Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
DEFENDS WORK
IN PALESTINE
Untermyer Calls Those Who
Criticise keren HayeSod
DisIoyal Americans

Il
uel Untermyer. head "a the PaIes-
tine Foundation FUND, in an address,
before a large and enthusiastic audi-
ence OF Jews at the IltZ Carlton
Hotel here last night characterized
those Jews who are attempting at
the last minute to bring ruin to the
realization of the age-iong cream Ga
Il regained and rebuilt Ialesune as
\ homeland Tor Jews. as uisloyai
Americans. IN a speech 10
VINO are helping 10 raise $500, zoe.
the balance OF this city $ quota OF
5000, 900 Tor the keren Hayesod
tfhe Palestine Foundation FUND.-
ne reviewed the aims and achieve
ments of the keren Hayesod and
answered its critics. He designated
the group who recently appeared
before congress- in an enort TO
block the resolution favoring Pales-
tine as noisy notoriety seekers
and half baked carping critics"
They are not true Americans"
he declared, they have said and
done things that must make every
true American burn with indigna-
ton and contempt. l feel a SPECIAL
pride and duty to work for this
ideal. because l am an American.
loyalty is the highest American vir-
tue. If. in the hour of greatest
necessity. one were disloyal to the
people and the race from which he
is sprung. he would disgrace his
Americanism."
Nevertheless. Mr.. Untermyer OBJ
served that the attacks of these in
dividuals have brought scores of
Jews and Gentiles who had no previ-
IL interest if Zionism into the
ranks of the supporters OF the Keren
Hayesod. He repeated the assur-
ances hat the British government
would not withdraw the Balfour
declaration, saying that no nation
worthy of the name withdraws its
present themselves in the way of its
execution. Fol that very reason does
a nation remain all the more faith
full to it. The declaration will re-
main as long as there shall be Brit
ish honor and Jewish devotion"
Mr.. Untermyer stated that the
Jews and native population of Pal
estine were living amicably and will
continue to do so working and de-
veloping side by side. He also made
the assurance that all Christian and
Mcslem shrines and other holy places
would be respected and protected.
THE Jews will be the first to see
to 1t that swift punishment is visit
ed upon any enemy of their race VINO
seek thus to discredit them in the
eyes of the world" he said.
Dwelling on the temporary relief
provided for the suffering Jews in
Europe. Mr.. Untermyer said that
they cannot find permanent relief in
these lands of bigotry and oppres-
sion, and added that I'VE must help
them to self help. That is the prob
lem of the Keren H~ayesod."
Speaking of the accomplishments
of the Keren Hayesod in Palestine
Mr.. Untermyer announced the es-
tablishment of a mortgage bank for
the relief of the acute housing short
age. 1t has also organized the work
mems bank which is aiding the or
ganized working men Of Palestine
in their various enterprises, most OF
which are cooperative. 1t is main
tanning and developing agricultural
settlements and farms through the
the Department of Agricultural col
onization. he said.
1T is carrying the major response
bility for the work of the Hadda-
sab medical organization. a work in
which it is ably assisted by the joint
distribution Committee" he added.
1T is thus providing health and
healing to the people Of Palestine
regardless of race or creed. 1t Is
providing indispensable service and
assistance to the immigrants who
come into their land of promise
from the infernos of Eastern Europe.
1t receives them at the ports of de-
barkation, provides them with tenn
porary shelter, and finds them en-
ployment. 1t is maintaining a sys-
tenn of schools where the children
are receiving an education in the re-
vived Hebrew language worthy o.
their past and for the future thai
the new generation will have tt
create"
Mr.. Untermyer stated that the
American government had admin
| istered an effective rebuke to the
d~etractors of the Zionist movement
by the passage of the resolution fav
oring the Jewish homeland in Pales-
tine. Those enemies of the Jewish
hope and dream" he said. "wil
prove themselves possessed of a fund
| of malignity beyond human con
ception if this rebuke does not have
the effect of silencing them COM
rletely. Their action should spur al
true American Jews to ever greater
effort for the noble ideal of the Jew
ish homeland in Palestine. .
go out and speak to your people,
he urged. Say to your fellow jew
in Philadelphia that as Americans
it is their duty to help build the
Homeland. They will respond, be-
| cause they are true men and women
and true Americans.
Our own past is with us" he EN-
phasized. Historic justice is witt
us. The enlightened humane world
is with us. The very times are VIII
us No obstacle a stop us. Our
read is plainly ahead of us; let US
! march on!"
Delegates from every Jewish or
g~anization in the city heard Mr.. IN
termyer deliver his address whicf
| was received with wild enthusiasm
Among the other speakers were
Judge, John NJ. Patterson, Judge
| William NJ. Lewis and State Senator
Max Aron.
Mrs. Eliza c. Brewster
WOODBRIDGE, May 1b:-Mrs