Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-13

Jerusalem. The breach Is q fairly wide
one by the Jaffa gate. and the event of
the state entry was commemorated by
the building Of terrible clock tower,
which we are hoping to pull down."
An Ugly, SprawIins Town.
How about modern buildingsR" Mr..
Ashbee was asked "As you know,
there are two Jerusalems," he re-
piled. There Is the cid city within
the walls and the new one outside. an
ugly, sprawling town. We are hoping
to get it into some sort of order. 1t
will very muc; depend on the future
government Of Palestine how far our
work develops. At present we are
content to wait and watch as far as
any building operations in the new
quarter Of the city are concerned.
But as to Zionism?" II have met"
he said, with an extraordinary diver
sity Of opinion among the Jews with
regard to our work. Many are very
appreciative and have the broadest
and most enlightened views on the
whole subject-others are just as mar
row and obscurantist and don't realize
yet what we are trying to do. Then
the feeling against Islam still exists,
but of course Islam has enormous In
terests In Jerusalem" "Will the an
tagonims die down? was asked. "Of
course they WILL" Mr.. Ashbee replied
but it Is a. matter Of time. Let me
give you an instance. After Allenbys
victory, Christians and Mohammadans
for the first time in history demon
strated together under one banner
but the Jews would not join In, though
many thought they made a mistake In
using the oc :asion Of a general thanks
giving for q nationalist demonstration.
It was a pity"
"It will interest your readers In
America to know" Mr.. Ashbee said as
the interview came to- a close, that
there is a great idea Of combining
English and American education and
archaeological interests in Jerusalem
and that the scheme finds strong sup
port with both Americans and English.
Lord Curzon, Lord Milner, and the
Archbishop of Canterbury are keen
to see 1t realized. It would mean that
schools, library, and staff would be run
by a combination Of American ana
English-each side putting in their
share Of money. The museum, too, In
the Citadel would also come under the
Joint management The British ana
Americans in Palestine are very anx-
ious that the idea should be adopted"
Mr.. Ashbee had brought with hip
from Jerusalem a book Of drawings
and photographs illustrating the work
which It is proposed to accomplish.
A plan Of the old city showed those
portions which Mr.. Ashbee proposes to
plant with trees-the fir and the pine
and the box, tho olive, fig and vine
natives of Palestine, familiar with the
familiarity Of some long-learned
Psalms. One of the photographs was Oh
the Mount of Olives and another OF the
wonderful view of the Holy City which
is to be had from the mount. or could
be, II 1t were not forthose stone walls
Is to 20 feet high which mar 1t COM
pletely. These are the walls which
both actually and metaphorically 1t
is the aim of all those engaged In the
renewal of Jerusalem to cast down.
There are many connected with the
work, from Sir Arthur Money, who as
head Of the Occupied Enemy Terri
tories administration, has control OF
1t, to the humblest subscriber In
America op England or among those
countless Jews the world over who
look to Jerusalem as their lsng-iost
and now recovered home.