Washington sentinel., 1899-02-25
NO 35


culture the land would again become
fertile and capable Of supporting a pop
ulation ten times greater than the pres.
ent one.
The Jews, he declared, had a great
aptitude for mercantile and commercial
undertakings, and Palestine was
country in which, for geographical and
other reasons, commercial and other
resources, might easily be vastly
increased.
| DR.. Caster, who is the chief OF the
Shepardim Iews in the British empire,
declares that the Zionist movemt mt is
making great progress and has come to
stay. 1T is our business" ," he saws. ito
Colonize the whole land and to revive
its ancient literature. It is one of the
| greatest, one of the strangest and one
| Of the most remarkable movements that
has mark ed the history of any nation"
IL will be remembered that the Zionist
movement arose as a rssuit OF the
| prosecutions 20 which the Jews Of
Russia were subjected some years ago.
The originator was DR.. Theodor Herr.
a well known Vienna publicist and be
has found very wide support. II lew
IS prosecuted anywhere, then it is hoped
TO put at his disposal a sanctuary in
Palestine, where he may work and live
in peace. But the Zionist movement IS
wider than that, for it is an appeal to
nationalism, The Jews a nation-that
might be the larger motto.
AS part Of the scheme a Jewlsh
colonial bank is being established in
London with suggested capital OF two
millions. OF that amount an eighth
mostly in one pound shares, was prom.
iSed within a few days, The deduction
is that the mass OF Jews will give the
bank support. Its aim. on the other
hand, will be to oiOrward the colonization
Of Palestine BY the Iews Il would
arrange for land to be used as settle
ments, develop railways, and so on.
SUBSIDIZED GERMAN SrRA SHIP SER
VICE TO EASTERN ASIA AND
AUSTRALIA.
EHRiVeeriag.
The German Government seems
determined to do all in its power to
encourage the shipping trade between
Germany and Eastern Asia and Austria
Ina, and has made important contracts
with the North German Lloyd Steamship
Company, some particulars of which are
published in a recent issue of the PSichS-
aHzeigey The Company, for the space
Of fifteen years, undertakes the following
services in connection with Eastern
Asia: I. A main line from Bremerbaven
or Hamburg to China, either Ufa a
Belgian or Dutch port, through Genoa.
Naples, Port Said, Suez, Alden, Colombo,
Singapore, Hong Kong toShaDghai and
back by the same route, 2. A main line
from Bremerhaven or Hamburg, either
vta a Belgian or Dutch port to Ispan,
through Genoa, Naples, Port Said, Suez,
Alden, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong
to Yokohama, and back by Hiogo,
Nagasaki, Hong Kong, &C., same ports
as on outward voyage. ). A branch
line to No. 2. from Hong Kong to
Shanghai and back 4 A branch line
from Singapore to German New Guinea
and back, Via Batavia and other harbors
of the Suuda Archipelago, Berlinhaver,
ck-Wilhelmshaven, Stephansort,
and back by Langemak Buchi, Habers
hohe, Matupi, &c. For the Australian
traffic the company undertakes the
following services, namely, a main line
from Bremerhaveu to the mainland OF
Australia, VfG Belgian or Dutch port,
through Genoa, Naples and Port Said,
Suez, Alden, Colombo, Adelaide,
Melbourne, to Sydney, and back by the
same ports Thespeed to be main tanned
on the different routes IS given in one o!
the tables OF the agreement. That
provides for the building Of 4 steamers
tor the service to Eastern Asia, which
are not to oe Of less than &, 600 tons for
the Chinese and japanese services.
Those for the Australian line must not
be less than S 900 tons The 4 steamers
for the former line are to be running by
the following dates respectively; Oct
I, 1859; January I, September I, and
November 1, 1900. All the steamers
areto be equal to those Of foreign nations
in every respect. and their plans are to
be approved by the Admiralty, More
over, they must be built in German
yards, and German materials must be
used, as far as possible. All Admiralty
requirements are to be carried out in
them, and this also be done on altering
vessels, as far as is practicable So
exclusive are the conditions that only
German Goals are to be taken on board
in German ports, or at Belgian or Dutch
ports of call. Exceptions are only
permissible with the special assent OF
the Imperial Chancellor. In those ports
German provisions are also to be bought,
as far as possible. The Chancellor can
prohibit the importation by German,
Belgian, or Dutch ports of such agri-
cultural products as NAV compete with
those OF German agriculture So careful
is the agreement of German interests,
II is stipulated that in case of Ger
man and foreign goods being simultane
ously offered Tor dispatch, the German
ones are, il necessary, to have the pref
ereuce. It IS provided that, in case Of
mobilizing the fleet, the Chancellor can
purchase the vessels on tull payment
Of their value, or he can hire them, the
amounts to be paid for according to the
general law relating to requisitions for
law purposes. For the services specified
in the contract and undertaken by the
Lloyd Company. there will be paid by
the Government, from April I, 1899, the