Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1936-06-19

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Vohmic XVII—No. 129
COLUMHUS, OHIO, JUXli.Kj. 1(^36.'
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
Strictly Confidential
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
Jewish Leaders From Many
Cities Called to Important
Conference
We're Telling You
Wonder what the friends of Gov- eruor Alf Landon, thought w-hen tiicy saw   that   photograph   in   tlic'   New York    Times    of  June    9th    which ahovF^d a group qf Kansas women at Cleveland    saluting    a    portrait    of "the    Kiiiisas    Coolidge"   with   what looked just like the Hitler salute... The very titzy Wauamaker family is moving  heaven  and earth to  pi-event one of its daughjers. froiii  marrying a  young  Jewish   lawyer. ..There's  a rumor   that   Dr.   Stephen.' S.   Wise would like to transfer his presidency of the  American Jewish  Congress tn Judge Julian W. Mack.'..All laymen and    professionals    engaged    in   any kind of Jewish communal activity are now  eligihle  for  membership  in the National   Conference  of  Jewish   So¬ cial  Service,  whicli  has  changed  itn name to the National  Conference of Jewish Social Welfare. ..Frederick M. Warburg, John M. Schiff, Walter N. Rotlischild   and   Lucius, N.   Littauer have  each  given  $1,(100  or. niorc  to the Republican National Committee... JerCmiah: T; Mahoney, former prcai- dent of the.A.A.U., who led the fight to keep <the bnited States out of the Berlin Olympics, may be .the Dcmo- . cratip candidate for Governor of New York   if; Governor   Lehman   doesn't, change  his. mind.-¦.Ma.K-.Reinhardt's production .of   "The   Eternal   Road", scheduled to open neict season, is en¬ countering a lot of rocks...The very, very rich;"Yehudim'' arc not in favor of Franz Werfel's  "Jewish play"... Thcy think that Jewish life on stage and otherwise should be a pantomime .. .Significant, meeting in Detroit, at home ,of Sidney J. Allen, at which 45 leaders  pledged  a  sum of  $1C,00() in -addition to their earlier pledges in or¬ der to w;ipe Out the shortage'in $323,-' n5(y. Allied Jewish Campaign, was at¬ tended by Henry ."Hank" Gr-eenberg ...Someone  asked  "Hank"  what  he wijl; plt;<l£ejp.wajrd5 jhisjinusual- DToj:. 'ect.. ."I  pledge two horne, runs," re- ¦;: plied    Henr^'...And    Detroiters    are .holding him to his promise;,.By the . way, Henry won't be able to play for ; another month. ...His wrist is still in . a cast.. .But when he gets started he "promises to make it with a bang....
: Blumia Leon Bluiti, Socialist Premier of Fraiice; who .would.give his life, for Socialism,, is a multi-ihillionaire whose salon is the meeting place of the who's who of Paris...He maintains very friendly personal relations with the Rothschild, family....When . you see liim in a salon he looks as impeccably dressed as a Paris fashion plate... \yhile at work Blum is unconcerned with his .appearance and never cares to have his trouserj? pressed.. .Leon's .soiv is one of. the main executivfcs of Peugeot, thc famous French sinail car . manufacturers. ..Wheivhe's not.study¬ ing he loves to watch horse races...
