Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Palestine Conference
Backs Maximum Aid
For Great Britain
Removed Of EnsIond's
Restrictions on Jews
Are Also Called For

Indorsing the American policy Of
maximum aid" to Great Britain,
the National Conference for the
United Palestine Appeal yesterday
expressed hope for victory Of the
allied cause against the axis pow
ers. but at the same time called On
Great Britain for removal OF restric-
tons and discriminate against
Jewish people, and establishment Of
Palestine rs 4 Jewish common
wealth."
The resolution ofhcially recorded
for the conference Of more than
1900 Jewish leaders ct the Willard
Hotel the gist Of many addresses de-
livered over the week end by out
standing figures in the Palestine
movement and by Government Of
f1cials.
The resolution expressed pro
found regret that notwithstanding
the change of government and policy
in the United Kingdom with the ad-
vent Of Mr.. Winston Churchill as
Prime Minister the White Paper
policy with Its restrictions on Jewish
immigration and land purchase Is
still being adhered to by the Pal
estine administration"
The resolution called for an end to
this injustice to the Jewish people
Jewish Army Asked.
Praising the splendid contribu-
ton" of Palestine Jews in providing
5000 British Army volunteers, the
conference asked Britain To establish
Jewish military force.
Plans were made for raising Sl2.-
100000 for Palestine. and for estab-
lishment of Joint Zionist Councils
throughout the country. Tribute
was paid to the leadership of the |
national chairman. DR.. Abba Hilel |
Silver of Cleveland. who will con-
tlnue to lead the campaign. DR..
Silver was reelected national chair
man Of the Palestine appeal.
Among the officers elected were:
Prof. Albert Einstein, Gov. Lehman,
Judge Julian w. Mack, Henry
Monsky Of Omaha. Nathan Straus
and Henrietta Sold, Honorary
chairmen: DR.. Stephen S. Wise,
chairman, Administrative Commit
tee; Louis Lipsky. chairman, Execu-
tive Committee; DR.. Solomon Gold
man of Chicago; DR.. Israel Gold
stein, Edmund I. Kaufman OF |
Washington and Judge Morris |
Rothenberg, national co-chairmen:
Charles J. Rosenbloom Of Pitts
burgh, treasurer. and Abraham L. !
Liebovitz and Jacob SincofY, as
Sociate treaSurers
The following were named Vice
Chairmen: Rabbi Barnett r. Brick |
ner Of Cleveland: Leon Gellman Of |
New York; Rabbi James G. Heller
of Cincinnati Rabbi Edward L. !
Israel Of Baltimore: Judge Louis |
e. Levinthal of Philadelphia: Charles |
Ress of New York; Elihu d. Stone !
of Boston; Joe Weingsrten of !
Houston. and David Wertheim Of |
New York.
Mccormack Speaks.
Addressing the banquet which |
closed the two-day conference,
House Majority Leader Mccormack,
urged the establishment of a Jewish |
state in Palestine, and scored policies !
restricting Jewish immigration and |
colonization in Palestine. 1T Is we'll !,
to point out" he declared. that |
appeasement in Jerusalem is no less |
stronger than appeaSement at
Munich"
Expressing the hope that 1871 !
would go down in history as the |
year of the great liberation" in con-
trast to 1910, the year Of the great |
enslavement," Mr. Mccormack de-
clared America is doing, and, 1 |
believe will continue to do every |
thing possible for the purpose of |
assuring the complete defeat OF the |
totalitarian aggressors. In doing
that our country is looking to its |
own defenses in q practical and |
realistic way"
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt declared at the luncheon !
that the rebuilding of Palestine in
the midst OF the war crisis was an
encouragement to the democracies
which already have been conquered
by the Nazis. Palestine and the |
United States, he declared. had A
united faith in construction. not
destruction, as the road to progress |
sive civilization" and, consequently
must be prepared to instill new faith !
In every nation when the war comes
| TO an end.
Assault Upon Civilisatien,r
Mr.. McNutt told the conference
that the assault upon Jews in con-
quered nations is merely the OPEN |
ing Wedge In the greater assault |
upon civilization itself" The PaIes-
tine appeal he characterized as part
OF the Nations defense effort and
fortunes the American tradition"
Having flown from Palestine by
way OF the Pacific Ocean, DR.. Bern
ard Joseph, legal adviser of the
Jewish Agency for Palestine do. |
ciared that 136, 900 men and women
ranging In age from 18 to so had
registered for emergency defense
and war service. More than S.Ooo
men, he said, were serving in the
British forces, and Palestine could
easily provide q Jewish force of
10000 more. The spirit of Palestine,
ne said, was "undaunted" in the
face OF restrictions in their home.
land.
DR.. Stephen s. Wise, chairman
OF the Appeals Administrative
Committee, declared that Just rs
England did not surrender London,
so the Jews did not surrender their
faith and hope in the future.
U. s. Held Willing to Risk War.
DR.. Silver declared that while
the American people fully recognize |
about aid to England might con-
ceivably involve the United States