A mass meeting tonight at Carnegie Hall under the auspices of the American Emergency Committee on Palestine adopted a declaration denouncing the “illegal act” of restricting Palestine land sales and calling on the British people to stay their Government’s hand. The declaration expressed determination to “continue with the building of the Jewish national home.”
Louis Lipsky said there was no justification for the ordinance on legal, moral or economic grounds. Other scheduled speakers were Dr. Israel Goldstein, Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Mrs. Moses P. Epstein, Rabbi Wolf Gold and Chaim Greenberg.
A hundred Zionist youths today held a picketing demonstration at the British consulate in protest against the Palestine land ordinance, but were dispersed by police after five minutes under the wartime ordinance restricting picketing of belligerent nations consulates.
The demonstrators carried placards attacking Britain’s Palestine policy. A delegation presented a memorandum to Consul-General Geoffrey Haggard protesting against the land ordinance. The picketing was sponsored by the Zionist Youth Council comprising youth organizations including Masada and Junior Hadassah.
The American Palestine Jewish Legion, comprising veterans of the World War Jewish Legion, announced that it will sponsor a parade tomorrow from the Battery to the British consulate, where a delegation will present a protest to the consul. Other veterans’ organizations are cooperating in the demonstration, it was stated.
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