Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26

"A studios thnt I chattcd with NV.
wi Israel ZangvIll about the Ziou-
ist movement and the new jew
NJ i'm state, (which ls 20 be- built mp
a V m the highlands Of East Africa
Mr. Zangwlll has come here
from London to push forward this pro-
feet and at the same time 90 watch the
American stage. Ills children OF the
Ghetto H. now being acted Zoo Yiddlsh
in brooklyn. and Cccela LOTUS rs star
ring the country with his new comedy
entitled "Thc sorlo-comic Governcsa
He has sold another comedy since he
came here, aud is wen satisfied with
his success boz these respects fIe tells
nv. however That he hopes some day
20 write drama of Il higher nature
than anything DC hos yot produced-a
great drama wlth jews as the back
ground and the principal characters.
Tho novelist has his serious ass wen as
his humorous side, and this is especial
ly shown In hIs work for hs people 200
forwarding the interests Of the jewish
East African state.
HOW zANGWlLL TALKS
Before / reproduce our conversation
let me take my pen and paint am INK
sketch Of the man as saw him this
morning We were amid oriental sur
roundlngs Paintings of the FAR enst
looked down upon us from the wahs
uf the studio. which 90 Mr. IangwilFs
temporary apartment, "a sullen-fnced
camel which might have been one OF
those which brought the wise men from
the far east Ia Bethlehem, scoWled NJ
me out Of an easel at my right aud
angwll, ms he lay unOn q divan Of old
Turkish rugs. lacked only % turbun and
gown or % cap and Jewish gaberdine to
make him harmonac with the scene
As ! looked 40 him ] remarked his
pronounced Jewish features, his dark
complexion. and his nose with lbs typl-
cal lsraelltlsh curve He has eyes 0t a
llqud brown. curly hair. combed up
from high but not over-hroad force
head. and manner too earnest and
nervous perhaps 10 be- On strict accord
with the somnolencc OF the far east In
deed when the telephone rang, ms II aid
several times during our conversation.
he almost ran 10 answer 10, and his
smooth. well-Worded sentences were ut
tered with all the yigor NJ am up-tO-date
pushing ref0rmer of The twentieth GENE
fury.
PALESTINE FOR THE JEWS.
had asked Mr. Zanpwlll 10 tell me |
something OF the Zionist movement, lac |
replied.
'The zlonlsts are an organization Of |
Jews from al parts Of the world, who !
ARE working together 10 bring Palestine |
back into the hands of our people, We /
Jews have always hoped that Palestine /
would again belong TO u.s. This hope |
has lasted for more than 1900 years. /
and from time o. time various projects. |
based upon H. have been formed to re- |
possess the land Nearly All Of these, |
however. have been visionary and out |
side the domain Of practical possibility !
Many Of them have been founded upon /
the second coming Of a Messiah who /
should suddenly rise and lead us IN |
some miraculous way back 70 our
mother country. Many Jews hope for
this today, and confidently believe il
will occur
1.-THE Zonlsts also expect 10 acquire
Palestine, but their plans are based
upon the methods and men Of the time.
They are practical IN that they expect
20 obtain their end through modern poll
jtics They want to interest the Jews Of
the world IN this work, and through
them the great governments. ana I'm !
time 10 be able 10 purchase Palestine
uf the sultan of Turkey or 20 show hin
that II rs 10 his advantage that they
should have It, In doing go they expect
10 convince the great powers Of the
world that such a consummatlon would
not be to The disadvantage Of the world
az large.
A NEW HOLY LAND.
what could the Jews DO with the
country, MI HangWill?'
"They could renoyate and develop IT,
We were once an agricultural and pas
toral nation and we could easily be-
come 80 again We are 1 believe. well
fitted to rule, and We hope TO establish n
Jewish colony made up of our own PEG.
pie where we can govern ourselves 10
our own way We should not object 10
the suzerainty or protection of some
power In the sense OF being c0lonially |
dependent upon t. hut we want home
rule and a great national land and home
az our own
"WAo would 90 to such home, Mr.
2angwill?"
Jews from an parts of the world
was the reply. There are millions
who would leave Russia and go there.
There are millions in other parts of
Europe, and there are vast numbers
right here In the United States As It
is now our people congcst the great
cities. II Is said there are more iu
London than there are 10 Palestine
New York alone has 100000 ot MS, ana |
10000 Jews are here settled within am
area of one square mile, You have
the greatest Ghetto the world has ever
seen. and you are adding go II annually
by about 5000 Immigrants "a year Tho
Jewish charities spend more than mill
lion dollars a year To take care of the J
poor among these people. What We
want Is To- send them to their own Coun.
Try ana 10 give them chance 20 work |
for themselves This is part Of the
Palestine project, and also part of the |
project Of the East African state
GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP
THEMSELVES,
but would not such colony be
upon charity? Would II not be
81 colony of paupers, as it wcre?'
mo. that is what We want IN avoid |
We want to teach our people Co take
care Of themselves and 70 be- ndepeud-
ent. We believe that God helps those
who help themselves. This movement |
IS necessarily founded upon charity az
the beginning But even SO the gifts
are made az an Investment The
money end Of the movement Is known
as the Jewish Colonial Trust joint
stock company, capitalized az about
ten million dollars IN five dollar shares.
our stock rs by no means an paid IN,
but great deal Of II has been taken.
The money so given has been Invested,
md we have already declared dividends
Of per cent 90 our shareholders They
have invariably refused, however TO
fnka The fuuueN and uek TINT the III l