Redoubled effort to purchase land in Palestine was urged by speakers last night at the opening here of the 23rd convention of the Poale-Zion-Zeire Zion, laborite Zionist organization, which is being attended by 1,200 persons, of whom 200 are official delegates.
A call for increased land purchases to help the absorption of new refugees coming to Palestine as a result of the war was sounded by Israel Mereminsky, general secretary of the Palestine Jewish Labor Federation (Histadruth), and Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the Jewish National Fund of America.
Mr. Mereminsky pointed out that immigration to Palestine has been proceeding despite curbs imposed by Great Britain, and predicted that preparation of land now will enable the Jewish Homeland to move ahead by absorbing thousands of new immigrants in the next few years. Dr. Goldstein prophesied the emergence of Palestine as an ultimate haven of peace for Jewry.
Other speakers at the opening session included David Pinsky, president of the Jewish National Worker’s Alliance; David Wertheim, secretary of the Poale Zion; Ezra Shapiro, of Cleveland, who brought greetings on behalf of Dr. Solomon Goldman, president of the Zionist Organization of America. Among cables and telegrams read was one from J. Mittleton, secretary of the British Labor Party, lauding the work of the Poale Zion.
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