Lipsky Honored by Jewish Leaders for Thirty Years of Work in Zionist Cause

At a testimonial dinner at the Hotel Astor, Sunday night, Louis Lipsky received his meed of praise for thirty years of service in the Zionist movement. Messages from colleagues in all parts of the world and speeches by those present contributed to the appreciation of his efforts.

NUMEROUS TRIBUTES

President Hoover, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lt. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, Senator Royal S. Copeland, Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, Col. Frederick Kisch, chairman of the Palestine Zionist Executive, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Felix M. Warburg, Dr. Isaac Gruenbaum, president of the Polish Zionist Federation, Harry Sacher and Selig Brodetsky, English member of the World Zionist Executive, were among those who sent laudatory messages to the former president of the Zionist Organization of America, now honorary vice-chairman, in recognition of his influence in the cause of Zionism.

Bernard S. Deutsch, president of the American Jewish Congress and toastmaster, introduced the speakers. Dr. Richard Gottheil, Robert Szold, Jacob Fishman, Dr. S. Margoshes, Col. Francis R. Stoddard, Abraham Goldberg, Jonah J. Goldstein, Bernard A. Rosenblatt, Rabbi Israel Goldstein, Meyer Weisgal, and Mrs. Archibald Silverman, in reviewing their association with Mr. Lipsky, paid tribute to him.

Mr. Lipsky followed his acceptance of these tributes with an address covering his experiences of thirty years of participation in Jewish movements, and dwelled on the radical change in Jewish social and economic life in that time.

PROGRAM OF COOPERATION

In regard to Palestine Mr. Lipsky, who is a member of the World Zionist Executive, outlined a program of cooperation between the Jewish people and Great Britain, which includes the following points: first, political and economic reconstitution of Transjordania as a part of Palestine; second, the Jewish Agency to be assigned jurisdiction over Jewish immigration and settlement, with full financial and moral responsibility, and under the general supervision of the Government; third, free purchase of land by Jewish people subject to liberal laws for protection of tenants; fourth, the unreserved acceptance of the Mandate as the constitutional basis of government in Palestine be the basis for eligibility of appointment of British civil servants in the Palestine administration; fifth, no form of legislation be considered that includes those elements of the population that refuse to accept the Mandate as such basis of government in Palestine; sixth, that grants-in-aid of Jewish education and health institutions be proportionate to the taxes paid by Jewish citizens of Palestine.