Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-13
AMERICAN ZIONIST
 GROUP EN ROUTE
 TO THE HOLY LAND
Justice Louis ID. Brande;s Will Head U. $. Delega-
 ton

group of American dHlegates to the International Zionist conference which convenes in London July i, left here today for England on the steamer Lapland. In all there will be 39 American delegates to this conference, considered by American Zionists most momentous gather ing. The others will leave for Eng land next Saturday.
 In the party going today are Jus tice Louis D Brandeis of the Uni ted States supreme court, honorary president of the Zionist organization of America; Judge Julian w. Mack of the United States district court, president of the organiza tion; Ma than Straus, Mrs. Mary Fels, Jacob de. Haas, Zionist executive secretary; Louis Lipsky, organization seere- tary; 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 conven- tion is considered of importance be- cause it will deal with the practical problem of the establishment of the Jewish National Homeland. Dele gates will attend from every coun- try in Europe, Palestine, Argentine, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
 In announcing the meeting, the Zionist organization of America of 1>, ,t the countries of Eastern Europe, waiting for the opportunity to leave for Palestine, will watch the pro- ceedings of the conference with in- tense interest, for the manner and time of emigration will be one of the chief topics discussed at the i conference.
 Definite Program.
 "The American delegation has a definite program for the restoration of the Jewish Homeland in Palestine which it will place before the confer ence. It is pledged to free immigra- tion for Palestine, but recognizes the immigration at first in order to bring into Palestine large labor army, to begin the immediate con struction and engineering projects ] necessary to prepare the country fol the 100000 Jews, who it is expected will ultimately make their home there.
 "The American Zionists hope also that the development of Palestine will be carried on, under the prin- ciples of democracy and equality en; unciated in the famous Pittsburg'l program, adopted by the 1918 Zionist !; convention and ratified again at this years extraordinary convention. This program provides for. absolute poli- tical equality as regards race, sex |: and religion; establishment of the ownership and control of the land all natural resources and public utilities in the people with due re- gard for existing rights; use of the cooperative principle; and proven l; tion of the evils of land speculation and other forms of financial oppres- sion.
 "It will also work for the estab lishment of national board of health in Palestine, with the Amer ican Zionist Medical Unit, now op: erating there, as it's foundation, in order to organize upon a nationwide scale the fight against disease. The establishment of experimental sta tions and technical laboratories for the study and development of the country's resources will also be pro- posed by the American delegation.
 "To carry out all these projects necessary for the development of Palestine, advces from London state that the Zionist Inner Actions conn mittee will propose launching fund of $125,000,00O to finance them and other vast operations to be decided upon at the conference.
 Mrs Brandeis, Mrs. Mack and Mrs. Straus are accompanying their husbands. MT. and Mrs. Straus will continue on to Palestine to inspect the many philanthropics they have started there and to investigate the establishment of such others as they deem necessary to help carry out Zionist reconstruction plans"