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ZIONIST CONGRESS CLOSES WITH DR. WEIZMANN VICTOR
Ussishkin is Eliminated, and with Louis Lipsky. on the Executive
SOLEMN  PROCLAMATION TO WORLD AND THE ARABS
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Against Britain — Weizmann Hints at EUmination of Ussish¬ kin—Growth of Keren Haye-
'  sod and Jewish Settlements.
CARLSBAD (J. T. A.).—Warning of the dangers inherent in "uninterrupted protests" against tlic British Govcrn- iTient, the mandatory for Palestine, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President, hite last night outlined his policy before the delegates to the 1 hirteenth Zionist Congress here. His speech, the fir^t public utterance since the vote to place on record' the Administration's report, was eagerly aVvaitcd by the' ."Vssembl} as, it was thought there was a likeli¬ hood of the President aimouncing his retirement. Every seat in the hall was occupied and the galleries were packed when he rose to speak.   ."
Regarding the c|uestion'of the Zion¬ ists' relations to the Palestine manda¬ tory, the British Governnient, Dr. Weizmann said "there ttiust be mutual confidence and complete good will on both sides." This did not. mean, he added, that the Zionists were satis/ied with the present situation, particularly with the British policy of restrictii'g Jewish immigration into tho country nor with its attitude respecting the Hebrew schools of Palestine. He warned, hovt'cver, that a policy of un¬ interrupted protests would increase the difficulties and perhaps prove fatal.
"Public "opinion," Dr. Weizmann added, "must be enlightened, as there is not only a malicious opposition ri..;ht- ing the Zionist aims, but there is a great amount of honest ignorance that is responsible- for inuch of the opposi¬ tion. "In 'Our relations with- the -Arabs, ' ."lyhile     maintaining     our ., unshajsablQ'
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' ethers. Nd othei* wish animates us than to live in friendly relations with the Arabs."
Various aspects of the Zionist policy, Dr: Weizmann continued, such as the economic and cultural undertakings in Palestine, should find a response in the hearts of the Arab world as well, for they will share in their good results equally with the other inhabitants of the country. In promoting good will betvveen the Arabs and the Jcw.s, he said, it would be neces-sary to rely more on the good offices of the Jews of Scphardic stock native to the soil.
Speaking of the Jewish Agency, and of the need , for its extension. Dr. Weizmann declared that the signs were numerous that there are many Jews outside the Zionist Organization who were an.xious to aid in Palestine re¬ construction. He was convinced, he de¬ clared, that many valuable allies would be enlisted in these quarters. The cre¬ ation of the Agency would be no hin¬ drance to the continued development of the Zionist Organization which, he declared, would be preserved intact. The adhesion of non-Zionists, he said, would bring addc<l strength and politi¬ cal and'financial prestige to the move¬ ment.
The work in Palestine needs reorgan¬ ization. This, he said, implied no dis¬ paragement of the services of those now working there, but the relations were developing too rapidly for the present methods. The time has come when the administration macliinery needs experts to handle it, hinting at his desire to see M. Ussishkin, the vet¬ eran   leader   who   heads   the ^ Palestine
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¦ tire.' - "This is my program," said Dr. Weizmann. "Let the Congress iii its wisdom approve or reject it. The achievement of it requires strenuous eflforts. Since 1815," said Dr. Weiz¬ mann, referring to Mr. Sokolow and 'himself, "we both have borne heavy responsibilities. Possibly heavier ones are still ahead o£ us which we will be able to bear only when convinced that behind the leadership is the overwhelm¬ ing majority of the movement. On this condition alone will we work," he concluded. '
This speech of Dr. Weizmann's is taken as disposing of for once and for all the rumbrs that have been afloat lately
. that political differences had arisen be¬ tween Weizmann . ^nd Sokolow'. Djsr cussions relating to the' Keren Hayesod cotnmehced late 'Wednesday evening. Dr. Weir, of Austria, on belialf of the Keren Hayesod Committee announced that the American delegates had rec¬ ognized the Maaser principle and were {Continued on page i.)
