Mr. FISH. I ask now for unanimous consent to vote all proxies (I think it is the courteous thing to do.) Mr. Cockran has been called away from Congress. He is to leave to-morrow on an important mission, and I think it is in order to ask consent of the e mmittee that all proxies of members who desire to vote on this proposition be allowed. Mr. Mooge. I have to object. I have no objection to Mr. Cockran, who has been here and has heard this discussion, but I object to people who have not been here and heard it putting in their proxies. STATEMENT OF HON. OSCAR J. LARSON. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. Mr. LARSON. I came here nierely to present to this committee some 20 telegrams ́hat I have received from my district. They are from individuals, congregations, and social organizations—principally Jews-in favor of this resolution. Mr. CONNALLY. Of course, there was no concert of action between these people? Mr. LARSON. I do not know. Those come from various communities in my district. The telegrams are as follows: Hon. O. J. LARSON, DULUTH, MINN., April 19, 1922. House of Representatives. Washington, D. C.: A unanimous resolut on adopted by this concrezation pledges our unanimous support to you in favor of Hamilton Fish resolution. We firmly believe that Lothing but good can come out of the purpose of this resolution. We hope that you will work and vote for this act of historie justice. BNAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION, Similar telegrams from Tiffereth Israel Congregation. A. Horwitz, president; Adath Israel Singene. Sama Kaner, president; and the Bnai Zion Congregation, of Chisholm, Minn., by I. Lewis, chairman. Also, similar telegrams from Sons of Israel Lodge, L. Fox. president: Joseph Vereiney, president Duluth Hebrew Brotherhood: Kodivrim Klub of Duluth; Sam Wald, president Zionist organization, Chisholm district: Zionist district of Dyinth. L. B. Aarons president: Young Peoples League. Samuel K. Davis, president: Dr. W. L. Metalle: Sam Lewis: Sam Goldenberg; and A. E. Moge sor.. ring resolution: * Whereas the British Landate for Palestine is soon to be passed upon by the Leary of Nations: and w9 ̋serena, there is now pending in the House of Representatives of the Tinted states Congress a résolution calling upon our Government to approve the terms of when mandare in so far as it relates to the establishment of a Pastra. Jewton homeland: and serega mich establishment of a Jewish homeland is in accord with the es of our Government: be it hereby Rewired That me, the members of the Kodivrim Klub, of Duluth, in meetng axented, arge our Congressmen to assist in the passage and to support the rescuition introduced by Representative Hamilton Fish in the United States Copos de it further ஆ. Remiret. That a copy of this resolation be forwarded to every Member of Congress from Minnese)*2. JACOB GABON. The United Jewish Legionnaires and veterans of Greater New York, an organization representing nore than 10000 ex-soldiers, who fought under American colors and with General Allenby for liberation of Palestine from Turks, at meeting on Thursday, April 27, unanimously adopted resolution indorsing action of Congressman Hamilton Fish and Senator Lodge in asking our Government to give its seal of approval to the re-creation of Palestine as the Jewish national homeland. As citizens of this great Republic and as Jews who have fought in the Great War, one of whose chief purposes was the liberation of the smaller nat.onalities, we respectfully urge you to aid in the passage of this resolution, which gives the moral support of the United States Government and people to the legitimate aims and aspirations of the Jewish people for the reestablishment in Palestine of the Jewish national homeland. The sentiment of millions of Jews in the United States and throughout the world are behind the Zionist movement. The Government of the United States will do a great service to humanity in lifting the Jewish people out of the misery and chaos in which it finds itself. We fought for it and we bled for it. We are confident the United States, which has always stood for the right of the oppressed, will answer our call. DR. LEON SLONIMSKY, President. BUFFALO, April 20, 1922. Representative HAMILTON FISH, Washington, D. C.: We, the undersigned, representing the following organizations in the city of Buffalo: Zionist district of Buffalo; Independent Order of Brith Abraham; Lake Erie Lodge, I. O. B. S.; Electricity Lodge, O. K. O. J.; Jewish National Workers' Alliance; J. N. W. A., Women's Branch; Manhattan Soc al