Evening star., 1921-06-08
zionist SESSIONS
CLOSE AFTER FIGHT
Election of Officers Today to
End Stormy Convention
in Cleveland.
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Ohio June s-Elec-
tion OF officers and the consideration
OF resolutions were on the closing pro-
gram of the twenty-fourth annual con-
Eention of the American Zionist Or
panlzation today. Although many OF
Inc delegates had arranged TO return
TO their homes last night in the belief
that the convention would close yes
teroay. most of them remained for the
final session
indication before the convention
orened were that a commission form
OF government would be adopted. Ap-
pro&lmately fifty executive committee
men were TO be elected. 1t was pro-
posed by the committee on nominations
that seven of these be elected on an
administrative committee. with a gen.
eral secretary and treasurer.
Approval of the Keren Hayesod
tPalestlne Foundation FUND.- as estab-
liShed by the London conference was
asked in one resolution. while another
acknowledged the Worlds Zionist Com
eress as the supreme authority in all
Zionist affairs.
Action also was to be taken on a
memorandum adopted by the national
executive committee, many members Of
which resigned with President Julian
w Mack, president of the American
Zionist Organization. when the admin
istratlons annual report was rejected.
The memora ndum contains the princi-
lists, and ii was predicted the document
would be rejected
Weizmann Replies TO Critics.
While DR.. Chain Weizmann presi-
dent and other executives Of the
World Zionist Organization were re-
plying before the twenty-fourth an
nual convention of the American
Zionist Organization yesterday TO
criticisms hurled at them during the
debates on the annual report of
President Julian w. Mack of tho
American organization. Mr.. Mack and
his supporters We're engaged in an
other hall organizing themselves into
an aggressive minority
Mr.. Mack and his followers con-
sidered plans TO do constructive work
IN Palestine. independent Of the
Karen Hayesod Association (Palcs-
tine foundation fund.-, but as MEM
bers OF the American Zionist Organ
iZation.
A committee was appointed TO meet
with Justice Louis u. Brandeis IN
New York Friday morning. when
program will be formulated and sub
mitted TO committee of l3O MEM
bers of the American organization
Samuel Untermyer of New York has
accepted the presidency Of the Keren
tayesoA in America. succeeding
Justice Brandeis. who. with Judge
Mack and Others. resigned from his
oihcial capacity yesterday when
I
proved by the committee
Alexander Sachs and Adoirh Huh
hard. assistant secretaries Of the
| faleStine department. and \. H. Fro
| inenson- publicity director of the
! American organization. wer. added
| 10 those who resigned early TODAY
! Mr. tntermyer expressed his will
~ nsness 10 be drafted into my posi-
Aon at the discretion of the CONVEX
tA'n.
n, dafa,d;a- ~. ,..
/! WeAzmann admitted with note of
defiance that he had many times
taket affairs into his own hands at
the rS of exceeding his authority.
on thtN ground that he was hedeed
about wAth opposition. critics and OBJ
structiorh SITS, who did little for the
Zionist cSNise but criticise while the
lives and Nwell being of colonists in
Palestine h,ng in the balance.
Il will stA1 down today or touor-
row. he said If there a re any other
Zionist leaderA who will come for
ward to assume world leadership and
strike my shackAes from me-
for the dispute hetween the World
Zionist Organization and the Ameri-
can body on Preside nj Mack and his
administration. He declared ne was
given no aid by the At. lericanS.
I formulate here a definite accu-
sation. definite charsA'. not before
the convention. but bcfohe the bar of
history. DR.. WeiZmann Aaid. refer
ring to the colonizinc Of Palestine.
The American leadership did not
understand the movement ia failed 10
grasp il. and that is the tragaAr Of the
situation.
Lost Faith in Supporters.
They lost faith in their own Ssup-
porterS- Therefore they came to
Europe and told US things instead
OF coming to US with plans and means.
Il found that those who We're pow.r-,
full in speaking to Woodrow Wilson
were powerless in facing the only power
that mattered in speaking to the Jewish
people And that was the only power
that mattered after San Reno. Then
began one scene after the other and
here began the degradation of the move
ment
'As there was no means. no Jewish
people. one had to create A program
W hich would suit the situation. The
whole program consisted of doing
nothing.
The Keren Hayesod was stagnant.
distracted, because no instructions
came from America We did not know
exactly when America was going to
act. America was not in a hurry. / mad
to set up the keren Hayesod Organi-
cations from all over except America
had been clamoring for work"
DR.. Weizmann announced that the
first land bank has been organized in
Palestine.
Others who spoke in defense of their
administration were NJ N. Cssischkin,
head of the Palestine Zionist commits
sion: I. H. Naiditch, head of the Keren
Hayesod. and DR. r. Mossensohn. di-
rector Of the Hebrew gymnasium of
Jaffa.
No session was held last night. the
delegates attending a mass meeting.
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