New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
THE PLAN FOR A NEW ZION.
DR.. HERZL'S MOVEMENT AND LIKE
ONES THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE.
ARGUMENTS THAT ITS ADVOCATES PUT FORWARD
VIEWS OF PROMINENT JEws-DR.
GOTTHEII. FAvORs AND DR.

KOHLER OPPOSES 1T.
MAY we celebrate the next anniversary in
Jerusalem"
With these words a number OF the prayers end
which repeated by the pious Jews In the
course Of the Passover ceremonies. and thos'
who gather about the ''Sedar" board say Amen
devoutly when the white-robed master Of the
house says: May we celebrate the next ami
versary In jerusalem
This prayer has been said regularly for thou
sands Of years. but Jews who saw beyond the SUR
face and analysed the Mosaic phraseoogy in
terpreted the word Jerusalem meaning
state Of perfect peace and harmony, and not as
the holy city in the East. when man becomes his
fellow mans brother" said a well-known rabbi.
when peace and brotherly love shall have dis
placed strife and disagreement, when all men
shall have recognized the fatherhood Of God and
the brotherhood OF man, then we shall have
reached tho long prayer for Jerusalem"
But while the figure OF speech was recognized
by the philosophical members Of the faith there
have always been Jews who looked forward to
an actual return of the Jews to Palestine, and
from time to time men have arisen who have ad-
vocated Jewish State. giving their reason
the language Of the Bible and the belief that
only through Judaism could the Orient be
brought from its present darkness into the light
OF civilization. These men, with more enthusi-
asm than practical knowledge. started Zionist
movement about sixty years ago and interested
many philanthropists; but when the time came
to pay the first instalment on the fund with
which new State to be purchased their
ardor diminished. and the Jews were content to
remain in Europe, with its restrictive laws and
its possibilities for Improvement. rather than go
m Pal wit itS If "a pIo
past and It's dogs and malaria of the present.
But the scheme, despite its failure. had ardent
advocates. enthusiastic promoters and faithful
followers who ventilated their various views of
the Zionstic plans periodically. Sir Moses
MontpflOre went with delegation Of prominent
Jews to discuss the plan with Mohammed All in
1910. and Ludwig August Frankel advocated the
movement in the Vienna press at the same time
benjamin D'Israeli, while he never took any
prominent part in the movement. wrote that he
hoped that a feasible plan might some day be
devised by which :he ancient prophecy might be
fulfilled. and George Eliot certainly believed that
something might come Of the movement. and
caused one OF her noblest characters 10 forecast
a coming Jewish State
no HARMONY or ACTION
But among the advocates 81 tho Zionistlc move
impracticable. and were based mainly on
sentimentality. "A state for all tho Jews" said
one party; "A State for expatria-ed Jews" said
another and between the disputing advocates
OF the various schemes the rest of the world
stood by and regarded the whole as huge Joke
II has been related that when the Jewish State
was being advocated IN tho hftics." CrcmIeux
said in the presence ~ Louis Napoleon: "Pa"s-
tine is not to-day what Il hundreds ~ years
ago. The climate is healthful the country is
much visited. and chances for business in mer-
camille agricultural pursuits good enough
TO induce people to go there and become citizens
OF the proposed State"
IF the Jewish State becomes n fact" asked
Napoleon, shall you become one ~ ifs citizens"
Yes. Your Majesty" he answered. ~ may
be the States Ambassador to France"
The continued oppression Of the Jews In Rus
sla the Judenhetze IN Austria ard he anti
Semitic movement in Germany and France nav"
caused revival OF the Zionist movement and
because OF the earnest action taken by many
well-known men in the matter probably more
Jews will pray for n return 20 Jerusalem during
the coming holidays than ever before. Tn" con
ference which took place at Basic recently. a.
which the matter was discussed was the out
growth Of the agitation under the leadership of
Dr. Theodor Herzl OF Vienna and Max N0rdau.
Recruits were found In all parts ~ the world.
and although America and England We're hot
represented In the convention. the matter has
received much attention in both countries. Or.
Herzl's plan. according to his own statement. Is
as follows:
1--WE shall send first exploring expedition.
equipped with all the modern resources 81 sci
ence which will thoroughly overhaul tho land
from one end 10 the other, before II Is coonlzed.
and establish telephone and Geographic commu-
nication with the base az they advance. The old
methods OF colonization Will not do here. We
must obtain the sovereignty over Palestine-our
never to-be-f forgotten. historical home. At the
head Of the movement will be two great and
powerful agents--the Society OF Jews and the
Jewish Company. The first named will be po
litical organization and spread the Jewish propa
ganda The latter will he limited liability com
pany. under English laws, having ts headquar
tors in London, and "A capital Of. say, mlliard
OF marks It's task will he to discharge all the
financial obligations Of the retiring Jews and
regulate the economic conditions In the new
country Al first we shall send only unskled
lohor-that U.s. the very poorest. who will make
the land arabic They Will lay out streets. build
bridges and railroads. regulate rivers and lay
down teleeraphs according to plans prepared at
hcadouarters Their work will bring trade. their
trade the market. and the markets VIII cause
new settlers to flock to the country. Every one
will go there voluntarily at his or her own risk.
but under the watchful eye and protection Of the
organization"
The advocates Of the movement found them
eelves confronted ut the outset with the same
question that Napoleon propounded to Gre
nieux: "Will the prosperous Jews Of London
New-York and every other large city leave their
homes and fortunes and go TO the Holy Land?
Dr. Gustav Gotthcil. Of the Temple Emanuel.
saws: The idea Is simply ridiculous. and such
desertion Of home and country was never
dreamed Of by the promoters Of the Hionistic
movement The new state, when founded will