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out that Palestine was the sine qua non OF
the Zionist program because of the moral
ties which bound the Jewish people to the
land Of their fathers.
He said that statesmen could not ignore
the sentiments OF those for whom they
were striving, and that the Jewish people
would ever remain for Palestine first and
last. He dwelt upon the adverse report
OF the commission sent out to explore the
territory offered. which showed that not
there.
His arguments were irrefutable but the
minority fought on with desperation
and the scenes enacted as dawn threw it,
first ray into the Congress Hall were remi-
nisoent Of the accounts which histories give
when the Terror held Paris in it's grasp.
Thirty delegates Of the radical wing,
shouting their protests and cheered by their
supporters In the galleries, marched out Of
the hall, seeding from the Congress.
gates and speotators-limp and wan-all
had remained to the last-dragged them
selves to their respective hotels to snatch
q few hours sleep.
From that time on peace reigned. The
adoption BY exclamation Of a resolution
proposed by English speaking delegates,
expressing the sympathy OF the CONGRESS-
with the family OF John Hay and the Ameri-
can Peopie ana recalling the service which
the great Secretary Of State had rendered.
to civilization in bringing the state Of
American public opinion following the
Kishinef Inassacres to the attention OF the
Gar, and the shameful treatment Of the
Jews in Rumania to the attention of the
signatories of the Berlin Treaty.
Meantime the thirty seeding radicals
were laying the foundation Of a separate
organization and were pressing Zanewill
to accept the leadership. He has since
adhered to their plan, but still rsrnains
Zionist, as he Is for East Africa solely he
cause he thinks Palestine unattainsble.
He views East Africa as means and not
as an end.
And SO the great question before the Con.
gress having been disposed Of, subsidisrv
matters were brought up.
Will Zionism take an official part in the
development OF Palestine? Not until an
autonomous Jewish commonwealth IA in
control. was the unanimous answer. But
Iionists as individuals may 20 to Palestine.
establish themselves there, acquire land
secure for their people a preponderanoe
Of wealth and population. and then will the
Jewish State be near to realization,
I4e pacific penetration into Palestine will
be undertaken by power without 4 iset
q e Army except the army Of lovers Of
Ss99 VIM 2qaism inspires and oontrok
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is occupied by Nellie McHenry, who gives
good many entertainments. l hear
Another by Mrs. Stuart Robson. 1t il a
very nice cottage. Hal Reed. the play
wright, has another bungalow. Larry
Chittenden, the poet ranchman, too, has
bungalow by the river, hu they are pretty
exclusive. They bring all their friends
down from New York.
Associate with the tent people? Why,
of course not! Do the tent people come
| to our dances? Listen. Sue! Do the tent
people come to our dances she wants to
know! Sometimes they come over here
and battle, but that is ALL Mostly they
battle in the Shrewsbury River, though"
The beach was lined with bathers. The
waves were Of such exceeding height that
| the life savers. brown as berries and almost
as scarce Of clothes, were much in evil
dence.
The waves were no respecters OF persons
or Of social lines. They we're busily en-
gagged in tearing away more beach; so the
Sanders would have to build more steps
the next day in order to go down.
There were two ropes, one for the cot
tagers. one for the houseboat people. The
tent jewellers bathed ropelessly and dressed
behind any old friendly rock that happened
to be handy.
The reporter went along by the little
cottages belonging to the very nice people
who built them on Mr. Sanler's ground.
She looked casually in at the doors, which
were all wide open. They seemed to be
having very pleasant time Of it with their
dogs and their hammocks and their little
red faced children playing with rag dolls,
immune to sea waves and salt air.
1t was a long walk across the aocommo-
dating bridge which turns around for the
boats, then turns around again when
train goes by, to the place Of the tent
/ dwellers.
First there came two pavilions where
people dance all afternoon, even on the hot
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, tingent. in which are seen numerous faces
suggesting the Sav far more than the
Jew. A number of the English delegates
among them Sir Francis Monte6ore and
E. j. Greenberg, look essentially English.
There are six Italian delegates who are
! so purely Italian that the doorkeepers at
the entrance OF the Congress Hall could
not help taking them for gowm and always
insisted on seeing their credentials when
they demanded admittance rabbi from
Oriental for a sheik travelling In Switzer-
land for his health.
