At the annual party council of the Jewish State Party of America, held Sunday at the Central Jewish Institute, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
1. That the British government institute a colonization regime in Palestine which shall make possible the immediate colonization of Jews on Crown lands, both sides of the Jordan.
2. That a public loan be floated, guaranteed by the government of Palestine jointly with the Jewish Agency, to enable the colonization of 100,000 Jewish families on land on both sides of the Jordan.
3. That the Mandatory shall encourage the industrialization of Palestine by appropriate tariffs and international trade treaties.
The following speakers reported on various phases of Zionist and Jewish State Party activities: Prof. Chaim Chernowitz, honorary president of the Jewish State Party; Dr. P. Churgin, S. Bookspan, M. Chochom, A. R. Malachi, Rabbi B. Schochet, I. Baratz, Julius L. Fischbach, M. Gottlieb and others.
ASSAILS TURKISH CODE
In his address, Prof. Chernowitz pointed out the serious handicaps imposed on the transfer of lands by the Turkish Code, which is still in force in Palestine. This code makes the transfer of clear title to land almost impossible and at best a very expensive and long-drawn-out affair, Prof. Chernowitz declared, and he demanded that it be abolished and a modern, civilized code adopted for the entire Mandated area of Palestine.
Upon Dr. Churgin’s motion, a resolution was unanimously passed, calling upon all elements of Jewry in Palestine to publicly respect all Jewish laws, customs and traditions. According to reports from Europe, the Jewish State Party will be represented at the next Zionist Congress by at least forty delegates. The party council also decided to invite the president of the World Executive of the Jewish State Party, Meir Grossman, to visit the United States shortly after the Zionist Congress, in the interest of the Jewish State Party of America.
The following committees were elected at the Council meeting: praesidium— Julius L. Fischbach, M. Chochem, I. Baratz; secretariat —A. R. Malachi, Raphael Schochet; organization—Geller, Bookspan, Bartaz, Gottlieb; resolutions — Chochem, Reichel and Berger; plat form—Prof. Chaim Chernowitz, Dr. Churgin, A. R. Malachi, Rabbi Schochet.
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