The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16
Mexico Replies To
Zangville
t,er,,h corresponG nGencs Dursas,

(JeWish CorfebpouueRc1 S
New YorL-In reply to the charge ny
Isroel Zapgwill in an article written
for the Jewish Correspondence Bureau
entitled the Mexican Fiasco," that the
American Jewish Congress has never
iinvestignted the Mexican offer at all.
bernard q. Richards Executive Secre-
tnry of the Congress makes public let
ter written Mr.. Zangwill on the ques-
tion but which reached Mr.. Zangwiii
only after his article had beeh nis-
nat tcbed to the United States.
Mr.. Zangwill refers to a document
ranorted to be filed in the Mexican
Ministry of Agriculture, to the enect
| that the American Jewish Congress
telegraphed it would accept the "f1er.
provided 1t was made official by Presi-
dent Obregon to the heads OF the Or
pn nization, This, Bernard q. Richards
says. the Congress is sorry to have
to deny categorically' :. There never
wns and could not he any definite talk
about acceptance as this Organization
as such could not go into such an en-
iterprise and we had never got beyond
asking for an opportunity to investi-
gate and to pronounce Judgment.
THE Mexican proposal wns first
announced and even widely heraided
ns an immediate opening for immigra-
tion from Eastern Europe and soon re-
ports appeared that Jewish refugees
stranded In different capitals Of Europe
and seeking for n place of refuge were
rlurn.Eg to embark upon the voyage
to Mexico 1t therefore became, our
duty 10 deaf at .itc with the m:'if"r
from the point of view Of the possib-
ilities of immediate immigration and We
issued our first warning in June 1922.
ard published the present report on
December 20. 1922. In order to prevent
the calnmitous r"s,,its, which were
bound to attend .lie entrance of any
! uml,eis of peopl. into the cities or
Villages of Mexico.
I'VE have not pronounced final
Judgment on the mattere. After point
ing out the difficulties to he considered.
We have practically put the matter be-
fore the large Jewish organizations.
especially interested In the subject. Our
report says in part:
Such scheme of colonization is
quite beyond the scope of the investi-
gatlon as understood by the committee
Of the American Jewish Congress. and
wO,,lsl require the investment of mil
lions bf dollars as well as the support
and collective cooperation Of the or
ganixed Jewrics Of this and other
lands. 1T would. therefore. he a mat
ter of consideration and decision on the
part of the larger organizations here
and abroad, and more particularly those
which have heretofore taken part In
the task of colonization
Dealing with the difficult situation.
which has been created by persons who
without regard to the Jewish welfare
have sought to create sensation and
give the impression that the proposal
offers Immediately a favorable place of
refuge for our homeless brethren. we
have as an organization that does not
engnge In immigration or colonization
work, but seeks to protect Jewish
work. but seeks to protect Jeweish
right and to crystalize and give weight
# to Jewish opinion on occasions requir-
ing public prOnOiU ement, endeavOred
to the best TO our ability to judge i'm
partially and to guide our people away
from the path of danger"
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