The Denver Jewish news., 1919-11-12

tu0t1ae tOf o0voAoptng during the isss
tWo thotsliid years. Valuable msans
81 developing this spirit may be found
IN all kinds Of manly sport. In the
praetice of trades which are exercised
in the open air and require muscular
pewer and manual skill, and in the
cultivation in both sexes of open-air
habits. All classes and conditions OF
men are making these new efforts to
promote human welfare. By joining
healthily in these efforts and succeed
ing to promote human welfare, they
Will gradually win heartier respect
and liking from their Gentle neigh
bors than are now accorded them, eX-
cept to their highest types.
Now comes the question whether the
Zionist movement will provide an eff
tective remedy for the results of the
subsection and enfeeblement of the
Jews during the past two thousand
years, of at least for part OF the
present and future generations, part
which may carry inspiration and en-
couragement to all the rest.
1t is obvious that if d self-govern-
ing and self-supporting Jewish COM
luunity can be established under
British Protectorate in Palestine. the
ancient seat of the race. it can re-
possess itself of all the fundamental
trades and all the administrative ana
judicial offices, and organize from ITS
cNn race all the protective forces
which modern society needs. such as
police for towns and cities. a gcii-
darmery for rural districts, and
citizen army. 1t could establish for
its own people return to rural life ana
perfect freedom of movement at home
and abroad. and could prevent the
physical and moral evils which ac-
company congestion of population. n
numerous Jewish community i'll Pal
estine under British Protectorate
would, of course. be free, if the League
of Nations is carried into effect. from
foreign aggression of every sort, and
from dangerous disorders within their
own country. They would no longer
need to hide their family life or their
religious life aud would l;c subject to
no social restrictions or embarrass-
nients.
Theoretically and sentimentally,
therefore, the creation of an indie
pendent Jewish community on their
own soil seems in the highest degree
desirable. 1t is doubtless possible. tho
difficult. The difficulties are serious.
hut not insuperable. given an indef-
| ntte supply of money and engineering
skill to build the qRrfificial harbors and
irrigation works which proper con,-
Inercial and agricultural development
of Palestine would require. The
nreas of land in Palestine capable of
producing wheat and other cereals
without artificial irrigation is too
! small to permit the creation of a SUBJ
stantial and numerous farming class.
The coast of Palestine has no harbors
suitable for the. export and import
trade which prosperous community
would need to maintain. AT present.
| the proportion of Jews in the popular
tion of Palestine is but small: so that
large immigration from ether parts,
of the world would be necessary, and
since the revolutions in Russia and
| fiermany it is not clear whence this
additional population could be dcriv-
| ed. The relations of the new Jewish
communitylto the MOslem aud Christ
ian populations of Palestine would lie
subject for cautious experiment
and it might take many years to get
into practice successful relations.
! On the whole. the Zionist movement
looks to the Christian peoples among
1, whom the Jews are free like grent
adventure for the honor and welfare
of the Jewish race, based on firm his
torical foundations, racinl. Industrial,
and religious, and Informed by spirit
OF national pride and courage -I1ha
Maccabaean.
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