The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-02
The Jews and Palestine.

That most distinguished OF jewish
American philosophers. Rabbi WISE, does
not welcome tho new Palestnian move
meft. in so far as it involves the rcpeopling
OF the Holy Land by the Jews now scat
tered over the world. including those In
the United Stntes. Ho holds that the Jews
who are now here should stay here.
instead OF going to tho country once
held by their race and trying to
set up there Jewish State IKE
that which existed before the Christian
era. The Jews have multiplied In tho
United States till they number over mil
lion: they enjoy privileges here such as
they cannot obtain in Asia; they arc con-
stantly becoming moro powerful: and they
are accommodating wealth moro rapidly
than the people OF any other raco In tho
country. Though in their synagogues they
are perpetually praying for tho restoration
Of Jerusalem. in the opinion OF Rabbi
WISE, who considers New York far prcfera-
bic to Jerusalem as plnce OF abode. they
could not be made to so there.
We arc assured that the great majority OF
the thousand rabbits in the United states
hold views like those held by Rabbi WISE
upon this subject: and that only the Rus
sian and Polish rnbbis who have recently
come here take any other view. or believe
that the prophecies Of restoration are to be
literally construed.
The recent discussion az the new
Palestinian movement In The Sun has
called out many expressions OF opin-
ion thereon from our jewish contem-
poraries: and we have been struck with
the fnct that all Of thcm which have fallen
under our notice ARE OF ono accord. We do
not know OF aJewish-American paper that
favors the migration to Palestine OF the
Jews in the United States. Wo quote here
but couple OF brief extracts from two OF
these papers as specimens OF many that
might be quoted from other papers. The
Je,rish Tidings OF last Friday says:
1.-THE conditions in this country viii have to change
nightly before the Jews will torsnks for the land OF
the prophc A for tho Jews OF tho cnted States IL
can be saii that Palestine has no Inducements for
them"
Tho Jeirish Messenger OF the same date
gives its judgment in an elaborate article:
1.-THE utterancs of tho Rev. DR. KEtr OF the Episcopal
Church. that Palestine Will soon be ready for tho
Jewish race has absolutely no weight unless he can
show that the Jewish race 10 ready FOR Palestine. jew
certain. Tho great majority OF lsraelites who share
the civilization of the day and accorded civil and
relic i6us equality. give no thought OF returning TO
Palestine II the traditional view OF the na ngatler
ing and the rebuilding Of the Temple still repeated In
the prayers It IL held As . theory like that OF the
m Il ennium among our Protestant brethren. who are
In no hurry. however. to abandon Wall street. the
STANDARD Oil Company. and Western mortgages In
consequence So Israel 10 not returning and does not
ant to return 1t looks :onger backward but ahead
and around -
Though the Jews Of this country are thus
nearly unanimous In declaring that they
will never &c to Palestine as settlers. it is
certain that good many OF the Jews Of
eastern Europe are going there. As We
stated a few days ago. the Jewish popu-
lation OF Palestine has more than doubled
within a short time. and those OF the
prevented from coming to this country are
their eyes toward Jerusalem. If
the Gar continues to maintain his anti
Jewish policy. millions Of his Jewish SUBJ
jects will be compelled to find homes some
where outside OF Russia: and there Is no
doubt that since the Turkish Sultan now
favors their settlement in Palestine. they
will make homes for themselves there.
While the Jews who are in this country
will stay in 1t. there are enough Jews in
Russia alone to give Palestine larger pop
ulatlon than II ever had in any past age.
We shall be pleased to see Il powerful jew
ish State there. all the people thereof en-
ioylng those unalenable rights among
which are life. liberty. and the pursuit OF
happiness.