'¦ Foreign Shores
In Vd'iA Fascist Italy had eleven Jewish generals.. .An organized cam¬ paign of Nazi propaganda has been uncovered: in Central America... Radio broadcasts from Germany reach every country in that section. ..On^ of the tea(;hi;i"s of the Crown Prince of Italy, was. Senator Professor'Vit- torio Polacco, an Orthodox Jew... The marriage of Henri Deterding, Eiigl.ish oil magnate, to a German woman, lias revived rumors that he is the chief backer ,of Hitler,. .Ber- ¦ tus Van . Lier, famous Dutch com¬ poser, has declined an invitation to permit the use of his second sym¬ phony at the, Dutch Musical Festival in Wiesbaden", Germany;. ."Lillian Glsh is in Palestine consoling herself over , the fact that ."Old Maid", the play in which" she was to star in Hngfland, neve,r opened... ¦
Jewish Press
The Juedische Rundschau o[ Ger¬ many now has a circulation Of close to -lO.tK)!) and frcQiiently carries more than ten full i>agcs of advertising. Its editor, Robert Weltsch, is now in this country on a visit. - - His stay here is' so. incognito that he. is accept, ing no invitations and takes his meals aloJie in a kosher restaurant in the . roaring forties....Our colleague, Louis Pekarsky of Los Angeles, iiiforrns tis that his" hoss, Joseph J. Cummins, publisher of the B'nai Brith Messuii ger and the Detroit Jewish Chronicle, is now a member bf the California bar...From Louis we also learn that West Fourth Street* between Main and Broadway, is Los Angeles' Jew (Cuntiiuied on page )i)
SCHANFAUBEIt^ ATTENDS
NKW YORK—Many Jewish lead¬ ers throughout thc United States con¬ vened in New York City Thursday for thc niid-ycar rejiort meeting of thc plan.and Scoiic Committee of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's 17)30 natiohal campaign for *;[,5OO,O0O. The meeting was called,foi- that date by Felix M. War¬ burg, Chairman, and by Paul Bacr- wald, William Rosenwald and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, Co-Chairmcn of the Joint Distribution Committee's ¦- l!>-'5(i camtjaign. .1
Under particular discussion at .this meeting, was the program for. the. education and care of the children Jews remaining in Germany who are particularly disadvantaged because of the recently' promulgated educational decrees which bar them frOm public schools. .Refugee aid also: occupied a' proiiiinent place on the agenda!
Mr,  Isidor   Coons,   National   Cam
Central   Conference   of
Ainerican Rabbis Will
Meet June 23-28
Stephen S. Wise Accepts Call To Lead American Zionists
Virtual Martial Law Decreed In Palestine With Death Penalty For All Types of Violence and Vandalism
J E RUS A-L EM .(\VNS-Palcor .^gency)—Virtual marti;il !;i\v was de¬ creed in Palestine, as llic Htivcrnmciif promulgated emergency regu hit ions in¬ volving the death penalty ff)r all types of    vandalism   and   vi'iUnce..   against
in the Valley of Jezrccl, Galilee. Jud 1 and Samaria.. Shots were also fired .^f the 'Kibbutz-. Gesher hear Tiberias. ICkron near Tiberias. Kfar Saba. Kf-^ir Tzzar, Gan Yabneli and Givat Adn. Among the other colonies shot .at wa.i
which the governmciii dufeilsc ftirccs! Chcnith   Amcrikai,  ni^ar  Td   Mond. have seemed to be heliilcss'during thij; which    is   conipn.scd  -exclusively    of
at  Congress  Hall.  Cape  May,  N. .jJ["ic  foregoing:  damaging or Interfer-
Dr. Felix A. Levy
Jlorc than :iOO Reform Rabbis from paign Director, Submitted a report on j all parts of thc country will convene the results of the campaign throughr but the United States and Canada to. date and the prospects for the re-' niainder of the year. In addition to reports on the progress of the fund raising campaign, a report of this year's rehabUitation activities in.behalf of Jews in Germany and Eastern Europe was giveh by Joseph C. Hy¬ man, Executive Director of. the Joint Distribution. Committee. V
The report covered the activities for the amelioration of,, the plight ,of Jews,in Germany and in refugee lands, in Poland and Eastern Europe.; Last December Jewish leaders meeting in Chicago in an emergency conference induced by tht incr^sing plight of the Jews .fri Cehtral and Eastern Europe, gave a mandate, to- the Joint Distribution Committee to enlarge its pt'ogram of overeas work a.nd. to seek larger sums from American Jews.in support of it.
"The entire-program of Atnerican assistance for the Jews, in .Germany depeiids upoii the success of the Joint Distribution ; Committee's campaign during 1936," said Mi". Baerwald. "If the fuii amount of ;$3,500,000 is raised, approximately .$2,000,000, in propor¬ tion to the receipts,, will be spent on the Gerinan program for the training and ^transportation of- emigrants, the schooling of. children and economic ^upport of those Jews who cannot leave- Germany. .Approximately. %\,- 150,000 in, proportion to the total sum raised, will go toward the alleviation of distress among the Jews of Poland and other parts of Eastern: Europe, and with a large part of the balance there will be .set up a fund for special einerjgencics in Central and Eastern Europe.''
