Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver and Mr. Ab. Goldberg, members of the Zionist Actions Committee who just returned from London, commented yesterday on the results of the session.
“The Actions Committee meeting this year was very purposeful and rich in accomplishment,” Rabbi Hillel Silver stated. “It applied itself in detail to the problems of administration and to the economic phases in Palestine.
“The major thought of the meeting was directed to the solution of the economic problems confronting the Jews of Palestine. The delegates sought to find ways of maintaining the present settlements and of providing this means for a large immigration into the country next year. There was a fine spirit of cooperation among all the parties and groups represented at the session, and much of the group antagonisms which were in evidence last year were almost absent.
“The American delegation played a rather decisive role in the deliberations and its members have returned to this country determined to carry on the work with even greater success than in the past year,” Rabbi Silver declared.
Mr. Ab. Goldberg, vice-chairman of the Budget Committee, in praising the achievements of the Actions Committee session with regard to the fixing of the budget and the attention given to matters of economic rather than political nature, emphasized the political importance of the plans of an “Extended Palestine.”
“An Extended Palestine is no longer a dream of the remote future, but is a political possibility which, though it may not be realized within the next few years, may prove to be of great moment in strengthening the political situation in Palestine, having its bearing on the improvement of the economic situation as well as the question of State lands for Jewish colonization.
“The results of the last few years in the activities of the Zionist Organization in Palestine, have brought the recognition of the League and of France. The Jews in Palestine have the sympathy not only of the Mandatory Power, but also of France, in the attitude of which a considerable change for the better has taken place. The Jews are looked upon as a civilizing and culture and peace-bringing factor in the Near East,” Mr. Goldberg declared.
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