Another curiosity OF the congress ID the
delegate sent by Zhitomir Russia, who
came near being one Of the victims Of the
poorom which broke out recently at that
place. He had to turn the knife OF tho
would-be assassin against the assassin
himself, and still bears marks OF the struggle
from which he alone came away alive.
Delegates have come from unexpected
places-from South Africa, 20: from Canada.
S: from Argentine, Il Australia, /, and lastly,
China, 1.
The congress opened at 1890 on July "a
with a memorial session in honor Of the
dead hero and martyr OF Zionism Theodor
Herzl, who breathed his last on July g.,
1904. after devoting his nine best years
to the movement which he initiated. 1t
was the Jewish anniversary Of the leaders
death.
The great congress hall was draped with
black. Over the vacant chair Of the pre-
siding officer, which he had always occu-
pied, hung a large portrait Of Herzl by
Joseph Milziener, the young American
painter A great audience packed the hall
10 sufooat;on CT Nordau, amid perfect
silence, took q stand near the presidents
chair and delivered eulogy, which for
style and feeling will be judged to have few
equals.
The delegates were clothed in evening
dress, according to the Continental custom
As Nordau pronounced the name "Theodor
Herzl" all stood, many weeping as they
remembered the one who was no more
In the afternoon began the series of SEES
sions which make this congress the most
memorable in the history Of Zionism. The
great question to DO decided was whether
The ODER Of 0 teyritogy n British East Africa
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created by years of oppression. These
evils threaten the survival OF these millions
OF Jews, and they, the downtrodden of the
earth, do not want to die.
The instinct Of eH-preservation common
to all men is therefore at the bottom OF
Zionist endeavors. This, combined with
the national yearning nourished in the Jew
by centuries Of prayer for the return to the
Land Of Promise, had prepared him for
Herzls bugle call. The answer was prompt
and emphatic.
All this explains why Basel for the last
two weeks has been thronged by Jews.
Besides the 7s0 delegates and the press
representatives. most OF whom are Jews.
over two thousand followers Of the move
ment have come from every point Of the
globe to watch the doings Of their congress.
The old Swiss town on the banks Of the
Rhine presents q strange aspect while the
biennial Zionist invasion il on. Every
where. in the hotels, the stores, the streets,
one meets grou pc, each speaking different
tongue, as far as the casual observer can
Judge. These groups are debating, some
excitedly, others gravely, all with evident
earnestness.
The center OF all activity is the Stadt
Casino, large building centrally located.
containing a vast meeting hall and nu-
merous rooms, in which are housed the
various branches Of the Zionist government
and the legislative Offices of its congress.
The 4Aktionskomite, the supreme ex-
ecutive body of the movement, composed Of
leaders from each country, has vast quar-
tiers jealousy guarded by ablebodied at
PENDANTS against invasions Of the curious.
The Jewish colonial trust, or treasury
department OF Zionism, has its temporary
Offices next door. The various committees
such as the -Peruanenzausschutz" and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are likewise pro-
vided for and 80 are the various large
delegations such as the Russian, with
over 800 members; the German. with
nearly hundred; the English. with about
sixty. The smaller delegations, including
that from the United States, thirty-one
strong, must content themselves with tenn
porary quarters assigned to them for two
or three hours at time.
Every tyfe Of contemporaneous Jewry
u here. R3bhis in silk robes and students
N nd .shh y abound n III. DNaainn .oo1l.,
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man who owns the yacht. He is very swell,
indeed. He owns several automobiles
doesn't he. Sue?"
Sues head wagged until it seemed to
move automatically.t
Then the gentleman living in that Lovely
cottage gives beautiful entertainments
but he brings his friends down from some
where else nearly every time. Invite
the tent people? or course not. Nobody
ever invites the tent people. You under
some very nice people among them, but
Twenty-Five cents, madam, for bathing
suit whether you wear 1t or not.
Yes. understand. You have your own
suit, but We have the bath houses. The
little cottages along the beach are ours. -
continuing. THAT is, the people build the
cottages on our grounds. We rent them the
ground
They are very nice people, indeed but
Of course they don't go with the cottagers
who own the large cottages. But they are
very nice people-aren't they, Sue' Caps
extra, madam. Stockings too. Yes, madam,
stockings, too.
