Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1936-06-05

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Volume XVII—No, 127
COLUMBUS, OHIO, J UNJ- 5, 1936
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Strictly Confidential
By PHINEAS J, BIRON
JVotcg ou Our Lenders
A gciitlcinarl'bearing the.namp of a famous fatljcr put in a long distance call to London the other day and urged Dr. Ghaihi Weizmann to do everything to prevent the World Jevvish Congress ¦.. This gcnlleuiari, who dropi>ed the vyord junior from his name a couple of years ago, appealed tq Weizmann in thc naiiie ot a prominent non-Ziqh- ist., .The results of the straw vote for president of the Zionist Organi¬ zation, of America will surprise many- old-timers when published . ...Dr. Stephen S. Wise will attend the Wash-
¦ingfon conference, of, „tlie American Jewish ,Congress after ail, having post¬ poned his trip abroad until June Iflth' ,i.Tlic directors of, the Joint Distri¬ bution Conimittee, on the invitation of James N. Rosenberg, have raised a fund and bouglit Frank Horowitz's painting of the laic Peter Wiernik, cditi>r of the Jewisli Morning Journal ..:The painting was presented by the, directors to the Yeshiva College, one of the pet institutions of the late edi¬ tor. .. Incidentally, we hear that' two prominent, New York Jews recently gave Yeshiva College $50,000 each... The Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi Lcagui denied that it is dickering with the American Jewish Congress and the National Jewish libor Committee for a, united boycott front ... Eugene Grigat, leader of the aiiti-Nazi Ger-, man-Americans, is starting a move to boycott the Schmeling-Lpuis bout.;. . ' Geutlemon of the Press
The Americiln Hebrew/ which sus¬ pended publication early in April, is now^,the property: of Joseph Biben, publisher, of Anglo-Jewish weeklies in Washington, Philadelphia, , Atlantic City, Rochestei-, Albany and Syracuse .... He acquired control when the paper was .sold at .auction. ..The, priSe. is said, to be a .record, for an English-
: Jewish publication..;A picturesqhd touch was given the: sale by the^rcs- encc of thf • veherabic; Philip. Coweh,
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; bfe"}- -vThc bidding for.'the piper was spirited, at. least„two,,of the; bidders riprescnting blind buyers,.'. .Members of the; A, H,, staff ,were also among , the ; bidders... Pulilication ' is expected ,to be resumed early this month, ..Fred, H. Weinberg, managing editoi- of the American Jewish World of Minneapo-,
¦ lis, who di^opped into our oliice the, other day, has quite a record asman- aging editor of some of,' the. leading dailies in the Northwest, . .Harry Hershfield has accepted the post of associate editor of the new Yiddish humorous paper, "Niew York"...In¬ cidentally, Harry is working on his autobiography,.., ¦     '
Ballot^ers
Democratic circles in New York are trying to trace dowii the cock-eyed rumors that Governor Lehman may re¬ sign before his term expires...Among those mentioned as passible Demo¬ cratic gubernatorial candidates ure Borough President Samuel Levy and Supreme Cpiirt Justice Bernard Shicn- tag.. .The Republicans are s^id to be eyeing Supreme Court Justice Harry E, Lewis of'Brooklyn as possible gubernatorial timber.,.People in the political kiiow in New York are be¬ ginning to talk of M, Baldwin Fertig, former counsel to Governors Roose¬ velt and Lehman, for an important place on the state ticket ill the fall in the event Lehman remains adamant in his refusal to' run for' a third term ...Fertig is regarded as one of the ablest authorities on public utility law. .. .Those who expected Jonah J, Gold¬ stein to be pontifical after his appoint¬ ment as judge of the New York Court of General Sessions were .surprised.... Guest of honor at a ¦ Cheese Club luncheon, he entertained the crowd, with some nifty risque yarns...James J. Cox of Ohio, Democratic nominee for President in 1020, puce resigned in a rage from ,the Miami Bath Club be¬ cause the Club refused to admit tht late Adolph S. Oclis as his guest./.
