Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-22
Zionism is Dead.

| finite expense would be saved If the whole
| business of war were placed under one
| head
| Zionism is Dead.
I hear from most trustworthy source
| that the Uganda Jewish scheme is not re-
garded at all seriously by many Of those
who have hitherto been ardent supporters
of Herzls Zionist proposals and 1t is not
expected that the scheme will ever ma
terialze. My information is that at Basic
the opinion is that "Zonism'' Is to all in
tents and purposes dead, and that at most
but one more congress will be held. Re-
gretfully many Zionists admit that the idea
of a Jewish state has made no advance
whatever by the six annual congresses and
the thousands of minor conferences and
meetings that have been held. and that
neither the world nor the race are in
condition to bring about the realization of
what was an ideal but must remain a
dream. The underlying magnetic current
which united Jews in all parts of the world
in furtherance Of the scheme has not proved
strong enough to gather together and
reconcile the differences caused by disper-
sion of the ancient people over the face of
the entire world. and those differences have
even accumulated and even developed by the
Basic congress.
The majority of the weather. Jews whose
support would be necessary to any scheme
have never favored the revival of the ma
tional idea among the race. and now the
cutting Of the Palestinian chord of senti-
ment casts off many of those who believe
that the hope of the Jew lies but in Zion.
L am assured that at Basic the other week
a large number Of votes were cast in favor
of the commission of inquiry being sent to
Uganda, simply in the interest of peace
and to put an end to a condition Of things
which threatens to break up the congress.
Christians, as a rule, IoWever, do not
know very much about the return move
ment Of the Jews to Palestine. 1 must
confess was surprised when looking at an
appeal on behalf of the Anglican mission to
the Jews in the east to note the increase in
| their number since the foundation of the
Jerusalem bishopric in 1S41. The Jews in
Palestine numbered about 5000. There are
now 10000 or three times as many as re-
| turned in the time of Ezra from the great
| captivity; of these 10000 are supposed to
| be living at Jerusalem, which Is once more
| a Jewish city.
Cotton in the Colonies.
The recent ''cornering" of the cotton sup
ply has raised afresh the problem of cotton
| growing In the British colonies, and I am
| Informed that pressure is being brought to
bear upon the government of Queensland in
| the matter In the present federal parlia-
| ment Queensland representative moved
| a resolution that the federal government
| should encourage cotton planting by sub
| sidy or bonus. Queensland Is more favor
| ably situa ted for cotton growing than any Of
| the other Australian states. although ex-
Wales. From 1867 to 1874 the Queensland
| government granted a bonus to the cotton
| planters, with the result that during that
period 100000 pounds of cotton were
grown and exported. After 1874, when the
| bonus was withdrawn, cultivation of cot
| ton decreased. In 1896 there were go
| acres planted, and the yield OF seed cotton
was highly satisfactory. But since 1897
cotton growing in Queensland has practi-
| cally ceased. The chief difficulty, I am in
| formed arises from the scarcity of sufn-
GENTLY cheap labor. The cotton plant has
| thriven well, and the yield has been salts
factory. but it was found that the process
| of picking was too tedious to bear the cost
| Of high-priced white labor. 1t Is now pro-
| posed to surmount the obstacles by giving
government bonuses. and by settling large
| plantations and employing the family rath-
| er than the individual.
Interesting Accounts.
| The accounts of the corporation Of the
| city of London for last year, which have
| recently been published. are exciting the
| usual amount of criticism. Some Of the
| items are certainly remarkable. For the
| coronation decorations one decorator was
| paid IS, 321. Yet the bulk of the city deco
| rations was the work of private COM
| sion e, 941 was paid for the erection Of a
pavilion at the Guildhall. The seats set
| in st. Paurs Churchyard cost e, 600. That
1 imposing parsonage. the city swordbearer,
| receives 1900 year and an official cos
tune, which costs EOS. The casket for the
address presented to Lord Roberts cost
| f21O although Mr.. Chamberlain's only cost
| f1OO Lord Roberts visit caused an ex-
| penditure Of f708 for refreshments and f5
| for calling carriages" Yet. see the cor
poration has common crter-Major J. c.
| Ker-Fox-who has $500 q year.
London Has an Airship.
| London il beginning to take a great in
terest in the airship trial fixed for Friday
| next. The machine in which Mr.. Stanley
| Spencer is to make his experiment Is now