Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-10
FUTUREOF JEWS.
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past few weeks; both from Russia ana
from Palestine, points to the opening
OF q new era for tie Jewish race" de.
clared Sir Alfred eaond in an inter
view today. Sir Alfred, who holds
the pest of First Commissioner for
Works in the Lloyd George cabinet. Is
the only Jewijh member OF the pres
ent ministry.
In. Russia" he explained. the re-
velation brings the promise Of com
piete POLITICAL emancipation: in PaIes'
tine, the British advance indicates in
the near future the realization of some
modified form Of national ideal
which most Jews have held dear for
centuries
'-Of the two events the revolution
in Russia is much the more important
development So far as Jews are con-
cerued, for it applies to 100000 OF
my race Nothing like this number
could possibly be affe tied by the ma
turing OF the Palestinian ideal.
With the adven: Of liberal re-
gime In Russia, the sentiment Of Anne
RIGA has chan sei, and Jewish influ-
epce, which WAS exerted on the side
OF antiRussian feeling in America, is
now pro Russian-a very remarkable
but quite natural transformation,
Jewish emigration from Russia to
the United States will now diminish
for the conditions that made for this
emigration no longer operate. Under
the new era The Russian Jews should
shed the characteristics which are
largely due to repression. to exclusion
from the life Of the nation. Embraced
in the nation, they will be moulded By
the national genius Of the Russian
people while retaining their individual
lity. j..
Russia will find now that her new
bern Jews are n tremendous asset
Wherever the Jews las received full
liberty, as in England and the United
States, lie has proved himself an ener'
gettc, enterprising and loyal citizen.
In many branches of industry, finance
law and medicine, he has excelled.
when l was in New York the ire
meRdoIs zeSt for educational progress
even among the most iliiterate of the
Jews who had emfgrated there, was
one Of the man. things that impressed
me. | visited sn extremely fine tech,
nical school, built by the municipality
of New York, one of the finest nstt'
tItions of It's kind / have ever seen,
and there ] was told that a very large
proportion of the pupils were children
of the poorest Jewish parents who had
come from Russia. :> = ~
| Jews in Russia have never been
hostile to the people OF Russia, but
only to the despetic form OF govern
ment there, and this hostility undoubt.
eddy plays q great part In feeding the
repagnanee wstE democratics Ame
RIGA discovered for the Russian autoc-
racy. -
Turning to the opportunity opened
up for the Jewsisll race in Palestine
by the entrance of the British armies,
Sir Alfred said. Are the Jews suita.
Bile for the agricultural life which
must be the basis of the development
OF this sun enriched soil? Reference
to the Jewish agricultural colonies es.
tablished in Palestine IN recent year5
gives an affirmative answer. These
colonies have achieved remarkable re,
suits and seem to point to the sn-Ff,
val OF the old PASTORAL instinct OF the
Jews. r B.. - -
81 consider that the Jew has q Fe-
Guitar aptitude for farming. Il jews
are found today mostly in non-agricul.
tural pursuits 1t Is because they have
been prevented for centuries from
owning land, 50 of necessity they have
.congregated In the cities. / should
like to see a much larger agricultural
element ameng my people, Tor the
physical results to the race would be
very appreciable.&
4 have yet to be convinced that
the foundation of an independent Jew:
ish state in Palestine comes within
the domain of practical politics, but
/ see no reason why guarantees should
not be given to the Jews there of the
fullest liberty to manage their own
local affairs ana for the protection OF
the results of their labor ~