The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-13
PALESTINE
FUND FRIENDS
ARE REJOICING

III anu III TACT all over
the Calumet region are greatly re-
joicing over the passage of the
Palestine resolution in the U. S.
senate and have resolved to con-
centrate to make the fund cam
paign a great success. In speaking
of the passage of the resolution an
article says:
The committee on foreign rela-
tions of the United States senate
unanimously agreed to report the
Lodge resolution favorably to the
senate. The following stnators
We're present: Lodge, McCumber,
Brandegee, Johnson. Moses, KEEL
logg. Mccormick. Hitchcock. will
liams. Swanson, Pomerene and Pit
| man. Senator New. who was alb
sent, recorded his vote as favoring
the resolution. Senator Wadsworth
| OF New York, also absent. is under
| stood as favoring the resolution.
Immediately after Reporting the
! resolution out of committee. SEN
ator Lodge went to the senate
which was in session and asked for
unanimous consent for the suslen-
sion of the rules and immediate
| consideration of the resolution.
This consent was given and the res
| olution declaring that the United
States favored the establishment in
Palestine OF the National Home for
the Jewish people was unanimously
adopted without discussion. The
resolution as adopted reads as fol-
lows:
/ Resolved. That the United States
| OF America favors the establishment
in Palestine OF the National Home
for the Jewish ptople. it being
clearly understood that nothing
nothing shall be done which may
prejudice the civil and religious
rights of non-Jewish communities
in Palestine, and that the Holy
Places and religious buildings and
sites in Palestine shall be ade-
quately protected"
The resolution is a Joint resolu-
ton requiring a vote in the house
and the signature OF the president.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs Is expected to meet on May
16 for action.
/ u
casion OF demonstrations in everv
Jewish section Of tht country,
where thousands Of Jews gave evil
dence of their Joy at the act of the
| senate.
Five hundred Zionist leaders rep
resenting every section of Greater
New York met Immediately at the
headquarters OF the Zionist Organi-
cation of America, SIS Fifth avenue.
10 participate IN an impromptu
| celebration.
Among those who spoke were
NAHUM Sokolow, Louis Lipsky.
Peter ]. Schweitzer and Morris
Rothenberg, chairman OF the meet
ing.
Louis Lipsky declared that the
senate's action was a signal for
Jews throughout America to unite
in concerted effort for the Pales-
tine Foundation Fund, which will
put into reality the sentiments ex-
pressed by the senafe's resolution.
The staff of the Zionist organiza-
ton. and friends announced at the
meeting that they were inscribing
the names Of Mr.. Louis Lipsky and
Mr. Abraham Goldberg in the
Golden Book OF the Jewish National
Fund In recognition OF their serv-
ices in connection with the Pales-
tine resolution.
One hundred women workers of
the Palestine Foundation Fund
campaign had a Jubilee netting at
the hon1A OF Michael Salt, 1918 East
163rd street, New York City. Zion
ist rallies were held at the congre-
cation Beth Israel. Brooklyn, at
the Brooklyn Jewish Center. and at
the Congregation Bnai Yeshurin,
Ssth street and West End avenue.
Mr. Edlin p. Stone Of Boston, who
had been informed in a telegram
from Mr.. Redmond, secretary to
Senator Lodge of the adoption by
the United States senate OF the Pal
estine resolution declared that he
and Mr.. Robert Silverman of Bos-
ton had sent kilograms to all the
Zionists OF Boston. informing them
of Senator Lodges telegram. The
Zionists of Boston arranged for an
impromptu celebration for the same
evening.
II Samuel Untermeyer. honary chair
man of the Palestine Foundation
Fund campaign. in expressing sa-
tbs faction at the passage of the
resolution said:
we are gratifed and grateful
| not only for the action taken but
Tor the generous. princely way in
which it was done. take it that
the favorable report of the resoIu-
ton to the house on the 18th in
slant. its prompt passage there ane
its approval by the president, are
now a foregone conclusion.
/ 1T will greatly hearten and
| simplify the work of the leader.
| on the other side in securing from
! tht Allies the reconfirmation of tn,
Balfour declaration and thus clear
the way for the carrying out of oul
great constructive plans In Pales
/ tine.
i The effective work of the rever.
/ END gtntlemen who spent theil
l money travelling to washington for
4 the maiign purpose OF misrepre
senting and miscrediting our great
/ humanitarian cause has evfdentl,
/ borne rich and early fruit. It now
takes its place in the scrap heaI
| along side OF many similar advent
ures. The sanction that our move.
ment has thus once more received
| from our government after the mos
/ searching investigation should and
! am sure. will greatly aid the tasI
/ | we have in hand"
II THAT the action OF the rarot~ NIL