The Denver Jewish news., 1924-02-28
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were open to US and our parents viii
bc closed to those who desire to come
here. Where shall the Jews go, where
shall they have that opportunity, where
will this pioneer spirit which forces
thousands TO the resolution TO leave
everything behind and to seek a new
home, where shall they find an outlet
IL not in Palestine? And it is for
that reason that we must not close our
eyes any longer TO the problem which
What could be said of the Jews of
America, the richest community of
Jews in the world. the most powerful
and the most influential and the most
when they are called upon to perform
they snugly sit down, put their hands
into their pockets and do nothing, say
nothing. remain cold aud Indifferent. l
am afraid that action of that kind, in
difference of this character, would do
us a thousand times more harm than
all the Ku Klux Klans and Henry
Fords could do.
The Jews who do to Palestine must
he men of Independent thought, of IN
dependent character men who are not
paupers aud who will not consent to
he pauperized. But they are destitute
Of the necessary means for carrying
on industry. agriculture and other Oc-
cupations by which they wish TO earn
II livelihood and by which they eau
earn q livelihood. They wish all op-
portunity and they are entitled to it,
II ain now considering the question
as to whether we have the duty to
create corporation or nn association
which on business principles will en-
able those who being industries, who
engage IN agriculture, to carry on
their business in legitimate manner
by means uf loans and credits nndyDy
getting the funds essential for that pur-
pose Every dollar that would be put
into such a corporation, 1t is believed.
would he invested in II safe. sound.
hIsiness-like manner with the cxpcc-
tation Of a sufficient return to enable
those who advance money to he enrour
A,ed in making further advances, and
! volving fund aud In the sale of Sc
curities which are legitimate and val
liable to get further funds to build up
the country. just as our Western States
have been built up by capital sup
piled by the capitalists of the East
ern States. That is very simple
proposition, n business proposition, and
we have been called heIp today To con-
slider that practical. hard headed plan
of Financing the industries and nctiv-
tiles organized by the people them
selves.
But there is another phase of the
subject of Palestine that We must con-
slider and should carefully ponder aud
that is The question us 10 whether the
Jews of this country and of other
countries. l refer now 10 the Jews
who are non-Zionists and have always
been non-Zionists and will probably al
ways continue to he non-Iionists, shall
take part in the Jewish Agency Great
ed in the Mandate Issued TO Great
agreement.
we have an opportunity now of
saying that we shall have part in that
Agency and it is no more the property
,f Tho Iinuis ist t.rvapizati l.. 10
Agency which is co-eNtcnsive with the
Jewish people everywhere. We who
have complained about Zionism have
now an opportunity TO show what we
can do in assisting the cause of Pal
cstine. Let us drop all these names
let Us no longer war about words. The
greatest misfortune THAT the world
ever had has been the result of fight
ing about names, of striving for def
initions instead of trying TO do the
thing, to perform the useful function
aud to carry on the great work"
Mr.. Marshall called on DR.. Weiz-
count of the progress tilat has thus
far been made, detailing the needs of
the country.
"A great piece of work is going on"
he said and will go on whether this
conference will is or not. You can
just as well try to stop it as the How
ing of river. 1t is for you TO make
10 easier
.Since the war, or since the armIs-
ticc. the work in Palestine has begun
on II larger scale than it has been the
case hitherto and for the last three
and one-half wears. we have been rs
Jewish Agency Instrumental in con-
ductins several important operations