The Denver Jewish news., 1923-08-30
Zionist Congress Closes
With Weizmann
Triumphant
Solemn Proclamation to World
and Arabs
(Jewish Teiegraphic Agency.)

| o'clock Sunday morning, the Thirteenth
World Zionist Congress came to close
with the election of the Executive us
championed by DIR. Weizmann's adher-
ents on the Standing committee. The
victory of the weizmnnn following
came after a whole night of stormy
discussion in which the retention in
the executive of NJ. Ussishkin as d.
rector of the Palestine activities was
the central point, Of conflict.
The weizmanmistes demanded the
elimination of MI. Ussishlsin, insisting
that as the opponent of the proposed
reorganization OF the Zionist forces and
the general opponent of DIR. weizmann's
political policies, his presence in the
executive would only tend to bring dis
cord and retard its activities. Sup
porters OF NJ. Ussishkin cOntended that
as the veteran bearer of "the national
idea" he was entitled to remain in the
executive.
When DIR. Robert Strieker at 4 A. NJ
mounted the platform to present the
findings of the Standing committee On
the executive nominations, the Gruen-
baum following, knowing the nature Of
the report In advance, left the conyen-
tlon hall in u body. Finally when DIR.
Stricker. brought in nomination of DR..
Weizmann for President of the organi-
cation. storm Of applause broke out.
DIR. Weizmann was not in the hall at
the time and efforts to find him prov
ing unavailing, reports spread that he
contemplated resigning his victory.
Notwithstanding. DIR. Stricken then
continued with the recommendations of
the Standing committee, presenting the
name of Nahum Sokolow for president
of the Zionist executive. The nomin-
alton of Sokolow was also greeted with
vociferous applause.
As members of the executive which
will have its offices in London. Louis
Lipsky. head of the American Zionists,
DIR. Soloweitchick, formerly Lithuanian
Minister for Jewish Affairs and Joseph
Cowen, veteran English Zionist were
named. ts
The Jerusalem members of the ex-
ecutive are DIR. Arthur Ruppin as col
onization expert. Colonel Kish, as
political representative. DIR. Van vries-
land, ritreaspt ptss-se tist.sestive,
Professor Pick as representative of the
AIizrachi and J. sprinzak MS reprcsen-
.tative of the Hitachduth of the Zeirie
Zion. For the Economic Council, with
voting rights In the executive on econO-
| mic questions, Ixhek Naiditch, DIR.
George Halpern, DIR. Berthold Feiwel
were named. For the Economic Coun-
Gil with advisory powers only. seven
were named, including Bernard A.
Rosenblntt, of New York.
Five New Workers were included in
the Actions committee of Forty. They
| are: Herman Conheim, treasurer of the
American Keren Hayesod, Alb Goldberg
of the Zionist Administration, Jacob
Fishman. of the Jewish Morning JOurn-
al, Morris Rothenberg, and Rabbi Meier
Berlin, the Mizrachi leader. Others
chosen members of the Actions commit
tee are Rabbi Fishman, Mizrachi, and
the former member of the executive, NJ.
Ussishkin.
The nominations offered by DR..
Stricker We're approved without dissent
ing vote. the Poale Zion and the So
enlist Zeire Zion refraining entirely
from voting and the Gruenbaum fac
tion being absent during the balloting.
A surprising feature of the voting
was that the entire Mizrachi bloc, Sc
very some strong, despite their previous
strong fight on Weizmann, Joined in
solidly supporting the Weizmann slate.
A resolution proposed by the labor
groups that only zionists who have
made good their obligations to the
Keren Hayesod should be eligible for
election to Congress was adopted.
| A proposal to abolish the present
tions gathering their own Sheakim
and substituting n united Shekel can
vass was defeated, despite the heavy
vote of the general Zionists in its favor.
The following resolution. presented
bf DR.. Schalit on behalf of the Political
commission was adopted:
'This Congress halls the confirmation
of the Palestine Mandate and the rec
ogntion that the nations of the world
have given of the indissoluable ties that
connect the Jewish people with Pal
estine. The solution of the Jewish
problem is an act of simple justice and
u prerequisite of world peace.
"The Congress holds the revival and
upbuilding of the East as Il necessary
step towards world reconstruction. The
Jewish people is resolved to labor with