The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-12
EXODUS TO PALESTINE
Four Million Jews VIII Be GraduaIiyi'
Settled in Ancient Home OF the ~
Race.

. New York, May arrangements
forra the gradual. immigration of ,eG6,-s.
900 Jews to Palestine, following tie
San Reno sessions Of the Peace Ceff-s
ference which. gave Great, Britain the
mandate over that country for the ss-
tablishment Of g, Jewish nationai
home land, will be discussed at an ek-
traordinary conference Of the ZIONIST.
Organization of America here next,
Sunday and Monday. 4.
The conference. which will be att
tended by LOO delegates from the
United States and Canada. will be sit
is said, .'the most important and his
toric gathering of Jews ever held IN
America" Under the leadership OF
Justice Erandeis of the United Statesa
Supreme Court and United States
Judge Julian w. Mack, the organiza5
ton is expected to take immediate az,
ton toward the Establishment OF thes
Jewish people in the Near East after
1000 years Of exile, thus bringing To-
pass the realization of the movement
begun 2S years ago by DR.. Theordor
Herzl, father of political Zionisrn. .,
In calling this extraordinary con-.
vention, which necessitated the post
ponement of the regular annual meet
ing. which had been scheduled for At
lantic City beginning May so. the>r
:ional executive said: ~
s'The historic action taken at San
Reno on April "a, which gave recog-zz
milton to the age-long aspirations of
the jewish people opens up the ms
mediate opportunity to them to con-
quer through work and organization
that place for themselves in the world1
Of civilization which has been their
hope for 20 centuries, a place where
Jewish ideals shall be free and where
Jewish spirit shall be free to express
itself in accordance with its traditions
of social justice and righteousness.
These principles, it is said, will gov
ern the new Jewish homeland. "Po-
Iiticai and civil equality, irrespective
of race, sex or faith>of all inhabitants;
equality Of opportunity which, with
due regard to existing rights, shall
tend to establish the ownership and
control Of the land. of all natural re-
sources and of all public utilities sin
the Whole people; application Of the
cooperative principle so far as feast
Bile in the organization of all agrlcul-
turai industrial, commercial and A.
nancial undertakings and the estab-
lishment of a fiscal policy which wilt
protect the people from the evils OF
land speculation and from every other
form OF financial oppression"
Although millions Of Jews, particu-s
larly from Eastern Europe are said to
be prepared to leave at a moments
notice. the Zionists say that mo mad
rush of immigrants will be permitted
to flood Palestine" but that a we'll
regulated, carefully, scientific immi-.
grafton of perhaps $4,000 annually
will be undertaken. in order to insure
the proper economic and cultural de-
velopment of the country"
In addition to formulating the poll
icy of American Zionists at the world
Zionist Conference to be held at Carls-
bad, Czecho-Slovakia, beginning July
4. the convention here will take up
this Palestine reconstruction pro-
gram. This will include the reclama-
ton of swamp and waste land, irriga-
ton. undermining of Palestine cities.
sanitation. the building of harbor at
Haifa and the establishment Of cloth
ing and shoe factories. oil and SOAP
plants and other Industrial and com
enterprises.