The Denver Jewish news., 1924-01-03
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
Dr. Weizmann And His Missions In
'2I. 80 And Now = Weizmann And
Xanswill Controversy Without
Names = Weiznanns Confession.
BY GERSHoN AGRoNSKY

country. the third in thirty nlohthN' IT,
admitted on all sides to he more DIM
cult and delicate than the first TWO. lie
made his first trip in April. 1927. TO
safeguard II principle of Iionism.
which was completely vindicated two
months after his arrival by an over
whclming majority at the fateiui
Cleveland convention. He came then rs
thp president of the World Zionist Or
eanization. and addressed himself 10
the membership of the Zionist Organ
iZntion of America. constituent OF
the world body. 1t was left To TINS
constituency to decide whether il pre-
ferrcd isolationist Zionism implying
conditional service 10 the cnusc, or un-
conditional and disciplined service 10
a supreme and federal body. As presi-
dent of the World Organization DE-
Weizmann had on his side n number
of factors making for victory The
loyalty and discipline of the great body
of organized Zionists was whole
heartc,lly. vocifcrously pledged 10 him.
His task was arduous but reasonably
achievable. His victory was costly hut
complete.
Towards the end of 1922, DIR. Weiz-
mann came to America for the second
time. His mission that time was to
save the Jewish Palestine rather than
the Zionist Organization. The country
was in the throcs of Il panic-provokinG
economic crisis Although less grave
than the critical situation created i'll
the spring and summer of 1921. the
height Of the chaluzim penetration, the
Jewish position. i'll Palestine was Tar
more adverse. There was not then. nS
in 1921. mitigating circumstances that
the flow of money had stopped hccnuse
there was disagreement in the Zionist
ranks. nor the comforting assurance
/ that 1t would flow again once The diff
i'fcrenccs were adjusted. There was II
\ truce If not peace in Zionism in 1872,
hut still not money enough to meet the
l Palestine expenses. which had been
pared and pared until the current bud
get WIS but Il shadow of what was
planned The leader had come here
/ tn balance the Zionist budget. H.. spent
something like seven months doing it.
I In addition to submitting 10 the fright
4 full grind of money raising campaigns
the leader of the Zionist movement
\ had indeed to resort 10 some of the
/ tactics of on" of the most popular il
- ~ / =.
imagery. Dr. WriZmaim threw himself
into the Kcron Haycsod drives with IA
grim determination and furious energy
which taxed his own vitality and did
not spare the vitality Of his helpers
/ While the driven and the givrrs may
have been yicariuuSly cnnohlcd. il WAS
not particularly cnucbling job for the
| driver, the president of the world
ishinc endurance and admirable couir-
age. He returned to London from the
! Baltimore Zionist convention in .IllnC
/ this year only after having succeeded
! In more than balancing the budget. 'prl
I July 1st. there was n balance i'm the
/ bank amounting To SlJ3.SID.Go," dc
! clared Herman Conhcim. Kcren Hayc-
| sod treasurer, in the report he submit
/ ted Sunday at the first meeting of the
new Kercn HayeSod Council. y bal
( ancr Of nearly half million dollars in
| the bank in America, after sending
I regularly every month 100000 to Pal
/ cSrine. Well may Morris RothenberG
the chairman. pay glowing tribute to
/ DR.. Weizmann. Who, he said. was the
I leading figure and source of inSpira
/ tion" which resulted in the Kcrcu
Hayesod for the first time in its his
/ tory finding itself possessed of II sur
/ plus
! Both the first and second missions
! "f DR.. Wcimn required for their
success Il great deal Of public demon
I stratiOu. Tc assert the first time the
authority and pres igc Of the leader
| il was imperative for the followers
and the followers followers to raise a
great public clamor about those
things. PlatitudeS had to hc forged in
10 war-crics The Integrity If the
Zionist Organization had to be made
into the end instead of Il means TO
the end. Methods of collection and nd-
ministratiun of funds became suddenly
transported into cardinal Zionist prin-
ciplc>. fer n war was waged and II
memorandum was its cause. DR. Wciz-
mann. with Professor EinStcin and Mir.
Ushbin and Schmara Levin and Dr
Mosscnson bore the bruur of the paper
and platform battle, which ended in
thc vindication Of federalism in
Zionism. The second time there was