and Benevolent Society; Queen City Social and Benevolent Society; East Buffalo Social Club; Buffalo Hebrew Social Club; Jewish Mothers' Club; Young Men's Club, F. A. S. ; Zion Helpers' Club; Mizrachi Poale Zion; Ladies' Mizrachi Junior; Hadasseh Ladies' Junior; Congregation Beth Jacob; Congregation Brith Sholom; Congregation Shavath Achim; Congregat on Brith Israel; Congregation Anshe Libavitz; Congregation Anshe Sokolivke; Congregation Anshe Emes; J. Y. M. A.; Y. W. H. A.; Arya Association; Delma Association; Orion Assoc atión; Titan Association; Palestine Development League; Temple Beth al Hadasseh of Buffalo-comprising the majority of the Jewish community-at a meeting assembled, respectfully petition that you give your fullest support to the resolution of Hon. Senator Henry C. Lodge, of Massachusetts, recognizing the Balfour declaration for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, the hope of the Jewish people for centuries. Dr. S. KAVINOKY, Chairman. Congressman HAMILTON FISH, Washington, D. C.: ROXBURY, MASS., April 24, 1922. The Rabbinical Assembly of the Jewish Theological Seminary sets itself on record as heartily supporting resolution favoring a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine; its 150 members ministering to Jewish congregations over the country are unanimous in the conviction that in the reestablishment of Palestine as home for the Jews, humanity will reap an unforeseen spiritual harvest; will pay a debt that it justly owes the scattered people, as will through its immediate effect save hundreds of thousands of Jewish families in eastern Europe from the dangers that beset them. As Americans we should feel proud to know that our country was in a degree instrumental in offering an asylum to an oppressed nation. LOUIS EPSTEIN, Boston, Mass., President. MAX DROB, New York, Vice President. ABRAHAM NOWAK, Hartford, Conn., Recording Secretary. HYMAN, SOLOMON, Lawrence, Mass., Corresponding Secretary. Telegrames in approval of the resolution were also filed by Mr. Fish from congregations, organizations of various sorts, and from individuals, as follows: Congregation Beth Jacob, of Buffalo: New Peoples Synagogue, 206 East Broadway, New York: Palestine Foundation Fund Committee, of Washington Heights, by Alexander Bernardik, chairman; Sons of the Land of Israel, by Joseph Gabriel. secretary: Jewish Extension Center. M. Soltes, director, 31 West One hundred and tenth street; Bedford section of the Brooklyn Jewish Center, by Samuel Rottenberg; Philip Bernstein Sick Benevolent Association, by Lou's Weiss: Max Ornstein and David Klein; Jarrchower Young Men's Benevolent Society, by William Tabor, president. and Sam Tannenbaum, secretary: David Wolfsohn Club; First Zionist district, 204 East Broadway. New York: New York Zionist District, by Morris Margulies, chairman, 31 East Thirty-second Street: Brooklyn Zionist district, by Louis Germain, chairman, 50 Fifth Averze. Brooklyn; Zionist district No. 36, Arverne, Long Island, by Aaron Rosenbaum, president, and L. E. Shapiro, secretary; and from George Gordon Bartle, William Heyt Worrell, and Hon. William Sulzer. TELEGRAMS FILED BY HON. CHARLES G. BOND. Commendatory telematis vere filed by Mr. Bord from the following-named organizations and individuals: The Jemist Center of East Flatbush, by Max Brody, president: H. Morgenster, 1341 Fifty-fifth Street: Max Perlman, 1676 Fifty-second; Heinrich Airmowiz. Tetta Abrocowitz 225 West Twenty-eighth Street: and Louis AnGoiz Harry Abrydowitz Eva Abromowitz, and Mollie Abromowitz, 206 Mermaid Avenue, Coney Island. Also a letter of approval from Judge Alemander H. Gelstar, ex-president Brooklyn Feleration of Jewish Charities: RAMI NUA H. Ein representing congresut as Ses of Israel of BenSalts, and Sheared Talk, of Bath Beach: Abraham Mater, representing the Keren Hapesod Comm tee of Bath Beach. Mapleton district: A. Becker, representing the Z dis wreatization of district No. 19, comprising Bath Beach, Benwchart. Miplete, and Coney Island; and Samtel Kramer, vice president T. MHA of Bath Beach STATEMENT ET HON, A. J. SARATH. At the time this hearing was sent to the resolutis alyred by the American ela Mar evolution has been introduced in the House of Biz Hamdit: J. Fish, in. of New York favoring the of the Jerist bomeland in view of the fact that cerin their (72 Lines mposed the passage of said to Fire co. Aftirs, the American Philadelphia stringy urges the speedy Deas of Sy of the the Jewish eld over. A. J. SARATH. Mr. LIPSKY. First of all, I desire again to call to your attention the fact that the