Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-21
z|ON|STS PROTEST
PALESTINE POLICY
British Stand on immigration
s,s -
Believed Blow at Ma
tional Home Idea.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, october 21.-zionist Jewry
the world over today voiced protests al
conditions In the new statement OF
British policy IN Palestine, which they
consider will impede their purpose OF
making the Holy Land a national home
Tor Jews.
DR.. Chain Weizmann, resigning his
positions of president Of the world
Zionist Organization and the Jewish
Agency to emphasize his opposition to
the policy. intimated that because of
its Inauguration it might be necessary
to transfer the seat of Zionist activity
from London to the United States.
He called a meeting of the Political
Commission of the Zionist Organization
in London for November 8 to discuss
the entire matter, and a mass meeting
Of Jews will be held Monday night at
the Pavilion Theater in White Chapel.
Transfer of the Zionist seat to the
United States will come up at q meet.
ing of the World Zionist Congress and
Council of the Jewish Agency to be
convened in February. DR.. WeiEmann
announced that both he and the Zion
ist executive would remain in once
until the congl ess met.
The new statement of British policy,
Issued from the Office of Lord PasSfield
(the former Sydney Webb minister OF
colonies, was published yesterday IN
conjunction with the report OF the COM
mission of Sir John Hope Simpson, sent
to investigate conditions which pro-
duced the riots Of August, 1873 IN
which 241 persons died.
The statement reaff1rms the terms OF
the British mandate from the League
Of Nations to govern the country, which
SAYS that SUCH administration must be
equally Just, fair and considerAte OF all
the inhabitants of the country, regard
less of race or religion. Among its fea-
lures most Objectionable to zionists are
practical closure of the country to
further Jewish immigration, on the
ground that very little land Is left for
settlement.
Provision is made also for main
tenance of q considerable military and
air force in the country to guard against
possible repetition of the August, 1929,
riots, and for establishment of q legis-
lative council on the lines indicated in
the 1922 statement of policy, TO consist
OF high commissioner In Palestine and
az members, of whom 10 will be of1cial-
" appointed members and - tnofncia1-
" elected members.
In a letter to Lord Passfield DR..
Weizn1ann bitterly assailed the state
Inent of policy, saying: World Jewry
will be very disappointed and distressed
ct the governments attitude. But we
won't abandon hope of establishing
Jewish national home In Palestine. The
congress and council Of the Zionist or
eanization and Jewish agency when
they meet may consider it better to
have the official center of Zionism in
America, where there is large Jewish
Community"
Editorial opinion In London for the
most part Endorsed the governments
report but regretted DR.. we,zmann's
action. The Times commended that the
governments policy did not threaten
legitimate interests either among the
Arabs or Zionists and appealed for
willing cooperation of both races.
The Post, which has always been OPP
posed to terms of the mandate as dam
1erous and impractical commended the
government nevertheless for recogniz-
ing with justice and, courage their duty
TO rule Palestine sifnpartially.
The ministerialist Herald warned the
Zionists that If they insisted upon
working contrary to policies of the man
datory power they would be quarreling