Report Opposition to World Congress from 200 Cities

James N. Rosenberg, attorney and prominent among those who oppose the forthcoming World Jewish Congress, reported today that he had received communications from organizations and persons — many of whom represent organizations — in more than 200 cities expressing opposition to the congress.

He said he hoped that Dr. Stephen S. Wise “will, in the interests of democracy, tell the meeting in Washington (the electoral conference next week-end to select an American delegation to the congress) the extent of the opposition throughout the country.” He added that Dr. Wise has “literally been deluged with letters and telegrams” voicing opposition to the congress.

Among the cities in which persons and groups communicated with Mr. Rosenberg are Akron, O.; Cleveland, New York, Detroit, Richmond, Va.; Boston, Louisville, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Denver, San Antonio, Tex.; Baltimore, Cincinnati, Newark, Washington, Galveston, Tex.; Dayton, O., and Scranton, Pa.

He made public a letter signed by twenty-two Cleveland Jewish leaders expressing disapproval “as individual Jewish citizens” of the world congress.

Abraham Kraditor, commander-in-chief of the Jewish War Veterans of U.S. was quoted in an order to constituent groups:

“It is hereby ordered and directed that no unit of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S., and no individual in his capacity as a representative of the Jewish War Veterans may in any way participate in any such meeting, conference or election of delegates, or act as a delegate, in such a world congress.”

The Reconstructionist, monthly edited by Prof. Mordecai M. Kaplan, says in a leading editorial in its issue dated June 12 that it is opposed to the immediate convening of a world congress.