About People , Hirsch Manischewitz of the matzoth Manischewitzes, is receiving mazel ;,tovs on the eugageuicnf of his son, Joshua, to Naomi Friedman of Netv York...Reuben Braiiihi, now in his ,7rith year, presented his granddaugliT ter; Amita Schuller of Montreal, with the first copy of his new book as .a wcddhig present.. .Sol Solomon: of Miami, a daredevil juniper, is one of the founders of the newly organized National Association of High Divers ... He is credited with a leap of 130 feet... Rosa Ppnselle is preparing to (Continued on page 2)
Harry L. Glucksthan Again
Heads Jewish Social
Workers^
Bight  of Social Workers to
Organize, Vigorously
I)ebated
ATLANTIC CITY (W.NS) — Breaking a tradition that has endured .since its organization, the 37th, annual meeting of the National Conference ot, Jewish Social Service reelected Harry L. ¦ Glucksman, executive di¬ rector of thc Jewish Welfare Board, for a second term as. president,' thus establishing a precedent,' since no other president of tlic. Conference had ever, been given; election to .'^ second term.. Afr. Glucksniah was drafted for a second tcrni because of. the gravity of the situation in which the Jewish community inAmerick finds,itself.
The National Council for Jewish Education, meeting simultaneously with the. Conference, decided to hold a national education, month next fall, during the month of Tishri, with a national education week from October 10 to 17 under the chairmanship of Dr. Mordecai M, S.oltes. , One of the most significant features of the Conference was the session in¬ quiring into, relationships: between Jewish ' social - service agencies and federations, and their employes. Dr. Maurice Taylor of Boston criticized the use of trade, uiiion tactics by or. ganized employes pf Jewish organiza¬ tion's, particularly in New York.Miss Mollie Pearl. of Brooklyn, former chairman of .one ofthese organizations, declared that ' "we do , riot make a fetish of any tactic" but .insisted the trade union tactics would continue when arbitration broke down. Harry L. Lurie, director of the l*jational Council of Jewish Federations: , and Welfare Funds, ' declared - that, "we niight as well acknowledge organiza¬ tion' of these social worker^, as a fait accompli." He ,urged, board members to be more, willing to: negotiate with organized-feocialiwPrlcerff and::6aid'lie "saw no harm in allowing them par-l ticipation in deliberations :coricerning employe relationships. ,
Dr.: Sblom'on Lowenstein, head oi the: Ne,\v York Federation, and David L., Podell, member of the board ,of the ,N. Y. Federation, declared that tactics Hke picketing and mass pres¬ sure employed'by Jewish social work¬ ers haye only, a negative e'ffect.; B'oth declared themselves as :favoring or¬ ganizations. . Dr. Lowenstein "said he would'welcome affiliation, of organized Jewish: social workers with theAmer- ican' Federation of' Labor , .on the theory that sij(:h aftiliatidn would make for greater responsibility on be¬ half of the organized workers.
At the session on Vocational prob¬ lems it was reported, that throughout the United Slates only ahout 80,000 persons are being given some sort ol occupational gujdance by Jewish agencies.
28th Jew Killed in Palestine As Disorder Continues
J E R U:S A L EM (WNS Palcor Agency)—Death struck down a Jew tor the twenty-eighth time since thc Palestine disorders started on April 1!) when Rahman Kalahtaroff, 2D-ycar- old student iat the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, succumbed: to bullet vvoundsjafter being caught: in'a blaze of rifle fire while riding in a bus out¬ side of Jerusalem., Kalantaroff was a recent immigrant from Samarkand, Bochara.
The derailing of a locomotive of a train going from Jerusalem to Jaffa has caused the suspension'of all train service , between, the two cities. Thc engine was thrown from' the tracks when , it crashed into a stone barri¬ cade which had been erected , across the line halfway: between Jerusalem and the nearby Arab village of Lydda. No casuahics were reported. Shoot¬ ing, at Jewish institutions, burning of crops and gUn fire between Arab ter¬ rorists and military ,patrols were re¬ ported.
