The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-16
ZIONISTS OFF
TOCONFERENCE
ARE ENROUTE TO ENGLAND TO TAKE
PART IN DECIDING FUTURE OF
PALESTINE.

New York, June i5.-The first group
of American delegates to the Interna-
tional Zionist Conference which con-
venes in London July leaves here to-
day for England on the steamer Lap
land. In all there will be 80 Amer
lean delegates to this conference, con-
sidered by American Zionists most
momentous gathering. The others will
leave for England next Saturday
In the party going today are Justice
Louis d. Brandeis, of the United States
supreme court, honorary president OF
the Zionist Organization OF America
Judge Julian w. Mack OF the United
States district court, president of the
organization Nathan Straus, Mrs. Mary
Fels Jacob de Haas, Zionist executive
secretary; Louis Lipsky, organization
secretary; Professor Felix Frankfurter
of Harvard; Captain Abraham Tulin
and David Rosenbloom.
The first world Zionist conference
held in six years. since the outbreak OF
the war. the forthcoming convention
is considered of Importance because il
will deal with the practical problem OF
the establishment of the Jewish Ma
tional Homeland. Delegates will attend
from every country in Europe, Pales-
tine, Argentine, Australia, Canada and
New Zealand.
In announcing the meeting. the Zion
list Organization of America says: Mil
lions Of Jews throughout the coun-
tries of eastern Europe, waiting for
the opportunity to leave Palestine, will
watch the proceedings of the confer
ence with intense interest, for the man.
ner and time of emigration will be one
of the chief topics discussed at the
conference.
1.-The American delegation has def
mite program for the restoration of the
Jewish Homeland in Palestine, which
it will place before the conference. 1t
is pledged to free immigration for Pal
estine, but recognizes that it will be
necessary to regulate the immigration
at first in order to bring into Pales-
tine a large labor army, to begin the
immediate construction and engineering
projects necessary to prepare the
country for the 100000 Jews, who it
is expected will ultimately make their
home there.
1.-The American Zionists hope also
that the development Of Palestine will
be carried on, under the principles Of
democracy and equality enunciated in
the famous Pittsburg program. adopt
ed by the 1918 Zionist Convention
and ratified again at this years extra
ordinary convention. This program
provides for absolute political equal
ity as regards race, sex and religion !.
establishment of the ownership and
control of the land, all natural re-
sources and public utilities in the peo-
pie with due regard for existing
rights; use Of the cooperation prin-
ciple; and prevention Of the evils of
land speculation and other forms of fl
nancial oppression.
1T will also work for the estab-
lishment of National Board OF Health
in Palestine, with the American Zion
ist Medical Unit. now operating there,
as its foundation, in order to organise
upon a nation wide scale. the fight
against disease The establishment of
experimental stations and technical
laboratories for the study and develop
ment of the country's resources will
also be proposed by the American dele
CATION
ITO carry out all these projects neces-
sary for the development Of Palestine,
adviceS from Lonson state that the
Zionist Inner Actions Committee will
propose launching fund OF si2500O,-
900 to finance them and other vast
operations to be decided upon at the
conference
Mrs. Brandeiz. Mrs Mack and Mrs.
Straus are accompanying their hus-
bands. Mr.. and Mrs. Straus will con-
tinue on to Palestine to inspect the
many philanthropics they have started
there and to investigate the establish
ment of such others ars they deem
necessary to help carry out Zionist re-
construction plans"