Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-14
BY Herman Bernstein, Editor
The American Hebrew.
Copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper
Enternrise Association.l fct

patton, the Jews having been prepar-
ed for this official declaration by al
se~mi-odicial statement issued by Cen
eral Sir Archibald Murray in March,
just before his army reached Gaza.
What shall we do with Palestane,
which is now about to be stripped
from the Turkish yoke ?" he inquired,
and answering his own question. he
beyond doubt we will revive h
Jewish Palestine Of ancient days. and
give to the Jews the, possibility Of
realizing their~ancient hope. Not. all
Jews will return to Palestine, but
large numbers will. The new Jewish
state, under either English or French
and cultural, center of all Jewry. The
Jews will at last have their own
and their own nationality.
Hopes which have sustained them.
through the centuries will now be
realized"
Statesmen Of Italy. France and
Russia have politically pledged their
countries to ~the%support OF this plar
( The Pope recently received q
Zionist emissary who explained
the Jewish aspirations After lis
stening ~intentIy. his holiness
.eiacnlated: "We will be good
!, ncighbors-we will . be good
I neighbors."
! Whether by. coincidence or design,
It. is noteworthy that the American
council in London, extending it's
greetings to the Zionists leaders on
by the British government. used the
identical phrase that fell from the
lips Of the Pope: 4
Germany, too, Indicated its willing
ness to permit a Jewish state in Pales-
tine, naturally under it's overload
ship. But since England's declara-
ton, there has been a revulsion of
feeling in Teutonic circles.
Since the fall of Jerusalem before
and the Jewish dispersion from Pales-
tine, the liturgy of that people, has
been burdened with prayers for the
restoration. Through the centuries
there have been various attempts to
re-establish the Jewish people on
their ancient land, but nothing Of a
serious character is recorded prior to
1860, when the ALLIANCE I%srealite
|Universalle" Of Paris began operating
in Palestine. The first thing7done by
the alliance was to establish an agri-
cultural school. for which the Turkish
government donated 625 acres of land
near Jaffa.2 A school was opened in
1870 under the name of "Mikvah
Israel" - e-M
In 1878 Laurence oliphant., an,
English explorer, visited Palestine and,
Element of the country. But not until,
sthe sos. when the. first Jewish
! massacres occurred in Russia, wa the
Foundation laid for the present Jew
ish colonization. There were organ
ICED, throughout Russia. "Bilu" So
cieties. composed of intelligent Jew
ish young. who determined to.
become pioneers of Palestine coloni-
lzation:Rs ~.
Under their auspices a colony
"Rishon LIE ion% affirst for Zion) was
established on the road between Jaffa
and Jerusalem. They found a land
atrophied, barren. waterless. exposed
Ito the 2pitiless glare of the tropical
lscn. rotting into E.Orass and swamp,
and were almost entirely surrounded
by savage nOmads.
the Pilgrim Fathers who fought their
way to success, from the precarious
foothold in bleak Plymouth. All the
valor,Y the unquenchable courage of
the Pilgrim Fathers was displayed by
these Jewish young men from the uni
versitfes of Russia. In 80 years, from
~|1SS2-l914, this handful of pioneers
grew to some $4,000 Jewish farmers
in Palestine, strongly organized in 40
VILLAGES.
Meanwhile, the Dreyfus scandal
had occurred in France, and DR..
Theodore Harxl, a Viennese journalist
who reported the last trial Of the his
toric scapegoat, published a brochure
ientitled "a Jewish State" in which he
summoned the Jews of the world to
revive their nationality and claim at
the hands Of the powers "a publicly
recognized, legally secured homeland
in Palestine" Inspired by this book,
ascal was issued for q congress,
which was held in Basic. Switzerland,
lin 1897, and the Zionist organization,
which today has branches throughout
tthe world, vas organized. The Zion
list organization undertook firstly, po-
4 litical, negotiations for recognition OF
the Jewish nationality and Its claims
ling Of a national colonization in the
In the last few years before the
war there o q number of large
plantation societies (~"Achuzoth''),
which were founded in Russia. the
tUnited States. England and Rumania.
Several workmenss settlements have
pears, mostly with the help #of the
Jewish Snationals fund In the neigh
fborhoodS Of theslarge. colonies. At the
sa1neHtime the former colonies have
been considerably enlarged by the
purchase Of land iii their neigfibor-
[hood.. Z. rs II
Asbrfsks influx OF brave: young labor
Ierss onathes one hand,,SandsofSenterpris-
/ inkTcapitalists onssfhe other. was pap
E~Ificularly noticeable in Palestine dur
ting the last few years before the war.
The Jewish population OF Pales-
tine now .Sbeaxsfa higher proportion 10
1.-The total}nu1nher Of Inhabitants OF the
country than does thesJewis1 popula-
ton in any other country Of the
The old Jewish settlers are those
whose religious sentiment drew them
Is Palestine. al most cases after they
have passed the prime OF life, Ito
sDand their remaining years in pray
len and study on holy grounds. For
the. most Part they hayel'bAel from
the outset. or have become In the
kscourse Of tine, dependent on charity.
THIS evil has extended to their chill
|Idreff. ana their children,s c~htldren.Ig
Very dffEerent are the settlers OF
thA neWstype. who went there under
the impulse of Jewish n~Adonalisln.
lThsy sought .foothpad first of all
Sut1de the towns, Id the plains OF
JuRaSAsands0alles, Asst1eelr agfacul-
fur4i colonies grew and their pFodtc-
EIfavity sinefeaaeds theys brought ght3i-
r. t6sSMes eeaaoottFtnWANSOk JAfasAhd
HSlIasSand side ny tdea1tiehsasth4sk 4e-:
v1f0pmSntE Of tie 2c0aonfe6 thete &fo-
III ceedgd . rapid JeWtshsl ylnNaltgra4teF
|iYnto fxbose towns.s settler ssdl the neN