The New York herald., 1921-06-08
ZIONISTS SPLIT ON
PALESTINE FUND
DR.. Weizmann Replies to Crit
les While Julian Mack Or
ganizes Minority.
BRANDEIs RESIGNS OFFICE
Samuel Untermyer Succeeds
Him as President of Keren
Hayesod.

CLEVELAND, June while DR.. Chain
Weizmann, president and other execu-
tiyes of the World Zionist Organization
were replying before the twenty-fourth
annual convention OF the American
Zionist Organization to-day to criticisms
hurled at them during the debates on
the annual report of President Julian w.
Mack of the American organization, MI.
Mack and his supporters were engaged
In another hall organizing themselves
into an aggressive minority
Mr.. Mack and his followers considered
plans to do constructive work in Pales-
tine independent Of the Keren Hayesod
Association palestine Foundation
Fund), but as members of the American
Zionist Organization.
A committee was appointed to meet
with Justice Louis d. Brandeis in New
York Friday morning, when pro-
gramme will be formulated and sub
mltted TO a committee of $50 members
Of the American organization.
Untermyer Succeeds Brsndeis.
Samuel Untermyer Of New York has
accepted the presidency OF the keren
Hayesod in America, succeeding Justice
Brandeis, who, with Judge Mack and
others resigned from their official capac-
tiles to-day when President Mack's re-
port was disapproved by the committee.
Alexander Sachs and Adolph Hub
hard. assistant secretaries of the Pales-
tine Department, and A. III. Fromenson,
publicity director of the American organ
ization, were added TO those who re-
signed early to-day. :,
Mr.. Unternlyer had expressed his will
k4l ..,to
at the discretion Of the convention.
In defending his administration, DIR.
Weizmann admitted with q note Of de-
fiance that he had many times taken
affairs into his own hands at the risk
of exceeding his authority, on the
ground that he was hedged about with
opposition. critics and obstructionists,
who did little for the Zionist cause but
criticise while the lives and well being
of colonists in Palestine hung in the
balance.
Wcizmann offers TO Quit.
81 will step down to-day or to-mor-
row." he said, "if there are any other
Zionist leaders who will come forward
to assume world leadership and strike
my shackles from me-"
Dr. weizmann placed the dispute be-
tween the World Zionist Organization
and the American organization on
Pres' ent Mack and his administration.
He declared he was given no aid by the
Americans.
Il formulate here a definite accusa-
tion. definite charge. not before the
convention but before the bar of his
tory" DR.. Weizmann said, referring to
the colonizing of Palestine. THE Amer
lean leadership did not understand the
| moment. 1t failed to grasp it. and thai
is the tragedy Of the situation.
'They lost faith in their own support
ers. Therefore they came to Europe
and told us things. instead Of coming
| to us with plans and means.
~ found that those who were powerful
| in speaking to Woodrow Wilson were
| powerless in facing the only power tha
mattered, in speaking to the Jewish peo
pie And that was the only power tha
| mattered after San Reno. Then begai
| one scene after the other and here begar
the degradation of the movement"