The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-07-08
FIVE MILLION DOLLAR FUND.
ALE COOPERATIVE IN PALES-
OUTLINES POLICY.

There were suggestions Of Housing
Corporation, an Industrial Loan AS
ISOLATION, and Farmers Loan Bank;
but the understanding is that none Of
these ventures are to be undertaken if
the Zionist Organization or any other
agency attempts them successfully. It
was made clear that the group has no
intention in any wise to interfere with
the operations Of the Zionist Organ
ization in Palestine or Of any individ-
ual or group conducting activities in
the country.
The individual members Of the new
Palestine Development Council will
remain members Of the Zionist Or
ganization of America, and may or
may not participate in it's work ac-
cording to the dictates of their own
conscience. On the question of par
ticipation in the forthcoming World
Zionist Congress, a serious and
lengthy discussion ensued, indicating
two divergent tendencies held by the
conference. At the very opening of
the Conference on Sunday, July 3rd,
Rabbi Silver made a strong plea for
participation in the Congress, main
tanning that the strongest and most
representative delegation be sent to
Carlsbad because the American lead
ers had it as their bounden duty to
make an attempt to remove the lead
ers to whose policies they were averse,
and to force their ideas and principles
on the World movement. Rabbi New
man of Philadelphia, supporting the
same view, maintained that the World
Zionist Organization was recognized
by the Mandate as the official Jewish
Agency and that nothing should there
fore be done to undermine it's autho-
rity and prestige.
An opposite view was taken by
Judge Mack, Professor Felix Frank
furter and Jacob De Haas. Judge
Mack stated that he felt that the alb
sence of Justice Brandeis and his as
sociates from the Carlsbad Congress
would be more effective than their
presence, especially since the inten-
ton was. to make formal statement
of the views and policies of the Min
ority Zionists in America, and to for
ward that statement to each and every
delegate attending the World Gather
ing. After considerable discussion,
the Conference accepted Judge Mack's
view, and the decision remained that
none of the participants In the con-
ference were to attempt or accept
election as delegate to the Congress.
This, according to the explanation of
Judge Mack, did not mean that they
might not attend similar congresses
in later years.
Justice Louis D. Brendeis was elect
ed as Honorary Chairman of the Pal
estine Council, and Judge Mack it's
chairman. The Council is to have a
commission form Of government con-
sisting of DR.. Stephen S. Wise, Mrs.
Mary Fels. DR.. Harry Friedenwald,
Professor Felix Frankfurter, Sol Ros-
enbloom, Nathan Straus and Judge
Hugo Pam.
Answer Morgenthau's Attack.
Speaking at the Sunday afternoon
session, Mr.. Robert Sold, who re-
turned recently from a trip through
Palestine, ridiculed the assertion of
Mr.. Morgenthau that Palestine can
accommodate no more than one mil
lion Jews. If Cairo, he said, can count
a million souls, there was no reason
why cities in Palestine can not be
built up likewise. Of course, he sub
mitted, if one divides the number of
available dunams, one arrives at
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