Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-03
NEW COLONY FOR JEWS |
Professor Gottheil's Views on
Founding One In East Africa.
PRAISES ENGLAND's OFFER OF LAND

Zionist s.ender Says to Refuse It
Would Put Realization Of Plans of
Palestinians as Far OF as Ever.
Self Government of Colony Granted
Z by British Government.
On the old principle that "the last
shall be first" Professor Richard Colt
he'll Of Columbia university, who took
the place of his father as head of the
Zionist movement in the United States,
is the last of the American delegation
to the international convention at Basic
to arrive home, says the New York
American. He came down the gang
plank Of La Lorraine the other night
laden with much of Importance to the
promoters and followers of the Zionist
movement.
The offer of Secretary Chamberlain
of a tract Of land 400 miles long by 200
wide in the heart of British East AZ
RIGA has diverted the whole trend of
the movement
"This is the most important result of
the conference" said Professor Gott-
he'll, land it is Of vast Importance too.
I may say that the conference as
body was almost unanimously in ia
vor of the acceptance of Mr.. Chamber
lain's generous offer.
eve are still Palestinians. The crea-
ton of a community in Palestine is our
ultimate goal, and from that purpose
we will never depart. But 1t seemed to
Dr. Herzl to Israel Zangwill, to Max
Nordau, to Dr. Adler, no less than to
myself, that to refuse this offer of
tract of land about as big as England
would be to retard our work and put
the realization of our plans as far off
as ever
"After all, the primary sacred object
we Jews have in view is not so much
the immediate creation Of a new Pales-
tine and a new Jerusalem as the deliv-
erance of our oppressed Russian breth-
rem from the new house of bondage.
"And now we reach the crux of the
whole thing. The colonists, having thor
oughly learned the lesson of self gov
eminent, would proceed to carry that
lesson into the new ground in Pales-
tine. In one word. we establish Pal
estine, Jerusalem, new Jewish ma
ton, in British East Africa. The posi-
bilities in Mr.. Chamberlain's gift are
illimitable."
"But money is needed for the trans
portation of these people from Russia,
and still more money is needed to open
up the new country" was suggested.
"Well, have always found" replied
Professor Gottheil, that, given place |
in which the Jew may make living, |
he will get there. Whether the spot lies |
at the glaciers of the north or under |
the torrid suns of India, he will get |
there Nothing can stop him.
"But l am in a position to say that |
when the time arrives for the transpor- |
tation Of these poor people the purse
strings of every wealthy Jew in the |
world will be loosed.
'"The self government Of the colony |
has been guaranteed by the British
government. DR.. Herzl made as con-
dition of acceptance of the gift that
the Jewish colonists should be entitled
to make their own laws control the in
ternal government Of their colony, and
to this Mr.. Chamberlain readily assent
ed. The new colony will be controlled
by the English government only in in
affairs"
Turning to the question Of Russia's
attitude, Professor Gottheil added:
"The letters given by the Russian
premier to Dr. Herzl speak for them
selves. There can be no doubt of Rus
sia's sincerity or Of her desire to aid
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