The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-16

tnue, wherever possible to apply the Turkish laws
to which the people are accustomed Changes are
made only when they are indispensable. Eff
cheney is essential to good government but there
is point where efficiency may become harassng.
The danger of passing that point is foreseen.
The many faiths and sects which find in the
Holy Land their origin their inspiration
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 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 dspossess the
Arab population of Palestine" The Balfour dec
laration, issued in November, 1917, approves "the
establishment in Palestine of national home for
the Jewish people" and states that the British gov
eminent will their best endeavOrs to facili-
tate this object while at the same time reserving
to all non-Jewish communities their full civil and
religious rights.
The Zionists assure the native peoples that their
fears are groundless. "Our policy In regard to the
Arabs, as in regard to all problems, is clear
and straightforward" said DR.. Chain WeZmann,
president, in his address to the Twelfth Zionist
congress, recently held at Carlsbad. He declares,
furthermore:
eve intend to abate jot of the rights guar
anteed us by the Balfour declaration, and recog-
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 Yishub against aggression Self-pro-
lection Is an elemental duty. But we proclaim
most solemnly and unequivocally that we have
in own hearts no thought Of aggression, no in
tention of trespassing the legitimate rights of
our neghbors. We look forward to future in
which Jew and Arab will live side by side in Pales-
tne and work conformity for the prosperity of the
country Nothing will stand in the way of such
a future when once our neighbors realize that our
rights are as serious matter to us 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:
"The methods of agriculture are for the most
part primitive; the area of land cultivated
could yield a far greater product. There are in
addition large cutivable areas that are left I'M
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 supplied almost wholly from Europe.
"The seaborne commerce, such as it is, is load
ed and discharged in the open roadsteads of Jaffa
and Haifa; there are no harbors.
1.-THE country Is underpopulated because of this
lack of development. There are now in the whole
of Palestine hardly 100000 people, population
much less than that of the Province Of Galilee
alone in the time of Christ
aThe 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
has been the consequence that it has not been