The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-02-03
A MOVEMENT FOR
JEWS OF WORLD
To Regain Palestine for
the Race.
IS A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT
ZiOniSm and What it Means
Systematic Effort in
Laudable Effort.
IS A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT

en years. ago Cne WOIu NlCulSI
was coined to denote THOSE Jews w.b
were actively working To restore TIER
race 10 THE Holy Land. It is n new
word for a very old movement. The
great philosopher Spinpza was a Zion
list So was Napoleon BonnpaIte, to
such an extent that he once offered
10 protect TIRE Jews OF Asia and At
RIGA If they would emigrthe til Pail
estine. So was Emma Lazarus, that
American Jewess wihb was one of bur
mrst brilliant poets. Rider Haggllrds
B1ornson, and, Edward Everett Hale
hove all written in fIawcr of ZAonism.
The first American Zionist, l find,
was a noted jew nlamedMOrdecad' M.
Noah, who Was q power in New YIork
State in the early days. AT the time
tTaat the Erie Canal was opened, in
1925, HE sent cut u DaGl tG alb Ameri-
can Jews To- gather together ON
Grand Island, near Buffalo, and prom
Used that he would proVide Slips 30
NIby COuAu SdO Sdil nv C hihN ~
Jordan. When the appointed day arriv
ed, NonEh was there with a s.Hp-his
lark" as the soothing newspapers
called it. But all TIE OTHER Jews
stayed EI-Ime.
Today Zicnlsm is a powerful mAoke-
ment 1t is worldwide. 1t has more
than 2.Oo0 societies and 100000 mem
bers. 1t supports O-publications OF its
own. And out of the 100000 Jews
In all parts of the world, there are full
ly 100000 wihcse feelings and COED
wishes are ON tie side CT tie Zion-
lists.
In the United Stltes, wlerd there
are 100000 Jews, probably 10 per
cent. Of these are in, active sympathy
with tire Zicnists, and even Those
who do not help it regard it as a
pleasant dream. Amcng the young
Jews, especially, zlonism is growing
like new religion.
The adm of Zionism i'm a sentence,
Is to get "a legolly secured and pub
hcly recognized rrlme FIR TIE Jews
in Palestine" TITS they are now
trying to accomplish I'm f1mr ways:
l. By starting Jewish uoBcuteS in
Palestine.
q BY establishing sohI,ols. banks,
&c, in Palestine
g. By developing a stronger. Jew
ish national spirit.
4. BY getting TIE appr5val # Or
elgn Governments.
Considering t'nt it is only ON elev-
en-year-old infant, zicnism ihs al
ready worked wonders. 1t HAS actual
ly Greeted an organization which
will be able ID handle tlla crl%d
wien the rush to- Palestine begins.
1t has established 30 cclcriesl and
various factories, SO U,ht there are
now more hn 100000 Jews ON lie
spot Every sixth man in Palestine
to-day is a Jew, and, W course a
Zionist.
TSese 100000 Jews are the advarce
guard. They hive actually begun 10
restore tile beauty and prosperity of
their ancient home. They have plant
ed one magnificent grove Of 10000 on
i've trees in memory eff Herzl,a they
have backed their ddeas witty mcney
to such an exteIt That There is NOW
in one of the narreM streets re Je-
rusalem branch of fine Jewisi Col
o1ial Trust of Londion. wifi very
nearly $2,OOO,OOO bd'and it's barred
windows.
Slowly, but surely, t.e ZionistsI are
welding together the scattered frag-
ments of THE Jewish race. They Live
actually established al O5ngress, wIsidA
meets ever ptlSer year generally, MT
the city of Basic, in Switzerland Cad
so in London and ait The Hague), and
which, will continue t0 convene there
until it moves back to its rigictful
place ait Jerusalem. The first of THESE
remarkable congresseS Was held in
1897. 1t was first tie Jewish Par
lament for 1000 years, and 1T was
also the most picturesque assemblage
that could be imagined.
There were 2o4 members cf EAis
first Jewish Congress. They were
from so countries. There We're rab-
bis from Bulgaria and freethtnkers
from Paris bearded nerd ants from
Algiers and clean-sTahwenl students
from New York; bankers from Berlin
ard shabby outcasts from Russia. But
they were all Jews, and There was
one unanimous feeling that burned
In their hearts like fire-tee desire
to restore TIE fallen glory OF the
House OF Israel. broadway Magazine.
The Harm Of Stock Breeding.
A farmer at stock farm spoke
angrily.