“Whatever happens, I think nothing will happen which will prevent us from carrying on our work, ” is the opinion of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, in regard to the investigation of the Royal Commission.
“I am perfectly sure the commission is entering its appointed task (of drawing up its recommendations) with an open and unprejudiced mind, ” the Zionist leader said last night in opening a Jewish National Fund bazaar at Whitechapel.
“We had a fair hearing, ” he declared. “The commission has shown every possible desire to find a solution for all parties. The task was made most difficult because the Palestine quarrel developed into something tantamount to revolution or insurrection.
“At present it is difficult to distinguish between political assassination and ordinary brigandage. This situation has vitiated the outlook of the whole position of Palestine.”
Referring to the search of certain Jewish groups for new territories for colonization, Dr. Weizmann warned it would be impossible to build a national home in an empty country since it would lack the driving force of the Jewish national idea, which he held applicable only to Palestine.
“It is most important that we bring in a maximum number of Jewish immigrants to Palestine, ” he declared, “but the real measure of Palestine’s work is the building of a Jewish civilization and a Jewish future which will be unshakable.”
The Federation of Synagogues gave Dr. Weizmann $25,000 for the Palestine Emergency Fund.
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