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Show ZIONISM DEPENDS ON PALESTINE LEADER PHILADELPHIA, July 3. Bernard A. Rosenblatt, honorary secretary of the Federation of American Zionists, which opened its annual convention here today, to-day, said, in reporting the progress made by Zionism, that he believed the ultimate triumph of Zionism depend? upon the rise of a great Jewish leader in Palestine. ' Iribli home rule will never lie won by demonstrations in New York and Chicago." he declared, ' 'and so Jewish home rule in Palestine can come onlv from the Jewish people in Palestine ii-selt. ii-selt. We in America may help them with money and witli influence, hut in the long fun Jewish national destinv will be determined by the Jewish population popu-lation in Palestine. ' The federation adopted resolutions favoring the formation of an international interna-tional organization before the close of the European war and recommending the participation of the federation in the Jewish congress to be held iu New York iu December. The ennven tion a p propria ted $2000 toward the establishment oi a hospital unit in Palestine. |