The Denver Jewish news., 1924-01-03

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Dr. Weizmanns present mission does
not require that he he constantly eN-
posed 10 spreads Of question-iiring re
porters and batteries of news cameras.
| He has come on II twufold mission. He
has come to explain the Palestine stu-
/ alton TO the Zionists. He has come also
| ns the head Of the Jewish Agency ana
| its ambassador 10 invite the representa-
/ lives of the Jews of America to JON
! the Agency This mission can he
! achieved only in an atmosphere oil
calm reason and quiet deliberatioh'
The Zionists h;ivc To he rcassurcd that
| the possibilities in Palestine are as
good if not better than ever. The non
| Iionists must lp convinced that theI
task of upbuilding Palestine for the
Jews devolves not alone upon the Zion
\ lists but upon all Jews concerned over
| their peoples future. Both Ilonlsts
| and noIi-Zionists have been stirred by
/ tlo word pictures of utter gloom and
| dcsola,ion painted by Israel Iangwill.
\ Non-Zionists have been led by Mr..
! Inngwill to believe their theory of the
| insufiiciency of Palestine ms the solu-
| ton of the Jewish problem confirmed
| Certain ZioniSts more especially recent
converts whose Zionism does not ante
| date the B;ilfour Declaration, have
| come to question the adequacy and cfii-
| cheney of the Zicnist leadership. To
| disnbuse the minds of the non-ZionlSt,
| TO win back the doubtcrs is apparently
the first of DR.. Wcizmanns objects.
To do this he must reason with them.
not deliver spell-bindmg manifestos to
them To the rank and file. true white
and blue ZicniSt. DR.. Weizmann brings
This time Il word of encouragement that
is convincing and sutiicing. Trumpet
calls and the beating of drums are no
longer in good taste. even il the times
were not as forbiiding us they are.
pr. Wcizmnnn is not engaging in con
:, troyersy with Mr.. Zangwill. If the
/ meaning of controversy is that you
have to call your challenger by name
, and call him names. Dr. WeiZmann
, studiously avoids mentioning his op-
. poncnt's name But he seems always
, To have him in his minds eye and i'll
, variabiy to reason with him. And DIR
/ Weiznlann's method is to disarm his
opponent by admitting that part of his
= assertions arr, true He admits the Bal
-four Declaration is vague. but adds
L..
, not for the trcacherously gratuitous in
f tcrfcrencc of certain leaders Of British
: Jcwry. There is an implied challenge
{ in the tone in which he says ilIis tG
, Mr.. Iangwill and others who believe Il
: superior Declaration could have been
I had ont of the British government ii
!. others than Wcizmann and Sokolow
: had applied for it, Vague rs the DccIar
: aiiGn is. or might be. Or. Wcizmnnr
: argues, il gives the Jews all the olr
pOrtunitics they want for rapid enough
progress in Palestine If only our people
: would come and take them. He in
, sstS. without mncing words or minim
, iziug the difficulty. that Iionism is
1 big-hcartedly by some of the British
, leaders, grudgingly and even churliSh
K II by othcrs-but it is having its
= chuncc "Ziouism has ben tried. tested
searching inquiries have been made. by
. enemies and so-called friends he says
= but it has successfully withstood al
! these things in the past The words
I, in the past" sound ominously enough
= There is AN unuttcrcd warning that In
the future. unless the Jews realize
, there are dangers as well rs opportuni
, ties. il may not 20 so well That Zion
ism has withstood all attacks DR.
/ Wci2muun holds is due to the moderate
policy pursued by the Zionist LEADER
ship and he says this compliment to
his invisible opponent NO amount of
: criticism. no amount of witticism, ne
: amount of evil speaking. will deter us
from the read which we have chosen
We cannot afford to play the policy
, of all tn nothing. No man. no sintcS-
man in the world can do that. Least
of ALL we"
= Dr. Wcizmann proudly cunfcsSes-
b the Carlsbad Conference confessed
= when it ratified the Jewish Agency
, plans-that the whole Jewish people S
} task is proving too much Of burden
for the Zionist organization, which is
= only part of the Jewish people. He
has come her" to convince the repre-
scntutivc~ Of American Jcwry that lal-
o usiinc is the whole Jewish people 5
task. Though many already stand con
WINGED and committed, there are many
= more that are waiting TO be CONVINCED
and committed The job Of convincing
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