Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-26
JEWS MEET TO
WORK OUT PLANS
FOR PALESTINE
(By United Press)

BUFFALO, Nov. 26.-To populate
Palestine speedily with prepondering
body of self-supporting Jews who Will
develop into homogeneous people, ul-
tinately lecoming u aclf-suppcrting
commonwealth, is the problem to be
dealt with by the 23d annual conven-
ton of the Zionist Organization Of
America, beginning here to morrow.
The accredited delegates number 800.
Practically the whole of this task must
be carried out by the Jews of this
country, according to the Zionist or
ganization of America.
The war and it's aftermath has al
most completely impoverished Euro
pean Jewry, and the depreciation OF
the money of such countries as Rus
sia, Poland, Austria and Rumanla
has reduced the remaining wealth to
an almost irreducible minimum.
All that European Jewry can con-
tribute to the development of Pales-
tine is the human material in the form
of the hundreds of thousands of refu-
gees now congesting every port from
Danzig to Constantinople, even along
the Pacific, awaiting opportunity to
reach Palestine. While there is a
small percentage of these refugees
who have managed to escape with con-
siderable capital, the bulk of it is des-
tined to be farmhands and day labor
erS.
The Zionists declare that most OF
the money and constructive advice as
we'll as the technical skill required for
Palestine's development must come
from the Jews of this country.
Two viewpoints have developed in
connection with the practical means
that will be necessary in order to Sc
cure the maximum participation of all
Jews and even large number of non
Jews. One view favors the creating
of a Palestine Foundation" fund,
which shall include investments, quasi
investments and outright gifts, and
all who desire to participate shall do
so by acquiring stock in this foun-
dation, the majority control of which
is to be held by the world-Zionist or
ganization.
The other viewpoint is based on the
assumption that the action Of tie
peace conference last May in official
ly recognizing the Zionist claim to
Palestine ended the political phase of
the movement. 1t contends that the
machinery of the organization should
now be remodeled to permith the par
ticipation of those elements in Ameri-
can JeWry which have ignored the
political phase. The supporters Of
this viewpoint regard the organization
as committed to the control by Jews
for the Jewish people, of Palestine un-
dertakings, but this control, they ar
que, must be held by individuals who
will instil confidence in the investors.
They favor the organization of separ-
ate corporations for the financing and
control of public enterprises in Pales-
tine, with board Of trustees, not linz
tied to Zionists, holding founders
shares in each of these corporations,
which are to be distinct and not inter-
locking operations. They are opposed
to Jumping donation and investment
into one fund. Funds for such under
takings in Palestine as cannot pro-
duce financial returns, they contend,
should be raised by outright gifts.
Whichever viewpoint prevails, the
Zionists are agreed that the conven-
tion will have to remodel the machin-
cry of the organization so that it can
concentrate on the development of
Palestine.