The fool-killer., 1919-09-01
WHO WILL BE KING OF.


"A oil W1l1SlI I11Q1 SIlON CIS1 -
the face of the land to which all
Christian peoples look for the
source Of their inspiration,
leaves in that land a new hope
for an ancient people.
One of the great dramas of
history is the drama of the Jew
ish people, their remarkable ORR
gin and progress, the calamities
which overlook them, their buff
citing at the hands of every peO-
pie, their unquenchable persist
ence, and strict devotion to a
pure tribal descent, all these
things make up a story without
a parallel.
When, then, after these twen-
ty centuries, these indestructi-
BILE people, with the weight of
the curse Of the Middle Ages still
showing on them, turn their
eyes once again toward Canaan
all the world turns with them +;
for, to Jew and Gentle alike,
though for differing motives, it
is the Holy Land.
So, in spite of rift among the
Jews themselves, it seems that
the Zionists will have their way,
and a Jewish state take form in
Palestine; it has been a hope
long-deferred, not for lack of
funds, for fortunes have been
waiting for the chance to re-
build the Jewish kingdom; but
because that great boyle Of all
dependent peoples, internation-
al affairs, would not permit.
The war has changed the face
of the world, and the minds OF
men. The infidel Turk has been
expelled from the Holy Land in
the last and greatest Crusades:
and the Jew is at liberty, if he
pleases, to walk once more as
citizen in the City of David.
Who, then, shall be the frs
King of Palestine? For, while /;
democratic institution is assured
a monarchial form seems to b.
favored as best meeting thu
Jewish precedent and inclina
ton.
) There have been severa
names suggested already. Oscar
Straus for one. Mr.. Straus i
a veteran of the diplomatic ser
i vice to the United States and
with his brother, Nathan Strau
was born in Rhenish Bavaria
. He was twice Envoy to Turkey
t and a third time went as Am
Y bassador. Both Nathan, who i
two years the senior, and Osca
l.. Sts>7us have been mentioned 70
d high honor in connection wit.
the new Jewish state. Both
however, are understood to b
irrevocably opposed to the as
sumption of any kingly state
t both are thoroughly democratic
g and both have distinguish
+ public careers to their credit.
Oscar Straus, who was secre
d tary of Commerce and Labor i
e Rooseyelt's cabinet, is the at
thor of a book on the origin {
Republican form of governmer
in the United States another in
l. portant work on consular refor1
# and several on the developme1
o of religious liberty. He he
e served as a member of the pc.
al manent board of arbitration {
The Hague and has sat also Q
7e wage arbitration boards in tn
IS country.
o Another man of prominent
mentioned for leadership whetl
l. err king or under some other tit
lie is Israel Zangwill, the note
it writer. Mr.. Zangwill's hea'
it quarters are in Britain where fl
years he has represented II
lie best type of Jew in literatur
is His works have long enjoyed il
ternational circulation, but h
t. greater work in recent years h;
ut been to rekindle the flame
is Jewish patriotism. His effor
Id led to the famous announcemel
lie by Arthu James Balfour to tt
I'd effect that Britain would a
prove the Zionist movement
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