The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-25

and Central America where surveys l have been made by the International Zionist Organization, the Jewish | world Is stirred to fits uttermost depths by the desire to proceed to Palestine. at the very earliest possible moment A statement issued by the Zionist Publicity Bureau says that in every hand, in every quarter of the globe, impatient thousands, a total far above a million. nre waiting with tense engerneas for the League of Nntiou~. that win fix the political stntus of Palestine the Jewish Homeland. so that they may procee to the liquidation of their assets and proceed to the place where they may live the rest of their lives in peace. and with the spiritual satisfaction of national existence. From Russia at iehst million are preparing to leave, From Poland and other countries, groups unable to restrain their im- patience, have already undertaken, often on foot, the journey which at present Is beset with many difficult ties, and attempted to make their way to the land of Jewish hearts desire.
 In the preface to a survey reveal ing this remarkable mobilization for Palestine. the Immigration Division
  ization says that 'it is literal fact that at the present moment a large part of the Jewish people Is possess ed with an irrcpressible impulse to strike its tents and march" Eni grafton committees to control the hu- man flood have been formed by the Zionist Organization in a number of countries. Tens of thousands of younE men from every class-and
  vice to the development of the coun- Hry have organized agricultural train ing groups and other groups for the study of an technical and scientific auestions which bear upon the settle Inent of Paiestine.
 Speaking of the situation in Russia, Boris Gordberrg, chairman of the Zionist Organization of Great Russia and ono of the delegates to the In- rter-Allied Zionist Conference held re- centty in London, reports that dur ing the last 20 months, under the pressure of tho social revolution as carried through by the Bolsheviks, the basis of the economic existence of the Jews has been undermined The subsistence of 70 to 75 per cont. of the Jewish population has been de- .stroyed. From the beginning of 1918 she weaithier classes have been leav- ing for the Ukraine. LithuanLa and fhe Don District, Crimea and White Ruzsfa- But in tho Fall of 1918. the Nomination ot tho BoIsheviks spread so these countries and the civil war which ensuod ruined the Jewish Tnasees. Tt was only natural there Fore that whom tho news arrived of The prospect of creating e Jewish lTomeIand In Palestine that there should have arisen an enormous agi- Eaion, for rcsottiernent in Palestine r' says Mfr. Goldberg. Whole Jewish towns and townships began to mako themselves ready to move as soon as communications should be opened. When the announcement was made ahat immigration would be limited to 10000 a year, for the first period rtrong protests were raised against rho plan as being quite inadequate tc rhe present needs of tho people. Co., operative societies are being organ 5zod, experimental farTns are being established for the trainins of Jewish 2.ounF men. and builders. carpenters brsck layers joiners. locksmiths. al sSinds of skilled laborers, engineers and teachers. are being classified"
 Dr. saaikind, member of the Jewish National Council for the Uk. raine, and former president of tho Jewish Community of Petrogrrad re ports that in White Russia, ricf and poor. old and young, all are car ried away by the Idea of going tc Palestine. The rtoh want to inves their capital: the poor hope to hay, s market for their labor; and the in tollcetuais hope to be able to appl! aheir knowledge for the building of new Palestine. Many have nquidate. rheir property. and made thernselve ready to SO. The Zionist offices O. 1Siev are always thronged with hun dreds fnquiring as to the possibilit, Df early migration. Committee have arrived from Kherson, Podaha lessarabia and various other com pnunities demanding facilities for a once sending their people to Pa1es Zine, being a11 prepared to go en snasse. Similar reports were brough from Ekaterinoslav, Kharkoff. Vol hynia. Northern Ukraine and Whit 1sussia-
 Several young men from Home decided to. go to Odessa where the hoped to get better information, an as railway communication was in aerrupted. they marched the whol sway on foot. In Minsk, pr. Saalkin -ftempted to dissuade a similar grou ~-.ough the various fronts wher Gghuas was going on. They replied "we ne determined to go, and if nc sll. some of at least will nak pur way through and get to our des tinatfon."
 In Odessa, preparations are unde way already for handling the vas throngs that are expected to congre gate as soon as travelling is safe. Dl Gaa1kind ends his reports by sayin ''There is no risk of congregation i assuming that several hundre ahousand, perhaps a million peopl, are preparing to leave Russia at tn first opportunity,
 From Siberia came a request O April 18th to the London Zionist Bu peau to obtain permission from tn . British authorities for a great mum ber of wealthy persons, inoludin pesidents of the Ural district who de Vire to settle immediately in Paies tins. Inquisiss have come also fror 7 krkutsk. Omsk ana Harbin, 1,6o