The submission of religious disputes for decision by the Permanent Mandates Commission created embarrassment for the Commission, according to M. Orts, a member of the Permanent Mandates Commission, in a lecture be delivered here on the scope and character of the Commission’s work. M. Orts, who was reporters on the recent petition of the Agudath Israel concerning its dispute with the Zionist Organization with regard to the character of the Jewish communities in Palestine, complained that the Permanent Mandates Commission is compelled to deal with petitions concerning religious disputes which it does not understand. As an instance he cited the Agudah petition and suggested that “it aright be preferable for such matters to be settled locally.”
A team composed wholly of Jewish workers is engaged in promoting the $86,000 campaign being conducted this week by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Utica, N. Y. Benjamin ##. Grossman, president of the Harmony Club, is captain of the team.
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