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July 1, 1934
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A brilliant ### the outlook ###m was pre######g session of ###Zionconven######erman here. ###econd speech ###n 2,000 dele######ention, which ### night.

###tory, the noted ### of the World ######tive declared, have ### world rallied to the ### in greater numbers. ###700,000 persons, he ###ught the shekel for ###ess.

### Zionist spirit—Zion######me the saving point ###r thousands of Jews, ### The organization it###ver, in a critical sit######arned.

###e optimistic, positive ###er found, were: First, ### Immigration. Second, a ### workers. Third, every### Palestine is developing ###d, fourth, the Jews feel ### safe and secure in Pal######trast with these positive ### as he described them, ### pointed out the negative ###s that were present. First ### is the relation with the ####econdly, there are the dif####roblems in relation to a ### power.

### Zionist executive,” he main### “is constantly struggling ###aising its voice against vari### problems in relation to Eng######licy. We are carrying on the ###gle but we do not want hys### Our situation in Palestine ### some critical problems. There ### arisen, for example, a union, ######tween the Revisionists and the #ssociation of Land Owners. This ###ited front is an impediment ###hich has created great danger. ###lso, when the Association of Land ###wners declare in print that they ###an use Arab workers they are ###hereby strengthening the government’s position and weakening the demand for certificates.”

At the Friday morning session reports were given of the work of the National Labor Committee by ### Hamlin and commented upon by Louis Siegal.

For the past ten years $1,500,000 ### has been raised to strengthen labor’s position in Palestine, the report revealed. Recently, through the initiative of the National Labor Committee, there was formed the League for Labor Palestine, which already has more than 3,000 active members in the large centers of the United States, and this #eague hopes to muster thousands of friends for organized labor in Palestine, Hamlin pointed out.

Other speeches were made by Mr. L. Glantz, representing Keren Hayesod; and the Messrs, Galili and Ehrenreich, for the new pioneer movement and the American Jewish Congress, respectively.

Joseph Sprinzak, Palestine labor leader, in his talk stressed the fact that up till now the certificate was the powerful instrument which made possible the selection of pioneers who were ready to serve Palestine. With the beginning of the mass immigration ###veme# he stated, it has not ######ke the pioneers ######land.

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