Members of the Plan and Scope Committee of. the American Jewish Joint Distribution . Committee's 103G national    campaign   .included    E.    J.
past week.  The "Offici;il Gazette, pul li.-shed   by  the   PaleBtim-   government, empowers thc civil cOints tVi iiifli(;t thi: d"'h penalty for the following crimes, under ^xi emergency ordtT of Ifi.'lii;
Firing on naval;'.;ilr.or .military forces; throwing, of limiibs or otlicr explosives; inter.f'ererirc with wnrUing on harborfi. ' rail'vi'ay.s, waterways, rower property, stalinns for watfer stippli'-s j.damaging or intt'rfcriiv material  or  property cunnected
Will Relinquish Other Posts to Be Able to Devote More Time to Zionism if Elected
NEW YORK (WNS)—Respond¬ ing to a petition addressed to him by scori's of leading Zionists tliroughout .^IIlcriVa ur,,'iiig him to place himself at thc iielni of Zionist rlfTairs in .'\tnerr ica due to the silualini in Palestine, which   rcr[ui,|-cs   unity   of   effort   aiid
Schanfarber who was ;prcsent at this imi>ortant  conference.'
June  23  to June  L'li   for  the'forty-
venth aiinual eonvciition of the Central Conference of American Rab¬ bis. .'¦,'"
With Dr. Felix A. Levy of. Chi¬ cago, President, presiding^ two mat¬ ters of paramount interest will prob¬ ably come before the Conference.' The re-valuation of the principles .of Re¬ form, which will restate the Pitts¬ burgh . Platform' of 1885, and a de¬ cision on the Jew's attitude toward war, are slated to occupy important, positions on the agenda of the meet¬ ing;.'
RcTStatenient of the' Pittsburgh Platform, which for 50 years has guided, the policies and practices, of the. American Reform .rabbinate, will, if. adopted at this meeting, change much of- the philosophy of Reform. It will deal with "Judaism and its Foun¬ dations"; "Jewish' Ethics'lj and "Jew¬ ish Religious Practice."
Report .of the Comniittee oh ,In¬ ternational Peace by Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein of Rochester^ N. Y., Chair¬ man, is expected to clarify the Con¬ ference's official ;stand in regard to ¦war and a;rmaments.
The convention will open Tuesday evening,, June 23, \vith the president's message and addresses of .welcome. During tlie sessions th6 following rab¬ bis," oflicers and chairmen of commit¬ tees. Will present repoi-ts: Dr. Levy, Rabbi Isaac E. Marcuson of Macon, Ga., Rabbi. Samuel M. Gup of Co¬ lumbus. Ohio, Rabbi' Harry S. Mar- goiis.pf St; Paul; Dr. Leo.M. Frank¬ lin of Detroit, Dr. Joseph .Ranch of Loui.svilIe : Dr., Samuel Schulmah of New York. .
Rabbi Philip S, Bernstein of; Roch¬ ester; Dr. Henry Englander of Cin¬ cinnati; Rabbi Louis Wolsey of Phil¬ adelphia; Dr.. Jacob .R. Marcus of Cincinnati; Dr. Joseph Stolz of Chi¬ cago; Dr. Morris Newfield of Birni-
Torah   Scroll   Auctioned   by
Post Office Dead Letter
Bureau
NEW .YORK CWNS)—Caftaned and boarded Jews rubbed shoulders with pushcart peddlers,, second hand clothes dealers and bargain hunters at the quarterly sale of me.rchandise in the dead letter ofiice of tlie United States Post Office when word got around that a Torah Scroll w^s among the things to be auctioned, Before the anctioii/began the eager spectators en¬ gaged in animated speciilation over how a Torah Scroll came to be sent through ihe mail, who had sent jt and to whom was. it addressed, .These qucstiotis could not he answered (if. they were ans\ycrable the. Scroll would not have been put up for sale), but the bidding for the Scroll was spirited. A B'rooklyii peddler finally acQuired it for'*30.