NKW VORK (J. T. A.).—The prcs- LMil. teiidoncy , to build synagogues in which iiiLMi and women worshippers occupy scats side by side in the same pews is decried in a statement .issued today l)y the Unionof Orthodox Rvlhbis of  .AnkM-ica, .,:--••'"'"
MThe statement points' put that the "gaonim" of old pronounced a ban on such syiiago'gues and declares that it would he preferable for devout Jews to worship in the privacy of their homes rather than in such synagogues or  temples.
The pronouncement of the orthodox Ainericui rabbis is rc-enforccd hy a manifesto of distinguished F.uroperm rabliis who vigorously condemn joint worship. >
Rabbi Aaronsohii) Blinded in War, to Tour Country
Begins Duties as First Traveling
Rabbi for Union of American
Hebrew  Congregations
WAS STUDENT OF THE HEBREW UNION COLLEGE
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Dormitory on Mount Carmel
By LILIAN FRIEDLAENDER
"// you kneii' what a God-said iHU sctiDnl I.s- to the pcol'ic lien'," Mrs. LII- inn f'liediacndcr, widow of Profcssbr Israel Friedlaender, who was murdcrdd on a Jewish relief mission in': the Ukraine, writes, fi-om Haifa to a friend m this country, describing the llcbreiv Secondary school there, "I know thai yi>H jennid have all Americaiis fired with enlhtisiasni for it. Its school life nnd home life and lovely situation are as t>erfect as can be found anyivherc," In thi.i little article, .Uw. f-riedlaendeV letls nf the first dormitory on Mount Caimel, ivhich was established to house children sent to Palestine for their edncalion by l>arcnts who rcmain\ be¬ hind.— EllITOR. "     j
'i"o find right methods of ^education' has become a great problem all over,the world, ancl the best minds are occupied Ml trying to solve it. It is a twofold prol)lcm in a country like Palestitie with its double aim; of forming a cen¬ ter of  Hebrew life and culture on ,thc
tries with fixed traditions of home life.
A great difTiculty'presented itself hitllerto to parents abroad, desirous of having their children educated in Pal¬ estine. There are good schools enough in Palestine equal to the best in Europe and America. But where find a home for the child making up as far as 'pos¬ sible for family life? To overcome this -difficulty, the Hebrew Secondary School in Haifa has recently opened a Boarding School (Dormitory) and its immediate success has proved how very urgent was the need. The erectipn of a special large building for this purpose has to be considered, the demand for pla'ccs being greater than the place at present  at  the ' disposal  of   the  school.
Every care is taken to give the child the feeling of home life. At the same time it enjoys the freedom afforded by large playgrounds. The beautiful situ¬ ation of the school oh Mount Carmel with a view of Haifa below, the Bay of Acco and the mountains beyond as far
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CINCINNATI, O.—Blinded in the .'Xrgonne, the sightless eyes of Mich.-iel Aaron sohn arc today a means of bringing inspiration and hope to thou sands of men pud women. Aaronsohn has just begun his duties as the first traveling rablii in the service of the Department of Synagogue and School j Extension of the Union of .American Hebrew Congregations, and is prepar¬ ing for a tour' of the United States, that will enable him to deliver a mes- ¦-a^e, of firm religious faith of Jew throughout the United States. . Michael .'\aronsohn's story itself, as inspiring a sermon as he will ever de¬ liver, is one of tbe great man's unsung tales of heroism. He was a student of the University of Cincinnati and Hebrew Uiiiort^ College, the leading re¬ form 'Jewisil Theological Seminary.' foi' tJie traiijing &{' rEjbbis*rvyhfetj'Iie 'enlisted 'iil .¦ tS iViii:j}l(;,bh'b.pt^i\K'.^fO >i4ip tional Guard. Blinded by shrapnel. Sergeant Major .Aaronsohn was carried off the iield in the Argonne forest. He spent several months in hospitals in France, defeated in mind and body, and then, in Savonny, his rehabilitation b,egan. The world of books and writ¬ ten communication was re-opened when they began to teach him the rudiments of reading and writing for the blind. Discharged from government hospitals in Baltimore, Michael Aaronsohn re¬ turned to his studies in Cincinnati, and graduated last June both from the rab¬ binical school and the University of Cincinnati. He was immediately en¬ gaged by the Union of .American He brew Congregations, which supports the Hebrew Union College to tour the United States to spread the message of Judaism. Rabbi Aaronsohn's sister, Dora, who was his constant companion and guide at college will accompany him on his travels in the capacity of secretary-
''I shall expect no undue flow of sjnipathj'," the blind rabbi declared "but that fair play and equality of op¬ portunity which should not be denied to any one who refuses to 'stand and wait,' btit is assured thrqugh the faith of saintly women, mein and children that there is a further call for those who bear upon their bodies the sacred wounds of honor and of service to a country passionately loved and at whose shrine they have laid the hopes, love and faith of youth. To one who has been given the high privilege of serving with men in the valley of death, the prospect of serving with them in the Gates of Hope is a sublime oppor^ tiinity.' The leadersKip of a rabbi of ¦ fers, sacred battles with the social con¬ ditions of the day. ¦ It presents a vision of political guidance and it offers mo¬ ments of comhiunion with the unre¬ strained heart flow of humanity."
