Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-01 | Page 3 | Socialist Zionists Would Take Land

SOCIALIST ZIONISTS WOULD TIE LAND Issne Protest Against Action of tlie Congress; Demand Reconsideration. BASLE, Switzerland, July 31. Tho Socialist So-cialist sections of the Zionist congress have Issued a circular t(J tho Jewish peoples peo-ples protesting against their trcntmcnt during the meetings. of tho congress. They met today and expressed their disagreement dis-agreement with tho decision adopted by tho congress yesterday not to accept the offer of Great Britain of a tract of land In East Africa for tlie formation of a ZionlHt colony. They decided to form a special organization with the view of taking over territory. Requests Reconsideration. Meanwhile tho main body of the congress con-gress elected an organization committee, of which Dr. Henry Frlcdcnwnld of Baltimore Bal-timore and Dr. J. M. Magens of Brooklyn Brook-lyn were appointed' members. During the discussions of tho programme Dr. Magens, Ma-gens, on behalf of tho American delegates, dele-gates, requested the reconsideration of the British proposal.