AN APPRECIATION
The si»ecia1 United Jewish Fund Section, appearing in this week's issue, has been inade possible through the splendid cooperation of the F, -J. Heer || Printing Co.. Walter Heer, presi¬ dent. Mr. Heer has always re¬ sponded nobly to all humani¬ tarian efforts in the past.
The Ohio Jewish Chronicle takes this opportunity to thank Mr, Heer for his generosity. Hts whole-hearted support is in¬ deed appreciated by the U. J. F. Campaign committee.
young men and women from the Unitctl States, the majority college graduates, who have tried to beconie farmers m Palcstiiic during the past fewiycar.s. All the colonics stood^ o^F the attacker.s, finally routing them with gunfire. The. ^colony ' of Higdnl was surrounded oii all sides by a gau'? which fired iioO shots before the ,|)o- lice. em ploy iilg a machine gun, could with 1^''''^^ f'lem from their ambushed posi- with t'O'is- A ,bonib thrown at tlie chil¬ dren's village of Ben Shenien brought a machine gun.repulse from the troop detachment there.
The uprooting of,trees also, con¬ tinued as groves near Ekron aiid ne^r Givat Brenner were' destroyed and 1000 trees were'uprooted at a grove ill Rehoboth; -38,000 trees .have al-: ready,been burned down iii the Jew¬ ish National Fund forests, at Mishmar Haeinek. and; Glnegar, it., was stated. The Fund announced,, however, thai it is now starting'a drive to pUnt 100,000 trees to replace those arsoiied. As a result of the bombing at till' Kalkilyeh railway, station, thc Govern¬ ment has ordered the dojiing of this station and.no'tickets can be sold "for that point. This is the second railway point to be shut off from traffic, the first haying been Ramleh, Appeals to District Coniniissioner Bhckbpurfie; t<^ appoint additional watchmen for thc inhabitants of his district were voiced, by the Jewish settlers, who werie told that their request would be forwarded to- the govermhent.- The explosion ol a primitive ,bomb, ivhich caused no damage, occurred on Carmel- Street, on. the boundaries between Tel Aviv and Jaffa.- There was also shooting on  the edge  of- Ahad  Haam  Street
ing- with telegraph and .telephone wires and other means of .fdinniun.ioatiijii; daniagnig. or interferiiiK with aircraft. ae;rpdi-omcs and laiidirtg grounds"; ob- .<itructiiig or endangerint!: the-safety or ships, trains, aircraft and lo'cqmotive.s.
The drastic emergency Regulations issued also give: the.military authori¬ ties the right to demand of villagers that they.remove barric.'icles, nails and other .impediniehtB again.st the proper use of roads.' The District Commis¬ sioners are also empowered.to.appro¬ priate, on behalf of the High Commis¬ sioner,, of Palestine, any Jiouse, build¬ ing or construction from, which fire¬ arms have; been, discharged, hpnib.s exploded.or other Cxplnsivcs thrown, or from which inhabitants. haye com¬ mitted offenses involviiii,' intimidation.
Hou.ses involved iiv siic:b crimes inay be appropriated without compensation to the owner and niay be demolished, All newspapers are subject tO' new permits which the Distri.ct,Coinmis^ STOner«--may-='i'eftt9iP;'^y1^1iOirt any. reason for.their action- Villager^ and -houseowiiers cDiiiniittiiig ofTenscs or conniving at or abetting-the com¬ mission of offenses, or failing to ren¬ der, assistance in the .discovery of Of-, fenders, or conniving in the escape, nf ji" Tel Aviv, with no casualties rc- or liarboring'offender.<;,.or combining,;ported. The latest official report on to suppress material, are Hable'to a'tlie'Kalkilyeh railway tragedy showf^ coUective fine cither in cash, or. live-  that    in   addition ¦ tp   the    18    Jew;
ingham,   Ala.;   Dr.   Sidney  E:  Gold-c*'*^«*''"*=^'°'>' empowering    the    civi
stock. This fine must be paid forth¬ with. The Official Gazette also pub¬ licly annouiiccd the government's offer of $2500 each as a reward for the apprehehsipn of the miirderers of 21 ¦ Jews, .4 Arabs, I Austrian Christian and 1 British constable killed since the beginning of the disturbances on April ID.
