The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-09-06
The Wish is Fulfilled.
What Now?
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inception it has been a failure finan-
cially. The Jewish Colonial Trust
never raised more than its minimum
necessary capital. The Jewish Ma
tional Fund has shown that all Jewry
cannot compete with one jew. The
Emergency and Restoration Funds
raised less than other war funds-the
keren Hayesod has done no better.
The Trust and National Fund met with
no serious opposition. We had world
est: Eastern Jewry, that reservoir we
now talk of rs the great source we
miss. gave pennies. 1t is true that il
1920, and again in 1902 there was
raised in the United States of America
twice the amount raised throughout
the Zionist world in 1900 but that is
no serious progress in twenty years
there was in 1900 no such opportunity
and no such campaign method. If
we mean business we need II survey Of
Zionist finances since 1897 in order
that we may know where we are ut.
Inverting the issue because of the
pressure of events. let us ask our
selves what we mean, or what the man
date means. by Jewish Agency. 1t is
new phrase like the mandate. and
mandate has not been interpreted to
mean what we thought ii meant. What
are the limitations of the Jewish
Agency. How do we think it should
function? of whom should ii he COM
posed? The man who can give Il glib
answer could go TO his own child's
funeral with Il smile-for the Jewish
Agency may make or break the Zion
list Organization. The answer: call II
Jewish world Congress is no answer.
There is no wisdom in Il multitude of
mprepared councillors. If the Jew
ish Agency is to be Il purely political
body, it will affect the Zionist Or
ganiZa ton in n far different maner
than If II is IA Embellishments
political body. If the Zionist Organi-
cation becomes the Jewry Agency, the
Zionist Organization must be changed
Just as the decision of the United
States Supreme Court hats changed the
position of the American Labor Tn
ion. a responsible political body run
have no loose adhcrcnts. If the Zion
list Organization adds other bodies TO
it to compose the Jewish Agency. and
the Jews have to deal with the Jew
ish Agency in all Palestinial work.
then there arises the question. what is
the advantage of membt rship IN the
Zionist Organization: | am only
throwing off problems like sparks fr;tn
an anvil. One can do no more in
seeking to- force thinking on basic
problems. for ia she composition an6
character of the Jewish Agency, / see
the basic question of the existence
need. purpose and character of the
Zionist Organization itself.
l am not afraid that / am question.
ing tn" need for the existence of the
Zionist Organization. | am not sure
that I am. because ] have views ON
the solution of the problem. but | am
willing TO see even that fundamental
discussed. For the Zionist Organi2a-
tion does not exist for its own sake.
1t is merely an instrument for the
Zionist goal and if the purpose can
be better achieved in some other WAY.
by some new instrument, ] am will
ing to consider that idea also. Any
how. this problem, so fateful for the
future. should not be reasoned cut on
any apriori basis, that this or HAT
must survive.
Before the Zionist world arc these
three questions:
% The Jewish Agency.