The Denver Jewish news., 1922-05-03
u. c. b. Service.)


Washington-Thc final session of
the Hearing by the Foreign Affairs
committee of the Hamilton Fish Res
olution recognizing Palestine as the
Jewish Homeland was held on Friday,
Dr. David Phillipson of the Hebrew
Taion College of Cincinnati speaking
against. and Louis Lipsky, general
secretary of the Zionist Organization
of America pleading for, a favorabl"
report on the resolution.
Rabbi Phillipson said he felt he was
speaking for n majority of those com
prising the three hundred synagogs in
gregatioIs and majority of the
members of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis when he appeared
against the recognition of the Jewish
Paestine. He acknowledged. however.
that these constituted minority of
American Jews. and that some among
them did favor Zionism.
DIR. Phillipson reiterated tho anti
Iionists' belief that Jews are nation
ais of the countries where they are
bora. Jews being an international re-
ligious people, and not n nation. That
America is our Zion and that
Israels mission is td live among the
nations and to spread the truth of
God. were among the assertions made
by Rabbi Phillipson.
Continuing. Rabbi Phillipson as
serted that he objected to the rrsolu
tion as an American because IL was
n trap" to entale this country in
Franco British politics of the Near
East. In view of the differences of
opinions among Jews themselves. it Is
not advisable for America to tal;e
up cudgels for Zionism. whose worst
ism of the Jew in the minds of the
other people.
Asked If il was not absolutely neces-
sary to open Palestine as n home for
prosecuted Jews Rabbi PhillipSon re-
piled why not open all countries TO
immigration? South Africa is open.
why choose Palestine?
All unrest and uprOnr in Palestine
has been caused by the Zionist. the
Rabbi declared He also said that
Justice speaks in the defence of the
Arabs, who for 1900 years lived in
Palestine. and that the Jewish sit
uation will not he improved to any
con siderable extent by the "Old Pal
eStine business
Secretary Lipsky met the arguments
of the opposition with n mass of ma
,eriaI, TO which he referred in the
course of his two-hour speech. Pro-
ducing Emir Feisul'S letter to Pro-
fessor Felix Frannfurter, written dur
ing the Peace Conference. Mr.. Lipsky
showed that the Arabs not only knew
the import of the Zionist policy bur
through their chosen representatives
expressed admiration and gratitude to
Dr. Weizmann, whose aid to the ma
tional aspirations of the Arabs the
Arabs eloqucntly acknowledged.
Correcting many mis- statements by
Professor Reed and others, Mr.. Lipsky
said that American Jewry had spoken
through the Jewish Congress- No at
tcntion. should be paid to the small
minority of Reform Jews. who. he
said. u the last analysis are prompt
al b,- but SnltSinpSS ring
that their position as individuals
would he hurt. The Reformcrs' spokes-
men are Indifferent to the fate of their
agonising brethren, and to the future
Lipsky called attention to distinguish
ed Americans who found no difficulty
in reconciling Zionism with American
ism. He placed on record the essay
on Zionism by Justice Louis ID. Bran
deis, characterizing it as the most
comprehensive from an American point
of view. One hundred editorials from
leading American newspapers APPROX
ing of Palestine as the Jewish Home
land were also included in the rec
ords
\ telegram from DR.. Stephen 5.
| Wise was read by Representative
Hamilton Fish endorsing in strong
terms the Zionist resolution and ask
ing for its adoption by the Congress,
hut expressing regret for inability ia
attend the hearing
Rabbi Morris Iazaron of Ralti'
| more Reform Rabbi. who visited