The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

NSrs urgent was the message MT
 DeHaas brought, when he told of the
 possibilities of Palestine, and what the
 people of the world were expecting of
 the Jews, now that their land has been wish.
 Very impressive he made his
 point that Jews of America must
 stand united in m effort to put
 into the ancient Holy land in the
 east the necessary industries and
 capital, agriculture nnd other in- tercsts which would employ the millions of poor Jews who will soon flock back to their home land
 According to the speaker, fertile miles of soil await the proper develop 1ment, the rushing cataract of the River Jordan awaits the mill wheels to turn Ito hurtle power down through the slopes of the granite walls for the lighting and electrification of the whole country.
 LAND OF PEACE <AHu Ddck VI lt aAi, tHCIe asW ditS peace for those whose native land it lis; those men and women who have drifted with the winds of the world, shifting as the sands of time, perse- |cuted, driven. derided from nation to nation and from continent to conti- Inent. Back there or the gentle slopes of sCanaan and the fruitful plains of |old Judea there awaits opportunity in agriculture. industry. commerce and finance for the Jews from all the world.
 We have the opportunity now" the speaker declared. ,"and we must have this country put into the proper shape for development. Therein lies our whole success.
 1t might be we'll to touch oa the responsibiIity of England towards Palestine under the mandate h. sued bu the League of Nations. This mandate places England in the form of trustee. England cannot use the land for her own purposes, nor for the advantages Of the Dritish people. she only looks now after the interests of the Jews-helps them get on a working baefs until such times as they are able to govern them selves-and ten 1t is up to the Hebrew entirely.
 "The mandate iss new thing in world politics. and is very excellent idea, for it does away with all the old system which used to be used by big Icountries when they wanted to annex a smaller land for their own gain. THEIR OPPORTUNITY This mandate has given tho Jews the opportunity they have desired from time immemorial and now it is up to us.
 matter rest where it is, and let the future development of Palestine take lits course. but this is impossible. sre-
 cause of the idea the world has of the flew and the ability of the Jew to make money and accomplish great achievements in the commercial world For this reason, the eyes of the world are turned on that little strip tof countryside away over -thefe on the | other side of the world. and the world lis expecting us to grow over night 'Just to give you an example. many newspaper correspondents are being sent there today to watch and report Ithe developments. Motion picture are being organized in Los Angeles. Cal, to go over there and record the progress of the Jewish re- |habilita.iop with the idea of market ing the film in New York next spring But 1t is not going to be the work |of day or a year or two years. It is going to be the hard efforts of a long period. 1t'is going to require millions of dollars-not in donations, but in tndustrial and agricultural develop mcrt investments.
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