Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-12-18 | Page 10 | Jews Enthusiastic About Palestine

JEWS ENTHUSIASTIC ! l ABOUT PALESTINE By Associated Press. rinUADKI-rillA. Dec. 11 The American Jewish conrress last nicht declared for a Jewish commonwealth in I'aleetine under the trusteeship of (ireat Itrltain, acting on behalf of ftuch a league of nations as may be formed. The declaration In the form of a resolution, whs adopted amid wild en-thusiaem. en-thusiaem. The 400 delegates representing repre-senting more than S.0OO.0A0 members f their race In the United Ktat.es, rose and sang the Hatikvoh, the Jew-Imsj Jew-Imsj anthem expressing the hope that Palestine shall soon be the homeland cf the Jews. This was followed by the singing of the "Star-Hpangled Han- I per and the wa lng of the American and Jewish flags. I