The refusal of the Czechoslovakian Government to grant a visa to Vladimir Jabotinsky, noted Revisioned leader, created a sensation among the numerous guests and delegates gathered here on the eve of the 18th World Zionist Congress and is one of the chief topics of discussion.
The Revisionist delegates are to visit the Czechoslovakian Foreign Office tomorrow, in the hope of obtaining a visa for Mr. Jabotinsky.
In Congress Bureau circles it is explained that the visa would never have been refused if Jabotinsky had made his application through the Congress Bureau, the course followed by all the other Congress delegates.
It is however understood that Jabotinsky not only did not wish for the Bureau’s assistance, but rejected intervention by anyone save the Revisionists.
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The representations to be made by the Revisionists, it is expected, will enable Jabotinsky to arrive in Prague on Friday.
For the first time, Germany, like Soviet Russia, will not be represented at the World Zionist Congress. It was officially stated today that the German delegates would not participate in the Congress. Even Zionist officials who are German citizens are leaving Prague before the opening of the Congress, fearing that any participation in the Congress activities will involve persecution by the Nazis. It was learned that many letters have seen sent to the Congress asking that the Congress abstain from any anti-German attacks.
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