$750^000 Pledged by Lon¬ don Jews to. Aid 1,500 German-Jewish Refugees
JERUSALEM (WNS Palbor Agency)-^A budget of $750,000 pro¬ vided by'the London Council for Ger¬ man Jewry, headed by Sir Herbert Samuel, will make possible the settle¬ ment of 1,500 German Jews in Pales¬ tine in the ncxfsix months, it was revealed here. One thousand two hun- ,drcd special certificates for German Jews have been assigned to the Jew¬ ish, Agency. for Palestine out of a total allotment of 4,5,00 for the six- month period. Three hundred of these certificates are for couples and, the balance for individuals. An additional allotment of 260 certificates has been made for German refugees by the Jewish Agency, outside of the special group. The balance of the certi6(:ates will be divided as follows: 1,400 for young pioneers with agricultural train¬ ing ; 475 for relatives of Palestine residents; 205 for. Sephardic Jews (those of Spanish and Oriental ori¬ gin); S20 for specialists in various trades; 40 for Zionist veterans; 300 for specialists. requested by industrial plants; lfl,1 for Ihe Agudath Israel, ultra-orthodox Jewish body.
The certificates for Ihc next six months will be distributed, by coun¬ tries as follows: 1,150 to Poland, 230 to Lithuania, 115 to Czechoslo¬ vakia, 05 to -Atistria, 50 to Greece and the remainder to other countries.
Klopstock and Levy Crack
Records in Pacific Coast
track Meet
BERKELEY, CALIF. (WNS)— Paced by Sam Klopstock and Phil Levy, both of whom smashed the ten- year-old: records in their specialties, Stanford University captured second place in the Pacific Coast Conference outdoor track and field championships. Fighting for a place inthe final Olym¬ pic tryoiits, Klopstock cHpped foiirT tenths of a .second from the record in the 120-yard high hurdles in taking that event in 14,4, seconds. Levy broke all Pacific Coast standards in the dis¬ cus throw with. a heave of: 170 feet WH inches, "which surpassed'the old mark by more than 16 feet. The only other Jewish athlete, to score was Mushy Pollock, captain of the Uni¬ versity of- California trackmen, whd wa,s second in. the lOO-yard dash in whidi-^ihe ¦/wiinjet'-Tvas "blocked;>m' the record, time of 9.7 seconds.
PHILADELPHIA (WNS)—Run¬ ning with his right-ankle in a ha'ndage; Milton Green, captain of , Harvard's track team, tallied nine points in the 60th annual Intcrcollegiate'A.; A. A. A.- track'and field .championship on Frank¬ lin Field by winning the broad jump and taking second place in the JIO- meter high hurdles. Green was also entered ih the 20(>-meter low hurdles in which he-would have been,a sure point winner, but he withdrew because of his injured ankle. Ben Horowitz of Brown University accounted for three points with a third place in the shot put. James Sandler of NDrtheastern University and Victor Cohen of City College tied -for fourth place in the high jump with leaps of 6 feet, and Arthur Loeb of Yale finished sixth in the hammer throw. :        ,
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNS)- William Steiner, Maccabiad marathon champion, finished iii seventh place in the record-breaking National A, A, U, inarathon, Steiner crossed the line 13 minutes after the winner.
INDIANAPOLIS (WNS)— Mauri Rpse of Daytoli, Ohio; the only Jewish driver entered, roared over the finish line in fourth place in the anhual 500-mile automohile race over Ihe In¬ dianapolis Motor Speedway.
NEW SGHONTHAL DAY CAMP TO OPEN JUNE 29
Extensive plans aire iioiv under wiiy for tile opening of ^lie new Sclioiitliai Daiy Camp on Jui'ie ilH. The Day C:»np is a new tyda oi Center activ- ty. Its purpose is p afford a hcaithy and interesting vacation to those boys and giris betv/een jhe ages ofUl and iQ who ..must remain in- Coliiinbua during the Summer, |nonths. Tiie Day Camp will have a!l the feature's bf tlie better Summer Cainp, hiking, swinir miiig, baseball, tenlirs, arts and crafts, picnics, model airpl^he building, wood¬ work and many oth|r activities. There will also be other;; jfcaturcs of a dis¬ tinct educational, V^iiie such as tours through iJubHc bUiuHngs and' parks, story teUiug,, dcfchting, community singing and dramatics.
