The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-25
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Developments at Their Congress 1ndi-
cate That Europe Will Help

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Basle.-She one supreme fact devel-
oped by the second Zionist congress
this week Is that the just powers or Eu-
rope have begun to show friendly In
terest in this great movement to re-es-
tablish the Jewish people as an actual
nation in Palestine. 1t Is fact that the
German emperor Is unofficially repre-
scented in the congress by trusted rep
resentative, charged with the duty OF
reporting to him infinitely the plans and
purposes OF the whole undertaking.
But the one man In the whole world
who has 1t In his power to re-establish
Judea on her ancient soil with the CO.
operation Of the great powers is the sui
tan Of Turkey. There is something
thrillingly suggestive in the fact that IN
reply to message Of congratulation
sent by DR.. Theodore Herzl; president OF
the congress, to the Yidiz Kiosk, the
commander OF the faithful sent tele-
gram Of hearty thanks and most cor
dial message Of good will.
Over the building in which the con-
gress was held flew for the first time
what is to be the actual flag of restored
Israel, the Biblical six-pointed shield OF
David In blue on a ground of white.
This Is the actual standard of the re-
juvenated nation. BY singularly
welcome and poetic coincidence, the
American consulate, few feet away,
almost touched the folds Of the flag of
Israel, whose people 1t has sheltered and
encouraged for so many years.
In the rows Of delegates on the plat
form were to be seen some of the most
conspicuous men OF the race Of this gen.
Grafton. There were DR.. Nordau, the
sociologist; DR.. Herzl. statesman and
editor Of the Vienna Neue Freie Presse;
DR.. Dembo, the famous Russian scien-
fist; Aaron Marcus, known to the Cali
clans as the Jewish Tolstoi; Professor
Mandelstamm, the eminent physician
from Kiev; DR.. Caster, chief rabbi of
the Portuguese Jews of England: Ber-
nard Lazare, the indomitable defender
Of Dreyfus In Paris: Rabbi Ruff. for
merly Of the Prussian town Of Memel,
through whose hospitable doors long
PROFESSIONS OF Jewish exiies from Rus
sia have gone to every part of the earth,
and Brainin Of Berlin and Sokolf of
Warsaw, both gifted Hebrew poets.
A remarkable incident Of the congress
was the unanimity with which the pro-
posal to send q telegram of gratitude
to the GEAR for disarmament of Europe
was approved. The congress also re-
solved to ask. thes powers of Europe to
couple with this beneficent scheme some
measure that would restore the people Of
Israel to the land of their fathers,
1t is fact not generally understood
that the Jews have. to some extent, eva
sively succeeded in establishing some
thing like $4,000 Jews in colonies and
cities Of Palestine, with the surprising
result that, on the soil of their ancestors,
they have enthusiastically taken up
agriculture, an occupation which the
world knows they have been compelled
too long to eschew elsewhere. In this
connection II 10 interesting to know that
Baron Edmund Rothschild Of Paris, who
Is known as the Protector OF the Colo
nies," has undertaken, quite aside from
Zionism, to build number Of great fac
tories In Jerusalem for the employ
ment of Jews. His work is to be assisted
and extended by great Jewish colonial
bank authorized by the congress.
1t was definitely determined by the
congress that no further infiltration OF
Jews into Palestine will be sanctione ed
by Zionism until the sultan himself has
been won over. and his official sanction
has been secured for the work. 1t was
laid down as an absolute principle of
the movement that the highest mutual
federation should be. observed by the two
great sections of the Jewish race who
have some differences in their points OF
view respecting the faith and practice Of
Judaism.
The final session of the congress, which
lasted for nearly twenty-four hours,
ended at dawn Of Wednesday. and as
DR.. Herzl, with tear-dimmed eyes, spoke
the closing words: THE old wandering
Of Jews has come to an end, and dn its
place let us begin the spiritual Pilgrim
age to Zion and hope that a new and
better day has begun" the first ray OF
daybreak shone prophetically upon his
glorified face.-Cable Letter to Chicago
Tribune.
President Mckinley has extended the
jurisdiction of Military Governor Wood
SO that it now embraces the whole
province Of Santiago de Cuba, and has
appointed Lieutenant Colonel A. A.