Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-12-02
Non-Zionists Join
in Development
of Palestine
WARBURG SEALS
PACT WITH $4,000
Non-Partisan Convention Slated
for February, Probably
in Europe .
tJewIsh Telegraphic Agency

boston-A urainntlc cnupter IN the
history of the Zionist movement, bring
ing a promise Of wider cooperation of
world Jewry for the upbuilding of Pal
estine as the Jewish national home,
was concluded at the United Palestine
Appeal conference held here Saturday
night and all day Sunday when Or.
Weizmann. in three hour address
made the first public announcement of
the progress of his negotiations with
the Marshall group concerning the COM
pletion Of the Jewish Agency to in
clude American nOn-Zionists.
The first tangible fact, heralding the
cOnsummation Of this purpose and end
ing the recent controversy between the
Zionists and the j. ID. c. leaders, was
presented to the conference when the
announcement was made of a c0ntrlbu-
tion Of $JO0OO by Felix NJ. Warburg
to this years $7,5OO,OOO United Pales-
tine Appeal. Other contributions an
nounced at the conference amounted to
Sol2,0OO. bringing the total of the
funds raised so far for this years ap-
peal to over sSOO,OOO.
Seven hundred and sixty five dele
gates were registered, representing all
states in the Union.
Let MOrgenthau In
An interesting sidelight in the con-
ference was the appearance in the hall
ON Saturday night of Henry Nor
geDthau.
Mutual Pledges
A.resolution appealing to American
Jewry for united support of the United
Palestine Appeal by American Jewry
was unanimously accepted. The con-
ference also unanimously accepted
resolution proposed by Judge Fisher for
the resolutions committee stating
This conference places on record its
conviction that the economic plight of
the Jewry of Eeastern Europe requires
continued measures of relief on their
behalf in which it Is the duty of all
Jews to participate
The startling reports emanating from
the Moscow Ozet conference concerning
the proposed creation of Jewish re-
public within the Soviet Union or n
Yiddish National home were matter
of lively discussion among the delegates
although no official reference was made
to it in the addresses delivered. Only
n yelled reference was made by DR..
Weizmann in the part of his address
which was devoted to announcing the
progress of his negotiations for the
Jewish Agency. With high emotion DIR.
Weizmann, in speaking of the forces op-
posing the consummation of the Jewish
Agency. declared:
Rome and Moscow VS.. Unity
Resides the opposition of the small
fraction within the Zionist 0rganiza-
tion there is another opposition. There
are forces in the world today, located
in Rome and Moscow, who are not in
terested in Palestine nor the fate of
Jewry, but are interested in breaking
the unity of Israel. To these forces
the consummation of the Jewish
Agency is symbol of Jewish unity
and any attack on this plan is playing
into the hands Of the enemies of Israel.
Lehman Welcomes Unity
DIR. Weizmann read letter from
Judge Irving Lehman which said; 81
believe your visit to America will re-
suit in securing cooperation in the
work that is close to your heart. The
difficulties must he met and must be
recognized of the need for mutual for
bearance. l feel that the negotiations
which have started must be successful
already. The demand to end dissension
is too general and too insistent to be
denied the letter read.