Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-28
POLITICS In JERUSALEM
Gentle Residents Object To Jewish
Domination.
SITUATION MAKES FOR DISTURBANCE
Christians and Mohammedans are in
Majority and Naturally They Want
to Dominate the Situation-Jewish
Supremacy Not Yet Realized by
n,,;ta GooI na,I


New York Tribune.
Zionism is the burning issue in Jer-
lusalcm, says the correspondent Of The
London Times in the Middle East, and
the Inhabitants are so excited over the
political situation that there is danger
of b!oodshed in Palestine. AS admin
istered by the British there are in Pal
estine approximately 500,0O0 Mussul-
mans, 10000 Christians and $4,000
Jews. The Mussulmans and \ Chris
tians have been excited to high pitch
by the political talk.
"They have made common cause" "
the correspondent continues, "and in
sone cases they have entered into
covenants to sell no land to Jews. The
Christians say they would prefer to so
bacl; under a Mussulmar majority
rather than be/ruled by Jewish mi
nority, and Mussulmans and Chris
tians alike insist on the fact that if
there were to be government by a
small minority it could Only rest on
British bayonets.
1.-The vital fact which should be
known is that not only is the establish
ment of such n forcible ascendancy un-
thirkable on our part, but it Is not
even suggested by any responsible
Zionist, in Jerusalem at any rate.
These are fully alive both to the in
herent injustice of such q course and
to its danger to their religionists.
ing abroad who, since their own in
terests are not involved, will clamor
for large political privileges; but /
have been impressed by the moderation
of the Zionist programme as put for
ward here. 1t cannot be too widely
known, for, If it be understood, the
basis Of the misunderstanding, should
disappear. How then do the sober
Zionists conceive the future?
"They assume that the British will be
offered and will accept from the peace
conference a mandate for the direction
of affairs in Palestine. What the ter
! Ol IdICSIllc Will DC ID
yet unknown. Sir Edmund Allenby
has divided his command in Turkey
into four main areas known as o. Z.
T. A. Occupied Enemy Territory Ad-
miristration) south, o. E. T. A. north
o. Z. r. A. east and o. E. T. A. west.
| O. E r. A. south is administrated by
British officials. o. f. T. A. north and
west by French officials, and o. f. T.
A. east by an Arab administration,
with q small element Of British su-
pervision. o. E. IT. A. south has Egypt
and the sea for Its southern and west
ern boundaries, includes the Turkish
on the north and extends to the Jor-
dan, the Dead sea, and the hill range
south of the latter on the east. These
lines are drawn for present conven-
ience only ard naturally, do not in any
way tie the hands Of the peace con-
ference in setting the futurA
"Decapolis and Gilead are not to be
lightly separated from Palestine, and
| lUdl lIt q pun IL lOhhASA ~
tween Palestine and the Arabs is being
demonstrated at the present moment
The inhabitants Of o. E. T. A. south
have been disarmed by the British ad-
ministration, whereas beyond the Jor-
dan all the Arabs are armed. or late
these friepdlies having their harvest
in, have been making nightly raids
across into o. E. T. A. south, and pill
Laying the Palistinians. The railway
to Mecca, will presumably be left in
Arab hands but it would seem reason
able to fix a frontier along the crest
of the hills cas-: of the Jordan and the
Dead sea, and thus incline the whole
of the Jordan valley in Palestine.
"Over o. E. T. a. south, then with
probably n modified frontier, British
protectorate will be established. There
will presumably, be high commits
sioner, or president or similar official
who will have q council composed of
the executive heads of the various de-
partments of government pursuing the
Socratic method, inquired whether
the Zionists suggest that the high COM
missioner, or other supreme British
official, must be a Jew. The answer
came unhesitatingly that not only is
this not suggested, but that it is de-
finitely not desired. No Jew would
find the position tenahle at present,
and the Zionist cause would be hope
lessly compromised at the outset.
Nor is it desired that there should
be any we'll meant attempt to give the
Jews an undue preponderance in ad-
min!stration. Although Jews Of high
principle and ability, who have already
attained distinction in the west could
be found for the heads Of all admins
trative departments they could not
make themselves acceptable to the ma
jority of the inhabitants or carry the
necessary authority. But the Zionists
do expect that an opportunity will be
given to such men, more especially in
the less accrimoniously political and
more technical posts, such for instance
as public works or postal adminiStra-
ton. Clearly also, a Jewish official on
the high commissioners council will