Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-02
CALL ISSUED
FOR Z|ON|STS
international Convention is
Now Being Held at Carls-
bad, in Czecho- SIovakla

Philip Siskind, chairman OF the
focal Zionist District, has receives
an official communication from NAT
ional Headquarters of the Zionist
organization OF America, calling up
on the local Zionist organization TO
celebrate in a fitting manner the
converting Of the 18th
Zionist congress which Will De helu
10 Carlsbad, Czech-Slovakia, pegph-
ming sunday o,+ion
The communication calls attention
70 the great historic occasion to
which the eyes of the Jewish peo-
ple. tossed between hope and p
For the past seven years" are now
turned. The Jews throughout n
world. it says, will watch with IN
,ansa interest the deliberations
which are to result in the first con.
crete efforts for the rebuilding OF
palestine. The concluding day OIL
fine Twelfth Zionist Congress on sep
TENDER Ii, must therefore serve as
a. signal for all the Zionists al ovei
the world to begin work In real eaih-
est. a.l,ad
IN rallv to their posts September IL
the dav of the closing of the con
gress- and '-thruw SO much OF thelr
energy into Zionist work as 10 con.
vince both friends n enemies tnas
notbiny will stop us from MAKING
Palestine once more the hd.ioh"i
homeland of our people,
There will be present at the con
press four hundred delegates lToin
Ali parts of the world, epreseh u n
the various Zionist ~ ~
Zionist. Organization OF AmeIIca W.
he represented by forty
- nonuIar vote in 365 Zion
III districts throughout the country
II Is estimated that over 4O,O0o ZION
;sts participated in the elections
nh American delegation to the IN
tarnational Zionist Congress 1nciudeS
SamueI Untermyer, the great Amer,
team iurist: Louis Lipsky, genera
secrata ry. of the Zionist organization
~ America; Peter. j. SchWeltzei
treasurer of the Zionist
zion of America; Herman n
Abraham Goldberg, LOUIS 1topls'
members of the Zionist auinin = q
tion. all of whom were recently re-
Lived NV President Harding at the
White House. E,,-
prior to their departure Tor Eu-
rome the delegation issued the loi-
lowing statement to the Perrin All
boy Zionist District: ass
1--WE 90 forward to the congress
with answering faith that u OF
the deliberations of that body OIL
earnest men and women, in the ace
-of the serious situation that coh
fronts us, relief will come 10 .ne
movement and solace to the JeWlsn
people. The conflict OF IDEAS u
personal differences that nave ac-
rrumulated during the period OF the
war. when a general interchange OIL
IDEAS was impossible, the seeming
irraconcilable views and programs,
will come to an end or be apSorDeu
In the crlcible of common need. we
hayn faith in the Zionist organiza-
lion II the devotion Of Zionist lead
ars and cannot doubt for II mo-
aries Ntnat all their wisdom, patiehce:
and fdealism, will be evoked OUT ol
The situation, and that the congress
will attain that height which IN the
,ision Of every true Zionist 1t has al
wavs reached. If we believe in sell
emancipation, we must believe IN the
mower of the people to be emanci'
mated. TO govern themselves and nur-
ture with tenderness and care. the
Ideal which is to be their ~salvatlon.
"Zionfsm is not the hobby of Zion
lists. it is the practical answer TO &C
tual Jewish need. Constructive WORK
will have to begin Immediately alter
the congress. In TINS the co,opei a'ip
~ the entire Jewish people will be
needed, What the first steps in the
laying of the national economic
foundations are to be has been indl-
Gated by recent %utterances of Dr.
Weizmann. The congress Will de-
wise means whereby the Ruttenberg
nlan for the electriication of the
land can emerge out of the realms
Of discussion, and become a tangible
proposition, digging into the soil, and
making itself at once felt in the lie
Of Palestine. The ana mortsase
bank and the building of houses are
two additional projects that the con
gress must deal with. But of pri
mary consideration is the adoption
Of a comprehensive plan of agricul
tural settlement.
eve have no doubt that thu
Twelfth Zionist Congress will Civ
strength, courage and determination
y 10 all Zionists."