South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-27
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
OF LAND FAVORED
BY zion PEOPLE
American ZiOnists Want Prin
ciple Adopted in New
Jewish Homeland.

aOEDON. June 26.-Publlc own
ershtp OF land. cooperative com
monwealth. and equal rights for ALL
were advocated here today as the
three leading principles in the So
ciaI program American Zionists de-
sire Incorporated in the project for
q Jewish homeland in Palestine, by
Jacob de Haas. executive secretary
Of the Zionist organization OF Amer
Ica
Mr. do Haas arrived in London
today with l.. s. Supreme Court
Justice Louis -. Eraudies honorary
president OF the Zionist OrEanizd-
ton OF America. Judge Julian W.
Mack. president. Nathan Straus,
Mrs Mary Fels. Prof Felix Frank
flrtcr. Capt. Abraham Tulin. David
ltOsenblOom and Louis Lipsky, or
EanizatiOn secretary These are the
advance guard OF the 80 delegates
81 American ZiOnists TO the World
Zionist conference, converting in
London July 4
Make Efforts.
American ZiOnists viii make a
united effort 10 have the Pittsburg
program. which they adopted in
1918 as the guiding social princi-
pies for the Jewish homeland. ap-
proved by the world conference, in
the program IL viii formulate for
the policy 10 be carried out in Pal
estine. Mr.. de Haas in the state
ment he gave out on the eve Of
what Is considered the most signifi-
cant Jewish World conference ever
held, stressed the progressive tenets
Of the Pittsburg program, declaring
The ZiOnists are not going 10
be satisfied with a Palestine or land
OF Israel, which will be q mere
duplicate OF the numerous small
states Of Europe or South America.
They believe that the 1000 wears
OF suffering and martyrdOm OF the
wondering Jew has given TO our race
q wealth OF experience which, add
ed 20 the ancient heritage OF the
jew, can be made fruitful in the
creation OF a model settlement in
the land OF our fOrefathers
Pittsburg Platform.
The Pittsburg platform may be
summarized as follows. F'irst-Pub-
lie ownership OF land; SecOnd-The
cooperative commonwealth. Third
equal rights. The first is expressed
In that phrase that the land Of Pal
estlne shall be owned or controlled
for the benefit OF the people Of Pal
estine as a whole The Zionists OF
America have resolved that the ben
cfts which come through inCreas-
ing land values viii not so into the
pockets OF land spectators. but viii
always remain community values,
which viii go into the public treas
ury.
The second principle Indicates
That the ZiOnists Of America are re-
solved TO encourage cooperative en-
terprisc TO the largest extent pos
sible. SO tina; q cooperative conf
WOnwcalth IN ay be gradually
evolved. without however. crushing
individual initiative There is no
simple formula by which the CO.
operative commonwealth can be
achieved must be development
through struggle and experimental
tiOn. In any event. We have set the
goal
The third principle is one with
which all Americans are familiar
at least in theory. though We may
TALL short IN actual practice. Where
as. we Contine our program OF
equal rights 20 the narrow field of
politics. the Zionists of America
would apply II 20 an Of Palestinian
lifc-to politics and economies. 70
law and industry. To- man and WON
an. 10 every sect and every creed. %