The Denver Jewish news., 1921-08-10
BRANDEIS GROUP. ANNOUNCES
DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION.
Il. C. d. service)

New iOrk-Mr. Jacob De Haas.
secretary of the Palestine Develop
menG Council. made the following
statement last week on the scheme
of organization adopted by the min
ority Zionists who organized for in
dependent economic activities in Pal
cstine: H-ir
l. The Palestine Development
Council has been organized as II non.
profit membership corporation under
the laws Of the Statc of New York.
The membership IL TO be composed OF
the original incorporators and mem
bers at large to be named by them,
In all not in excess of 21, and one
representative from each of the Pal
estine Development Leagues which
fulfills the minimum requirement
There will be no difference In the
powers of the original members, the
members at large, or the representa-
tives of the Leagues. The Council
will elect Board OF nine Trustees
from among its members.
Both the 81 members and the nine
Trustees will serve mt first in three
groups-one third for two. three and
four years respectively. and at the
annual meetings. all the members will
elect their SUCCESSORS for period OF
three years.
The business of the Trustees will be
to determine priorities I'm the initia-
tion of Palestinian work, to cause
the creation Of corporations to carry
on such work for Palestinian develop
ment, as holders Of lhe common stock
jority of the directors of such corpora
tions and in a general way to super
wise their work, to hold i'm trust and
administer all special trusts, whether
porations, given for Palcsdnian pur-
poses, and to apply any profits that
may accrue to the common stock for
the benefit of the Jewish people in
Palestine.
9. There has been further estab-
lished committee to be known as
the Central Committee of Palestine
Development Leagues" which will
hold office until the first annual meet
ing of the representatives of the
Leagues. The Central committee will
undertake the raising of funds and
securing of stock subscriptions for the
,t. tnI hx- hn n
and in general institute and assist in
the establishment of local Palestine
development Leagues.
3. The Central committee of =. d.
L., wilr in all respects be administer
ell separately from the =. ID. G. but
will report to it from month to month.
4. Each Palestine Development
League that has membership of not
less than % persons, who shall dur
ing the preceding year have subscrib-
ed for not less than $1,000 of the stool;
of any of the corporations established
by the =. ID. c., or contributed such
sum to it, shall be entitled to elect
one member of the p, ID. G.
3 The purpose of the Palestine
DEVELOPMENT Council will be to under
take specific social economic enter
prises which will facilitate the early
settlement In Palestine of a. preponder-
ating body of self-supporting Jews.
The sole purpose of the Council will
be social economic, not political. Its
aim will be to assist in the upbuilding
of a Jewish Palestine and to supple
ment, not interfere with. the efforts
of others working towards common
end.
The Council will place primary EN-
phasis in all its work upon the crea-
tion of n self-suppordng economic
life Its object will be to help the
Palestinians to help themselves: not
to give them charity. The Council will
encourage and assist cooperative en-
terprises in Palestine. 1t is planned
that the undertakings sponsored by
the Council will ultimately be pur-
chased and directed by Palestinian CO.
operatives.
6. A Cooperative Wholesale Society
is TO be established, whose capital
stock will be S1.OOO,OOO, divided as
follows:
10 shares common stock ut $iO0 par