Evening star., 1922-08-30
JEWS CELEBRATE
ZIONIST MANDATE
kilograms From President
Harding and Woodrow
Wilson Read.
PALESTINE FLAG RAISED
American and British Flags Also
Presented at Jubilee Mass Meet
ing at Central High.

Thousands Of Washington Jews and
many from out of town filled the Gen.
tral High School auditorium to over
flowing at a meeting last night IN
celebration of the establishment OF
Palestine as the Jewish homeland oy
the league Of nations. and the ac-
ceptance by the British government
on July "a of the mondate over
Palestine.
President Harding, Woodrow WI
son, Senator Lodge and Associate
Justice Louis P. Brandies OF tne
United States Supreme Court sem
kilograms of congratulation, whlch
, were read at the meeting.
Il have on previous occasions eA
pressed my sympathy toward he
Zionist movement, and join you now
in the feeling of rejoicing am
mating the Jewish people over the
international recognition OF theii
age-long aspiration to re-estaDllsn LII
Palestine a Jewish homeland. NAY
your historic undertaking meet Win
the success it so we'll deserves, was
the message received from President
Harding.
Telegram From Wilson.
A telegram from Woodrow wilson
dent of the Zionist organization, reao
| as follows: ....
Il warmly appreciate your invita-
| ton and wish 1 could accept, but my
present strength will not permit.
felicitate you and your associates on
the realization of your hopes.
Senator Lodges message read:
IT regret extremely that it will not
| be possible for me to be present at
Your mass meeting. l congratulate
you upon the adoption and acceptance
of that mandate which is so neces-
sary to the accomplishment OF the
desires of the Jewish people to nave
an opportunity Tor naturai no,ns
| in Palestine Cordial congratulations
and every good wish for the success
of your meeting.
The following message was received
from Justice Louis P. Brandeis:
May 1 ask you to express to the
executive committee my high appre-
citation of it's courteous message.
Zionists NAV now devote all their
energies to the upbuilding Of Pales-
tine
The Jewish homeland in Palestine
is the first rift in the clouds that nave
darkened the Jewish life since their
dispersion one thousand eight hum
dred and fifty-two years ago de-
clared Representative Albert b. Ross
dale of New York, who presided at
the meeting.
Cheers resounded through the audi
torium at the presentation of the col
ors. First "Old Glory" was brought to
the platform to the playing Of the
Star Spangled Banner" Union Jack, "
the British flag. was presented to
God Save the King" finally the flag
adopted by Palestine to the playing
Of the Jewish national air, "Hatik-
vah." Representative Hamilton Fish
of New York urged those present to
make it impossible for any one to
question their faith to their adopted
country At the same time Mr.. Fish
declared that there was nothing to
prevent Jews in this country from
lending every support possible to the
upbuilding of Palestine.
New York, who recently returned
from Palestine, declared that Jews
were fiocking to the land of their
forefathers at the rate Of a thousand
a month and that he expected in ten
years the distance from Dan to
Bethsheba to be once more populated
with Jews.
Preceding the mass meeting at the
Central High School large number
of people on foot and in automobiles
took part in the parade which start
and marched to 11th and Euclid
streets.
Other speakers on the program
were: DR.. Harry Spigel. chairman of
the arrangements committee; Rabbi
NJ. A Horwitz, Rabbi G. Silverstone.
Rabbi J. T. Loeb, Mr.. Baruch Zucqer-
man. Musical numbers were rendered
by Miss Sylvia Klavans. Rev. ]. Glu-
shak and Nathan Brusfloff.