Zurich, Aus, 11, The Zionist Congress to-day passed a resolution rejecting the Royal Commission's scheme for the partition of Palestine and empowering the executive to enter into negotiations with a view to ascertaining the precise terms of the British Government for the establishment of a Jewish state.
The resolution orders the executive to negotiate without commiting itself or the Zionist, organization, and if a definite scheme emerges in the negotiations, a duly-elected Congress must be convoked to make a final decision, The resolution rejects' the Commission's assertion that the mandate has proved unworkable and demands its fulfillment. It also directs the executive to resist any infringement on the rights of the Jewish people as internationally guaranteed by the Balfour Declaration and by the mandate.
In passing this resolution by 300 votes to 158, the Congress threw out a resolution rejecting the partition scheme unconditionally.
The vote concluded a stormy session in"which the balloting was twice postponed, According to the Jewish Telegraph Agency, the extremist group against the partition of Palestine for a time contemplated walking out of the hall if their anti-partition resolution was ejected. Moderate clements, headed by the Chairman, M. Ussishkin,' opposed such a demonstration.
The resolution that was passed embodied the principles submitted by Dr, Chaim Weizmann, the Zionist leader, on August 4 and the motion introduced by the Labour section, the strongest single element in the Congress, on August 5.—Reuter.
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