Evening star., 1925-06-27
z|0N|STS TO OPEN
PARLEY TOMORROW
More Than 500 Delegates
Listed to Attend 28th An
nuaI Convention.


parts~Of the United States will attend
the twenty-eighth annual convention
of the Zionist Organization, beginning
here tomorrow and continuing through
Tuesday. June 80. Immediately after
the sessions OF the Zionist Organiza-
ton, Hadassah- the woman's Zionist
organization, will open it's fifteenth an
nual convention. which will also con-
tinue for two days.
The Zionist convention will decide
questions of policy with regard to fu-
ture operation of the British mandate
In the Holy Land. upon which. Ameri-
can Zionist leaders will make a deter
mined fight at the World Zionist Con-
gress, which will be held in Vienna
beginning August Is.
Palestine UpbuildinE Feature.
In addition to celebrating the ad.
Nances made in upbuilding Palestine
during the past year, as represented
IN the opening OF the Hebrew Univer-
stty on Mount Scopus, and the big
strides In immigration and colonial
tion, the chief interest in the, conven.
ton centers about the resolutions to
be submitted to the World Congress at
Vienna on the Jewish agency and
Great Britaip's administration OF the
country under its League Of Nations.
American Zionist leaders, headed by
Lotus Lipsky. general chairman Of the
Zionist Organization of America, are
strongly backing DIR. Chain Weiz-
mann, president of the World Zionist
Organization. in extending the Jewish
Agency to include non-Zionists as we'll
as Zionists. The Palestine mandate
of the League Of Nations provides that
the upbuilding Of Palestine as the
Jewish homeland shall be conducted in
which shall consist Of the World Zion
list Organization until otherwise
changed. The World Zionist Organiza-
ton is at present functioning as the
Jewish Agency. but as a result of DIR.
Weizmann's policy. in which he has
been backed by the leaders Of the pres
ent American Zionist administration,
the agency is to be expanded to in.
clude so per cent Zionists and 50 per
cent non-Zionists. despite the strong
opposition of some European Zionists.
Differ on Proposed Plan.
On DR.. Weizmann's last trip to Amer.
lea steps were taken to organize the
American bra nch Of the agency on this
basis. under the direction of a commit
tee headed by Louis Marshall, and
with the cooperation OF leading Zion
lists and non-Zionists. With many Eu.
ropean Zionists expecting to fight this
extension of the agency at the Vienna
congress, an opposition Is probable also
among American Zionists, who at the
Washington convention Will attemp,
t defeat DIR. WeiZmann'S diagram
n q hn
plan"
Another resolution which will be
closely watched will be with regard
to the British administration of the
Palestine mandate. as many Zionists
have expressed themselves as being
disappointed with Great Britain s
policy in the Holy Land.
Expected to Heal Breech.
In addition to being the largest
convention In the history of the
Zionist movement in America, the
1925 gathering will definitely mark
the closing of the breech which has
existed among the Zionists Of, this
country since their Cleveland con-
vention in 1921. when DR.. Stephen s.
Wise. Justice Louis D. Brandeis and
Judge Julian w. Mack led a group
which broke away from the organi-
zation over the question of the es-
tablishment Of the Palestine Founda
ton Fund, which, under the chair
manship Of Samuel Untermyer, has
thus far raised over $4,000. 900 for
constructive activities In the up
building of Palestine. Most of the
Zionist members. who at that time
quit the organization, will be present
at this years convention. Mr.. Lip
sky will again preside at this years
sessions.