Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

said that when the signal for breaking the
Turkish sceptre in Europe" is given, the
Jews, who hold the purse strings and can
WELD the sword and can bring one num-
dred thousand men into tie field, Will pos
sess themselves once more of Syria and
rank among the nations of the earth. Inc
second plan he proposed was the well-knoWn
scheme to open on Grand Island, near Bur
falo, N. Y, upon site called Ararat with
play upon his own Nance, refuge for the
Jews pending their final restoration to
Palestine. The plan came to naught, after
pompous dedication in an Episcopal
church in Buffalo, September l. 1873. Final
ly, October % and December 2. 1874, he de-
livered stirring and appealing address be-
fore i large audiences OF Jews and Christians
This address, which strikingly recalls mod
ern Zionist projects, attracted much atten-
ton, being reported at length in the news
papers of the time.
Zionism has lately progressed very rapid
ly. More has'been done for the movement
in the last five six years than in the
whole two thousand years since the Jews
as a nation ceased to exist. 1t was mainly
through the great untiring efforts of the late
DR.. Theodore Herzl that the movement sud
denly awakened and gained much promt-
nence and such vast number of followers
it now has. There are now Zionist socie-
ties all over the world. There are at pres
ent In the United States 237 Zionist socie-
ties, which are all affiliated with the FEEDER
alton OF American Zionists, headquarters
New York city, of which DR.. Harry Fried
u IL.
| an influence had DR.. Herzl gained that Eng
land offered the Jews land in East Africa
to establish colony A Jewish colonial
trust was established In London, England
the purpose of accommodating sufficient funds
with which to purchase lands in Palestine
When the cause of Zionism received it's
great blow-the death of it's beloved leader
Dr. Herzl-it was thought that the enthusi-
asm for Zionism would die out 1t seems.
however, that the Zionists have been spur
red on to greater efforts and energy, in spite
of their great loss. The seventh interna-
tional Zionist congress held at Basic, Swift
zerland. in July. 1905. opened on the first
anniversary of the burial of Dr. Herzl
There was great depression in the ranks of
the delegates at the congress on account of
their departed leader; memorial services
were held and Dr. Max Nordau, now one
of the three leaders Of the movement, de-
livered brilliant eulogy on his beloved for
mer colleague Later, as the congress pro-
crossed, great enthusiasm was manifested
OF the PSI delegates present at the con-
gress thirty-one were from the United
States. One great question was decided at
Its last session whether or not England's
offer of land in East Africa should be ac-
cepted. The East African commission, COM
posed of Major A. st. Hill Gibbons, A
Kaiser and N. Wilbusch, all capable and
wide experienced men, who were detailed to
visit the Qua Nyishu plateau, reported that
conditions for establishing a colony were
very unfavorable. All three remarked the
great and Injurious variations In the tenn
perature; that cattle raising would prove
Improbable and disastrous, owing to poor
pasturage and change in temperature; that
the country is infested with insect pests !;
that agricultural prospects are poor; that
water power is lacking and roads are poor
a INIT CO Nov
mordeck and NJ Ussichkin, rejected the Of
fer, and the English government, in reply,
stated that ANY endeavor to ameliorate
the condition and raise the status of the
Jewish people will always command the
sympathy and good will of the British gov
eminent
Thus Herzl won his BATTLE it is said, even
though he suffered defeat. The Jewish