Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

the past every tree has paid its tag
tribute. The orange groves around
Jaffa also may be extended a little, yet
most of this area has long been culti-
waited. Jaffa oranges have found a
market in the United States as well al
in England and France
The mother-of-pearl ornaments. fashs
Toned out Of the shells at Bethlehem,
may grow in volume slightly, but
hardly to the degree to form an appre-
ciable element in commerce. Not I'M
likely steady source of income to the
Jewish nation or to the republic of Ju-
dea may come from travellers, the large
majority of them Jews, who will want
to make the pilgrimage to the Holy
city. although with no expectation OF
remaining there.
The principa, port of the new king
dom. or republic, Will continue to be
Jaffa. The harbor is not good. Vessels
sometimes have to lie outside for sew
eral days before they can make their
way into the port. But that is true Of
other places along the rocky coast OF
Palestine.
Jaffa also, as the ancient Joppa, will
have attractions for devout travellers
both Jews and Gentiles, although pos
sibly more for Gentiles than for Jews,
since there are many sacred menu
cries of the times of the Savior The
railway runs from Jaffa in a winding
course across the Valley of Sharon up
TO the plain of Jerusalem, and Jerusa-
lem naturally will be the capital of
the new nation.
The city which David built round
about" on the Seven Hills has been too
often destroyed and plowed over to re-
tain much that is historic in the physi-
cal sense. and during the last ten years.
even under Turkish rule, something has
been done to modernize it in the way
OF improved streets and sanitation. But
when it becomes the modern capital of
an ancient people it's rebuilding almost
in entirety may be oked for
There will be possibly some utiliza-
ton of the railway lines besides the
existing ones in the future develop
about those constructed for military
purposes, but they are understood to
have some plan of permanency back of
them. What the Turks under German
did is still to be disclosed.
What the British have done has been
described so briefly in the official dis
patches as to give little real informa-
ton.
Haifa, which connects with the Da-
mascus line at Deera, has been inn
proved and may serve as a commercial
highway to Damascus and that coup-
try. 1t is doubtful, however, whether
Haifa becomes a port of much conf
mercial Importance as compared with
Jaffa Damascus and the Lebanon find
their outlets through the railway to
Beirut.
The status of the Mohammedan pop
ulation of the Holy Land under Jew
ish rule will not he disturbed The
difference will be that they will no
longer be the masters. but the mosques
will remain in Jerusalem and from
their minarets the muezzin will still
call the faithful to prayer.
The Christian sects will present no
Or a oh
ton protected by Christian powers
than under Mohammedan nation.
which was tolerated by Christian
powers. 1t is possible that the Brit
ish government may discourage the
society for the conversion of the Jews,
which had its headquarters in London
with branch at Jerusalem.
Whether the German colonists will
care to remain is likely to be deter
mined by future events. Some of these
hoped TO realize their beliefs amid
scees consecrated by the Savior
Others We're of "A less devotional ma
ture. 1t is to be said for them that
they did something for the agricul-
tural development of the Holy Land.
The kaisers hope to Germanize the
Holy Land vanishes Whatever the
not be able to maintain the role as
the patron and protector of Islam. and
of Christians. both Catholics and Prot
estants. For the Jews he never showed
A Jewish nation in no cir
can owe anything to - the I
present ally of the Turk. Future
kaisers will not be factors in the king
dom of David or the republic of Judea
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