About the people who own the house,
boats? They keep to themselves, certainly.
One OF them ia very rich. Owns house,
boat and automobiles two, isn't it, Sue?
Yes. Two automobiles.
THAT'S his houseboat tied to the dock
out there. You can see it from the window.
The dark one. Lovely people. Very ex-
elusive, the houseboat people are. 1t
takes a good deal Of money, you know, to
run a houseboat.
They won't associate with anybody
who doesn't own houseboat or a yacht.
A yacht is better than houseboat. They
give lovely houseboat parties all to them
selves don't they Sue?
THE people across the river? We don't
know them. They may as we'll be in
Kalamazoo I believe there are a few
cottages and bungalows over there. One
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should not he accepted.
1t is true that the offer promised an OPP
portunity to establish an autonomous
Jewish government, but East Africa is not
Palestine, and an overwhelming ma jority
Of the delegates were wholly opposed to any
deviation from the Zionist platform, -the
establishment Of legally assured, publicly
recognized fatherland for the Jews In
Palestine
Israel Zangwill, who favored the accept
ance Of the offer. was everywhere pleading
his cause. but all In vain. The Zionists
rejected the offer with thanks, and told
England they hoped to have her assistance
In their efforts to secure Palestine. So
the people without country still want the
country without a people. Zangwill used
that epigram few years ago. It never
was 30 apt as to-day.
The opponents OF the East African scheme
had taken no chances. Since the receipt
Of the une expected British offer two years
ago they had organized thoroughly and
had met two weeks before the congress
at Freiburg, where, finding that they con-
trolled substantial majority OF the votes,
they had adopted q resolution reaffirming
the Zionist platform and declaring that the
movement must restrict its activities to
Palestine and the neighboring lands.
So they listened stolidly to Zangwill's
speeches az they were translated into Ger
man sentence by sentence, but declined
to bulge from their position.
The minority behind Zangwill was small,
but mustered several brilliant orators,
who occupied the platform for hours de-
claiming their idea as, some in Russian, others
in German, others still in Hebrew. The
crucial session began Saturday evening,
July 80, at Q o'clock and ended Sunday
morning at 4:30
The speakers On each aide were allowed
an hour each and they succeeded each
other amid intense excitement. Interrupt
tions were not wanting.
The conservatives could not contain
themselves az the partizans Of East Africa.
all of whom except Zangwill are young
revolutionists, some OF them Of the intel.
lectual mountaineering kind, Expressed
their hatred of all traditions and declared
that the economic and social evils Affect
ing the Jewish people made it imperative
that the offer be accepted. Thus spoke
Friedman Of wilma and Khazan Of Warsaw,
and they spoke passionately.
They were answered by an admirable
moderate yet torceful language voiced
II nnttnnn1a 81 IN mAiQritY. H ppi1A0d
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There appear to be three exclusive sets
In society at the Highlands on the Shrews-
bury River the home of the great twin
lights that spend their time from twilight
till dawn sweeping the sea. The sets are
made up of the cottagers, the people who
own houseboats and the people who dwell
in the meek and lowly tents. Those oc-
cupying cottages and houseboats are ex-
elusive because they wish to be. The tent
jewellers are exclusive as matter Of neces-
sity it would seem.
Said the big. bare armed, low neoked boy
in the bathing suit who bitches the boat
to the pier with long, large rope when
she drives up;
Its a dandy old town The Sanders
run the beach across the river the Creigh-
tons run this side and few country poll
ticians run the rest"
"And?"
"The Patten Line has everything all its
own way, and the Central. the only rail-
road, takes passengers just as it suits it.
according to whether it likes their looks
or whether it doesn't"
Across the Shrewsbury River. to the
part Of the town run by the Sanders first,
then. Mr.. Saner, manager of the bowling
alley. was busy
the waves carried off half the beach
last night" he said, land I've got to build
new steps down to-day, lot Of them. See
my sister
His sister, pretty little woman, who
handed out bathing suits as she talked, sat
framed by diminutive window.
AS to the society here" she said. with
smile, II should say that the man with four
automobiles is about the whole thing. Isn't
~ four automobiles, s !e?"
A glimpse of Sue could be got through
the little window. She sat at q desk porting
over the books that recorded whether the
bathing suits were out or in. Without look
ing up from the books, Sue nodded assent.
