meeting of the above named sociation took place on Sunday, 12th inst, at No. 9 Seward Road, for the purpose of submitting the Report of the recent Zionist Congress sent by the Rev. Dr. Moses Gaster, President of the English Zionist Federation, who acted as delegate for the local Zionist Association. Mi Myer presided, and we sre standing on the eve of a very great and far-reaching change in the attitude of the Sultan towards Zionism and the Jews in general. cannot pass over in complete silence the conversations which I have had with the Valis and Turkish Governors in all the towns of Palestine and Syris, whom have had the honour of visiting during my recent journey. I have made it a point to impress on them the gratitude felt by the Jews for the freedom and tolerance granted by the Sultan to the inhabitants of the Turkish Empire. I laid stress on the fact that the difference originally placed in the way of " large influx into Palestine have been removed ever since the pogroms, and there was a fair attendance. 7 he thereby giving a lesson of tolerance and following excerpts from the Report are humanity to Christian nations of the of general interest West. When I reached Constantinople The 8th Congress, of which I am I heard that the reports of the now going to report, marks s definite conversations had reached high quarters stage in the development of the Zionist in Constantinople and had made movement. A new chapter has been favourable impression. I have taken opened which it behoves us to read palms to make one point above all carefully, study assiduously and to draw perfectly clear that the Jews emigrating lesson' from it for our future activity. to Palestine had no ulterior motive If we do so, the fature of our move-antagonistic to the rule of the Sultan ment lies before ux more securely, for or to the Turkish Government; on the the period of ventures has passed and the contrary I expressed my conviction that chapter of accidents has, as I hope, now they tended to become an element of been definitely closed. The first result strength to the Government, that they of this Congress has been to crystallize wished to be loyal subjects abiding by the thoughts and wishes which are the laws and regulations of the Govern-animating now the Zionists and to find ment and if possible a connecting link the proper way for getting to work in between the civilization of the West and the right direction. The only delegates the reviving civilization of the Mohainwho came there with a clear cat medan world, A resolution was passed programme fully conscious of the at the Congress " to alter the Bank responsibility and recognizing the statutes of the Jewish Colonial Trust'* critical state of Zionism, were the Engin such a manner as to make it Tish delegates. We came there with impossible in the fatare for anyone to the mandate of submitting to the be able to utilize the money for any Congress the resolation passed unani-work but Palestine work. It is now mously at our Conference. " That our duty to see that our work in immediate practical work be under- Ps palestine should be a success and not taken in Palestine." Slowly we were failure. If the administrative able to influence the minds of the other machinery then is to work successfully, delegates and so to shape the work of it must be oiled. No work can be car-the Congress that it resulted in the ried out without expense, and although unanimous approval of this resolution. many have brought greater sacrifices It was © momentous decision fraught than they are justified, we have no with great important consequences and right to allow this state of things to go leading to new departure in our on much longer. For this reason the relations with other kindred societies Party-Fund " has been decided upon and other organizations. In order to by Congress so as to place larger funds carry this out we must take advantage at the disposal of the Actions Committee. of every opportunity wherever and Everyone is expected to contribute the whenever it may present itself. If at 'a time we can obtain the object for minimum of 4/- towards this sei peal, circula by as, will be responded Fund, and I have no doubt that this which we are striving by political means, then political should be he ex-to with alacrity and zeal, Thos the last elusive of those who are appointed to Congress marks for us a new departure guide and represent the movement. from every point of view. We havea What promises an immediate retarn definite work lying before us, we have must be undertaken: we must not cling placed our programme of practical work in obstinate tenacity to one single clearly before the world. We have inmanner of action. This is the true vited hearty ce-operation from every meaning of the decision passed at the quarter, we are placing our financial last Congress. Industries, commercial enterprise, purchases of Isnd, banking giving to everyone of us the possibility facilities, trade, fall within the four of furthering the great aim which we corners of practical work. Nor is have at heart, now crith greater proeducation to be neglected. Should at spects of success and realization to obtain jarly time the chances for political work for the Jewish people " legally secured be greater than for any other sim we publicly recognized Home in Pales-must unhesitatingly give it medi ting." preference without neglecting educational and wets Mr. N.E. B. Ezra delivered an address on Zionism, in the course of which work. Facts are staring us in the face, he remarked that their Ascocistion was
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