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OFFER JEWS a COUNTRY
Great Britain Will Set Aside a Part of
East Africa for Them,

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Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 25.-Great
Britain has offered the Jews a vast
tract Of territory in east Africa for
colonization.
If the Jews accept the offer Great
Britain pledges iself to grant an au-
tonomous government, subject only to
British suZerainty.
This means that the Jews, for the
first time since the days of the Roman
c~onaueror. would have q country. a
ruler, and q flag of their own, with a
government of their own choosing.
The offer Of the British government
was made to the sixth Zionist congress-,
which assembled here today with 500
delegates, representing nearly every
country in the world.
1t was presented through DR.. Theo-
dore Hertzle, president, who, in his
address, referred to the sultan's per
sistent refusal to grant a charter for the
colonization of Palestine, and the fail
ure to establish the Jews Oh the Sinai
peninsula.
Among the prominent Jews in at
tendance are Max Nordau, Sir Francis
Monteflore, and Israel Zangwill.
Among the American delegates are
Professor Richard Gottheill Of Column
bla university, New York, and DIR. R.
l.. Halpern and Leon Zelotkoff of Chi
cagO.
President Herzl reported the efforts
to further the Zionist movement the
last year. He recommended to purchase
land on the borders OF Palestine and
form colonies, using funds already ac-
cumulated for purchase of a charter
from the sultan.
Jewish Colonial Trust.
The most important financial feature
of the Zionist movement is the Jewish
Colonial trust, established four years
age with a capital stock of SO, 900, 900,
divided into shares Of SIS EACH, The
stock has been eagerly subscribed for
by Jews all over the world, and nearly
500, 900 shares have been paid for, the
number of stockholders being approxi-
mately 150, 900. The trust is well man
aged, and is already on a dividend pay
ing basis.
Another financial feature of the Zion
list movement is the Jewish national
fund. This fund is being raised by
means Of the sale Of stamps which
Ziontsts use to adorn their private cor
r~espondence and stationery. A stamp
represents the respective coin of the
smallest denomination Of every coun-
try. The administration Of the fund
remains with the congress, the business
control is vested in the Jewish Colonial
trust. Over $500, 600 has been raised in
that way.
AS an indispensable link in the chain
OF these Institutions the AngIo-Pales-
tine company, limited, was founded
with a capital Of $3.50, 600 for the pur-
pose of developing Palestine industries
and to assist h Jewish %coionists in
hnd1ng markets for their products.
This company recently opened it's Of
fees in Jaffa and is doing well.
1t is expected that the present con-
gress will approve the recommended
ton which will be made by the Amer
lean delegation to open a branch of the
Jewish olonia1 trust in New York.
Russia Might Help.
At today's session of h congress,
Dr.. Horzi, the president, submitted a
letter which he had received from the
Russian minister OF the interior, NJ.
Won Plehwe, apparently pledging the
support Of the Russian government to
the ionis movement to establish an
Independent state in Palestine. The
minister said his government was quite
favorable to the original program Of
Zionism, which can rely on its moral
and material support when its prac-
teal measures tend to decrease the
Jewish population of Russia. Such sup
port might take the form Of support
ing the Zfonfsts' demands on the Otto
man government and helping Jewish
emigration societies by cooperating
with those Jews who are contributing
to the necessities of those Snoietiec