New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Aspirations of Jews
Revealed to World

And the great achievement Of the
Zionist organization lies not alone in
having created the chain of wonderful
organizations throughout the world,
not alone in having raised large sums
of money and in having founded insti-
tutons which will abide permanently
in Jewish history, not alone in having
SO organized the active forces in Jewry
and in having so profoundly Influenced
the thought Of the whole of Jewry as
to completely transform Jewish life in
less than quarter Of a century, but,
above all, in having so interpreted the
Jew to the non-Jewish world that the
world knew and understood the Jewish
aspirations, and, what is more, judged
them to be right and responded to
them.
1t is this propaganda. this clear in
tcrpretation Of Jewish desires and
aspirations for the future, ringing
more true and penetrating more deeply.
that has spread from one end of the
world to the other. and finally has
reached the ears of those sitting. in
judgment and high places and in JUS
The Zionist Organization of Europe,
disrupted by the war, but incapable
of utter destruction, continued to
spread the word Of Zion and to press
the claims of Israel as an oppressed
nationality. The Provisional EXecu-
tive Committee for General Zionist
Affairs formed in America in August,
1914, to take over the work of the dis
rupted European organization and to
maintain the Palestine institutions dur
ing the war, supplementing the excel.
lent pioneer work previously carried
on and the activities still being main
| H.. lD,. ANA ~,
Zionists, organized in this country as
early as 1897, succeeded in drawing
to Zionsm some Of Tho most striking
and effective personalities in American
Jewry and in awakening interest in
and securing support from circles
hitherto remaining unupproachable and
in bringing the case Of Zionism con-
spicuously before the political world
Then a chain Of remarkable incidents
occurred concidentally in almost mi
raculous manner
As the gilt Of the new world America
gives to Zionism as new leader d
statesman whose name. like that OF
Herzl, Will be linked forever with the
history of the Jewish restoration
Baron Edmond de Rothschild, of Paris
| in his old age journeys again to Pales-
tine and witnesses the failure of his
!
cost him millions, and the success Of
the later settlements, which had beer
/ built without millions and philan
thropic motives, but with self reliance
devotion Of the .oolonists and enthusi
asm for the rehabilitation of the Jew
ish nationality, and the great hearted
clear-visioncd Jewish nobleman il
truth suddenly becomes converted tt
Zionism; whercupon he at the proper
moment sends as cmissary a young
Rotnschild to interest the members o.
the family in England. No longer doe
Il Rothschild jest about being willing
viding he was appointed Jewish Am
bassador to Paris or London. Instead
the head Of the Rothschild family il
England and virtually the leader o
Anglo-J cwry becomes vice -presiden
of the English Federation of Zonist
and throws all the weight of his i'm
mensc influence to the jewish nationa
cause.
The King of Italy, approached by
Jewish delegation, like the Persia
king of old, remembering Mordecai
recalls the profound impression mad
upon him by DR.. lIerzl A JEWS
professor of chemistry of the Univer
sty of Manchester discovers remark
able explosive and places the same a
the disposal of the British government
When asked as to what he would re
oulrc for 1eward, which may hav
amounted to fortune. he said simpl
that he desired nothing for himsel,
but that he hopes that at the prope
time England would give due consider
atio1 to the claim of the Jews upo
theS ancient home land. Russian autoc
racy suddenly collapses and with
the old hatred for the Jews and or
position to Jewish aspirations.
These and other incidents came cur
cusly together in these remarkabl
Gays previous to and during tho greu
! war. The rest is Jewish history.