The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1924-08-14
The Digest



Jewish Agency, which is to be the rep
resenlaton OF tho Jewish people In the
administration OF The British Palestine
mandate. Dr, Weizmann's agreement
WIN the American non-Hionlsts ms to
the composition OF the agency, which
Is known as the "Weizmann plan,'
was adopted after considerable discus
sion. The Zionist press OF the United
states participated, by long distance
as 1t were. In these discussions, devot
Ing editorials to the question OF the ad'
Visibility of The Wcizmann agreement
The Jewish Daily News editorial OF
July 18th considers the arrangement
between Dr. Weixmann and Mcssrs
Marshall, Wnrburs and their friends as
money ahair' This paper argues that
II II We're not Tor the hope or consid'
cradle funds coming from American
non-Zionists Tor the npbuiiding OF fai-
estine the Zionist movement would not
consider their participation In the
iai states, that II special commission
10 STUDY the plan OF the proposed part
nership OF nonZiomss ana Zionists IN
the formation or the Jewish Agency IL
appointed lts chiei work should consist
III nscertniplns whether there Is any
| real h'pe OF getting funds, or whether
| ulnnpV
for after all, the problem of funds Is the
only consideration. All talk about de-
inocracy are empty phrases in TINS con
nection. The Zionisfs who are willing
to SET democracy aside VIII he the flrt
ones to give M their plan IL they
should bnd that 1t Will not bring amy
money for Palestine. The staunch
democrats among the zioDists again
would Willingly give up all eonsldera-
tons or democracy II Mr.. Marshall,
Mr.. Warburs and their friends will fur
nish the large sum OF money necessary
and no one VIII object to their partic'
ipatlon in the agency.
We frankly confess that we stu
/ doubt the possibility OF getting funds
for Palestine through this arrangement.
We expressed our doubt ut the time OF
the conference called by Mr.. Marshall.
We felt then that the elements partlc-
ipntins In the conference would not
furnish the necessarr sums for the
upbuiidine OF Palestine. SIX monihs
have elapsed ana so far nothing dell
mite has been accomplished. We do not
believe that there are Jews who are
willing TO give much money for Pales-
tine but refuse to do so through the
"keren Hayesod.' the Palestine Land
Development League the ECONOMIC
Board" or through the Rothschild
group ana are merely waiting for the
Jewish Agency. We hope we are mis-
The DAY" devoted two editorials on
July 10Th and Both TO the agency dis
cussion. This paper is also sceptcal
on the subject of considerable material
assistance for Palestine coming from
Jewish non-Iionist sources in America.
The Day deplores the fact that the
Jewish Agency has become an almost
eternal problem with the Zionisis and
points to the reasons for this compli-
cation in the following paragraphs.
1.-The Jews of Europe and other parts
Of the world want an agency, but they
are in favor Of a national representa-
tiOn--a body representing the whole
Jewish people. The Jews of America,
that is a small group of them, who have
money and are not willing to contrib
ute to the upbuilding of Palestine
those who speak so much of construc'
tive activities and do so little-art
against an agency in the democratic
sense If the term. They want kind
of an agency where the few-the Sc
lcct-the wealthy-shall be represent
ed They, together with the small