The Maccabaean

but I showed the crowd that the only salvation was the strict enforcement of the mosaic laws.

My observation of army life in the Philippine Islands convinces me that the Jew— or ",sheenie," as he is called, will have a comfortable existence if he leads a rough life like the others, spends his money on

them, lets them win his money and stand for abuse of his race. Otherwise he will lead a life of seclusion, and only a strong-minded character can do this in a country that has the tendency to weaken man’s willpower. The boys in the army have no liking for the Jew in general.

It was not in a joyful spirit that we went to Basle. We knew that the magic spell of the great leader was wanting. We knew that his absence would throw a pall over the Congress. We have relied upon his masterly leadership, his unlimited resources, his strong influence, his parliamentary skill; we had thrown ourselves entirely upon his shoulders. And the thought of, missing his imposing and charming presence and leadership was saddening.

But we felt, too, that this Congress was a momentous one. It would try our powers without a Herzl. We had before us serious problems; the new organization was to be instituted; the East African offer was to to be acted upon. The question of territorialism was to be answered, and the program of future work was to be mapped out. And though we were not joyful, there was no sign of despair of depression, but from the beginning until the end, the prevailing tone was serious, earnest, thoughtful, and also resolute and self-reliant.

We knew that there would be disturbances. Hundreds of young persons, including a few revolutionists, who were not delegates, had come, and disarrounted because the hall was not large enough to receive all the guests, held protest meetings and sperad rumors threatening to use force if not allowed to enter; and it was they who

(Delivered at mass meeting in New York, Baltimore, October 29th, 1905.)

did create quite a noise and hubbub which gave rise to the gross exaggerations and misstatements that filled the American press. The officers of the Congress declined to have the police within the building, nor did the police enter during the entire session.

But the absorbing and different questions concerned the East African offer and terri torialism, which were linked together. The Sixth Congress had resolved to send a com mission to explore the land and to leave the consideration of the offer to the people. And in the two years which had passed both the questions had been well considered. There were public discussions and debates, and the press had busied itself with the mat ter. Every Zionist had abundant opportun ity to reach a conclusion, and when we met in Basle, it was evident, long before a vote was taken, what the judgment of the ma jority was. Some of us thought it was nec essary only to refuse the East African offer without passing any definite anti-territorial resolutions, for we knew that after the ex perience of the two years that had passed no leader would again consider such an offer. It has been well said that he who makes a mistake is not a fool—but he is a fool who makes the same mistake twice. And we were confident that the Congress would never belong to the latter class. But when it became evident that these two years of discussion had brought us to the parting of the ways—that it had developed a party—