, 1921-12-08

uhue' Wherever possible, to apply the Turkish laws
~ which the people are accustomed. Changes are
made only when they are Indispensable Fiji.
cheney is essential to good government hut tbere
Is d point where efficiency may become harasslng.
Inc danger of passing that point is foreseen.
II many faiths and sects which find in the
HOLY Land their origin or their Inspiration are
Tree TO maintain their teachers and pastors, and to
practice their cults, without let or hindrance. In
ue controversies that occasionally arise between
them the policy of the administration has been
strictly TO maintain the status quo"
Nevertheless, native Christians and Moslems are
appealing to the British government not to put
into effect the Balfour declaration, because, they
say, the zionists wish ito evict and dlspossess the
Arab population Of Palestine" The Balfour dec
laration, issued In November 1917, approves 1.-THE
establishment in Palestine of a national home for
the Jewish people, and states that the British gov
eminent will use their best endeavors to facili-
tate this object, while at the same time reserving
10 all noh,Jewish communities their full civil and
religious rights.
The Zionlsts assure the native peoples that their
fears are groundless. "Our policy In regard to the
Arabs. as in regard to all our problems, is clear
and straightforward" said DIR. Chain Weizmann.
president, in his address to the Twelfth Zionist
congress, recently held at Carlsbad. He declares,
furthermore:
1--WE intend TO abate no jot of the rights guar
anteed us by the Balfour declaration, and recog-
milton of that fact by the Arabs is an essential
preliminary to the establishment of satisfactory
relations between Jew and Arab. Their temporary
refusal to recognize that fact compels us to give
thought TO the means by which we can best safe
guard our Nishub against aggression. Self.pro.
lection is an elemental duty. But we proclaim
most solemnly and unequivocally that we have
in our own hearts no thought of aggression. no I'm.
tention OF trespasslng on the legitimate rights OF
our neighbOrs. We look forward to a future I'm
which jew and Arab will live side by side In PaIes.
tine. and work conformity for the prosperity of the
country. Nothing will stand I'm the way of such
n future, when once our nelghbors realize that our
rights are MS serious a matter to us as their rights
are TO them"
That there are troubles of many kinds is evI.
dent from the report. Some of these ne referred
TO thus:
THE methods OF agriculture are. for the most
part, primitive; the area of land now cultivated
could yield n far greater product. There are In
addition large cultlvable areas that are left UNI
titled. The submits and slopes of the hills are
admirably suited to the growth of the trees, but
there are no forests. Some industries have been
killed by Turkish laws; none has been encouraged;
the markets of Palestine and of the neighboring
countries are supplied almost wholly from Europe.
"rhe seaborne commerce. such ms It is, is load.
ed and discharged In the open roadsteads Of Jara
and Haifa; there are no harbors.
'rhe country is underpopulated because of this
lack Of development. There are now IN the whole
Of Palestine hardly 100000 people. a population
much less than that Of the Province Of Gnlllee
alone In the time OF Christ.
1.-THE long delay In the formal settlement Of the
international status of Palestine has tended TO dis
turb the minds OF the people. Even more serious
hns been the consequence that II has not been