ucating a new generation fit for life in a country which requires practical work more than anything else. Pal;^s- tine does not need intellectuals, but young men and women well traiilcfl for manual work. The importance'^f good farmers for Palestine has Idtig been recognized, but not less important are good craftsmen. And another thing which is absolutely essential for -sil future colonizing work in Palestine iij training in good citizenship and social responsibility. , - '- /.
The Hebrew Secondary School ¦. Jti Haifa is making an attempt to cducaj6" children for work in Palestine by -ijas- ing a good all-round general education on manual'training. Three large„.well-" equipped workshops for machine.Votk, carpentry ^nd cardboard work, an^i^a well-fitted tnodern kitchen affordgrboys and girls every opportunity for ingHheir minds, serisgs ^n.d -thi under 'tlte i stipervjydn'v oUi Welli
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dition to this, of course, all the usual high school subjects are taught, in¬ cluding English, Arabic and French — the latter is desired by the parents. The language of instruction is Hebrew.
On completing the six years' high school course, following upon four years of elementary school training, there are two alternatives open to tht pupils; they may either straight away start on a career for which they have ben fitted by their' training, or prepare themselves for more specialized work by a course of technical studies at the Tcchnicum which is about to be estab¬ lished.
Courses of Domestic Economy and Social Welfare work for young girls will meet one of the greatest needs of the country; good housewives and effi¬ cient social workers. This is more im¬ portant irt Palestine where women from all parts of the world are suddenly faced with conditions of life totally un
HUNGARY RETAINS
NUMERUS CLAUSUS
BUDAPEST (J, T. A.),—At fhe meeting of the Hungarian Chamber last week, the Socia'list Depiity Karl Peyer, introduced a motion for the withdrawal of the numerus clausus.
Count Kuno Klebelsberg, the minis¬ ter of education, opposed the motion, The numerus clausus, he said, ' coulij not be withdrawn until the detached parts of Hungary were restorcid to her.
The Government Party voted against Deputy Peyer's motion, which was de¬ feated by an overwhelming majority.
The numerus clausus in Hungary thus remains in force — "till the der tached parts of Hungary are returned to her."
development of mind and body. The climate is very healthful, owing to the continually passing sea breeze. Fre- (lucnf excursions into the country give the child a wide mental vision into past and future, while cultivating bodily en¬ durance,
There is no doubt that many parents abroad will gladly seize this oppor¬ tunity of giving their children a good ^education on the basis of Hebrew ideals and traditions in the land of their ¦fathers. Among the pupils at present entrusted to the care of the Hebrew Secondary School in Haifa are the sons of the well-known American Dr. Judah I^'Magnes and the children of the late
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PLANNED TO MURDER ¦     EIGHTY GERMAN JEWS
OVER 50 KILLED, 100 IN¬ JURED IN TRAIN WRECK
WARSAW (J. .T. .•\,).-'Ovc'r 50 persons were killed, alid more than one hundred injured, at four o'clock Thur.s- d.iy morning when the train proceeding from Vilna to Warsaw was wrecked at Lida, -where it crashed into a railway dam, causing a terrific flood. .
