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- ■■ ■■• ■ ■ ■ ' Morris Rothenberg, president of the Zior ist Organization of America; Judge Wi*jj liam M. Lewis, a national chairman oij the campaign; Rabbi Samuel Schulmao, of Temple Emanuel, New York; Felii! M. Warburg, honorary chairman of tht campaign. Seated, left to right: Rev. Z.j H. Masliansky, Dr. Cyrus Adler, chair man of the American Council of the Jew ish Agency for Palestine; and Louis Lip- sky, chairman of the Board of Director* j of campaign. New York New York, N. Y.—Leon Feuchtwantffr. famous in the United States for his boob “Power’* and "Josephus,” arrived here 1 on the Europa for a lecture tour that iij to take him from coast to coast, and dur- ing which he will also lecture on Jewi*l problems. The famous German-Jewbl novelist declined to comment on the pret ent political situation when he met ship news reporters, but he did say of Adoli Hitler: “I think he is through.” New York, N. Y.—Prof. Felix Frank furter of Harvard Law School has b«* appointed the George Eastman visitint Professor at Oxford University for the academic year, 1932-34, it has been a* nounced by the Association of America Rhodes Scholars, which established tbt chair. Frankfurter, the third person fill the post, who is a Viennese by birtk is a graduate of the College of the Ci? of New York and Harvard Law School Buffalo, N. Y.—Rabbi Wolf Gold, of Brooklyn, was re-elected President of tb American Mizrachi, orthodox wing of th< Zionist movement, at the concluding »*»' sion of the annual convention here. Rabh Meyer Btrlin was named Honorary Pre^ ident. Other officers include: Rabbi M M. Ashinsky, Pittsburgh; Leon Gellina* St. Louis; A. M. Kowalsky, Brooklyn. Vice-Presidents. Max Nadler, No* York, Treasurer; Harry Harp, New Yort Honorary Secretary. RABBI ABRAHAM MEIER, FRAN KEL, dean of orthodox rabbis in Bufi*^ and Vice-President of the Union of thodox Rabbis, died there at the ag? 70. He came to the United States thi years ago. OREIGN AND NATIONAL NEWS Austria Vienna.—The Austrian Chancellor has assured American Minister Stockton at Vienna that the Austrian Government would take every possible step to avert further anti-Semitic clashes such as oc curred at the University of Vienna, Sec retary of State Henry L. Stimson wired to the editor of the Day, in response to an inquiry from that paper as to what action the United States had taken in the case. The American Government will do ev erything in its power to protect American citizens abroad, without regard to their faith, Secretary Stimson said, adding that the Chancellor had expressed the keenest regret to Mr. Stockton over the University episode, assuring the American Minister that it would never occur again. Vienna.—The Park in front of the Technical High School, frequently the scene of anti-Semitic disturbances, is now the repository for a beautiful statue of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the au tomobile, credited with having been the first person to construct a carriage driven by a gasoline engine. The Austrian Min ister of Commerce, officers of the Vienna automobile club and various prominent city officials were present at the unveil ing ceremonies where laudatory speeches were delivered about the man who con structed a car way back in 1864. England London.—Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, British Colonial Minister, promised the House of Commons, on inquiry from Barnett Janner, M. P., that he would in vestigate the conduct of Palestine Gov ernment Prosecutor L. Eliot who recent ly remarked during a court trial that Jews were naturally prone to arson, and withdrew the statement with an apology a week later. The question of Eliot’s action was first raised in the House by Josiah Wedgwood, but the Colonial Min ister professed ignorance of the entire matter. France Paris.—Joseph Caillaux, former Pre mier of France, and noted liberal, spoke haishly and frankly about French Jews in general in an interview given to the Paris Morgenblatt, a Yiddish daily. Ex pressing surprise at the failure of French Jews to support Zionism adequately, Caillaux asserted that Zionism is the most potent weapon against anti-Semit ism. He charged that some French Jews are so selfish that they not only refrain from aiding Palestine, but are resentful at the immigration into France of Jews from Eastern Europe. This, the former Premier pointed out, is in odd contrast to the attitude adopted by outstanding French Christians who sympathize with the Jewish immigrants who must flee from barbaric anti-Semitism in Central and