The Emergency Committee on Palestine, representing every phase of organized Jewish life in America, today called upon 450 communities throughout the country to set aside next Sunday afternoon for countrywide mass meetings to urge Great Britain to keep the gates of Palestine open to Jewish immigration. It was estimated that rallies throughout the nation would have audiences totalling more than 3,000,000. These meetings will be addressed by prominent Jews and non-Jews from all walks of life.
The decision to call the nationwide meetings was adopted at a conference of the Emergency Committee at which the following organizations were represented by their leaders: American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress, Jewish Labor Committee, B’nai B’rith, and Zionist organizations. All will join in sponsoring the meetings.
Other developments marking the campaign in the United States to dissuade Great Britain from her reported intentions included a visit to the White House by Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis and a telephonic conversation by United States Senator Robert F. Wagner and President Roosevelt. Although there was no official statement about Justice Brandeis’ visit, it was believed to be connected with the “Palestine situation. Senator Wagner announced the President had assured him of his “deep concern and interest in the question.” “His interest,” Senator Wagner said, “is unquestioned and I am sure he will export every proper effort to deal with the situation.”
Telegraph companies announced in Washington that 64,222 messages on Palestine had been sent to President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull up to Saturday.
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