The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-08

tlhe. wherever possible. to apply the Turkish laws
t" which the people ARE accustomed Changes are
made only when they are INDISPENSABLE En-
cheney Is essential to good government. but there
IN point where enciency may become harassing
The danger IT passing that point Is furcsccn.
The many fniths aud sects which find In the
Holy Land their origin their inspiration nrc
free I" maintain their teachers and pastors, and to
practice their cults without let ar hin,rance. In
the controversies that occasionally nrlse between
them the policy II the administration has been
strictly to maintain the status quo"
Nevertheless, native Christians and MOsleu,s are
appealing I" the British government not I" nut
Int" effect the laifOur declaration, because they
say. the ZIOnsts wish ito evict AMI dsI,sscss the
Arab population of Palestine Tile Ralfo,r dec
lsrati"n. issued In November. 1917 approves "the
establishment In Palestine IT II national home for
the Jcwis, people," and states that the British gov
ernm~nt viii, use their best ~,dcHvors To- facili-
tate this object. while at the time r-Servtnr
I" all n".Jewlsh communities their full civil and
religious rights.
Tile ZionIsts assure the native peoples that their
fears grounhlesx Our policy IN rrgsrI :" the
Arabs. ns In regard to ali our pr''hcms. Ii ciexr
and stratghtforwNrd.' said Dr. Chain Wciznnnn.
president. In Ills address, tU the Twelfth Zionist
congress. recently held mt Carlsbad lie declares.
Furthermore:
Eve intend to abate u" Jnt "t the rights guar.
antGctl us by the Balfour drclsratinn and r..cuy.
pitiOn Of that fact by the Arabs II essential
preliminary to the establishment of satisfactory
relations between Jew and Arab. Their Temporary
refusal to recognize that fact c"mIels uN I" give
thtught t0 the means by whcl, can hest sufc.
guard our ishuh against aggression Scf.vro.
lection is an elemental duty. But We proclaim,
nost s"lsmnly and unequiy"caliy thSt We have
In our own hearts no thought AZ aggression. n" In.
tentl"n III trpspRsslng "n the Legitimate rights of
ncghbOrs. We look forward I" n fut,,r. In
which Jew and Arab will live side by side In rnIrs.
tinr md work conIOntiy for the prosperity "f the
country. Nothing will stand In the way nf sir,,
future. when once our ncgl,i,nrs realize that our
rights ARE serious matter tn their rights
are Ia them
That there troubles III many kinds is cvi.
dent fr,nn the report Some "f these nr" referred
to thus:
"rhe methods Of agriculture are. for the ,h"st
i'art, primitive: the area az lnM, now cultivated
could yield far greater pr'sluct. Th"r" are In
addition large cmltvHble Nreas that ARE lrtt IN.
titled. The submits and SLOPES "t the hills mrr
admirably suited to the growth "f the trees. In,
there are no forests. Some industries have been
Killed by Turkish laws: none Inns been encouraged:
the markets OF Palestine and III the ncirhhorinr
countries supplied almost wholly from Europe.
"The Seaborne commerce. such as Il is Is lond.
c,i and discharged In the open r,'a,scnds of Jana
mud Hnlfu there nre no harbnr>
THE country is untcrrNpulnt~l because of this
lack oe development. There In the whole
of Palestine hardly 7OOOOO people. II population
much ess than that NJ the Province Of Gnlllc-
alone In the time " Christ.
THE long delay In the formal settlement of the
international status Of Palestine has tended To dis.
turb the minds of the people. Even morr serious
has been the consequence that 1t has Not been