Prominent Non-zionists Gather from All Parts of Europe and U.S. for Agency Meeting

Dr. Albert Einstein, Sir Robert Waley-Cohen, Louis Marshall, Felix M. Warburg, Dr. Cyrus Adler, Judge Edward Lazansky, and a number of others were among the early non-Zionist arrivals in Zurich to attend the Jewish Agency constitution meeting. Friday and Saturday, as the express trains from various parts of Europe came in at the Zurich depot, groups of non-Zionist delegates arrived. Upon the arrival of the Americans, they conferred with Dr. Weizmann and other leaders of the Zionist Congress concerning the amendments to the constitution of the Jewish Agency passed by the Congress.

A reception in honor of the non-Zionist delegates was given Saturday night by Mrs. Guggenheim, wife of a consul here.

A conference of the non-Zionist delegates was called for Sunday evening following the opening session of the Jewish Agency constitution meeting.

Sholom Asch, Yiddish novelist, who is here as a non-Zionist representative from Poland, in an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent stated that he is of the belief that the creation of the Jewish Agency will raise the prestige of the Jewish people. This new body is therefore important not only for the upbuilding of Palestine. The novelist stated that he would represent the point of view of the Jewish working masses toward Palestine.

Abraham Cahan, editor-in-chief of the “Jewish Daily Forward,” who came to attend the Agency conference as an observer, stated that the Agency is probably the best way out of the present situation. It is a compromise between idealism and realism, but pure gold without an admixture of other metal cannot be minted. He expressed the belief that American Jews will now give more money for Palestine. A great part of the Jewish labor movement is already sympathetic toward Zionism and Palestine, he said.