South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-09
FOR GRADUAL
IMMIGRATION OF
JEWS TO PALESTINE
Arrangement For Embarka,
ton of New Citizens of
Holy Land Being Made.

NEW YORK, May Arrange
ments for the gradual immigration
Of 100000 Jews 10 Palestine. fol-
lowing the San Reno sessions OF
the peace conference which gave
Great Britain the mandate over that
country for the establishment of a
Jewish national home land, will be
discussed at an extraordinary con-
ference OF the Zionist organization
Of America here next Sunday and
Monday.
The conference, which will be at
tended by 100 delegates from the
United States and Canada. will be
IL is said. the most important and
historic gathering OF Jews ever held
in America" Under the leadership
Of Justice Brandeis OF the United
States supreme court and United
States Judge Julian w Mack. the
organization is expected to take i'm
mediate action toward the reestab-
lishment of the Jewish people in
the near east after 1000 years of
exile. thus bringing to pass the
realization of the movement begun
% years ago by DIR. Theodor Herzl
father OF political Zionism.
To Call Convention.
In calling this extraordinary con-
vention. which necessitated the post
pOnement OF the regular annual
meeting, which had been scheduled
for Atlantic City beginning May 80,
the national executive said: Tho
historic action taken at San Reno
on April 24. which gave recognition
to the age-long aspirations OF the
Jewish people opens up the imme-
date opportunity to them to con
quer through work and organization
that place for themselves in the
" orld of civilization which has been
their hope for 2 centuries, a place
where Jewish ideals shall be free
and where Jewish spirit shall be
free to express itself in accordance
with it's traditions Of social justice
and righteousness"
These principles, 1t is said will
govern the new Jewish home land:
Political and civil equality, ire
spective Of race, sex or faith OF all
inhabitants: equality Of opportunity
which, with due regard to existing
rights, shall tend 10 establish the
ownership and control of the land,
OF all natural resources and of all
public utilities In the whole peO-
pie: application of the cooperative
principle so far as feasible in the
organization Of all agricultural, IN
dustrial. comm ercial and financial
undertakings and the establishment
of a fiscal policy which shall pro-
tect the people from the evils of
land speculation and from every
other form of financial oppression. "
VIII Not Rush
Although millions Of Jews, par
ticularly from eastern Europe are
said to be prepared TO leave at a
moments notice, the Zionists say
that no mad rush Of immigrants
but that a well regulated, carefully
scientific immigration OF perhaps
$4,000 annually Will be undertaken,
in order to insure the proper ecOno-
mic and cultural development of
the country"
In addition 70 formulating the
policy of American Zionists at the
world Zionist conference to be held
IN Carlsbad, Csecho Slovakia- be-
ginning July 4. the convention here
will take UP this Palestine recon
struction program. This Will in
clude the reclamation OF swamp and
waste land, irrigation. undermining
of Palestine cities, sanitation, the
building of a harbor at Haifa and
the establishment OF clothing and
shoe factories. oil and soap plants
and other industrial and commercial
enterprises.