(3) that the French Government is prepared to support this movement. In the meantime, the Zionists in England――and especially their political leader, Dr. Weizmann――had continued the work with great zeal in this country. After his return, the author again took a share in this work. The great development which the political and propagandist work had in the interval made in England, led to the establishment of a larger consultative committee and to the opening of new offices,¹ and a year earlier Dr. Weizmann had been elected President of the English Zionist Federation, and this did much to bring new life into the Federation. Two periodicals were founded, the monthly _Zionist Review_, in London, and the weekly _Palestine_, published by the British Palestine Committee, Manchester, and Zionism reached a popularity such as it never previously had in this country. ¹ Zionist Organization, London Bureau, Empire House, 175 Piccadilly, W. CONFERENCE OF ENGLISH ZIONIST FEDERATION IN 1917 A Special Conference of Delegates from the Constituent Societies was held in London on the 20th of May, 1917, with the President, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, in the chair. The Conference was called partly in consequence of the disturbing news that had been received from Palestine and partly in order that a communication on the political situation, as it affected the Jewish National Movement, might be made to the societies through their delegates. The Conference occupied the whole of the day and was very largely attended. It was opened by the Chairman with an address, in which he reviewed the situation. He said:――