The Denver Jewish news., 1924-02-28

Friedman and formulated by DIR. Cyrus
Adler. Judge Horace Stern and Colonel
Herbert II. Lehman:
l. Resolved that it he the sense of
ihi< assembly that a committee of
seven he appointed by the chairman
for The purpose of organizing an IT,
vcsimcnt corporation with adequate
capi al for the purpose of upbuilding
and developing the economic resources
cf Palestine on an economic basis. and
which shall enlist II possible. the CO.
operation of all existing and operating
corporations and groups which have
the same end in view.
.. Whereas the Palestine Mandate
Of the League of Nations provides in
article " that the Zionist Organiza.
lion shall secure the cooperation of
all Jews in carrying out the terms of
Organization has proposed that nom
Xionists become members of the Jew
I ish Agency, he il resolved that the
cha irman appoint committee of seven
with power 10 coopt others to study
! the subject of i.Ic Jewish Agency and
| il practical to formulate an apprOp-
rate plan whereby American Jews can
associate themselves in such Agency
and that such committee he empowered
To confer with the Zionist Organiza-
tinn and other bodies to work out
such plan for the affectuatiOn OF the
object in view. And be it further re-
i solved that the committee reports its
conclusions 10 reconvened session of
this conference or by such other meth.
ods as may be deemed appropriate.
The conference opened In the morn
ing with the election Of Louis Marshall
to the craftsmanship of the conference
with Mr.. Herman Bernstein, editor Of
! the Jewish Tribune as the SECRETARY.
Mr.. MashaH' opened the discussion
with an address In which he state that
the time for words had passed, that
the time for action had arrived. The
address follows In brief:
'It is now more than twenty-five
years ago that the idea took form
that some. hing should he done for the
purpose of enabling the Jews who de-
sire to live i'm Palestine to do so and
to make it one of the great Jewish GEN.
tcrs. one to which that thought could
turn. where there might be cultural
development and where there might be
restoration of the economic life of
the Jew who desired to have his home
there. There has, however, heen much
conflict and controversy. There have
been many theories. There have been
desires on the part of some to form
state. a Jewish state. There has been
strong opposition to the formation of
such a state there or anywhere else.
All these theories gave rise in some
| instances to violent dissentious and d.
visions and words and names were con-
jured with. There was discussion
which meant nothing more than at
times just the outpOurings of en-
thusiasm. But the time for talk has
ceased and the time for action is now
approaching, and trust the time has
arrived when men can meet in the
same room and consider and debate
calmly questions which ten years ago
could not have been discussed in n mis-
cellaneOus audience gathered from va
riols parts of the country without Civ.
! ing rise to more heat than light.
Now the time has come when 1t
would seem proper for the Jews Of
this country to determine upon n
course of action toward Palestine. 1t
is no longer Il theory but condition
! that confronts us. The BalfOur Dec
laration is no longer Il mere pronounce
ment by one nation. 1t was adopted by
the Peace Conference as a part of the
Treaty of Sevres, has been adopted
and set in mo- ion and effectuated by
II Mandate issued pursuant to these
important political sets, to the British
Government, which is now the Manda-
tory of Palestine. 1t is an achieved
fact and the question is whether the
Jews of America who are not Zion
lists. shall remain Indifferent to the
situation which exists, the continue
ton of which is guaranteed. which is
the action of the great powers of the
world and which has the endorsement
of the Congress of the United States
We have no right to be indifferent
and there are various reasons why we
have no such right. If the infamous
bill which is now before Congress
known as the Johnson Bill We're to
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