Children who register in the Schon¬ thal -Day Camp,will not Have to leave Columbus: : All ,.aG;tivities will take place in the 'city. ] The Day Camp should not. he confused ¦ with Camp Schonthal at Magnetic Springs which opens on June 21. ^Children who are enrolled at Camj) Schonthal may he- come members of.tile Day Camp be¬ fore or' after the'Camp Schonthal seastm. '      '¦.¦,.     .;;5 ,-  ¦'.
"Registrations for the Day Camp are now being accepted:; at the Schonthal Center. :'The»'ewiU;:bc a limited reg¬ istration/ There wiil also be ,a small membership fee.'    ,;'
A ful! staff of competent counselors headed by Mr. Joseph Klein will guide and instruct thie, chiidreri iti all activ¬ ities. For furthery information call ADams 3329. .    :   v
NUSSBAUM CHOSEN ART EDlTOtt OF "SUNDIAL"
Mr. Ervin B. Nussbaum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myer Ntissbaum, 804 Wager St., an Ohio State University, junior, was elected art editor last week of the Ohio State "Sundjal," thc local college humor magazine, being the first Jewish student to ever hold the position.
Mr. Nussbaum had worked two years on, the art staff prior to his ap¬ pointment. During that time he had surpassed all other artists on the staff in published cartoons and cartoons used in other college magazines.
Mr. Nussbaum is to continue with his cartoon work next fall when he begins his term of art editorship. He plans to make humor cartooping and story illustrating his main work with portrait and still-life painting to help out.  - '
One of his paintings is at present touring the "Rig Ten" universities as part of an exhibition of the cream of the iirt work of the universities of,the western conference. After gradiuLt- ing. Mr. Nussbaum l^opes to even¬ tually comiect with a national t^aga- zine of humor cartoons. \^   p'
Chas. Lazarus ^ot Receive De¬ gree at Y^e June 17th
Charles Y. Lazarus, son ^of .Mr- Simon Lazarus, ,172.iS^ Columbia Aye:, is among the ;7-i2'tiienibers. of tlie senior class at Yale University who will rcceive-.degrees? at the .two hun¬ dred., and ' thirty-fifih commencement exercises: Wednesday, June ,17. He will receive ^^nAvjb^^"degree/ \: ¦ Ji!lr.:..:,l4i"?drb5'^;i;i?,^^^ tipri for college iat tm.cfolunibus Acad¬ emy and at ExeteV,-Academy, and spent two years, at Williams College, where he was awardeq numerals as a member .of the Freshman tennis team.' He entered Yale in the fall,of 1934'as a sophomore and has majored in history. He w,as on the tennis and squash teams, and cxpdfcts to enter the niercantile business after graduation.
Cantor Samuel Bernstein to
Sing Here Saturday
And Sunday
Many local friends, of Cantor Sam¬ uel Bernstein of New York City will , no doubt wel¬ come the news of his return to Co¬ himbus. this week to ofiiciate at' thc morning services at the Agudath Achim Congrega¬ tion Saturday
Dr. S. Bernstein (today).   He will
also coiKhict . the Sunday evenirig Mariv services which will be followed hy a concert inwhich he will render many of his .own compositions of synagogual and Jewish folk numbers.' The last time Cantor Bernstein was heard here was also at the Agudath Achini congregation, and in a-concert at the old Chamber of Commerce building twelve years ago.
Cantor Bernstein was formerly chief Cantor of Budapest, Hungary. He is a graduate of the Royal Acad¬ emy of Music of Budapest, acquiring there the degree ol doctor. He was. conductor of the^ symphony .orchestra of the Austro-Hungarian army, dur-r ing^ the"* World War and is widely known, especially in Europe, as a,com¬ poser of religious and classical music. During his thirteen years in this country his compositions for religion.'; services, as well as the concert stage, have been highly praised: by critics everywhere.
Cantor Bernstein's Saturday morn¬ ing services wiU begin at; 8:30 o'clock, and on Sunday at 8:00 p. ni.   .¦
Qn Sunday morning, over WCOL, the local radio station, he will sing at 11:45 o'clock/.