Jews of America in an American Jewish congress adopted resolutions in favor of the Balfour declaration; that at this congress there were representatives, as I have stated before, representing 360,000 Jews voting individually; that in addition thereto there were represented national Jewish organizations, including a number of prominent reformed Jewish organizations. The American Jewish Committee, represented by Mr. Louis Marshall, is an organization composed to a large extent of representatives of reformed Jews. Now, inasmuch as the principle of self-determination has been invoked, as far as what the Jewish people desire and what they think to be to their best interest, that decision of the American Jewish Congress represents the self-determination of the Jews of America. Mr. CONNALLY. Do you mean here in America? Mr. LIPSKY. Yes. Mr. CONNALLY. Determined to do what? Mr. LIPSKY. To save their brethren, who are in distress; to preserve the future of the Jewish people by establishing a homeland in Palestine. This resolution, as adopted in the United States by Jews, has the approval of the vast majority of the Jews in Poland, where they are suffering great disabilities, where they are suffering persecution, and where they feel that the future of their race requires that a haven of refuge or a homeland, or a national home-whatever words may be used-must be established for them in their ancestral land for that purpose. I say, so far as the Jewish people are concerned, they take that stand. The introduction into the committee's record of theological differences of opinion (because they are practically theological differences they are not differences as to problem of life, they are differences of ideas with regard to religious dogma), so far as the Jewish position is concerned, is not determined by theological dogma, but by the needs of life. We refuse to hold up dogmas against the urgency of life that compel us to action. We refuse to indulge in theories or abstract philosophy when life requires action. When we see thousands of Jews lingering in European ports and know their desire to return to Palestine, we cannot turn back to discussion of theology or dogma. When you asked Doctor Philipson what he would do under the circumstances, he appealed to a dogma or a construction of Jewish history, as if that were the answer. He appeals to pious wishes, as if that were the answer. The Zionists have organized the forces of our people to deal with problems of Jewish life, to plan, to act. Just as Poles organized their governmental adIninistration, and as the Irish were organized to obtain their freedom, we have been organizing for the last 30 years, because we believed that the establishment of a haven of refuge is an urgent need of Jewish life. That has nothing to do with theological dogmas. We are dealing with a practical situation; whatever is being done to organize the Jewish people to deal with this situation, the raising of funds, the establishment of colonies, the direction of immigration, projects for the development of the country to absorb the Jews as they come to the land-all this arises naturally out of our belief that the creation of a national home for the Jew in Palestine is essential for the well-being and future of the Jewish people. It would be folly to expect that in such an enterprise there would not be differences of opinion, there would not be different principles involved, there would not be certain embarassments created for certain groups of individuals. There have been embarrassments created in the United States for those Irish who resented the agitation here for a Irish free state, the propaganda for free Ireland carried on in the United States. At the same time those who felt that this agitation here was essential and indispensable for Ireland's existence could not discontinue their work. We deal with the needs of Jewish life, not with intellectual ideals. Professor Reed introduced many statements, quotations, citations from letters, etc. He has done this skillfully. It is curious that many of the facts presented by him have been commented upon, characterized, described, but with no desire to present the whole truth or to present a nonpartisan view of the statements presented. Professor Reed called my attention as a witness sitting here, but not permitted to speak, to a certain letter to Doctor Weizmann in which he was asked whether he would be willing to accept a court of inquiry. Professor Reed said that Doctor Weizmann was willing to accept the court of inquiry but would not comply with other conditions. I