New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-25

Jews the world over to return to their
homeland, as we'll as to afford to the
oppressed and suffering of our people
immediate relief from their present
uncomfortable situation, we request the
World Zionist Organization to urge the
British government to open forthwith
the doors of Palestine to Jewish immi-
grafton"
Burden Rests With Zionists
But here loom up the practical diff
fculties involved Britain, the n,anda-
tory power over Palestine, through the
mouth Of its Secretary for Foreign At
fairs, announced chat no man or
woman would be admitted to the
country (Palestine) whom the country
was incapable of supporting, and in
discriminate mass immigration would
certainly not be permitted"
This puts the whole burden Of immi-
grafton squarely up to the Zionsts.
Before allowing any Jews to come to
Palestine the Zionist commission will
have to make sure the country is ca
pable of supporting them. Consequently
the responsibility of the conference in
the matter of immigration is grave
one and fraught with most serious diff
fculties.
But Jewish immigration into Pales-
tine must take place or the whole move
ment for the restoration of the LAND
without people to the people without
land" will suffer greatly. Experts are
now therefore working up plans as to
whether the immigration shall be
purely one Of colonization, or that
coupled with agricultural undertake
lngs be that of industrial Enterprises
Furthermore, whether the colonial
ton be planned along the old methods
n TOW van
parts of the world, which, according
to the experts, does not bring out the
full values of the soil, but which al
lows for large areas Of cultivation, or
shall the colonization be confined to
what IS known as the Intensive"
method, operated with success in
China, Japan and certain parts of the
United States. Though there is not q
unanimity of opinion on this point,
all are agreed that the operation be
confined to one contiguous territory.
The World Zionist Organization
stands pledged to commence work
shortly on the university to be erected
on Mount Scopus, for which the
architectural designs have already been
drawn by that famous British architect,
Professor Patrick Geddes. A great
many of the worlds foremost scientists
already have expressed their wiling
ness to serve on the faculty, among
them Professor Einstein, the celebrated
/ physicist, and Professor S. Freud, the
Greater Of psycho-analysis. But there
Is no plan as yet as to the departments
the university is to have and mainly
as to which department. should be
started at once.
The delegates removed at least one
difficulty upon their arrival at London,
and that is the SO called Arab problem.
rms was most veXing question, but
the delegates found it had been grossly
exaggerated. The Arabs-that is, the
greater majority Of shem-are most
kindly disposed toward the Zionist idea
They realize that Jewish immigration
can only be a benefit for the country
This feeling is particularly true of the
occasion gave evidence of friendli-
ness for his Jewish ncighbors.
Arab to Share Advantages
The Zionists also have now clearer
vision of this problem. They realize
that in the development of the country
the Arab must be carried along. The
same standard of living must apply to
the Arab that applies to the Jews. The
Arab children must be as we'll edu-
Gated as the Jewish. In short, the Arab
must share in all the advantages there
are to accrue to the country at large
because Of the Jewish interest in its
development. At whatever cost there
must not be permitted in Palestine q
! duplication of the negro problem
Americans have to-day in the South.
Every decision of this conference
will echo and reecho through the CORR
doris of time immemorial-as did those
of Ezra and Nehemiah. Only that their
task was comparatively much simpler
Even the effort put forth by the ma
tions in the World War, tremendous
as that was, is not comparable to what
the Zionists are now called upon to do
The nations were organized, had ready
governments and unlimited means.
While for the building up of Palestine,
the changing Of desolate waste into
a blooming community, requiring un-
told resources in men, money and in
genuity, the entire machinery will first
have to be created. 1t can only be ac-
complished through great sacrifices.
AS DR.. Max Nordau, whom the Zion
lists affectionately call "the grand old
man." put it: eve must be heroic-or
we will not be-"