Th,e ninth week of disorder in Pales¬ tine started with defiance by Arabs of the most drastic emergency regula¬ tions that have yet beeh issued by the government to cope'with violence and 1
wounded, there,were 2 Indian Mos¬ lems who,were on.their way to Jeru¬ salem.'They were not .seriously hurl. The bridge between Hebron and Beersheba was dynamited. ,
stein, of New York; Dr. Barnett R, Brickner of Cleveland; Dr David Philipson of Cincinnati; Dr. Solomon B.Freehof of Pittsburgh; Dr. Ja-. col) Mami bf Cincinnati; Rabbi" \Vil- liam F. Ro-ienblum of New York; and Rabbi JuliuV Mark of Nashville.
Dr. James G. Heller of the Isaac M. Wise.Temple, Cincinnati, will give the Conference Lecture on Friday evening and Rabbi William F. Rosen¬ blum of New York will give the Con¬ ference Sermon on Saturday morning,
Election of officers of the Hebrew Union College .Alumni Association will be held in connection with the convention,
Rabbi Gup to Attend
Rabbi Samuel M. Gup, Bryden Road Temple, will leave for; Cape, May, New Jersey,. Suiiday evening to be gone a week, to attend the annual
coijrts to.inipnse the death.penalty for numerous acta of, sniping and sabotage. But throughout the country the crackle of terrorists' bullets kept'Jewish set¬ tlements on guard and proved too elu¬ sive for the heavy military and police reinforcements th;U are spread fan- wise in the northern and southern dis-, tricts of the Holy Land.-.
Four Jews were fehot as roadside snipers picked thein off from ambush as they were riding along in busses. Two of these were caught as thcy were on their way from Jerusarein to¬ ward the nearby fii'ltlement of Motza. As they entered the fanioUs hairpin bend in that vi£i|iity, they were caught in a fusiljjisl^,^ of shots. .\ Jevvish watchman, .Jacob Gerzon,' who was sitting near the driver, was seriously wounded iij the chest, while Moshe Gerach,. a  ' reserve   chauffeur,    was
invention lof the Central Conference '^'*''^'*'>'   wounded.    Members   of  Ihc " • - • same terrorist gang then inade a con¬
certed attack on the sanitarium, Arza,
of American Rabbis. . Rabbi Gup is, one of the important officers- of the Conference, being its corresiionding secretary. In addition, he Is chairinan of several leading ncrmaiient cdminittees of the Coti- ference, and as chairman of these committees, he will deliver the annual reports thereof.
Lancaster   Sisterhood   Picnic
Siniday, June 28, the Lancaster Sis¬ terhood of Lancaster, Ohip, will hold its .anhual picnic at Mathlas Grove, Route 31, south of Lancaster.
The Sisterhood takes this means o( extending an invltatioir to alL friends in Columbus and vicinity to attend this affair. There is shelter in case, of rain.
near Motza. The watchman, joined by a patient. Dr. Adolf Reifenberg, Icc^ turer at the Hebrew University, took up their rifles and repulsed the at¬ tackers. Troops arrived an hour later and a military plane (lew overhead, as their combined forces drove off the assailants. The two other Jews who were wounded were in trucks of the Palestine Potash Company Oil thcir way to the plant at the. Dead Sea. Moshe Kraus, a driver. Was wounded seriously, and two laborers ' at the Dead 5ea chemical plant, ,Stein and Yanowsky, were slightly wounded. AH were brought back to the Ha.da.ssah Hospital at Jerusalem.
The country-wide sniping from am¬ bush endangered the Jewish colonies
Ezras Noshim Picnic to be
Held at Heimendale Park
All Day Sunday
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
the utilization of the ma.ximtnn po¬ litical and economic resources of American - Jewry, Dk., Stephen S. Wise has consented to the use.ofjii^ iiamc as a candidate for t'le presidency of the Zionist Organization of Amer¬ ica. Dr. .Wise's, consetit was mad-; public in a letter read to one hundred leading New York Zionists assembU'd at the Commodore Hotel to urge his candidacy.;.
