The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-31
NATIONALITY THE LIFE OF A
PEOPLE ZIONIST SAYS
SPIRIT OF The RACE STRONG
The Movement for the Return OF the
Oppressed to Palestine Discussed
by the Rev. n. Masilausky Of
Brooklyn, N. v.

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Rev. II. Masiansly OF Brooklyn, NY,
leader in the Zionist movement is
Jew who has tch gift OF language
! that faculty which made the bible
| such excellent literature. lie Is al
Jewish orator who thinls In tropcs
and pondcrs in metaphor .y the fer.
vor OF his words and the insinuating
melody Of his voice he plays upon
the Jewish heart and rouscs his PEI.
pie for the militant march to national.
| ity. In twenty years Mr.. Nasliasky
has spoken to a million of his people
on two continents and he IS thcir
hero.
why does the jew want to- pre-
serve his uationalty?' ne wa asked
this morning.
Nationality is the very life of a
people he replied without 60 they
become dlspirited, ambitioulcss and
easy to opprcss.
You may argue that the American
has no nationality. He is not type.
you say. He is a mixture of Swcde,
German and colonist. He has many
creeds Americans may say they
would not follow the flag TO war be.
cause 1t does not represent their politi.
ical ideals; that they would not fight
for IL.
You can say that An American
could mount a platform and harangue
an audience with those sentiments.
But let a Jew peddler declare that
the Stars and Stripes are nothing TO
him and he would be mobbcd His
uttcranco would be taken as the views
of the race. The race would have to
bear the brunt That's what makes MS
a nationality. You Gentlcs have
done it. You force natioall''y upon
us"
Then YOU believe the Jews aloof
ness is as much the result of the
Gentiles' attitude as of the Jews
own yearning for isolation and nation.
ality?'
Certainly The spirit of race is
strong in every people. The Gentilcs
would not minglc with the Jews. \
gentle mother would feel her heart
break If her son or daughter chose a
jew"
do YOU hope to have all Jews re.
turn to Palestine, then?"
mo, such an aim would be ridicd.
lous. Only the Jews from lands of
oppression ave expected to return"
Gould Palestine support a large
population"
yes, the soil is rich T9g ,tAer with
Transjordania and Mestopotamia it
would support SO millions"
"Do you expect to get G3 million
people there?"
NO, there are not 63 million Jews
on the face of the earth. There are on
, ly - million"
why did You choose Palestine for
the new Zion?'
From purely sentimental and his.
torical reasons
''lf the soil is rich why Is the coun.
try not already densely populated?'
Because of the Turkish regime and
the nomadic character OF the Arab
population. They hate the soil When
they tire Of one locality they pull up
their tent pegs and move on. The
primary source of wealth to the Jews
, will be agriculture The main idea Is
+ self-support To subsidze the move.
ment would be TO pauperize the pco.
, pie.
THE resources OF the country will
all he developed. The Palestine IN.
dursital ,asPs TyT ?k1234 1913 1928
dustrial syndicate has been organized
to take over the mining concessions
along the coast Of the De id sea The
principal products are sulphur. az.
phalt, guano and coal. Already there
is a school established for applied arts
to teach the young native born Jews
the art of weaving, iron monges Y,
marble work and making plaster
casts. This is called the Bczalel
school. It was founded D. a young
sculptor OF ST. Louis. who gaze m his
) profession to go to Palestine ana
serve without pay. Davlf Wollfsohn
, the head Of the organization address.
; ed the new Turkish parliam nj ab0u'
ten day5 ago, assuring No. 'od} hat
. the Jews lave no designs On Palestine
inimlcal to the Turkish sDvlrument'
Mr. MasIPnskV has for nua wears