New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Zion to Own Land
And the Prohleer
Won't Be Popular
Utilities To Be Controlled
BY People and Laws Will
Prevent Any One From
Acquiring Big Fortune

There will be no profiteering in
Palestine. The land is to be owned by
the state. All it's public utilities are
to be owned by the people. AS many
as possible Of its private industries are
to be nationally operated.
There will be no loan sharks" in
Palestine. Banking will be in the
hands OF the people as a state. 1t viii
be impossible for individuals to specu-
late in land or commodities. In fact
1T will be impossible in Palestine for
any Individual to acquire large fort
une.
This sounds on the surface as if the
new Jewish state of Palestine has had
its government system specially ar
ranged by Messrs. Lenine and Trotzky
10 the contrary, tn social democracy
on which Palestine as nation will
begin its existence is something like
three thousand years old. 1t incorpo-
rates the Biblical communist laws of
the Jewish tribes, and adds to them the
experience in practical democracy
given the world by the United States.
a number of Zionist leaders IN CON
vention at the Auditorium Theatre out
lined the economic and social future of
Palestine under Jewish development
and British control-Professor kallen
and Frankfurter and Drs. Friedenwald
and isc, among others.
Spectators Remain Calm
The desire to obtain Palestine for
the Jews has not degenerated. they
pointed out, into rush Of spectators
to reap harvests. For years the Jews
of the world have been contributing
.nickels, dimes and quarters toward a
50 100000 has BEEN raised in this way.
With this money land is being bought
from the Arab and Turk owners in
Palestine The land is held by the
Zionist fund It will be allotted to
the immigrants for varying periods,
will not be hereditary and will not be
sold in an open market.
In the year ended last July S3,00O00O
was raised by American Jews apart
from this fund. This money also is
used in restoration of Palestine work.
Among the thousands Of Jews con-
tributing regularly to this fund are
Julius Rosenwad, who gives $1,000 a
month"; Bernard Baruch, who gave S10,-
coo outright; Eugene Meyer, jr., chair
man of the Federal Finance Commits
sion, who gave $4,000; Jacob Schf,
a non-Zionist, who gave $4,000, and
Mrs. Mary Fels, who gave $4,000 The
money raised by contributions is be-
ing devoted to the purchase of land
and Of public utilities, and will be used
in the establishment of public indus
tries as far as it will reach.
ut will be possible to make polti-
cal and industrial democracy Of Pales-
tine" explained one of the convention
leaders, "becausc we have virgin ground.
No period of anarchy is necessary, no
overthrow Of old systems. Our idea is
to establish government for the Jews
of the world. There will be no Boil
shevism, no dictatorship Of any single
class.
"Certa;n reforms we will introduce
are radical in appearance. but they are
no more than ordinary democratic re-
fcrms-the elimination of exploiting
capital, the elimination of trusts, huge
private fortunes and the like. All these
things will be possible under British
rule
"The Jews in Palestine, instead of
working to pile I'D individual fortunes
for a small percentage of their people,
will work to pile up the states fortune,
which in turn will be used for improve
mcnt Of national conditions and the
peoples welfare
Louis Brandeis. Supreme Court JUS
tice said in a private committee hear
ing at the Auditorium:
"Palestine is capable Of accommo-
dating 900 900 more jews than it has;
of being developed into prosperous
state in which the Jews may live, work
and develop their nationalsm TO
point where it will contribute vitality
to the worlds progress and their own"
Ckiruro Navs