Dr Wise made it. clear that lie .re¬ garded leadership iii the Zionist move- nicnt as of such importance that he would relinquish other posts which he now, holds, ^0 that,'if ^elected at the Providence convention of the.Z; O-.A., he will be able to devote.liimself more completely to Palestine problems.
The Commodore Hotel meeting,' which was presided oyer by Louis Lipsky, ihonorary "president of the Z. O. A., voted unanimously :f,or- the drafting of Dr; Wise for the presi¬ dency of- the Z. 0, A- It was gen-^ craliy felt that the wvlUngncss'of Dr. Wise to be a candidate for "the presi¬ dency .brings to a happy clpse a schism in ,\merican Zionist which was created in 1921, wh.eii. t|ic so-called Brandeis-Mack-Wise group split with the Lipsky group over policies affect¬ ing methods, in thy upbuilding of Pal- 'estine.-, .¦ '  .:
Tile, next morning scores of Zion-
Sunday (tomorrow), the Ezras- Noshim society wilt hold its anhual picnic.at Heimendale Park. Mrs. Max Eizmaii, clvairtnan of the affali-, and Mrs. Philip Berman, ; co-chairman, wish-to aimouiice that the park has recently been. improved with shelter provided in case Of rain.
h'amilies can'come out in the morn¬ ing aiicl rcinain until, eleven o'clock m thc evening. 25c entitles a faniily tn enter the grounds. Transportation will be provided to and from the Par¬ sons Ave. car line. There will bi; b'm^ii and other games; refreshments are to be served, and prizes will be given to the kiddies. With extensive preparations being inadc, a good time is assured all those who attend.
.The. Ezras Noshim Society is a most worthy,, charitable organization, of ivhich Mrs. A, Goldberg is presi-^ dent. Sire has been the leader of.the, group since its fou'nding 38 years ago, a society which provides clothing and food for niany needy .families of this conununity. They give but two bene¬ fits during the year to aid them in carrying on their work, one of which is this anntial picnic, They will therefore appreciate Columbus Jewry's cooperation and support, while atthe sajUe time they also assure their guests a moat enjoyable day. Come out to-1 morrow, early in the mOrning, and remain through the entire day.
MAX  REINHARDT  GETS ITALIAN DECORATlbN
LOS ANGELES (WNS)—In ap preciation of his having directed; the unique open air production. of "The Merchant of Venice" in Venice two years ago, Professor Max Reinhardt, world-fanious director, .was given the rank of Commander .of the Order of the Crown" of Italy by personal decree of King Victor Enuinucl. Acting on behalf of his'govermiienf, Ernest Ar- righi, Italian consul, decorated Dr. Reinhardt' with the gold'and white enanieled cross on a,scarlet and.silver ribbon which indicates his rank in the famous order. ,
PRESSMAN FINDS AID FOR CANCER OF THROAT
Mizrachi Picnic June 2Sth
Columbus Jewry is asked to keep Sunday, June 28, reserved for the gal;i picnicplanned by the Ladies Mizrachi Society, which will take place at Olen¬ tangy Park. An enjoyable day is as¬ sured all those who attend. Tickets may be purchased from any member of the group.
LOS ANGELES (WNS)-New weapons for fighting cancer of the windpipe in its earliest stages were demonstrated here by Dir. Joel J. Pressiiiaii, eminent throat specialist and husband of Claudette Colbert, screen star, who.developed them with Dr. Clyde Emery, cancer specialist and director,of thecancer and radium department of the Cedars of. Lebanon Hospital. Holding a tube about as big as a pencil in his hand, he said: "This contains a large dose of radium and i,i the new development which offer.i hope to sufferers from this particular form of cancer." The tube is inserted in the windpipe for many hours after the lung has been collapsed. Dr. Press¬ man explained. "Previously," he said, "there was no, adequate method of applying large doses to the cancer growth. The miaaX popular niethod was.to plant sniall radium seeds within the tumor itself. This did not ade¬ quately irradiate the surrounding tis¬ sues. This container, completely filling the bronchus, gives ample irradiation,'
ists.   visibly  affected  by the  prosiwct. . )f   Dr.' Wise'.H  renewal  of leadership    ; n  the oiie  cause'which has been lii^   ¦ ideal    for   forty   years,   crowded   his ;itndy-in the.Jewish  Institute of Re-. Hi-ion   to   express   .their   gratificatinii at his acceptance, saying that hisclec- wr.iikl  ineaii the beginning of,a new era. in American Zionism.
