The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-31

IL Is the policy OF the 1W~O<S
administration to con-
to which the people are accustomed Changes are
mace only when they are indispensable. Eth
cheney Is essential to good government, but there
- point where efficiency may become harassing.
The danger Of passing that point is foreseen.
The many faiths and sects which find In the
Holy Land their origin or their inspiration are
free to maintain their teachers and pastors and to
practice their cults without let or hindrance. In
the controversies that occasionally arise between
them the policy Of the administration has been
strictly to naiDtain the status quo"
Nevertheless, native Chri4tians and Moslems are
appealing to the British government not to put
into effect the Balfour declaration, because they
say. the Zonists wish ITO evict and dispossess the
Arab population. of Palestine" The Balfour dec
laration, issued In November, 1917, approves 1.-THE
establishment In Palestine Of national home for
the Jewish people" and states that the British gov
eminent WIN use their best endeavors to facili-
tate this object, while at the time reserving
TO all nonJewish communities their full civil and
religious rights
The Monists assure the native peoples that their
fears are groundess. "Our policy In regard to the
Arabs, as In regard to all our problems is~clear
and straightforward" said DR.. Chain Weizmann,
president, in his address to the Twelfth Zionist
congress, recently held at Carlsbad. He declares.
furthermofe:
I'VE intend to abate no jOt Of the rights guar
anteed us By the Balfour declaration, and recoe-
milton Of thar fact by the Arabs IL 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 can best safe
guard our Yishub against aggression. Self-pro-
lection Is an elemental duty. But we proclaim
most solemnly and unequiv0cally that we have
Id our own hearts no thought OF aggression, no In
our neighbors. We look forward to a future In
which Jew and Arab will live side by side In Paies-
tine Ind work conformity for the prosperity Of the
country. Nothing will stand in the way. Of such
future when once our neighbors realize that our
rights are as serieus matter to their rights
are to them"
That there are troubles Of many kinds is EVIL
dent from the report. Some. Of these are referred
to thus: i
1.-THE methods Of agriculture are, for the most
part primitive; the area of land now cultivated
could Yield far greater product. There are in
addition large cutivable areas that are left un-
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:
thes markets Of Palestine and Of the negAborine
countries are supplied almost wholly from Europe.
.sThe seaborne commerce, such as It is = load
ed and discharged In the open rOadsteads q Jana
and Halfa Z there are no harbors.
s.NThe counkry Is underp0pulated because Of this
lack 81 development There are now IN the whole.
of Palestine hardly 100000 people. population
much less than that OF the Province of Galilee
alone ID the time 6f Christ
.sFne long delay Ia the formal settlementeof the
international status Of Palestine has tended to dis
turb the minds Of the people. Even more serious
has been the consequence thar 4 has net been