the faculty of the Hebrew Union College, the Rev. Dr. Kaufman Kohler, in his capacity as president of the college, has seen fit to charge the Zionists of America with a lack of loyalty to Judaism and of patriotism to this country.
"The first charge we can pass over without answer, leaving the question of our loyalty to Judaism to the judgment of the American Jews.
"As to the second aspersion, we regret that the Rev. Dr. Kohler has found it necessary, in order to justify the position he has taken, to use against us the arguments worn threadbare by the Anti-Semites in their attacks upon Jews in general. We regard this as a calumny which we repudiate both as Americans and as Jews.
HARRY FRIEDENWALD, President; J. L. MAGNES, Secretary.
Mr. Lieberman, chairman, reported for the committee that election of directors of the MAccABEAN Publishing Company would be held in June, in accordance with the laws of the Company. He asked that a member of the Executive Committee be empowered to cast the vote for the Federation holdings of stock. Mr. Lieberman was authorized to cast such vote.
Mr. Lewin-Epstein reported, as chairman of the Palestine committee, that about $1,100 had been collected for Palestine during the last four months. He reported also that the Palestine Commission had granted his committee a rebate of 25 per cent. on all receipts, to be applied for making propaganda for Palestine activities in this country. The Palestine Committee had enlisted the services of Mr. David Schub, who was now making a tour of the New England States. If this tour proved successful, other tours in more distant sections of the country would be made out.
Mr. N. Prensky, chairman, had no report to make, inasmuch as his committee found itself at a standstill, owing to the fact that the banking laws of the State of New York did not permit banking corporations to close their offices on Saturdays and Jewish holidays. Several suggestions were made to the committee in connection with the obtaining of a special enabling act from the State Legislature, and it was requested to report at the next meeting.
Minutes of the June Meeting
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Federation of American Zionists was held on Monday afternoon, June 10, at 108 Second avenue, New York.
ee Fe A A number of resolutions, submitted by societies in accordance with request made through circular letter, were presented. Several, relating to Convention arrangements, were adopted by the Convention Committee; and the remainder were ordered printed and submitted for the consideration of the societies, which should be requested to instruct their delerates thereon.
It was resolved that Actions Committee be requested to allow 15 per cent. rebate on Shekel remittances until debt of MACCABAEAN Publishing Company, contracted under the old management, be liquidated; such debt at the present time amounting to $1,700.
It was resolved to submit to the Convention the following recommendations to the Eighth Zionist Congress:
That until the following Congress, National Fund money be not used for the purchase of land in Palestine; and that the money be deposited with the Anglo-Palestine Company for the establishment of an agrarian section of the Anglo-Palestine Company in Palestine; the Ang!o-Palestine Company to furnish sufficient guarantee that the money be returned to the National Fund on time-demand.
That the Convention recommend that 400 votes be necessary to elect one delegate to the Congress, instead of 200, as heretofore; and that votes cast by mail be also considered valid.
The Poale Zion representative reported that the Poale Zion Organization now consists of 40 societies, from which about 800 Shekolim were collected during the fiscal year ending June 1st. Four delegates to the Congress have been elected. The first international conference of the Poale Zion Organizations will be held at The Hague, one week prior to the opening of the Eighth Congress, and will be attended by delegates from America, Russia, Austria, England and Palestine. The Central Committee of the Poale Zion has already elected one delegate to the Convention of the Federation, and was accorded representation on the basis of one delegate for every hundred payers of 5-cent dues to the Federation.