El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
JERUSALEM MUST NEVER AGAIN
GO BACK TO TURKISH HANDS


FTER s73 years, Jerusalem again IN the hands Of
the Christians When the Turks surrendered the holy
= city 10 Gen. Auenbys British army and the Italian
and French forces cooperating with him. the Crusades ended
victory 1t IS not improper to syle this the completion
Of the Crusae for through s the centuries which the
Aohammedans have been IN undpued possession OF Inc
Of Christian and Jewish religion the hope has ever
lived mems hearts that day the dream would be
realized and Jerusalem would be delivered into the hands
Of believers The dream is realized Jerusalem IS restored
TO who worship God and not Allan, and when the
CHRISTMAS Dels mig out part OF ther oyIul Peang wiz
be for the deyerance Of Jerusalem Little wonder that
celebrations being held in Catholic and Protestant
churches and II Jewish synagogs.
With Jerusalem IN Christian hands, modern Zonism re-
fresh impetus for the recovery has practical
vel sentimental significance to the Jewish people
The long cherished hope Of establishing Palestine
ton the Jewish people into the realm Of posi-
bv This IS called Zionism Several attempts have been
to establish Jewish colonies Palestine and upward
Of 45 had been established up to 1915 but little interest
could be maintained any movement Of that kind which
contemplated continued residence under Turkish rule For
thing the Zionists able to procure from
Turkey what they considered reasonable concessions for the
establishment Of their colonies, though IN 1902 Dr. Her
then the head Of the Zionist movement was twice called
into conference by the sultan.
But the Zionist movement, national enter
prise has the active sympathy Of considerable part Of the
Jewish people The Zionist organization consists Of
than 1000 societies with total membership Of upward OF
10000 Although the movement IS not unoPposed and IS
fact colby regarded by Of the most influential OF
the Jewish people nevertheless than half the Zionist
societies are IN the United States and are growing They
under the general managehp Of the Provisional Com
ttee for General Zionist Affairs, Of which justice Louis
D. Brandes Of the United States court Is chairman
Whether Jewish nation may be set up in Palestine
with the Turks driven out and Jerusalem the capital
viii soon be discussed for Jerusalem Is in the hands of
friends Of the Jewish people and the Turk IS being driven
out Of Palestine.
Jewish nation nay become reality or It may not
Doubtless any event. colonization of Palestine by those
Jews who have not gone through the melting pot IN the
countries Of the world and who cherish the thought Of
turning to hive in their ancient land, viii increase with
Palestine from under Turkish dominion
This much ought to be stated at and emphatealy
BY the allies, that jerusalem will be restored to
Hohammedan rule. Let II be governed By Jews
ton let be governed by any of the allied powers,
all Christian nations; let 1t be internaonazed and
governed by commission Of allied representatives; any
plan Of administration will and satisfy the Christian
and Jewish peoples Of the world
Jerusalem won, should be lost All Palestine Is
worth little politically commercially Jerusalem has
great intrinsic value It Is small city and has great
sources Of revenue disease ridden and always would
be unless less torn up and given thorough drainage
and plumbing subjected to all the sanitary used
purify fever infected place Nevertheless It mas sent
mental value beyond all price. The city and the villages
and Of Palestine almost hallowed through the
Bible All the associations Of sacred memory. If,
when the peace conference comes the powers
slider returning Jerusalem to the Mohammedans they
might well at the time, turn their churches
and synagogs TO the Bhuddists and Confucians.