American intervention in Palestine under the convention signed with Britain in 1925 was urged today by Meer Grossman, vice president of the Actions Committee of the World Zionist Organization in an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Mr. Grossman, who is head of the Jewish State Party and visiting here from Palestine, asserted that the attitude of the British administration toward the Jews in Palestine warranted friendly intervention by the United States. He referred to the proposed legislative council, contemplated restrictions on sales of Arab lands, reported immigration curbs and “virtual exclusion” of Jews from Palestine public works.
He held action justified on the following grounds: 1) The United States has the largest Jewish population, 2) The U.S. has evinced interest in the alleviation of the conditions of European Jews. 3) Palestine is a market for American goods. 4) American citizens and corporations have investments in Palestine. 5) The U.S. has officially expressed sympathy with the Jewish national home idea.
“It is only owing to the absence of a well-organized, determined and efficient Zionist organization here that the possibility of American action has not been utilized,” he asserted.
Mr. Grossman recalled that the convention, in effect, makes this country a party to the League mandate, providing that the United States is to be treated like a League member in the Holy Land and that copies of the Palestine administration’s reports to the League are to be sent to Washington.
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