Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-04-20
MAKE PALESTINE
4 GARDEN AGAIN
Economic Council cliee Foeesees
HOY Land az Great Aeri-
cultural Nation.
Is PLEASED WITH PROGRESS


Lcnton---Eapsd progress already
has been MADE in Developing Ii
seeSSsslaic resources Of Palestine, but
We cannos hope for Any sve-yesr rass-
acies Ia the coxntry." said ST, Alfred
Eond. chairman Of the Economic coun-
ell for PALESTINE
THE few months Tia. bare passed
since Sir Hebert S&.nuess organized
the new civil gpve-IrDea. have .as.e
much to put thlnSs On a SOUND te.vs-
Ing" he continued: There have been
1000 Jewish immigrants In tie ,szss
year, coming from al, Iarts of tie
world, and tbsy are already al work
building roads. laying oct farms and
Organizing the groundwork for deves-
opmert schemes
7 rnd, however. tia, there are Ia
the pasAlIc mind many rniss sspp-essea-
Go2s both tn regard 10 the eceys1.lasc
conditions 10 Palestine AID as TO what
tie Jewish people hope to 10 there
/ have heard persons ,ait Of -as
Palestine us the futu-e ss I. the Teas
hoss-1 10 lake i. into anotEe- Eng.
land de:2sely populated state full @.
factories, industries, II large cities.
do not see how his car ever re- /
have tast retGrEel frtsa q tour Of
Palestine and | know .ha, IL is 10.
country that Will support cities such
as Manchester or Sheffield. Further
more. the Jews ID not wa1t k1ch
cities
A. Agricultural courty.
Palestine is an S@ricatara! cx.,1r,.
try. II resembles In topography su4>t4
Meii'errsneau lands as srain or
Southern Italy. There is DO coal. no
Lrcsa. Much Of i. Is uow Rasce land
tbs. nsnst sse reclaimed by Irrigation
There are now Gt)ps1 persons In
Palestine. ot this number oaly 100
1a are Jews. The country Is IL 8
Fsoor condition politically and eessno.
gn'cally. No one can realize, without
Coing there, wiAa, the centuries o.
Turkish r1ie hs~e faeant. TIE Tark-
ish regime isrereate3 The development
os any worthwhile Industry.
Furthermore, Palestine suffered
heavily III the wnr The Turks stripped
the country. cut down the orchards
destroyed the vineyards and burned
the .xrta-se.S- Excessive sxxS ton pre-
vented Industry a. gny kind No~.
after The Aar, IE,sst!re Is suffering
wiki the rest OF the world sn RE
present .-Seelt.e,gslc depression PaSs-s.5s4.
Is II he& 2t!ful cU3lsiy: (, can aaa vii
h@ q rich Country. RG, thG. wealth
Will crime frctr agriculture, With irf4-
Ta,ion-~-ard there Is both irrss sg;lna ts-
csitr aaG water power In the Jordan
Il believe tbs, Palestine cau he ISz se
smother CEiifo-~Is. Palestine rox s1-
ports barley, oranges, ol!fes, olive osl
and wines. There ARE tWo growing
season - the rear. and tise s@lsI whes
irr' gsseti Is nsos' r~o.Ectgv.- Sea-
Js~a saw f.t.s1 acres of vteeyar7ss
Alsaps5ds are grown itAere and sas4Ger
fus oranges sad grapefruit. The
coIonists are tast beginning 30 tseve3 !
pff &SsS ~ Ass sfNNsHE lNrtsesAAAA%AAsss nv {
day. but throughout Palestine ezas cat !
see si4e fevragsSi hllisidex tina. made ]
the wh.sss cogutry garden swe thoa- |
ssus! years aea !, VIII n.at - ,ss!tlrugs |
10 make ,ae cvgBtry cavx!ess again !
ccs:o- Car Be Gru~r ree-v-
'T'oftus3 car ne Sr,s@n In Palestine. |
ard .ehsoNo IS slr'ta4y te,as x-ewra |
Fur hertHorV 'he-e is hts fesa tsx |
cigarette manufacture IN tAs ftasAr-@s, /
,ioa II isear1'y M@cy~aeai&a tlsaacz>s. 4
country With >ath natural asrSsts sss /
hecxssgse tyxsssafnisulls ssetf ssss3~g, !
and safseasr lS-se r~asgss,ioss- 1Tssv~ 4
Ssee onc. 6Isagssl In Palestine, - 4
ltess that SIZE scon wifi b. sh}e 10 I
SUPPORT a, l~s; Saana.
''r-e.5.ay ,ess ali ever ;hs world are 1
planning 10 t1aisra'e se iSslesgsast 4
Hundreds - thousands want SO 60.
Tas Tin,lis; organization is no; hav, Z
..s any tt5acait. 10 Smiling c<ssoatsss;
rs tifssrsiity Is IA check sad eoEsrsal /
.he t'>ed n srg3icanss ST. sAs, sAe -
re,npsaess. w.l he sarysd srs6 naYrsa.. /
believe that IL is fair IL say that NJ
.se.s: all the lews 70 parts - gzsssa
Ind fn,gla's Earv.@ waals Ike 20 50
10 rsis>.ilae, !
Palestine has hts future. bat x