Tlie'letter in which Dr. Wise, who     '. uas chairman of the Provisional Z.io"- ist Committee in the war years, an-   . nounced his candidacy, .was addressed   . to   Charles    Uess.   secretary   of. the. Amc ic-aiT   Palestine   Campaign;   New York lawyiT. and secretary of a com-..' mittce to.draft Dr. Wise for thcZiOii- ist, presidency.  .It re-ad'as. follows.;
"Sonic one has pcrmttted me to se^- a copy  of the letter, which' has been sent out by a conimittee pf) which ynu    - have acted  as  secretary.    Tliat, letter secins to iiulicatc tliat tbct'e is, a goodly! junnlier of Zionists who fceV that hi ¦ this .time of cri.^is it is liiy duty to ' accept  the  leadership of  the   Zionist Org-aiiizatiou  ot   Ainerica.    I   undei--^ stand   that  you   will   have  a  meeting; tonight  at which  the. problem of  in-   , vitiiig mc to accept the election to the presidency Avill be considered.    If the meeting'.reach  the decision that  such leadership as I can give to the cause uf Zionism, which has-been nearest tO my heart for forty years, :,is needed at this hour.., i can do nb less than yield  , to such decision.
"In  the  time' of  crisis  during  the . , months that precieded-the issuance of.. the  Balfour Declaration and the scr curing   of   .America's   assent   thereto, it fell, to .my lot to stand at the Ziqii-^ ii;t helm in -America as President of' the Zionist Organization of America.     , Again we': are at, a difficiilt and' fate-.. : ful time for,the.Zionist nioyement. If my fellow- Zionists  who will .gather'. at the Zionist convention early in Jnly fed that .such leadership as it lies in nie to offer is needed because of .tlie    ' crisis: which  is upop us,  I authorize You to.say that I am prepared to ac- ,. cept^ election. ,
.;!"Nd one can ask for absolute una- . nimity; but I.could nof accept theelec-.; tioii unless I f^lt that it was th'e earnest desire of .the largest niimber gf Zionist. leaders and th'e Zioni.st foi- . lowing in America that I should ac¬ cept'the leadership.     ^
"I ..leave   fbr   London   Wednesday morning, in answer to the summons of - Dr; Weizmann, tojoin him in his deal¬ ings with the. Mandatory Government., , I shall remain, iii Lotidon as long as I am needed, at, the side of Dr Weiz-    ' maun and Ben Gurion, in the working.  ^ out of the Zionist program.    To my ; regret,  I therefore, cannot attend the> convention.'   I  ask  you  to  give  my; greetings to the delegates, and to help them  to  understand ¦ what'of  coui'^e they kiiovu, that J have never sought office Jn   or, outside   of. the   Zionist movement; that! would rnuch prefer not  to accept additional responsibili¬ ties;, that  1 understand that the as¬ sumption   of'the   presidency  of   the: Zionist , Organization    of     -America would involve the, relinquishment of other, ta.sk.s which I now perform. If, however, the Zionist Organization of America, of which 1 was one of the founders and. in which  1 have been a member since the day of'its founding, needs such ..service as I can render, I  ; can only answer that  1 am ready to perform any duties which our precious and sacred, cause finds it needful to lay uiwn ine;"   ;
Zionists observers here generallj' re¬ gard'Dr. Wise's .candidacy as tanta- tnouiit to his election at Providence In the straw vote jiist concluded in: the English-Jewish press under the , auspices of the Seven .Arts Feature Syndicate Dr. Wise received a plu¬ rality which, it is believed, presages an overwhelming endorsement of'him by the Zionist rank and file at the Provi- , dence Zionist convention.-
Italy Engages 90 German Jewish Scientists
ROME (WNS)—Fifty German- Jewish scientists, all of them refugees from Naziland, have been engaged in the government laboratories to carry on research and experimentation, in the development of war materials. The appointments were made on or¬ ders from Premier Mussolini to the Italian embassy in Paris where the refugees have been living.