Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11
BLOOD SHED
IlKlVG JERUSALEM
n Army Which Captured
oly City Composed
Largely of Jews
1sTs HERE REJOICE
6Ws Declare Victory Will Mean
Valuation Of Hopes for Ma
tion in Palestine

British have taken Jerusalem.
4t what we have not read SO much
kGh II Is almost literally true. is that
Jews have taken Jerusalem.
XIlndclphia Jews, and particularly
1jsts. are rejoicing today in common
= Jews all over the world. In the
<t1re of the Holy City from the
a Xusks. They see their dream Of a coun-
I Of their own coming nearer. much
0xer, to realization. The hopes of
s ,fe religious, political and economic
@Ddom-freedom to develop Jewish art,
[X1G1Gh science, Jewish commerce-which
<I<Vl1h hearts have so long cherished,
Nm TO be coming to fruition.
>H Droadly It is a political victory for
I4at Britain and for her allies. Re-
4 Ieusly It is victory for the Christian
Yrld and for the Jewish world.
III Il a victory bought by the blood
M Britons, but also by the blood Of
.A|1ws-for nowhere in the British army
pro there SO many Jews as in the
<crces In the campaign against the
Turks. The Jews in the British army
ao]<ed particularly that they be per-
Mitted to participate in this campaign
, and the requests were granted whenever
!, 3cBsibIe. So they were fighting for their
country Britain and also for their coun-
WY Palestine. Many cf the enlisted
4 men were, Jews and SO we're many OF
z ~ officers. Many were slain among
10Th enlisted men and officers and two
93 the famous Rothschild family fell
n-the fight for Jerusalem.
k3EwS AND CHRISTIANS REJOICE
20 In Philadelphia today Is the un-
6jual situation of Jews and Christians
waiting to rejoice in what Is n victory
\ ~ the Allies and for the Jews and for
a. Christians
Charles Cowen. member of the cXecu-
tive committee Of the Zionist Organiza-
tIon of America, who has headquarters
r. the Lafayette Building. said:
y 1.-The victory Is fraught with the high
< est Significance for the Jewish people
and particularly for the Zionists. We
'ara ali overjoyed. As you know, there
arc many Jews in the British army to
which the Turks have surrendered Jeru.
/ salem. They wanted to fight in that
army because in fighting there they
B we're f1ghting for their two countries.
q Palestine is their country and Jerusalem
\ - their city, and we believe 1t will be
= restored to them. II Is not uniting
}oithcr, that this restoration should be
POLITICALLY at the hands and with the help
4 of Christian peoples. Most of the Chris
tfan peoples favor that restoration.
Christ was a Jew and the Jews are HIS
people. ~-.r
s, LOOK FOR JEWISH NAlloN
81 eve can now look for a Jewish nation
4 ~ pAlestine. You remember the British
2 1852 ration made by Mr. Balfour with
49, .rnrova, of tho British War Cabi-
!. net on November 3:
4 e s.r,,. N,.i.s,v.s c;overnment views
\; q. 1s's - 80 ,ah,,s,,,on, In Palestine
\ itn xavor tne es'ao',s'.' @ ~ 1.,,.is,, 80.
hationa' honhe ivr .ne ss.' -
VA AHu Will use It's oes'
~ eAtc the achieverhen' ., uh,s 49,, 49,
& n .ssss e,ea9 .s,. S 49,. nrai',d,cs m .
..AS oe aone w' n,.''.. ,e ron.Ieu,ish
+! .yIk anu rehs'oIs ,.s.i' ~ tho r,yh,s
ana pofticai status ehJoseu W 40
/. any other country
x K II am confident. as are other Zionists,
! that after the war there will be in Pal
< - Inc n Jewish nation under a protec-
SSrsfe composed of Great Britain.
& U1y-.,,r. the limited States and possibly
;e~.se->, fsermany and Austria
a .r-> ,,v. ,be devil his due. The
- We muA' 81 -,ar.d ,,,itl The leu
Z ~ haNo ~, 49,, -. not nerm;tted
N ts'lsIon. pu. 80 nj, n,nered economic
( arveionment.
- r,.,vs ~ PALESTINE
a. .,,o.o ar, few Turks in
"A, No!maiiy wv. ,, onr,, Turks are
~ @issa.ne noon,e are christian Arabs