The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
JEWISH REPUBLIC
IS FL0uRIsHING
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE
GREAT WORLD WAR.
FOUNDATIONS HAVE BEEN LAID
Big Zionist Movement is Developing
In All Lands and the People A.
ter 1000 Years of Exile Will
Come Into Their Own,

Washington, ID. c., Aug. Slater
1000 years of exile 1T is now almost
certain that a Jewish government will
be established in Palestine. When
General Allenby, at the head of his
victorious army, carried the Union
Jack into the Holy City last December
dream of twenty centuries became
possible. On the hills of Zion Jewish
civilization with something of its old
moral and intellectual vigor may once
more come into being. The Jews have
seized their opportunity, and already
an Administrative Commission of He
brews is at work restoring the coun.
try for that race. ..... ....
This Administration Commission has
program. It's aim is to bring back
the life of the Jewish colonies in Pal
estine to their ourishing pre-war con-
ditions. 1t intends to furnish the nee.
essary educational, medical, and eco
nomic aid to all Jews who go back to
the Holy Land. One of it's most i'm.
portant projects is the immediate
founding of Jewish university. Along
the lines of diplomacy the Commission
proposes to create harmonious rela-
tionships with the Arab and Armeni-
an states which are to be it's neigh
bors.
All over the world the tribes of Is,
rael have waited through the centur
les for this promised day. Their poets
have sung of it. The exiles have
ycarned for their native land. Great
Britain's military operations of last
winter have furnished an opening
wedge for the realization of lions
hopes. When Britain undertook the
rescue of Palestine, in order to strike
staggering blow at the Turk, the
eyes of Jews everywhere watched the
progress of General Allenby's army.
They saw that little army foot by foot
and mile by mile drive back the Turk
and the Hun. Their joy grew as they
heheld il move forward from GAIA to
Bethlehem, from Bethlehem to Jeru-
salem from Jerusalem to Jericho,
When Jerusalem fell, the delight of
the Jews was unbounded, for Britain
had already gone on record through
the speech of Balfour, as favoring the
establishment in Palestine of ma
tional homeland for the Jews.
Jews Migrate Back to Palestine.
The story of the return to Palestine
of the Jews during the last forty
Pilgrim fathers and in many ways a
remarkable parallel to it. This migra-
ton too was born of persecution. The
first great series of massacres of Jews
in Russia began in 1882. Scores of
thousands of them fled to America A
few turned toward Palestine.
Every great movement of the Jew
ish tribes has had its prophets and
leaders. The Moses of the modern
Zionist movement was Theodor Herzl
Herzl dreamed of a national homeland
for his race. His pamphlet, Elm Ju'
denstaat" CA Jewish State) was call
selves on national basis and create
for themselves home state. Herzl
spoke of that home state vaguely as
over There" He knew little of the
history of his people and he knew moth
ing of what was Transporting in Pales'
tine. Still, so remarkable was the eff
fort of his pamphlet that inside OF a
year the first Zionist Congress was
8 held in Basel. Switzerland.
The Joshua of the Jews today is
DR.. Chain Weizman, president of the
Administrative Commission. He is a
chemist. He was born in Russia, but
later became a British subject. Zeal
Gus in the cause OF the Zionist move
ment he nevertheless has a strong
practical sense that appeals to the
British Early in the war, Great Brit
ain lacked certain combination OF
chemicals for making explosives. Wei7
man in his laboratory worked out that
combination. He acquired reputation
/. and made influential friends. Balfour
was one of them Thus championed'
the Jewish aspirations moved into the
realm of practical politics.
The pioneers in Palestine in 1873
found land that was arid. barren
full of miasma, and surrounded by hes
tile tribes. These first Immigrants
we're professional men, They knew
nothing OF agriculture; yet they ne
conquered the land for their race, The
scientific achievements OF the jewish
agriculturalist in Palestine have point
ed the way for all regions in the world
of similar soil and climate TO inerease
their productivcness. Palestine M
creased in prosperity AT retach. Tie'
yah, the Oldest of the colonies, found
ed on the banks OF the River Aota,
northeast OF jana, In 1878 and dcrch
oped under innumerable difficulties,
an acre of irrigable land was worth
3 pounds, 10 shnlings in 1890, In 1914
Il was worth SO pounds. Again be-
tween The years 1904 and ,sis, The
annual volume OF trade AT the eoi' "