The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-06-02
Arabs Violently Opposed to Zionism;
Fear Engenders Misunderstanding
Despite Statements of Emir Feisul, Heal Of Hedjaz
Delegation to Peace Conference, Relations With
Jews in Palestine Are Strained to Breaking Point
British. Ever Watchful. Take Precautions to
Prevent Bloodshed
I,sassr Was I,eul.


The present danger In Palestine
ceniering IN Jerusalem. n very real
~ this This L. no aiarmls,
statement, Ia u the view u The lead.
INK rfltlsh officialr there who DO not
resort 10 military precautions Toy al
version. Il ~ the real opinion u the
Zionist leaders on the spot
hut here are some facts not
opinions. substantial proofs u the
critical situation.
Two weeks ago some forty Arab
leaders asked permission u the Brit
ish authorities 90 hold an ant-lionla,
demonstration % Jerusalem. 90 pno-
teri against the concessions the Zion
isis abroad Intimate in The press that
they have won from the peace con
ference. General Money chief hdmin-
isirator 81 Palestine mindful Of D
faurora ~ repression especially in the
East where the breath OF lfe h. IN
triGuc. 49, recently shown ~ EFfri
offered no objection hat he Htlpu-
lated that N the demonstration should
be carrltd hy certain extremists fur
ther than expected the leaders would
be held personally responsible FOR the
rnufeuu0nrsH Thr latter declared
this condition unfair. very plainly im-
dicatlnr that they aid not care %
take the responsibility.
The authorities in Jerusalem were
watchfui hut nothing happened
The same condition prevailed when
Nehy Mousn was urhercd In last frl-
day. The Turks always encouraged
a. many Moslems as possible TO par
tlcipate In the festival 10 offset the
presence Of the many Russians ln thr
Holy cts ID Easter time fur tho
Ottoman powers looked upon the slHy
Christians A. s,ldlsra in disguise who
might break out in an uprising nt
any moment THIS ear the aatsfac-
was changed 20 mlaEiying Tor the
British authorities
u D. probable that nothing viii hap
pen to mar the Jewish passover THIS
week. or Inc Christian Easier or tho
Nasiam Nehy Mouss The leaders in
Jerusalem have control over their
masses ard O. number 81 them, hkc
the mayer aud other memhefs Of the
grand muftfH family. are calm, de-
nhsrate. with "a respect Tor british
arms and a confidence in British fair
play. but sooner or later, u b. the
opinion ~ reliable jewish and british
authorities. twlrss the Arabs cNtraN-
nrHnt and rruundicas fears are al
layed. unless something more than a.
long distance understanding WITH
them through Emir Feisul II achieved,
tNeIf nnIMuH VIII lfNF NtNnhA "
present strained bounds
Months ~ scrret SESSIONS.
The Christian Mualsm society. rep
rcsentatiye % the Arabs ~ Palestine
elected deleEates in February tn 80 60
the peace conference 20 ask for ID
United Syria meaning syria proper
and Palestine which they dosiEnated
AZ southern syria. After many
months of secret sessions M Ierusa-
lem they instructed these delegates 20
oppose a British protectorate because
Of their mistaken conception u ths
aims - Iionism They got ~ FAR af
Egypt
Now this same society has notified
the authorities that n viii defend
Palestine against Zionist advance 10
the last drop Of blood and with the
lnst breath NJ NE They not only
insist thti there shall he mo- Jewish
immigration, hut they demand the de-
portniiou Of the four hundred Jews
nople from Huumnnia and Russia dur
the lHat few months.
Iilif n h known Arab ursanlNltpn
What ~ the secret societies, Of which
am old hy Arab Officials there are
several pledged 10 the defense ~ PAL
esiine against the foreigner
For months re- foainua anti zionist
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ArahH iH Palestine. eWHuHtInE ffum
damascus Nahius was another ccn.
Ter.
Arabs Must ic ogslnori.
Every Jew knows hat XlouiFm ir-
tends no injustice 90 the Arab in Pals
a nation whose ideal d tao
further expression ~ Righteousness.
a. contribution 10 the worlds civil
whose aims are % model state
have no intention % build ~
foundation upon H wrong 90 another
long suffering people it b. the taHk
~ the Iiunisf leaders 10 mafc this
TO the Arabs. not hY soothing
statements in Paris on London hut hy
nefsulnainn. ny conviction here in Pal
The Inter allied commission h CON
Ing 10 the Holy Land Tor an imrnrtlhi
investigators. u ~ up 10 the Zionist
long before the commiHsion
10 reach some rent understand