New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-19
w eizr11ann and
ZiOnists i'm u. S.
Split Over Fund
Visitor Rejected Safeguards
on Expenditures After
Having Assented to Plan.
Judge Mack Announces
Work to Go On Separately
American Branch to Raise
Money Only ON Conditions
Arranged by Convention

Dr.. Chain Weizmann, president Of
tho World Zionist Organization, has
broken off negotiations with the Amer
lean Zionist Organization, according
to an announcement yesterday by Fed
ersl Judge Julian w. Mack, who is
president Of the American association.
DR.. Weizmann, who came to this coun-
try recently to confer with American
Zionists about raising funds to restore
Palestine as the spiritual home of the
Jewish people, will now seek money in
dependently, if the impression con-
veyed to many in a statement by Judge
Mack is correct. DR.. Weizmann is in
Washington.
The conferences with the World
Zionist chief had to do with the Foun-
dalton Fund, known more generally as
the Keren Hayesod. Judge Mack's
statement read:
DR.. Weizmann abruptly terminated
the negotiations which I have had with
him and his associates for the last
two weeks in the hope of reaching
common ground on the basis of the
unanimous resolution of the Buffalo
convention for the establishment in
the United States OF the Keren Haye-
sod as donation fund only, to be used
exclusively in Palestine and under
such adequate safeguards as would
secure its proper expenditure.
Says Visitor Accepted Plan
"When DR.. Weizmann finally and ex-
pressly assented that the Keren Haye-
sod in the United States be exclusive
ly donation fund, / felt assured that
the efforts for peace and united action
had been successful.
"The suggestions heretofore made in
the course Of our conferences were
drafted during the night by represen-
tatives appointed by DR.. Weizmann
and myself. The draft was submitted
to each of us.
"While the draft was under consid-
Grafton, DR.. Weizmann advised me that
he absolutely rejected it and without
further statement or conference is
sued a proclamation, establishing in
dependent of the Zionist Organization
of America-the Keren Hayesod Bu-
rcau or the united States.
'The officers of the Zionist Organ
ization of America are not parties to
this proclamation. They had not been
asked to sign it and they could not
have become parties thereto because
it completely fails to limit the fund
as agreed to donation fund, or to
embody therein any safeguards with
respect to expenditures-conditions
indispensably precedent to our CO.
operation in the solicitation Of these
funds. tts
u. 8. .Zionists to Open Fund
"A full statement of the negotia-
tions will be promptly made and will
be accompanied by the plans Of the
Zionist Organization Of America for
initiating the Palestine Donation
Fund, pursuant to the resolutions Of
the Buffalo convention and your exec
utive committee.
an the campaign for this fund we
shall count upon the immediate and
continuous cooperation Of all loyal
The draft which DR.. Weizmann re-
jected included provisions that the
Keren Hayesod be q donation fund
only, admitting of no investments;
that the Mizrachi, Poale Zion and nom
Zionists be represented on board of
directors or trustees; that the moneys
DO held on deposit in banks in the
United States; that the budget of the
American Zionist Medical Unit be q
first charge upon the fund; that the
next charge be monthly contribution
to the fixed Palestine budget; that
contributions for other purposes be
agreed upon between the world and
American executive heads, and that
within the limits of Zionist purposes
the disposition of the unexpended bal
ance be determined by the next Zion
ist Congress.
1t was said in statement given out
at the office of the delegation of the
World Zionist Organization at the
Hotel Commodore that the primary
reason for DR.. Weizmann's visit to
America was to establish bureau of
tho Keren Hayesod.
Acting for Zionist Conference
ain issuing his appeal to the Jews
of America" it was said, che was full
filing his duty as president Of the
World Zionist Organization and was
carrying out the resolution Of the an
nual Zionist conference, which was
held in London in July, 1920. AT this
conference the American Zionist Or
ganization was adequately represented,
the American delegation voting for the
unanimous adoption of the Keren
Hayesod. DR.. Weizmann could not take
special cognizance Of resolutions sub
sequently adopted by the Buffalo con-
vention, which resolutions were not in
accord with the London resolution"
With regard to DR.. Weizmann's re-
ported assent to the Keren Hsyesod as
donation fund, it was stated at the
Offices Of the Weizmann delegation that
DR.. Weizmann had agreed to consider
the advisability Of authorizing such a
fund only If other fundamental OBJ
stacles in the way Of immediate action
involved in the contentious of Judge
Mach wcrA rem owed