The Denver Jewish news., 1923-08-16
Gruenbauna Cabs Wen
mann Wfecker Of
Cabinets
Opppsition, Leader Speaks as "COn-
sciea,ce Of Former Demseratic Frac-
tion to Which Weizmann Belonged"
tJewish relegrnphic Arency)

commenced at the Thirteenth Zionist
Congress yesterday has developed a
strong opposition to the Weizmann-
SokolGw leadership. The opposition
may he bulked under two heads: those
like Deputy Gruenbaum, of Poland who
is, opposed to DIR. Weizmann personally.
and an opposition emanating from dis
appointment and dissatisfaction with
Zionist progress.
The most impassioned attack on the
Weizmann-Sokolow regime.was deliver
ed by Deputy Gruenbaum. AT the end
of it he received an ovation from those
in agreement with him. and WIS warm
ly congratulated by opponents. Char
acterizing the present conflict in the
Zionist Organization as a ''constitu-
ti0nal one" Deputy Gruenbaum accus-
ed DIR. Weizmann of having precipitnt-
ed crisis in the Executive Committee
which is threatening. to wreck his Cab
met as it was wrecked at the Twelfth
Congress. DIR. Weizmann wishes to
create gods that he might destroy them,
Grmenbnum asserted. referring to the
Presidents extension policy.
I'VE wish no expresionist politics
nor do we share in DIR. Weizmann's
defcatisti feeling" Deputy Gruenbaum
hotly asserted. I'VE decline to sur
render our principles or make illusOry
sacrifices. We refuse to suy the mass
movement will not build Palestine. We
can cooperate. with what bodies and
under what conditions we wish, but
there is no need for capitalization. We
demand the Agency be responsible to
common body, otherwise, we shall
have irresponsibility and chaos. We
demand furthermore the Zionist lead.
crs he responsible to- Cengrass.
Continuing. Deputy Gruenbaum said
the reconstruction Of the Jewish Home
land was n, miracle and one does not
tamper with miracles. The unempioy-
ment in Palestine, he said. was re-
sySonsible for emigration from the
country. an emigration which is causing
claluzim to grow afraid.
"All this which has its roots in econ
omic depression need not depress us.
The political situation has changed ad-
verscly. In the past, the Government
in London, was firm, but Jerusalem was
bad. Now London is aIso bad All
this beipg. true, and the ppgnlent being
unfayorable, he insisted u was time to
grow II people and not ss,,S ent '.ssI salon N.
F"I speak as the ,e0uscience, Of the
former democratic fraction to which
DIR. weizmann formerly belonged"
Deputy Gruenbaum said in pleading for
the preservation of the movement as
peoples movement. w.
Deputy Gruenbaun replied also te
DIR. WeixmanIs stntement Of the day
before that the leader was not, in ac-
cord with Gruenbaum- on the policy OF
| the Zionist Organization i'm the Dias-
pora. .The people, and land have nj,
ways been inseparable. We cannot sur
render our national work in the diass
pora. fortunately. DIR. lIerzl receiv-
ed nothing. from Baron Hirsch or Baron
RotI,sehild. II he had. the Palestine
task today would, have been, in the
hands of the lea, md not the Zionist
Congress. We cannot and shall not sur
render the principle Of national self
deIiverance. If this is the price We are
10 pay for the extension of the Agency,
let,Dr. Weixmann say so. There are two
ways. for us to follow: illusions or
idols. or the way that leaders to God
and people, the speaker concluded his
impassionetl. plea
DY. Hantke urged confidence in the
Weizmann- SOkolOw leadership. al
though he said in the course of his re-
marks ours was n great people with
little leaders," The intensity OF the
Zionist work alone will decide to what
extent the BaIfour Declaration will be
1 realized. DIR. Hantke insisted that the
chaIuzim spirit must prevade not only
the hard pioneering work but should
also permeate the economic endenvcrs.
The zionist Organization. he said, was
strong it was the central Office that
was weak DIR. Hantke concluded with
1 n. glowing tribute to officials Of the
Zionist OF Organization.
Declaring that lack of enthusiasm
was due to suspicion, Jacob Ffs1man
of New York said he failed to account
for this suspicion in Zionist ranks at
1 a time when leaders like Louis Marshall
were referring to DR.. Weihmann as
..our leaders, The American proposals,
he said. were misunderstood. What
we insist upon is the fuliiiiment' OF
cur contract with the jewish masses.