(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
If certain European nations continue their persecution of Jews, the American government may issue a note of warning, Senator William H. King, of Utah, declared before the sixth annual regional conference of the United Palestine Appeal for this region at the Hotel Breakers here yesterday.
“The attitude of the Roumanian government toward Jews there, ” said Senator King, “must bring condemnation, and if such persecution continues on the part of that country, or other countries with which we have governmental relations, I feel that some Senator will bring before the Senate of the United States a resolution calling attention to the matter and declaring such persecution to be an unfriendly act toward this land.”
Senator King declared that the treatment accorded by the Government of Roumania to the Jewish inhabitants was in direct defiance of the Minority Rights Treaty. to which that country was a party. Senator King said that unless the minority treaties are respected nothing has been gained by the World War.
Three hundred delegates from Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware attended the conference.
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, honorary chairman of the United Palestine Appeal and Judge William M. Lewis , national chairman, told of some of the hardships which the Jewish settlers have been compelled to endure. Relief to them, Rabbi Wise said, can come from two countries, from American and from England. Thus far, the Jews of England have not made good their share. The Jews of America will do theirs, he declared.
In his address Senator King said that throughout his life he had been interested in Palestine as the homeland of the Jewish people. “I know, ” Senator King declared, “of the great interest the late President Wilson took in this movement. I was fortunate to have the friendship of Mr. Wilson and to be intimately associated with him in many ways during the war. I remember when the Zionist movement was discussed in Washington and the question arose as to the disposition to be made of the territory in Turkey. When the Treaty was written great interest was taken by President Wilson that the Jews should have Palestine returned to them and also that they must have the protection of the allied nations after the Treaty should have been written.”
Benjamin L. Rubinsohn of Philadelphia, was elected chairman of the Region. Other officers elected were : Judge William M. Lewis, Honorary Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, Joseph B. Perskie, Atlantic City, M. J. Skaist, Reading, M. Goodman, Scrantion, Ben Cohen, ##lkes-Barre, S. Schoenagle, Camden, ##asurer, Charles Lipshutz, Philadelphia, Secretary, Martin O. Levy, Philadelphia.
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