The Denver Jewish news., 1920-04-07
Polish Jews Volunteer
Aid in Restoring France
WILL LEARN RECONSTRUCTION
WORK AND RECEIVE TRANS
PORTATION TO PALESTINE
FROM FRANCE


Learning to rebuild Palestine by aid
ing In the restoration of devastated
Northern France. is the remarkable
means proposed by Polish Jews to
reach the Holy Land as soon as pos
siblc and aid I'm the establishment of
the Jewish National Homeland.
The plan. now under consideration
by the French and Polish Ministries
Of Commerce and Labor, was proposed
Alexander Hausman and DIR. Herman
h0th journalists of Lemberg, and has
been enthusiastically approved by over
100000 Polish Jews. according to a re-
port received by the Zionist Organi-
zation of America. from lie Peuple
.iuif,' official newspaper of the French
Zionists. published in Paris.
These Polish Jews. according to the
report, having no means with which
to secure transportation to Palestine
and lacking the practical training es-
sential to the efficient rebuilding of
the Holy Land, agree to spend n min
imum of one year, aiding in the re-
stOratiOn of Northern France. If ut the
end of their term of service. the French
government will give them transporta-
tion to Palestine.
.'In the Jewish centers of Poland.
many thousands of signatures have al
ready been secured to memorial
urging the French and Polisl, govern
ments to adopt this plan of fulfilling
the hopes of these ardent Jews and at
the same time assisting France in her
problem of recOnstructing the north
There is every chance that it will bc
favOrably acted upon by both govern
ments."
DR.. Hausman explains his plan as
follows: France. with her present
acute shortage of labor. needs several
hundred thousand laborers for the re-
building of its ruined provinces. The
,iestisufa- Jews of lPolinti.---eaEer to
reach Palestine. need transportation
facilities to the coast, and. above all.
II preliminary training of Mt least one
year in building construction. road
building. agriculture and all kinds of
pioneer work.
"a pact with the French govern
ment. dispatching labor battnlions OF
Polish Jews to Northern France. is.
under the circumstances. u prOvidential
arrangement. The major part of the
wages. after II term of service has been
agreed upon. is to consist of free trans.
portation to PALESTINE
To handle the administration of this
vast army of workmen. Dr. Herman
proposes that it be organized and di-
rccted by the Zionist Organization.
and make the necessary agreements
with the French government.
lie Peuple Juif' points out that
these 100000 Jews are almost all
destitute because Of economic boycott.
pogroms and the present condition of
Poland and that they are practically
all city people with no knowledge of
the practical problems of reconstruc-
ton to be faced in restoring Palestine.
These 100000 Jews who have vol
unteered for labor service in France.
comprise but one-fifth of the total
number of Jews ready to leave at any
rime for Palestine. according to the
Zionist Organization, which has n re-
port from DR.. Jerry ROsenblatt, mem
her of the Polish Diet and now in
New York comforting with Zionist lead
ers, that 100000 Jews will eniiernte
to the Holy Land as soon as the Brit
sh mandate is established and Pal
pstine made the Jewish National Home
land.