TO DIRECT ACTIVITIES OF 18 FRATERNITIES
AHAVAS SHOLOM GROUPS
TO MEET At new home;
A joint meeting of the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of tlie Ahavas, Sholom Congregation will he held Sunday^ June 7, at three o'clock at the new congregation home, 878 S. Ohio Ave. All members are urged to attend this most important :bu,';ine3s. meeting.
Children's Charity to See Movie^t Uptown
Children's Charity , of Children's Hospital is to have a moving, picture party this morning (Saturday) at the Uptown theater at nine o'clock. Vari¬ ous shorts, especialty suitable for chil¬ dren, arc to be shown, and favors are td be given away. .
Ladies' Mizrachi to Meet
The Ladies' Mizrachi Society will meet Sunday afternoon (tomorrow) at 2:30 o'clock in the social hall of the Agudatli Achini synagogue. En¬ tertainment will follow the business discussion^ and a delightful as well as enlightening afternoon is promised all members who atteiifl.
To Graduate from O. W. U,
, On Monday, June. 6, Mr. Morris Kohn, son of Mr and Mrs, Albert Kohn, 18 Woodland Aye., Delaware, Ohio, formerly of this city, will be graduated from Ohii* Wesleyan Uni¬ versity, School of Business Adminis¬ tration. On Saturday. June $, he wa,-) initiated into Delta Sigma Rho, na¬ tional honorary debating society.
Wife Bought from Jew, Nazi Gets Divorce
BERLIN (\VNS)-SoleIy on the grounds that his wife had patronized a Jewish shop and utilized the services ofa Jewish doctor, a court in Dres¬ den granted an unconditional divorce to a Nazi. Another court granted a divorce to a man wlipsc wife con¬ tinued to l>e friendly witli a Jewess who was a classmate of hers.
Britain Will Not Be Terror¬ ized in Palestine, League Hears
GENEVA (WNS Pakor Agency) The British government will not be deterred by terrorism from carrying out its obligations in Palestine, Harry Trusted, Palestine Attorney General, toUl the Permanent Mandates Com¬ mission of thc League.of Nations at a private, meeting to consider thc Palestine problem and the.rctciit dis- turblinces.
Saying that the; government was do¬ ing all. in its power to deal with the disorders, Trusted reported that meas¬ ures have been taken for .the reinfnrce- nicnt bf the military garrison in Pales¬ tine and that agitators are being ban¬ ished as part of the campaign to re¬ store law and order..
Christian Americans  Ask Britain Open Palestine '.¦ To Victimized Jews
NEW BRUNSWICK,.. N.. J.- Eldward James Slotkin of Elberon, N, J.,;was. recently elected president o5' the'Interfraternity Conference at' Ittit- ¦gera--^niyerSity;'.:This^ is .thc-'iirst' tiniie that i member of: the Jewish faith has been so highly honored, an directing the activities of the 18 fraternities at Rutgers. Slotkin is a member of the varilty track team, a member of the .Scarlet Key honorary society, and the presiding officer of the Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity at Rutgers ^University.
Local Boy May Be Heard
On Major Bowes Program
Sunday Evening
.Herman Silverman,; 15 year old tap dancer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Silverman, 709 Kossuth St.,\may ap¬ pear- on Major Bowes' program this Sunday,, June 7th, between, 7 and 8 p. jti. At press time, however, no deft-, nite word has been received from New York: at the Chronicle office. The daily press will no doubt have - the last minute announcement regarding Silverman. .
Young Silverman, is well fcnown in this city, having performed on nu¬ merous occasions at the RKO Palace and Loew's Theatres, leading clubs, fraternal orders.and before local Jew¬ ish organizations. '
Readers of the Chronicle are asked to time'in on this program Sunday evening and if Silverman is oti,'to vote for this local boy by dialing EM. 2111 oil your telephone. Sucli co¬ operation on the part of,our readers will lie highly appreciated by his host of friends in this community,
Agudath Acluiii Sisterhood
To Hold Season's Last^
Meeting Tuesday
The Sisterhood of .the Agiidath Achini Congregation will hold its last meeting of the season Tuesday after¬ noon, June 9, at two .o'clock at the synagogue.