Eastern Europe. . Switzerland Cieneva—'Hie British government is planning to establish a legislative as sembly in Palestine within the near future, High Commissioner Arthur Wauchope told the Mandate Commission of the League of Nations in its session on Palestine. The first step in that direc tion will be to set up autonomous munici pal governments to prepare the people for national self-government. If Arabs and Jews cannot agree on a system of co operation, the British government will in stitute its own plan, regardless of protests, Wauchope declared. Saying that the government has already made a determined effort to bring Jews and Arabs together by appointing them on joint commissions, Wauchope deplored NATION’S JEWISH LEADERS ^ APPEAL FOR PALESTINE The foremost figures in American Jew ish life took part in the National Confer ence on Palestine held recently in New York City to launch the 1933 American Palestine Campaign for the Keren llaye- sod budget, in cooperation with Hadassah. The plight of European Jewry was con trasted with the bright prospecks for Jews in Palestine. American Jewry was the fact that a number of Arabs had de clined to accept appointment or left after accepting posts. He expressed regret that one-third of the country’s revenue was being spent for defense and police forces, but said that he could not recommend any reduction, since he wished to provide the maximum of protection for the popu lation. The economic situation of Palestine is healthy, the high commissioner reported, pointing out that the government had been able to give the Jews 4,500 labor migra tion certificates in contrast to 1,700 for a similar period last year. He also praised the attitude of the Jewish colonists and their determination to overcome all dif ficulties. Lewis French had recognized the claims of 365 landless Arabs and rejected 1,800 other claims, he stated. Germany Berlin.—A loss of some two million votes to the Hitlerites since the last na tional elections in July was the outstand ing development of Sunday’s Reichstag elections. Inasmuch as the National So cialists did obtain 11,713,000 votes, they still remain the strongest power in the Reichstag, having 195 seats, a loss of 35 from the last session. The Center Party also lost five seats. This is attributed largely to the wholesale defection of the Jewish population, which resented the Center’s eagerness to affiliate with the anti-Semitic Nazis. It is generally ex pected that President von Hindenburg will continue the Von Papen Cabinet in power, since there is no bloc in the Reichstag strong enough to force Parlia mentary government in substitution to the emergency cabinet. The eve of the elec tion was marked by violent charges on the part of the Nazis against von Papen. urged to provide the funds to make pos sible a larger immigration from Europe to Palestine. Photo shows some of the leaders gath ered at the Conference: Standing, left to right: Dr. Stephen S. Wise and Judge Julian W. Mack, honorory chairmen of the American Palestine Campaign; Mrs. Rose Halprin, president of Hadassah; The Angriff of Berlin and the Voelkischer Beobachter of Munich declared that Von Papen was ruled by Jakob Goldschmidt, the Jewish banker, who had designs on the economic stability of Germany. Im mediately the Government issued an or der demanding the retraction of this libel. The decree was complied with by both papers. Poland Warsaw.—Warsaw University, hotbed of anti-Semitic disturbances a year ago, again became the scene of attacks on Jewish students as the institution opened for the semester. The riot started when the Student Council ejected from a meet ing Jewish members who were partici pating in the vote for representatives on the faculty council. Subsequently the Polish Minister of Education declared that the administration of universities w'ould be revised and that Rectors would have to be approved by him. Warsaw.—A demand for the abolition of autonomy of Polish high schools and universities was demanded by Minister of Education Yenciewicz, as he spoke in the Seim, denouncing the recent anti-Semitic conduct of nationalist students as barbaric and disgraceful to the good repute of Poland. Turkey Istanbul—There were Jews in North America before Christopher Columbus ever saw the land, Henriques Beckner, Turkish Jewish scholar, declares in a new book, which bases itself on archae ological discoveries alleged to have been made in American cemeteries. BecknePs opinion is that Jews immigrated to the Western hemisphere after the destruction of the first Temple. [14] ¥ THE SOUTHERN ISRAELI