The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
AMERICA OR PALEsr1NE7

Chautauqua at Buffalo on Sunday M.
Jacob H. Schiff became the exponent
of a new Zionism, out of harmony with
that which contemplates the establish
ment of a Jewish state in the Holg
Land and the recreation of a Jewish
nation. On several occasions before
he had given utterance to the views
of majority of the representative
class Of his people in this country
and in opposition to those of the re
Gently immigrated class who dream Of
and make plans for the founding of
state in Palestine. The recent I'D
dress was remarkable because of tho
fact that it suggested a remedy for
what the speaker called ga mortify-
ing cry' that the jews must return
to the orient in order to fulfill their
destiny. Thousands of Jews had just
held memorial meetings for DIR. Herzi,
the founder of the present Zionist
movement, and preparations were go
ing on for the celebration of the birth
day of DIR. Max Nordau, one of the
foremost men in the counsel of Her
III followers. when Mr.. Schiff pointed
to the United States as good enough
Zion According to his statement,
there are now more than one million
Jews in the city of New York, but as
immigration has not ceased and Will
not cease, he urged upon his hearers
the wisdom of diverting the stream
from New York and other North Al
lantic seaports, and said;
A well distributed population of
some millions of our coreligionists,
brought up under Anglo Saxon infiu-
ences. imbued with the Americanisn
of George Washington. Abraham Lin
coin and Theodore Roosevelt, will form
the best and most efficient center our
people can desire.
See ahead "the return of long era
of prosperity" Mr.. Schiff thought that
employment might be found for large
numbers in the great territory lying be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacihc
coast. and threw damper on th@
scheme which contemplates immigra-
tion TO country whose wealth of
places made sacred by events OF long
ago and whose congenial atmosphere
wonld not compensate for the loss or
the greater opportunities of this eoun
try. In urging immigration and d1strr
button in the hope that in time ne VIII
become ga blessing to the people OF
this country among whom he is to liVe'
and of which he is to form an integral
nart {, Mr.. Schiff said that the jew
must maintain the religion of ms fath-
ers and thus alone could he be lnsA-
fed in asking America to become the
tome of the multitudes who, through
oppression and persecution, are com
,alled to come here.
On the same day and almost at tlH
anne hour that these remarks weie
node in Buffalo. the Rev. DIR. Rohert
Cameron. preaching in the FIRST baP
tist church in Boston. predicted tua'
within few years the eommerclai &c"
4er of the world would be in Bahylo''
and that that fact would be accom-
nl;shed when a Jewish empire had been
established in Palestine. But the en-.
,;re which he saw in his mind s ey'
,,,s NOT the one which formed the
theme of Herz's eloquence, nor the Oh
FOR the establishment of which NordaN
and his followers are now laporiuS'
The "Jewish" empire will be estan'
,;sbea he said. and Babylon will become
the worlds commercial metropoi'.
when the Jews shall have acknowledge
Christ.
Having been delivered at the SAM
time, the two addresses attracted mu'n
attention. On the one side, Jew uis'
ing his people to adhere to their lal'"'
and not to turn their faces toward 1n'
o.;or+. on the other a Christian eler
ovman predicting the re estaolshllie"'
Of the Jewish nation when the 'e"
shall have become Christians. Between
+bese two stand the followers of hetZlr
whose enthusiasm survives all oeio".'
and whose faith in the ultimate Ut.
umph of their cause is unbouhueU'
They will unfurl the Zion banner III III
norts of the world next Sunday, whei
tbe Nordau celebrations take place
and regardless alike of Mr.. sehiti ana
DR. Cameron, will speak hopefully oi
,beir state in Palestinc.-New YORK
Tribune.