Then" resumed her sister, there Is the
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JEWS STILL TURN TO ZION.
QUESTIONS SETTLED By THE
CONGRESS At BASEL.

Zionists Reject the Oner of Land in British
East Africa and Stick to the Plan to
Establish . Fatherland for Jews in
BASEL, Aug. 3.-For the last week some
20 press representatives gathered here
have been informing the world Of the doings
OF the Seventh Zionist congress, which has
Just adjourned. 1t is not the first time
that the world has taken an interest in the
doings Of the national Jewish movement,
but never before was there such good reason
for the interest displayed.
Since Theodor Herzl, whose personality
was then familiar only to European jour
nalists and playwrghts, his confreres,
launched single handed the Zionist move
ment by publishing in 1895 short, modest
looking pamphlet entitled "Judenst aat, .
the Pickering fame Of Jewish patriotism
has leaped from land to land so that it now
burns brightly in twenty-five countries
which sent the 100 delegates who composed
the latest Jewish parliament.
Twenty-Five countries! These words in
dictate more than anything else the present
state Of the people of Israel, and also the
nature Of the discomfort from which Zion
pH Has sprung. lnnaDltlng every COM
monwealth, the Jewish people have no
fatherland OF their own.
Millions Of Germans live in North and
South America without thought Of resum-
ing German nationality. Still there is a
Germany to which they may return from
time to time for the sake of old memories.
There are more Englishmen abroad than
at home. but all keep their faces turned
toward England, read English books and
papers. discuss English topics. These
Germans and these Englishmen derive in
finite dignity from the existence Of Ger
many, an England.
In Russia, where six-tenths OF the children
Of Jacob now dwell, there can be no such
thing - Russian patriotism in q Jew.
Russia has done everything to make it
AsposSble.
III RonRlnmiA and ao0ial nvila hAva haan
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stood great house which had been built
on fatboat This was the bathhouse
1t tilted slightly-might tilt more than
slightly in high wind.
From time to time some girl or boy ran
swiftly out and dved from this bathhouse.
Their heads bobbed up serenely a little
further out
To the right man sat in boat His
legs hung over. They were bare. SO
were his arms. He smoked a pipe. He
seemed the picture Of contentment
Another walked out into the water as II
he were walking on a road. He pushed
boat In the boat was a girl in white.
When he got far enough he gave the boat
a vigorous shove that sent it out into the
water Swimming.
The girl took the oars and padded it a
long way out. At the same time her voice
came back in joyful laugh
Up along the streets Of the tent town
walked the reporter.
First came the white tents. then the little
kitchens that belonged to them. Some OF
the tents had Tapping doors Of mosquito
netting. Others had real screen doors.
People stood almost ankle deep in the sand
leaning over the stoves, cooking. Some
we're women and some were men. little
breeze famed those who cooked, but not
much.
Now and then a song burst forth. The
dogs barked shrlly. The children laughed.
The bathers romped in the Shrewsbury
River, then came drippingly out and lay
on the sand, drying, sleeping, turning the
l.. ~. i had AI,no
A pretty fresh faced girl walked down
through the sand to the water, stopped,
and took out big painful OF something
afterward discovered to he CLANS. Her
feet went a little way into the wet sand.
but she seemed not to mind. She came
back up the sand to a kitchen and went In.
The reporter stood before the kitchen
door looking in at her.
I'm thinking Of pitching a tent some
where" she said to her; ARE they ex-
pensive?"
Not 40 very. answered the girl brightly.
"Ten dollars week. It's lovely. You'd
like it, haven't been down here long,
but think it is the only thing. I like to
rough it while in the summer time.
IF you are thinking Of tenting take a
tent like mine. l. will see the owner for
you. Look" coming out Of the kitchen
and deserving the clans, "this is my tent
or our tent. for there are three OF us.
"See It has screen door and, yes, a
flag, too. But they don't furnish the trim
mings, can tell you. We have to do that
Some OF us sleep in hammocks and one of
us on the bed.
I'VE are teachers from New York. We
tent nearly every summer, We like it so
we'll. 1t rests us for our winter work more
than anything else, we find, just roughing
it and bathing and sleeping in the good
fresh air.
