would be In the
war again the next time, only q
little earlier, perhaps. and the Ques-
tiOn now Is simply this: Shall we
stay there to keep peace or go there
TO make war"
The speaker denounced attempts to
portray Bolshevism a. Jewish phe-
nomenon.S He said from 90 to 05 per
cent OF the Jews OF Russia are op-
posed to BolsheVism-
DR.. Wise also said IL Is q great In
justice to charge Great Britain with
any selfish interest In connection with
the Zionist movement. He said the
allied nations would probably urge
upon Great Britain the trusteeship
OF the newly formed Palestine state
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He referred to Palestine as "the
Oldest Alsaee-Lorraii1e in history, the
irredenta OF the Jews. Of the world
for the last 1000 years"
Resolutions setting forth the aims
OF the Zionlsts in general terms were
presented by Emile Berliner. chair
man OF the meeting. and unanimously
adopted. The resolutions reafhrmed
the whole-hearted loyalty OF Zionists
to the United States.
They also emphasized the fact that
the proposed establishment OF q Jew
ish commonwealth would interfere in
no way with the loyalty the Jews Of
various countries owe to the govern
ments Of their adopted lands. The ad-
vantageS OF a great Jewish university
in q home OF its own, Jewish public
schools and Libraries, scientific farm
ing and q colony Of Jewish artists were
pointed out.
The committee In charge Of the
meeting was: Emile Berliner, chair
man; Nathan Musher, Judge Milton
Strasburger, Miss Aline Solomon,
Elisha Friedman. Lieut. BENJAMIN
Lewiston, Mrs. Adolph Kahn, Rabbi
B. 8. G2ossman and Max Rhoade.