The train was filled with passengers, mostly Jews. Among them were a large nuniber of emigrants bound for America. The names of the dead and injured have not been ascertained..
The work of rescue, according to latest reports, was proceeding under great difficulty. A special first aid train dispatched from Lida was held up by the damage to the tracks caused by the flood from the bursting of the dam.
Musa Kazim Pasha States Palestine Arabs' Position
Insist on Repudiation of Zionist
Policy^ Establishment of
National Gov't.
WOULD DEAL ONLY WITH PALESTINE JEWS, HE SAYS
in Munich composed of eighty men had conspired to murder as many Jews, wcre made at the trial of two of the accused terrorists, Ruge and Zwenauer. They are charged with the murder of the • young student Baur, one of the members of their own gang, who had aroused the suspicion of the gang leaders.
According to the prosecutor, Ruge at a secret meeting held on February 13 had given, instructions that each member select some prominent Jew for destruction. At the date to be desig¬ nated by Ruge, each member was sworn to carry out his part of the plot. The assassinations were to be cairried out the day of the "reactionary upris¬ ing."
Baur, who according to the prosecu¬ tion met death at the hands of his fellow conspirators, was involved in the murder of Dr. Walter Rathenau, and in the attempt on the life of Herr
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AGUDATH ISRAEL SENDS BLESSINGS TO PRES. COOLIDGE
Their Efforts to Co;;ipo8e Differ¬ ences 'with Orthodox Foes
DELEGATION OF FAMOUS RABBIS IS COMING HERE
.LONDON (J. T. A.) — Prior to his departure to London as head' of the Arab Delegation, Musa Kazim Pasha gave an interview to the J. T. A. (al¬ ready briefly reported by cable) j ex¬ pressing his opinion on the position of the Arabs in Palestine and the demand put forward at present by the Arab leaders.
The interview took place in the pres¬ ence of Jamal el Husseini, Secretary to tlie Arab Executive, and other members of that body and is significant in view of the Delegation's announced inten¬ tion of presenting their claims before the Duke of Devonshire and his Cabi¬ net Committee studying the Palestine situation. (On the ground that a hear¬ ing before the Committee would prove "impracticable" now), the Colonial Sec¬ retary has declined to receive the Arab delegatipiji according to latest cable ad- vi6ei':>,•;;'-"• .        -'-.-•- ji-r'
"What course of action will be adopted by your delegation • in Lon¬ don?", the J. T. A. representative asked. "We shall not allow ourselves to be affected by what the British Gov¬ ernment' is thinking", replied Musa Kazim Pasha. "We believe in the jusr tice of our demands and we shall per¬ severe in our efforts to prevent inter¬ ference with our rights; to this we shall employ all legal means. I per¬ sonally do not believe that.the British Government will persist in its present policy, as this is directly opposed to its best interests and all  ideas of justice.
"The delegation will demand.—(a) Repudiation of the present Zionist policy; (b) The establishment;of an independent national constitutional Government in Palestine consisting of representatives of the Moslem, Chris¬ tian and Jewish communities propor¬ tionate to the numbers of these conir munities in  Palestine before the war."
In reply to the question whether he believed .in the possibility of the aboli¬ tion of the Zionist policy, in view of the Balfour Declaration, the Mandate and the statement made recently by Mr. Ormsby-Core in the House of Com mons, to the effect that the present policy was already considered, as an in¬ ternational pledge, Mussa Kaziiri said:
"I believe in the British sense of jus¬ tice and equity, and as the Balfour Declaration was not binding legally, as it was only.a declaration'of sympathy stated in a personal letter from Lord Balfour to. Lord Rothschild."   "
.Asked whether he saw a way to an understanding and co-operation with the Maiidatory Power if the Balfour Declaration and the Mandate wjU re¬ main formally, Musa Kazim Pasha,re plied: ".