About the society down here? As
say, we are only school teachers out for
rest and recreation and little fun. We
don't care much for the smart SET"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-01

this week that caused rejoicing IN the camp
were Thomas Bass with his 1ne string OF
high school horses; Colonel Hughes OF Den
yer, A. r. Ashbrooke OF Kansas City and
w. A. Rule o. Kansas city. Don Riley OF
81. Joseph alsN has entered his fine pair
Of roedsters. as also has s. F. Nave OF ST.
Joseph.
The Auditorium, with its spacious arena,
has been put In the best condition. Many
additional lights have been installed and
the colors will be draped around the boxes
In profusion soon as the bands which
have the use Of the Auditorium during the
first part OF the week have left. Then the
stage will be removed and the whole arena
put IN readiness for further practice by the
local entries. The tanbark will be put on az
a finishing course and then all will be in
readiness for the prancing steeds and the
gayly dressed women and the blending of
all the colors, taken with the life infused
into the scene by the gay equippages will
tend to arouse the most blaze to condi-
ton where he may enjoy life.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-01
ORAT0RIo AND BANDA R0SSA
sOrrentinO's Unique idea in COnnec-
tiOn with His Concerts ON the
Present Tour.

The concerts to be given at the Audi
forum on Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day OF this week, afternoon and evening,
by the famous Banda Rosa will be the
most unique entertainment OF the kind
ever presented TO the public in Omaha.
sorrentino the talented director of Banda
Rosa, has conceived the idea of combin-
ing vocal and instrumental music with
beautiful and impressive scenery in pre-
sentlns PerOsi's Resurrection Of Christ"
which forms the second part OF the pro-
gram each evening. He doesn't employ the
ordinary stage scenery, but beautiful
paintings OF immense size. SDx4o feet The
frst scene win be Mary al the Tomb"
the second scene Mary and the Two
Angels" Then WIN follow other beautiful
sesnes Tepresenting every event trOm the
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-01

program was rendered. there was atten-
dance Of odd Fellows ana Rebekahs, sew
ernl bsing present from The Qmaha lodges.
After the program refreshments were
served
Thomas Miller spent several days here
this week visiting his sister, Mra W. r.
wan. He returned Monday from trip Of
a couple weeks In 81 Panl MIMI. and
The Ladies Aid society held its meeting
Thursday Afternoon. There was quite a
large amount Of business transacted. The
new minister, Rev. AIR. Slack. has things
well under way.
Neis Peterson Of Kennard, Neb., spent
Wednesday night here visiting Mr. and
in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Davis. He returned
to his home Thursday afternoon
The Omaha Water company is cutting al.
falfa for the fourth time this season and
the crop II extra heavy. II has been cut
four times before in other seasona, but the
crop was not as heavy as It has been this
season.
Mrs. Nora Haistron, who has been liv-
ing at Whiting, Ia, for the past two years,
arrived here Saturday and will make her
future home in this vicinity. She Is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Chambers at the pres
ent time.
The road to Prizes lake is being widened to
a width Of forty feet which will give ample
room for driving and running Sutomo pa s.,
so narrow and steep bank on one side
that II was dangerous.
The school board were noti1ed by letter
that the Florence schools had received
first prize for the best kept grounds and
interior decorations, the letter was very
complimentary and was from z. G. Bishop
of the state fair educational exhibit.
William II. Weber Of Wayne, Neb., spent
a couple Of days here this week visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Weber, sr. He
has been on q western trip and returned
home via Omaha and stopped on couple
of days returning to Wayne, Thursday
morning.
Mrs p, A. Bird, one Of the Oldest set
tiers Of this vicinity, returned here Wednes-
day from Norfolk, Neb., where she has
been several months visiting her daughter
Mrs Scot Holbrook. When here she makes
her home with George Bird on the old
homestead north Of town, which her hus-
band pTe-empted.
The county commissioners made trip to
Florence last week and looked over the
washouts on North Main street and the
county road to Calhoun, and have ordered
II repaired. Piling is now being hauled and
the piledrtver is on the ground ready TO
commence work This work was badly
needed. as II had washed out so much dirt
that there was no room for the sidewalk,
There was a ditch about twelve feet deep
and fifteen feet wide, but the piling that
will be put In will hold the bank In place
so that It is not likely that II will wash out
again.