Arizona republican., 1899-08-26
A UNION OF ALL JEWS.
FLORISTS Gather in Basic to Revive
Hebrew Nation

Baskerville the remarkable drama
q thl=' French Jew, Dreyfus, is drawing
to an exciting climax at Renncs q
handful CT Jews from all parts of the
world are gathering here 20 arrange
plans which snail solve the problem CT
the Jew and make such tragedies Is
Il Afaire DreytUs'' impossible here
after.
This is really an extraordinary gath
erin-g, with an extraordinary purpose
The idea-iStS of a race have come to-
gether soberly to plan its rejuvenes-
ceI,ce and to make practical arrange
nl5rlts fer the reunitins into a strong.
cohesive whole Of the. apparently IN
ass.mil2tive parts.
The leaders OF the movement 10
make the Jew5 again into a nS.si0n are
most emphatic in their declaration
that theiT aims are political alone. ana
TINT the religion of '-ha.r supporters
does not concern them or the success
Of their undertaking.
A strange lot t is that the fiery en-
thu5iasm of Herzl and the dexterous
logic of Nordau have drawn r.cgether
and 1t will be mere than a marvel if
the extraordinary project contemplai-
ed by them is brought to a SUCCESS
through these agencies.
Every kind CT Jew is seen here, from
the L.thvak, with J16erdin and curis,
to the high-hsired, frock-coarsd,
smCOth-shaven Eng,-shman.
Wether a Jewish na.iGn is born
as3,a the congress of Basic OF 1899,
Ike its predecessor Of 1888. IS full of
interest and color and pathos for the
Strange. pale delegates from The east
Of Europe, whose every glance be
sreaks simplicity aad fear. have few
erish hope the The Zicn:sts will
cchieve some practical good in reliey-
ing them from the oppression and SUI
feTing which IS gradually solving the
Jewish problem, So far as they are
concerned, by determination
The conclusion of the leaders, as an
nounced, s that it VIII take AT least
ten years to reach the point r-med at
the revival of the Jewish nation
The chosen place for tbs state is s.
cret, the Palestine proposition having
been abandoned.
Gre result. Of the Zio1fstic agitation
can be plainly fores9-n. The opp0si-
ticr Of the ROthschilds, the Sim0ns,
l1.1s' reformed rabbits and those who are
supposed TO represent the Jews of Eu-
rope Officially has developed IN an in
tense biteerEess upon the part of the
ZiCn.sts, which VIII emphasize the
ST3Ulsat W-ta21l9S CRASH E1-Cu SSp3-
TICS the poor and orthodox Jews Of
the weird from the WEALTHY anal re-
formed
Nordau says '.1a Litter are anxious
70 leave JCWdom, and VIII not gTieve
" they IRE rid Of The wOrshiDsr5 Of the
TalInUd. The F2othschIds and Oth5ls
reply through thar inspired organs
that Nordau, 'he agnOstic. 5 not fitted
ID judge of their devotion to Jewish
principles. The bitterzst kind of war
fare is being waged by the Jewish
press representing the reform rabbis
ard wealthy Jews against No.dsu
tz3seia1.y, bus he 5 CUTE capable Of
defending h-nsef. and his srt.re was
never kcener LA3h in h-s replies to his
et55ailalts
Nordau and Herr both appeared sat
isfe3 Of ultimate sEo--s5 and look %
the present CCng1'-s to b-i ng about
some practical result. which WI en-
l'1lc the prosecuted Jews Of Inc w3TId
to find 4 new end cnf- home within
year Thrir cr-.iCs insist, however,
that the sultan now declares himself
opposed to giving UP Palestine under