The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-14
Where's the milk?" was asked.

Where's the MILK" was asked.
Unfortunately, we were unable to
bring the COW and the goat" was
the reply, but there is plenty ~
milk"
The report OF the spies Is true.
There is plenty OF milk and honey and
wine and oil in Palestine these days
The soil of Palestine, for centuries
unproductive. is being redeemed by
modern agricultural methods. IL bids
fair To rival the Canaan OF old for
productiveness II only remains for
the Zionists 20 buy out the latter-day
Hitties and sons Of Anak, and go in
and possess the land.
That is precisely what the Zionists
propose to do. Indeed. they are al
ready doing It, For S. any Jew can
now buy third of an acre OF land
in Palestine. There are owners Of
promised land real estate all over
the world For So any Jew can have
planted and named after himself an
olive tree in the "HertZlwald," an
olive forest that is being planted I'm
Palestine.
They are dreamers and idealists,
these Zionists.
ple at Jerusalem, and the dispersion
OF israel over the globe, II has been
part of the Jewish faith to pray
FOR the restoration of Israel as a
nation. This year in exile, next
wear in Jerusalem" has been for cen
turtles an important phrase in the
Hebrew liturgy.
This yearning, this longing, is still
- tbn nrfhndpx lavish faith
hut its expression has been eliminated
from the prayerbook of Reform Juda-
ism. This branch no longer believes
In Zion. Their Zion Is America, or some
other liberal nation.n The orthodox
Jew still looks for the Messiah. The
Reform Jew believes in a Messianic
age, instead OF a personal redeemer
Since DIR. Herzl, of Vienna. wrote his
"Judenstaat," there has been a marked
revival in the longing TO return to
Jerusalem and re-establish the Jewish
nation. This book marked the begin
ming of modern ZiQnism, which has
spread over the civilized globe, but
which Is comparatively weak In lands
where Jews have civil and religious
liberty. and strong In such countries
as Russia and Roumania, where the
Jews are prosecuted and oppressed.
There are Zionists and Zionists. II
is hard to find two opinions alike,
However, though there are many sub
divisions, the Zionists divide into two
great divisions: The religious Zionsts
and the practical Zionists.
The religious Zlonlsts still believe in
a miraculous restoration of Israel as
a nation. However. they admit that
work of preparation is necessary. and
so they heartily Join with the practical
Zionists in working and making sacri-
fees, that Palestine may again bios
som like the rose.
The practical Zionists are working
like beavers with that end in view.
The Jewish national fund is part
of the Colonial Trust. which has a cap
ital stock OF 100000 pounds sterling.
$4,000 900. II has 100000 stockhold.
ers, the price per share being So. This
trust also includes the Anglo-Levan.
tine company.
The object OF the Jewish National
fund Is the acquisition of land in Pal.
estine. There Is already a paid-in cap.
,ital OF 100000, secured through the
sale OF stamps, and OF places on the
pages OF the Golden Book, through
which the names OF donors will be
handed down to posterity.
There Is also a provision for the
direct redemption OF Palestine from
non-Jewish control, by the purchase
of land at So per dunam--a third OF
an acre. The national fund has also
established the HerZlwald. Three
dollars will buy an olive tree I'm this
forest. Each tree Is named after its
owner.
Thus, Il would appear that at last
the way is open for the Jews of the
world to go into Canaan and possess
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