(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The creation of a Jewish National Council, advocated by Zionists, will have to be postponed as the result of an order issued by the Polish authorities prohibiting the holding of a national conference of Jewish election committees which functioned during the recent parliamentary elections.
The convention, which was scheduled to take place here on Sunday, was called in accordance with a decision of the Zionist Party Council.
The proposal was objected to by the non-Zionists who argued that a convention of the members of the election committees would not be a competent body to elect the Jewish national council. The non-Zionists demanded that a conference of representatives of the Jewish communities as represented in the Kehillahs be called for the purpose.
At the session of the Zionist Party Council held last week. Deputy Isaac Gruenhaum submitted a report on the political situation which has arisen following the parliamentary elections. The Council decided to instruct the Zionist deputies to form a club of Jewish deputies together with the Reich group, excluding the Jewish deputies elected on the pro-government list. In order to enable the Reich group to join the club, it was decided to propose Deputy A. Hartglass as president of the club, instead of Deputy Gruenbaum.
The first meeting of the club will take place today to outline the club’s policy in the new Sejm.
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