The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-19

To the soldiers. who. many OF them.
have wandered more than forty weeks
in the Wilderness az sin before enter
ing the Promised Land, Judea makes a
different appeal from that which II
made to the parties Of bc"ffed tour
lists who 0rIcd out at the barrcnn"sS
OF the land To them the Jewish in
closures seem, on the whole, as they
seemed 10 the Hebrew tribes who had
wandered over tho same wilderness
land flowing with milk and honey.
British Warmly Welcomed.
The orange groY0s. Ia" vineyards,
the plantations. which have somehow
survived the fumes 81 petrol and the
wantNn spelling Of the Turks. are a
delight Of frUitfuIncss. and the rich
filth is sharply c"ntrast"d with the
stony. haIfcuItivat"d f"Ids Of tn" sur
roulIding Arabs Tho colonies. ON their
sidH, have warm welcome for the
British soldier. who comes not only as
their dclivcrcT but in some cases as
their kin. For there are young men,
born and bred in Palestine, who. nav
ing CmiEraied IN hard times 70 the
Entipodes. have now returned to their
homeland in the ranks of the Aus
tTalian forces.
The Arabs. too, are quick to rcaIiz"
the difference between the now and
old army s"Journing in their midst
They are rcapinis = harvest with their
eggs and their half ripe oranges
most OF the Arab population. adult aud
infant. is engaged in hawking oranges
on the roads and they are again
blowing with their wooden pillow
shares. drawn by camel or OK. beng
convinced that they will have the
s.F -.
they Will have enjoyed in three y"arsl
The war, however. has already
made fair rctribUtiOn for ia" harm
and hardship II has caused to tn"
country. Against the loss of mark cts
aud the destruction of such property
and the Telling "f tn" scHnt timber
may be set IN" opening up Of roads
and railways and tho linking up 81
Palestine with Syria and Egypt
PalrStIn" is again fast coming into its
natural heritaE" as one of the chief
functions between tho Orient and the
DcCid"nt. The danger - rather that
il viii los" its simplicity. which, in
former ages. helped to preserve its
position and influence.
TIN" Jews ar" already in the fore
front OF tn" work of expansion. Dur
ing IN. Turkish aTmy'S occupation Of
fhr south "A little ~cttlrmsnt of them
had found its way or was trans
planted f"rcibly to E""r-hcba to work
as artisans ON III" railway or IN the
water supply. The Jewish aEri,.ul
turists, too, now find themselves
placed near thu main lines Of raIi-
ways. $" that th'ig pr"duc" viii ne
carried to all parts If the land and
to lands beyond.
Jaffa Is again becoming q port Tor
the cmbHrkiug "f light ships. and
Some of tho ancient harbnrs. which
have been dcr"Ii"t Tor nearly 1000
Years. have sUIdcul, sprung into
fresh lif" TIL" opportunities for
lew Ish "HtrTprIs" and Jewish energy
to- rer"ucrat" ~" land of tharr fathers
Nii b" multiplied after Ia. war Is
over
Jsffa and GAIA hav" {" he rebuilt:
in Jerusalem cleanliness H. T." he
added to Eodliu"Ss. the Plains Of
IhillStia and lUd"a are To- he restored
:" their old beauty and fertility: and
ia" IiliS "f Judah and Benjamin are
again {" b" t'rTn""d and planted aud
dotted with -tilHs'=. Thu green
plains To- tie. south aud east 81 E,,r
Sh'ha. which were thi"kly populated
in th" BYZANTINE 'P"rh. have been
given fresh opportunities by the Turk
iSh railway {" ia" Egyptian frontier.
They can easily be- put int" working
order. and are 10 be settled and lie
claimed.