Mrs. Bernard Gold will entertain the members in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of her son.
Columbus Jewry is asked to reserve Wednesday evening, June 24, for a gala event to he sponsored' by the Sisterhood. For complete details, watch. next week's issue of the Chronicle.
Shelter Home Meeting
The Haehnosis Orchim Society (Jewish Shelter Home) will meet Monday evening, June 8, at eight o'clock at the Agudath Achim Syna¬ gogue, At this meeting members will be asked to settle for tickets sold for ¦the picnic. I '
WASHINGTON, D. C. (WNS)^ A plea to JGreat Britain tb throw bpeq the gates of Palestine and let in the victimized and persecuted Jews escap¬ ing from, the European holocaust was addressed to Premier Standley Bald¬ win of England iri 4 petition presented to. Sir.Ronald Lindsay, British:ambas- sador, by, a delegation from the Pro- Palestine Federation , of , America; headed by the .Rev. Dr. James F. Freeman, Episcopal Bishop of Wash-, ington. Speaking in the name of "en¬ lightened Christian'American opinion," thc petition Was signed by William R. Hopkins, city manager of Cleveland; Dr. Samuel Harden Church, president of' the Carnegie Institute; Dr. John Haynes Holmes, Dr. S. Parkes Cad¬ man.'George Gordon Hattie, Dr. Ivan Lee Holt, president, of the' Federal Coiincfl of. Churches of Christ, and Dr. Frederick B. Robinson, president of the College of,the City of New York. The Federatibn is.a natibnal organization of American Christian I friends. of the - Jewish homeland in Palestine, j". .^ .'"'^.i\: '-..l)'':¦¦'¦'-:'¦¦':¦''. ' The text of th^ petition ;foilows: ,¦ ; "The ph'ght of millions of human beings in Eastern Europe, and Ger¬ many has stirred the conscience, of enlightened mankind.' Mere compas¬ sion and commiseration with the suf¬ ferings of these victims. of prejudice and 'persecution, however, are not enough.' Bold practical measures to save these unfortunate millions froni total annihilation are now called for.. It is: the consensus of enlightened Christian American opinion that God has bestowed upon England one of the. greatest missions, in human his¬ tory—-the salvation of Israel and res¬ toration to' its ancient patrimony- Great Britain has it within her power to throw, open the gates of Palestine and let in the victimized and perse¬ cuted Jews escaping from. the Euro¬ pean holocaust.
"Enlightened Christian opinion in America is now eager to see the pro¬ visions of the Palestine mandate car¬ ried out. It is eager to see the set¬ tling of the Jews in the land facili¬ tated In accordance wJth^the stipula¬ tions of the mandate. Above all it would welcome the removal of any im¬ pediments and obstructions to the so¬ cial-economic development of the country, which untimely arid prema¬ ture projects bf selfi-government would cause, in the present condition of the country.
We are mindful of the complex and dtfHcuU task faced by His Maj¬ esty's government in Palestine. We also appreciate the anxiety and sin¬ cerity with which the, Palesti,ne gov¬ ernment is grappling with the' prob' lenis ..there. Wc, however, feel that the right solution calls for a definite policy, which should, once and for all, make clear to the turbulent element hi Palestine that His Majesty's govern¬ ment, as mandatory power, will carry out its trust to help transform Pales¬ tine into a Jewish homeland to which the persecuted Jews of the world may freely come, and where thcy may have the tight to constitute themselves into a free nation- It is our fond hope and sincere belief that in the present grave world emergency, when the dark spectre of bigotry and prejudice seems to liave engulfed a major portion of the civi-* lized world, the Anglo-Saxon Com¬ munity of Nations is called upon to blaze the trail for the dawn of a new era of freedom, justice and human en- lightenineiit. Tlie restoration of the Land of Israel to the Children of Israel is the guiding star in thjs great struggle for a better world and a'bet-^ ter humanity."
