The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-13
NEW Day To DAWN
IN JERUSALEM FOR
THE JEWISH NATION
BY CHAS. w. WHITEHAIR
IN. e. A. Special Correspondent)

1 \tN. ~ o1SCiaf SoFTSSpON0cnIJ
New York, Oct 1.-THE suffering
and sorrow Of the great war has vast
| a shadow Of gloom over the entire
| world. But outside the walls Of the
| City Of Zion, saw break through that
| cloud a ray of sunshine that will find a
| welcome In the millions of Jewish
| hearts over the entire globe.
| The day marked an epoch in their
| history.
For on Mount Scopus that afternoon
| was laid the cornerstone Of the first
great Hebrew university.
In the early afternoon the crowds
began leaving the gates Of Jerusalem
and kept increasing until multitude
was streaming UP the road and
through the fields Of Mount Scopus
Most Of them were walking, be-
cause principally all were too poor to
| ride. Besides. wien the Turks re-
treated they swept Jerusalem clean Of
carriages, wagons and horses.
The entire crowd was marked by
its poverty, but you forgot the poverty
as you caught the spirit-for over the
multitude there hung an atmosphere
Of hope and expectancy.
They were all happy, and well then
might be, for new day was begin
ming for all of them, and surely no
longer than the Jews.
A Jewish Nation Again at Hand
They have prayed for centuries that
the day might come when they would
be able to return to Palestine, and find
national home.
One Of the best known spots to tour
lists in Jerusalem is the "Wailing
Pdace of the Jews" where for hun
dreds Of years they have gathered to
pray, day after day, week after week,
manth by month, year by year, for the
restoration of their kingdom.
At last it looks as if their dream
might become reality.
Arthur James Balfour, Great Brit
aims secretary of state for foreign at
fairs, has written on the subject as
follows:
His majesty's government view
with favor theestablishment in Pal
estine of national home for the Jew
ish people, and will use their best en-
deavors to facilitate the achievement
Of this object, it being clearly under
stood that nothing shall be done which
may prejudice the civil and religious
rights of existing, non-Jewish commu-
mites in Palestine, or the rights and
any other country"
Without pomp and expensive prep
aration the multitude gathered on the |
overlooking the Judean
wilderness. The Jordan valley beyond,
the mountains of Moab in the distance.
Jerusalem to the west across Kidron
valley, and to the south the Mount of |
Olives.
With heads high the multitude sang
their hosannas and hellelujahs.
The laying OF the corner stone was |
marked by Sim p1icity and dignity.
The actual building Of the univer- /
sity will be delayed until after the /
war, but as the corner stone was laid |
there sank into every heart of that |
Jewish multitude a hope that shall |
spread into far distant lands, wherev-
er beat Hebrew hearts, a hope Of to-
morrow, when the Jews shall come
back after nearly 1000 years Of exile
TO claim a home in the land Of their
'orefathers. For Abraham was the
father of the Jewish people, and it
was on Mount Moran, later called Sa-
EN-, and now Jerusalem, that he built
MS altar to offer UP his supreme sac |
-if1ce.
Zionist Colonies Already Thriving
Even under the unjust Turkish rule
he Zionists had established a num-
Der of colonies in Palestine, and any
,ne who doubts their ability to colo
nize has only to visit some of the vii
ages.
Just how the problems of govern
nent will be worked out is a question
'or the allies to settle, for, of course,
The country will need to be So handled
that Jerusalem will be kept, not only