Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-31
TO REOCCUPY PALESTINE
Zionist Hebrew Congress Unanimously
Adopt DR.. Herzls Scheme.
The Famous Land TO Ne PurchnseS
From the Sultan and Coioais-
ed by Hebrewa.

dispatch from Basic. Switzerland. says:
day unanimously adopted with great en-
thusiasm the program for re-estabIshing
the Hebrews in Palestine. with publicly
recognized rights A dispatch was sent
to the Sultan of Turkey thanking his
majesty for the privileges enjoyed by the
Hebrews in his empire.
DIR. Theodor Herzi, the so called New
Moses" is the originator of the scheme to
purchase Palestine and resettle the He
brews there. He has been elected presi-
dent. and DIR. Max Nordau vice president
of the congress.
I'VE shall first send out an exploring
expedition" Dr. Herzl said today. equip
ped with all the modern resources Of
science, which viii thoroughly overhaul
the land from one end TO the other before
1t Is colonizod and establish telephone
ana Geographic communication with the
base as IL advances. The old methods of
colonization will not do there.
1T was in Paris three years ago while
was me correspondent OF Vienna paper.
that llrSt hit on the idea. 1 had 10 hopes
then of ever realizing it, but on NV return
TO Austria 1 was very much like The man
with the Anaconda in a box, who WAS s.Ir-
prlsed TO ma that il had grown out of all
proportion TO its SURROUNDINGS
My plan is simple enough We must
OBTAIN the Sovereignty over Palestine-our
vcr-to-be-forgotten historical home. At
the head OF the movement will be TWO great
and anu powerful asents-the Society of Jews
ana the Jewish Company. The first
named VIII he political organic alton and
spread the Jewish propaganda. TIL. latter
VIII be limited liability company, under
English laws. having its Headquarters in
LONDON, ana capital of, say. a nilliard
oil marks. Its task viii be to DISCHARGE alI
the financial obligations Of the retiring
Jews ana regulate the economic conditions
nF "a
AT first we shall send only unskilIed
iaoor-tlat Is. the very poorest who will
make the land arabic. They will Law ont
streets buiid bridges and railroads. regu-
late rivers and lay down telerraphs accord
ing to plans prepared at headquarters
Iheir work Will bring trade their trade
the market, and the markets will cause
new settlers to flock to the country Every
one VIII go there voluntarily al mis- or her
own risk. but ever under the watchful eve
and protection of the organization
think we shall find Palestine at our
disposal sooner than we expected Last
year went to Consta ntinorIe and had two
long conferences with the grand ,izier TO
Mhom pointed out that the key TO the
preserVaton OF Turkey lay in the solution
OF the Jewish question. That the SULTAN
mas taken no unfavorable view of my nro-
posal is proved 10y his having decorated
me.
turkeys finances are disorganized. and
sne VIII never get a penny from Greece
Sne Is IN state Of constitutional decom-
position, and threatens the health of the
whole OF Europe. Either sanitary RENE
ules must be applied or she must be re-
Inc Jews. In exchange for Palestine
WOULD Regulate the sultan's finances and
prevent disntegration while for Euror,a
we snouid form new outpost against
Asiauc barbarism and a guard of honor
10 nold intact the sacred shrines OF the
CHRISTIANS We can afford to play a wait
ing game. and either take over Palestine
iroiIi the European congr ass called toe, the-
to divide the spoils of disin,egraied Tur-
KEY, or look out for another land such as
Argentina, and say, Your Zion is therer
am not in favor of anythin., saverirr
OF the Utopian clement and the soci aiist's
dream Personally, I incline to demo
cratic monarchy and very mach Of what is
hest in English institutions But the Jews
IN their new country will know nothing of
the misery of their European surround,
ings"