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(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Despatches from Jerusalem quote the Palestine press as unanimous in its satisfaction with the results of the Non-Zionist Conference on Palestine lead in New York Sunday, October 21, which resulted in the accord between Zionists and non-Zionists to sink their differences for the creation of a united Jewish Agency for the upbuilding of Palestine.

The Habrew newspapers interpret the event as ” a significant victory for the Zionist movement.” Favorable comment is made in the editorials on the decision of the conference to empower the committee of seven to adjust the differences between the Zionists and non-Zionists ?nsofar as the recommendations of the Joint Palestine Survey Comission are concerned. The hope is expressed that in the adjustment the views given expression to in the resolutions of the Zionist General Council at its Berlin session will be fully considered. The newspapers further express their hope that after “enthusiastic words deeds will follow.”

The “Juedische Rundschau,” Berlin organ of the German Zionists, in publishing the Jewish Telegraphic Agency despatches from New York, headed the report with across the page caption: “Splendid Proceedings at Marshall Conference.” The newspaper declares that the outcome of the Non-Zionist Conference in New York was a grand demonstration for the Jewish National Home, as well as for the ideal of unity in Jewish life. The differences with regard to the recommendations of the Joint Palestine Survey Commission which have arisen because of the decisions of the Zionist General Council will be smoothed out, in favor of the common work, “New we are entitled to hope that a new and great turn in the Palestine work and perhaps a new epoch in Jewish development will follow.”

NATHAN STRAUS DECLARES FOR COLONEL LEHMAN

Declaring himself for Franklin D. Roosevelt and Colonel Herbert H. Lehman. Democratic nominces for New York Governor and Lientenant Governor, Nathan Straus addressed a letter to the Citizens Roosevelt-Lehman Committee, pledging his support.

“Roosevelt is ideally fitted to carry on the fine humanitarian work started by Governor Smith. He has demonstrated fitness, ability and human sympathy in his public career.

“Lehman is one of the few rich men I know who always does his full duty in giving his time and money to help those less fortunate. He has always worked, as I have, to help others to help themselves,” Mr. Straus wrote.