want to contradict Professor Reed's statement on this point. An article appeared in the London T mes, asking for the appointment of a court of inquiry. Doctor Weizmann replied in the following terms: SIR: In a leading article wh.ch appears in the Times of to-day you indorse Lord Northcliffe's suggestion that the situation in Palestine should be exhaustive y reviewed by a competent and impartial authority. "I have no desire to invade your columns with a lengthy statement of the Zionist case, which has been fully set forth in a pamphlet just publ shed by the Zionist organ zation, under the title. The Truth About Palestine. “I will confine myself to saying that for my own part-and I feel sure that I speak for the overwhelming majority of my fellow Z onists-I should cordially welcome such an inquiry as is suggested, and would ask for nothing better than the fullest possible publicity." The suggestion as to what sort of inquiry should be made was contained in the last paragraph to which he refers, which is as follows: **Lord Northcliffe pays a pleasant tribute to the impartiality of the high commiss oner; but the situat on bristles with so many difficult es and misunderstandings that it is high time, in the interests of the Zion sts, of the Palestinian Arabs, and of the Br.tish nation, which is at present responsible for the conduct of Palestinian affairs, that a complete and public investigation of the growing complaints and disturbances should be made by a competent and impartial authority.” Doctor Weismann made this statement in the London Times. The Zionist press immediately echoed that statement and intimated that the Zion st organization courted the appointment of an investigation commission. Professor Reed intimated that there were conditions not acceptable by Doctor Weizmann. Where were these conditions set forth, by whom made? The CHAIRMAN. Professor Reed indicated that there were certain recommendations proposed by the British mandate that should be postponed until this Later coull be investigated. Mr. LIPSKY. To whom was it addressed? The CHAIRMAN. To the press; and Doctor Reed raised the point that the reply of Doctor Weizmann agreed to the investigation, but did not agree to the Iroposal of the mandate until after the investigation; is that correct? Mr LIPSKY. I am not acquainted with that incident. I am speaking of the fact itself, as to whether the Zionists wanted a court of inquiry appointed. The CHAIRMAN. The letter that Doctor Reed read specifically laid that down. Mr. LIPSKY. Profes or Reed wanted to create the impression that the Zionists were not eager that a special inquiry should be set up. Whether it was this letter or that letter, whether it was here or there, the fact is that Doctor Weizmann, for the Zionist organization, had agreed to it. The CHAIRMAN. You know the letter I refer to. It was the letter written by the Arab statesman. In it the Arab made two propositions: First, for an investigation, and then a postponement of the ratifications until after an investigation. Doctor Reed said that Doctor Weizmann agreed to the investigation, but he did not agree to the postponement Mr. COOPER (interposing). Suppose I were to agree to investigate the question or subject, and say, as Doctor Weizmann did in his letter ̧ “a thorough an1 complete investication"? Certainly I would not vote on anything which related to the investigation until my own investigation was complete. That would fellow as a natural thing. The CHAIRMAN. I don't think so. Mr. COLPER. It inevitably would. What is the object of the investigation? Mr. LIPSKY. This is directed to Doctor Weizmann with regard to an inquiry. It is in answer to a letter which appeared in the London Times with reference to this inquiry. Professor Reed also sought to convey the impression that Sir Stuart Samuel had. for some cause or other, disassociated himself from the Zion st cause. The fact is that Sir Smart Samuel had an interview, which appeared in the London Mail on February 19, in which he was quoted as questioning the way the Zionist funds were being administered and in which he said its economie policies were unsound. He was also quoted as disassociating himself from the Jewish nationalists and approving of the proposal in the Northeliffe papers that an impartial commission be sent to Pales ine to study conditions. When questioned by the Board of Jewish Deputies of London, on February 19, he denied the accuracy of the interview, saying he had been misrepresented by the Mail. The impression that was attempted to be made here was that Sir Stuart Samuel |