Evening star., 1927-09-04
ZIONIST POLICIES
WARMLY DEBATED
Jabotinsky Stirs Delegates to
Clash Over Powers of
Non-Zionist Jews.

BY the Associated Press.
BASLE, Switzerland. September =
Jewish Telegraphic Agencyl.-~Adop.
ton of a new policy and the employ
ment of new methods to check the
present crisis in Palestine and to
pave the way for the beginning OF
new period OF reconstruction and ex-
pansion of Zionist work in Palestine
is advocated by Vladimir Jabotinsky.
leader of the League of Zionist Re.
vsionists. the extreme oppositional
group within the Zionist movement.
Jahotinsky. founder of the Jewish
Legion, which fought with the allies
in the World War to liberate Pales-
tine from Turkish rule, delivered
stirring address at the sixth session
of the Zionist Congress yesterday.
Attacks Present Policies.
The center of his attack was the
external and internal policies pursued
by the international Zionist movement
under the present executive, with spe-
cial reference to the Jewish agency,
the plan sponsored by DR.. Chain
Weizmann and the American Zionists
to enlist the support of non-Zionist
Jews in the work of Palestine.
''Dr. WeiZmann's plan to deprive
the Zionist movement of it's instru-
ment recognized by the League of Ma
tions by admitting non.Zionists on an
equal basis with the ZionistS to super.
wise the work and determine the pol
icy is an objectionable course which
will work to the detriment of the Zion
iSt movement said Jabotinsky. How
can we expect people. who have
avowed their non-interest in the ideal
of Zionism by designating themselves
non-Zionists, to assume the RESPONSE
bility for the carrying out of the actual
work aiming at the realization of this
ideal?'
"A more honest proposal which
would be more easily acceptable to
the non-Zionists would be to separate
the economic task from the political,
so that the political work of the Jew
ish agency is left to those who be-
lieve in the underlying principle Of
the movement-the Zionists-and the
economic work be shared with the
non-Zionists. Only such a solution
will secure internal peace in the Zion.
ist movement
Military Argument.
The leader of the Zionist Revision
lists, whose program includes a plank
for the creation in Palestine of a Jew
ish military unit, which would be
equal in strength to the existing Arab
Legion, severely chiticized the Pales-
tine government and the Zionist exec
utive, claiming that they had failed
to safeguard the Jewish settlements
in Palestine through military protec-
ton.
The Weizmann policy found many
supporters during the general debate.
Deputy Meyer Elmer of CZernowitZ,
Bukowina, member Of the Rumanian
Parliament; Delegate Ismusik of Pal
estine, Philip Guedalla, well known
English novelist; DR.. Osias Thon.
chief rabbi of Cracow. Poland; DR.. NJ.
Hindes of Warsaw, Mr.. Bileski and
Mr.. Gesundheit of South Africa, de-
Tended the WeiZmann regime.
Strong exception to the arguments
of DR.. Stephen s. Wise of New York,
who criticized the British government
for it's Palestine policy, was taken up
by Philip Guedalla, who is the presi.
dent of the Federation of English Zion
lists. Mr.. Guedalla warned the Zion
list delegates against expressing lack
of confidence in the British govern
ment's policy. "It would be a dan
gerous STEP" he said. Our small
complaints would be misunderstood
by the English taxpayer. Do not be.
lieve or try to make others believe that
Great Britain will ever break her
pledge given to the Jewish people in
the Balfour declaration"