Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-21
PALESTINE POLICY
ASSA|LED BY JEWS
Charge Failure to Observe
Terms of Mandate, in Heat
ed Session Here.

Declarations of indignation against
the British government in flrey oratory
by Jewish leaders and in q resolution
charging failure to observe the terms
| of the mandate calling for the estab-
lishment of q national Jewish home in
Palestine, featured the final session OF
the American Jewish Congress, which
was thrown into an uproar In the VIII
lard Hotel late yesterday.
The resolution charging violation OF
! the terms Of the mandate was intro
duced at the session late yesterday.
The adoption of the resolution charg-
| ing violation of the mandate was the
| outgrowth of the receipt of news dis
patches from London yesterday after
noon in which recommendations were
made in an official report to the British
government by Sir John Hope Simpson
| that immigration to Palestine be sus-
pended until a census is taken. The
! Simpson report criticized methods nth
erto pursued by Jewish agencies with
regard to colonization and immigration
to Palestine, and dwelt on land settle
ments there.
The Simpson report was made ST.
multaneously with the British govern
ment's statement of its future policy in
Palestine, statement based largely on
Sir Johns report.
Fought Under AlIenby.
The Introductory part Of the resolu-
ton declared that the Jews OF America
organized q Jewish Legion which
fought under Gen. Allenby and aided
in the freeing of Palestine from the
yoke of Turkish oppression, and. con-
tinuing in the belief that the British
government was resolved to adhere to
the policy to which it was pledged, they
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of other countries In the construction
upbuilding of the land by contributing
men and money for the establishment
of economic, social and cultural tIlsti-
buttons in Palestine"
The resolution was introduced by
Louis Lipsky, chairman Of the commit
tee which prepared it, who severely
criticized the action Of the British gov
eminent.
Baruch zuckerman, leader Of the So
cialist Zionist movement, speaking In
Yiddish, brought many In the audience
to their feet with terms Of fiery oratory.
"Stab in the Back"
Jacob De Haas, chairman Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the American
Zionist organization, declared, this is
the saddest hour we have faced" in
referring to alleged failure of the Brit
ish to carry out the terms OF the
mandate.
Israel Thurman, another leader in
the congress, declared the acts of the
British are high handed" Abe Gold
berg, a Zionist leader, also joined with
others in expressions OF indignation.
The congress also adopted resolutions
urging the Rumanian government to
take steps to avoid anti-Jewish riots in
that country and expressing deep con-
Germ" over anti-Semitic outbreaks In
Germany.
Another resolution adopted urged the
National Committee on Discrimination
in Employment ito cooperate with
such existing employment agencies as
are or will be in harmony with the
purpose of the committee, and If nee
essary to subSidize the creation Of such
agencies"
Deutsch Reelected.
Bernard g. Deutsch was reelected
president of the congress, and DIR. Ste
phen s. Wise reelected honorary presi-
dent. A number of the other officers
also were reelected
The other officers elected are:
Vice Observation-Disclosures D. Perlman,
Robert Sold, Carl Sherman, Mrs.
Archibald Silverman, Judge william M.
Lewis and Baruch Zuckerman.
Chairman Executive Committee-Dr.
Joseph Tenenbaum; treasurer-JacoD
Leichtman, and executive director,
Bernard c. Richards.
Honorary vice residents-Meyer
Brown, Jacob Ginsburg, Judge Gustave
Hartman, Prof. NJ. NJ. Kaplan, Rabbi
B. L. LevinthAl, Judge Aaron j. Levy,
Rev. Hirsh Masliansky, Benjamin Win
ter, Leo Wolfson and President Ha-
daSsah.
Administrative Committee Isaac
Allen, Isadore APPEL, Judge Louis B.
Brodsky, Jacob de Haas, Max Eckmann,
Jacob Fishman, George I. Fox, Abraham
Goldberg, Judge Gustave Hartman, Max
l.. Hollander, Abraham KraSne, Louis
Lande, Judge Aaron j. Levy, Louis Lip
sky, George 2. Medalie, DR.. Louis /.
Newman, David L. Podell L. M. Rabin-
owitz, Bernard Rosenblatt, Mrs. Sol
Rosenbloom, Nelson Ruttenberg, Dr.
Mordecai Soltes, Herman Speier, Israel
N Thurman, 2. Tygel, Herman L.
| Winer and DR.. s. Margosher.