eral support of the Keren Hayesod and the Jewish National Fund, the popularization of the special Revisionist fund of Tel Hai and the extension of markets for Palestine products.
Schwartzman, the presiding officer, vigorously attacked the Zionist Executive and Dr. Weizmann, saying that “history will never acquit the present leadership of blame for their blunders.” He demanded that the Zionists should clearly state that they “do not desire a new ghetto in an Eastern country and that they do not desire a new Yemen.”
Welcoming the conference on behalf of the Zionist Executive, Professor Selig Brodetsky said that the outstanding difficulty with ordinary public opinion “was to make it realize that the troubles in Palestine were not a racial squabble that occasionally happened in some colony between two uncivilized peoples.” He pointed out that the problem now was not whether the British government stands by the Balfour Declaration “but whether the government will now carry this Declaration into effect and the next few months will be decisive months for the future of our work under the Palestine Mandate.”
Referring to Sir John Simpson’s mission, Professor Brodetsky said that the Zionist Executive welcomes every “impartial and honest investigation of the facts in Palestine, feeling convinced that they must lead to a Zionist victory.” He appealed to the Revisionists to abstain from separatist political actions, pointing out the necessity for an external united front.
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