The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-17
RussianCo Colonization
ZIONIST CONGRESS WAS BE-
WILDERED AT RUSSIAN
COLONIZATION PLAN, DIR.
WISE SAYS, RETURNING
FROM EUROPE.
Hopes That Philadelphia Conference
win BE For Consultative Not Rati.
flcation Purposes; American Jewish
Congress VIII Appoint Representa-.
tive nj Geneva.
tJcwish TeicgrnphIc Agcncyl


lsh Telegraphlc Agency addressed to
him n series Of questions concerning
Jewish problems with which he dealt
during the last three months, while in
European lands.
DR.. Wise was one Of the presiding
body of the Vienna Zionist Congress,
which he attended as delegate.
There have been so many confusing
reports with respect to the attitude of
the Zionist Congress TO the problem of
Russian Colonization by the Joint Dis
tributlon committee, that the J. II. A.
would like to have from you the facts
with regard to the attitude of the Con
gress to what has now come to be called
the Russian Colonization plan"
Defines Attitude TO Colonization Plan
II would say that the Congress was
bewlldered. Instlnctively it felt ag
grieved at a Russian colonization plan
taking the center of the stage, as II
were, at that time. And yet again. even
though the Congress would have voted
by n vastly prepondcrating ma ajority
against any Russian colonization plan
it was felt that the matter ought prop
erly to be fought out within American
Jewish life. The Congress stood be.
wildered in the presence of the irrecon.
cilable contradiction between the prl.
vate assurances given DIR. Weizmann
and others, and the facts of precedence
and Priority at this time to Russian
colonization"
What will your stand be, DIR. Wise
at Sundays meeting in Philadelphia
with regard to Russian colonization? q
II am going to Philadelphia to learn
as far as i can, exactly what Is in the
mind of those who have made them
selves responsible for this proposal. ]
wish TO know. even as do my brother
Jews in all lands. on what grounds the
reconstruction Of East European Jewry,
has been decided upon in the terms OF
Russian colonization. take it for
granted that Sundays meeting is for
consultative, not ratification purposes,
and that the delegates present will have
Il chance to learn the real reasons
which underlie the Crimean plan. Nc
word Of ours can place Russian coloni.
Zation in competition with Palestinian
resettlement. But facts are facts, and
the Jews of the world are waiting or
what / have no doubt will be the i'm
partial deliberations of the Philadelphia
conference
Tells of Impressions in Spain
"The venOmous bitterness of the
Vienna cry which has not yet died ou
of my ears, 'Juden Heraus " has taught
me the supreme need of unity among
Jews for the highest and the noblest
ends of Jewish life"
Were you in Spain, DIR. Wise, ant
did You 90 there In connection witt
Jewish matters?'
mo, no. We actually allowed our
selves the luxury of visit to Spair
without the thought of any problems
The museums of Spain are n thing oi
glory. but all the rest is desolation
As / looked upon Toledo, Cordova, Sc
Vile, 1t occurred to me that some or
ganizatiOn ought to invite representa-
tives of Poland, Roumania, Hungary
and other lands to pay n visit to Spair
in order TO note just what happened
to the land as the result of exiling it,
Jewish population. The one-time syna.
gogs of Toledo and Seville are wonder,
full to look upon. But one could not
help meditating on the problem: What
might Spain become, or have remained
If the Hakenkreuzler and the Klans.
men of their day had not prevailed
against the Jewsl For a number of
reasons ! was impressed with the great
wealth of historical literary material
which still lies uneXplored in Spain
American Jewish Congress to BE Rep.
resented in Geneva
After our visit to Spain we went to
Geneva where for the first time ]
caught first hand glimpse of the
League Of Nations in action. While at
Geneva | devoted myself to Jewish
problems, But no one could fail TO note
the nobility of spirit which prevails at
Geneva. Men may say that code of
international law remains to be work
ed out | would have such opponents
Of world organization see for them
selves now the practice of international
organization works out at Geneva.
Geneva and its spirit together consti-
tute the greatest constructive gain
that has come TO the world ont of the
war. on behalf of the American lew
iSh Congress | have made arrange
mcnts looking to the establishment of a
representative at Geneva who, in con
junction with the committee of Jewish
delegations, shall concern himself with
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