The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
AID FOR PALESTINE;
The Minneapolis Hebrews Will Help
Their Brethren in That Country
if They Are Suffering.
The Zionist Movement Is Growing
in Strength and Tangible Re- .
.. - suits Are Apparent. !

5, The. question of.collecting funds, for the
benefit of the Zionist colonists in Pales-
tine may soon come before a meeting &o1
Minneapolis Jews who have encouraged
the Zionist movement. Such a subscrip-
tion was begun the other day In Duluth.
Two hundred dollars was subscribed WITH
In fifteen minutes, but the contribution
will not be sent forward until 1t amounts
to $500. ~ 49,. .&:t-... --e < 81, ~, ..
Despite some Inevitable suffering among
the colonists the movement to regain
Palestine for the chosen people Is stead
lily progressing. Meantime it encounters
opposition that Is not altogether rational.
Some people obpect to It, said 3.
Joseph Shalett of ia Washington avenue
N, a prominent local Zionist, because
they think we want to get political con-
troll of Jerusalem and drive out all ~
Christian churches there. But that's a
great mistake. We're not trying to con-
troll jerusalem. The Gentiles may stay
there as. long as they please. live want
land in Palestine to settle there the
thousands Of Jews that are having so
much trouble in Russia and other coun-
tries. In Palestine they would be back
in tEci1 own country, where they made
themselves a great people, The climate
and everything would agree with them
there. Most of them would prefer to
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towns. The Jews in the old time were
all farmers and stock raisers, you know.
But we shan't try to do anything very
important until we can be backed up by
all the great powers of Europe. England
and Germany are friends of the move
ment now, but France: and Russia are
against us. We might: have a. lot Of
trouble with Turkey If she thought Rus
STA and France were willing Ito have
her. interfere with u.s..
THE movement isn't dead, though. It's
getting stronger every day. Why, the
shares Of the Jewish Colonial bank, which
was started to help the movement. are al
ready. paying dividends, though the bank
has done very little business. 1t has two
or three branches in Europe q. =.
Nov, here's an account in the Jewish
Messenger Of New York" continued Mr..
Shaett, taking up newspaper printed
with Hebrew characters. in the Yiddisf
language, here's an account Of a meeting
of shareholders and directors Of the Colo
NAL bank at London October %. Forty
two presidents Of DIVISIONS were there
from different countries. DR.. Theodore
Hertzel, the president Of the Zionist asso-
citation, in charge Of the movement, made
speech and said that there had been
steady progress in distan countries, like
Brazil. the West Indies and Australia
He said, The time is past when anyone
can say that: zionism is dream
He said that the negotiations Of the
Zionist leaders with the Turkish govern
ment were moving slow but in the right
direction. f.
The meeting did some important
things. They voted to begin putting aside
funds for opening a Jewish university in
Palestine. They decided to start a Zion
list organ in England,f;and to begin, Zionist
correspondence with the big political
newspapers" .,.