"We ignore the Zionist policy abso-j lutety. If England desires to come to an understanding with us, it must, es¬ tablish immediately in Palestine a na-. tional governnient, responsible to Par¬ liament, as is the custom in all other countries. This action will convince us, that it is'not the aim of England that Jews should dorhinate the country. This national Government would arrange for the entry of immigrants irrespective of nationality or creed, Jew?, Moslems or Christians, according to the economic resources of the country. This would satisfy us  for the present."
The Arab leader, when questioned as to the possibility of a direct agreement between the Jews i and the Arabs, and the basis of such an . agreement said that he could not recognize the right of the Zionist Executive or that pf any Jew who was not. a resident of Palestine before the war, to negotiate on any matter concerning the country. (.Concluded on page 6.)
VIENNA (J. T. A.).—The "Agu¬ dath Israel," at the final session of its Congressj or "Knessiah Gcdotah," adopted a resolution conveying its blessings and hopes of a successful ad¬ ministration to President Cooiidge.
While expressing gratitude over the fact that America has served as a refuge for large numbers of Jews the Agudath also asks the President of tiic United States to use his influence for a liberalization of the immigration laws.
The Assembly also protested the per¬ secution   of   the   Jewish    religion   in     v. Russia,   adopting   a   resolution   urging the   Soviet   to   modify   its   attitude  on the  subject.
. Resolutions upholding Schechita and urging greater Sabbath observance on the part of the Jews wcre also adopted.
A plea that the Agudath Israel modify ills   antagonistic   attitude   towards   or¬ ganized Zionism and at least work to¬ gether  with  the   Mizrachi  was  voiced       < today by the Rabbi of Trier.
The rabbi declared that the Agudath's unyielding stand has caused many lead¬ ing rabbis and "gaonim" to remain aloof from the Agudath.
His plea was attacked by Rabbi Weiss of Czecho-Slovakia who said that the Agiidath already had made too many compromises  and  concessions.
"We 'want to develop a dominion ab¬ solutely true to the Torah. In our schools stringent orthodoxy should^ be taught   and   no    secular    instruction,"   ' '
Rabbi Weiss said.
Similar   views    were   e^cprjjssed   by others,  one of  the delfegates  declaring that  it  was   impossible  to  work  with Mizrachi, who, he said, at th,e> .Zionist ' • . .     ' Congress   ip ^ Cftrlshad, .vacillate^, and 'i,..,,',
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rabbis.
A delegation coriiposed of the famous "Chefetz Chaim" of Radom, the Gerer Rabbi, the Trotckow; Rabbi also Rabbis Zirelson, Schapiro and Rodzenski will come to- America to recruft followers for the Agudath.
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U.S. OFFICER SAYS POLICE SAW AMER. JEW ATTACKED
BUCHAREST (J. T. A.).—In a statement today in the local "Adverul," ah American army officer named Reiter, who witnessed the attack by a mob of students on the American Jew, Haimo- witz, at the\Barlad'railway station, de¬ clares that station police were present during the attack but made no atterppt to interfere, although they were re¬ quested to call off the invalid's assail¬ ants.
APPOINTED TO COUNCIL
OF LEGION OF HONOR
PARIS (J. T. A.).—Henri Bergson, famous Jewish philosopher, of France has been appointed a member of the Cpuncil of the Legion of Honor. He succeeds General Marchand.
The appointment was foretold by the J.' T. A. some time ago.
HOLIDAY SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT HOME OF
MR. B. STEIN
. For the convenience of th« many. Jewish people living in- the East end who will find it difficult to attend lervices at the synagogues during Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur, Mr. B. Stein, 1585 Bryden Road, '
'will turn his home over for this purpose during the holi¬ days.
Mr. Stein has been success¬ ful in obtaining the services of a well known cantor, a Baal Schachris, and all those neces¬ sary to furnish the real atmos¬ phere for Orthodox services during the high holy days.
On Monday evening, Sept. 10th, services will start and will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and evenings. Erev Yom Kippur and all day Yom Kippur serv¬ ices will be held. All those who are interested in attendiniC services at the Stein home fire urged to call Mr. Stein at their earliest conveni¬ ence.
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