Dr. Weizmann Calls Arab
Violence Challenge to
League of Nations
Rejects Royal Commission Urging Britain to Pursue
"Active Policy*'
¦ LONDON (WNS—Palcor Agency) —Characterizing thc Arab distilrb- ances as a. challenge not only to the British: Government, but to thc League of Nations which entrusted thc Man¬ date over,' Palestine to (^reat Britain, Dr. Chaiin Weizmann; president of thq Jevvish Agency for Palestine, called upon the British Government to adopt, an "active policy" in the establishment of the Jewish National Home in order to fulfill its obligations imder tHe Mandate. Dr, Weizmann spoke before a crowded assembly following his, re¬ election as President of the English Zionist Federation.
Analyzing the causes of the present situation in Palestine, Dr. Weizmann said that they certainly were not eco-, nomic, "despite the poisonous propa¬ ganda that the Arabs' are being dis^ placed ahd ousted from their positions by Jcxvs."" "On the contrary," the leader of the Jewish Agency said,' "the Arab people has increased as the re¬ sult of Jewish effort.. Noi- are the reasons for the disturbances the re¬ sult of fear for the future," he added, "although'the Arabs are an excitably and gullible people and perhaps believe the leaders who arc inspiring such fears, though they kiiow. that they are tmtrue."   ";¦ ,.'
Dr.   Weizmann , declared" that   the Jews are not interested in the, proposed Royal Commission for the. investiga- tipii of the Palestine situation under present   conditions.    It " can   discover nothing that is unknown, he remarked. ¦ "Constant investigation is like uproot¬ ing trees every few shears and planting: them.all over again,'- Dr. Weizmann said. "The, Royal Commission is likely to suspend constructive work for years. . We have had experience with cpmmis- ' sions and interpretations .of, the, Man- ¦ fbie"':;^¦'¦¦'¦.:'.'_ .7''--''-. '. ^^.^-.^'^-''.^'-'-V^';--.:,: /'S
Beginning his.address with the rer' mark that; he'.yi'ished he^could have more cfieerful tidings froni Palestine, Dr. Weizmann, said that .he. "can say, ¦ before God and all men that the Jews did not provoke the disturbances/' Dr. Weizmann pbinted'out that the present situation iwas too often described in the press as "mcial clashes'- or "racial hatred between Jews arid Arabs," de-. daring that these phrases, could, not apply to a situation in .which the Jews who were peacefully engaged in their, fields and factories were murderously- attacked without provocation.. Obsery-" ing that ithe Arab leaders in Palestine were imitating recent events in Syria and Egypt, Dr, Weizmann said that . the fact that the Arab demands were accompanied by violence constituted a challenge not'only to: the British gov¬ ernment, but to the League of Niattons.
¦ In dealing with the question of.the ¦ Royal Commission Dr. Weizmann said that while assurances have been ^v«i that the principle of the Mandate would not come within the purview bf the commission it may .''presumably interpret" -arid its investigations are > likely to suspenil the upbuilding ac¬ tivities of the Jews for years. In con¬ clusion Dr. Weizmann declared that the Jews will not deviate from their path pf peaceful upbuilding and will not be deflected by violence. "The : Jews arc still anxious to live peace¬ fully with the Arab people," The ' Jews have,no fear as to the outcome of the present situation, Dr. Weizmann said, because their work is "wbvcti in the fabric of history and believes that Great Britain will keep faith with the Jewish people."
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California K.  of P.'s Fight Nazism and Fascism
SANTA ROSA. CALIF. (WNSl —Opposition to Nazism, Fascism, Communism "or any other 'isms' that arc contrary to fundamental principles of democracy as established under the constitution of the United States" wa$ voiced at the 67th annual Grand Lodge Convention of the Knights of Pythias, California Domain, held here, This stand was taken in a resolution unani¬ mously adopted, with instructions that all Pythian lodges in the state should vigilantly combat such orgauizatiotts whose purposes are to undermine, overthrow or otherwise destroy Ainerr ican governmental principles. Com¬ mendation of and offers of assistance to all organizations waging active battle against the subversive move¬ ments were embodied in the resolution.