The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13

through their fraternal' organi2a tions.
DR.. Weizmann reported that the Jews
of Great Britain had indicated their
intention of joining, and Sir alfred
Mond and Professor Albert Einstein
had both expressed their Willingness TO
join the Jewish Agency.
"The last Zionist Congress by great
majority adopted resolution giving
the leaders the right and laying upon
them the duty TO interest wide Jewish
circles in the work of rebuilding Pal
estine, not merely by rebuilding Pales-
upon them. but also by giving them n
share in all the privileges and rights
involved said Or. Weizmann. '"rhe
Zionists have not demanded a National
ish people. The work in Palestine is
not the work of one party, or one
group. but of the whole Jewish people.
THE Jewish Agency must truly rep
resent Jewry. 1t must express all liv-
ing Jewish forces it must embrace the
whole people from left TO right and it
must leave out no section. The Man.
date and the Jewish AGENCY gives each
group the opportunity of cooperating
and each group must do its share.
In Europe Icany important Jewish
bodies are prepared to cooperate with
us. We have had very little time to
negotiate since the Congress. but am
happy TO inform you that the Jews of
Britain are prepared to work with MS
intellectually. The same is true of
Italy. Holland and other co1ntties
Sir Alfred Mond, whom some of You
know and who is one of Great Britain's
outstanding personalities, has eN-
pressed his willingness to join The
Jewish Agency. So also has Prof. Elm
stein. The most important part, how
ever. must be assumed by the Jews of
the United States. 1t is obvious that
American Jewry is destined to play
a leading part in the work of creating
the Jewish Homeland. America now
holds the greatest aggregation of Jews
in the world. American Jews live un-
der free conditions. You are free from
cntanglcments and from the tyranny
of old shibboleihs. 1t seems as if by
special dispensatiOn of Providence ii
was ordained that You should he
and strong people and government.
from the tragic fate which has bcfallen
the majority of your brothers in Eu-
rope. You have been saved for high
purpose. You have been dedicated to
a great mission. the mission of re-
building the Jewish Homeland
THE prospect is encouraging. Our
negotiations in the early part of this
year with some of your prominent
representatives in this country cntitle
us to looe forward to the successful
conclusion of our efforts. The true rep
rescntatives of the Jewish people will
work with MS.
My friends, the Zionist Congress Las
imposed upon MS the heavy task of up
building the Agency. We are living in
stirring times. Eight millions of our
people are living under dark cloud.
but ray of light now pierces the dark
ness. n light which brings consolation
and hope. You. the American Jews. l
call upon TO make this hope reality.
l address myself to every class and
section of American Jcwry; 10 the
Jewish workpen who nave demcnstrat-
ed such a splendid capacity for organ
ization and great enterprise. blazing
new trails in the upward march Of or
aniZed labor; l address myself to
the leaders of Jewish philanthropy in
America who have met in so mas.erly
fashion the unprecedented demand
for relief in the crisis of the great
war: / call upon the great numbers of
the Jewish mid lie classes organized in
their powerful fraternal associations
there is place of honor and useful
ness awaiting all of you in this gieat
enterprise"
DIR. Weizmann depicted the tragic
plight of the Jewish people in Europe,
to whom Palestine is the only ''consola-
ton and hope" The Jewish people had
become Europe's shock absorbers, he
declared. He cited the case of Ger
many where there had been outburstS
of -Semitism and the expulsion of
the Jews from Bavaria. Before the
war" he said "befOrp this new nd inst
ment of Europe was precipitated. it
was known that in general the RIVER
Visual was the line of demarkation
in the treatment, or rather the ill
treatment of the Jews. Today that line
has shifted from the Visual to the
Rhine And who knows whether that
line will stop there?
"The Jews nave been caught in the