New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25

..on s.oS4 were sent by Zionist or
.,;,ations. The total population of
s,l,stine to-day is less than 100000. a
..mlstion Infinitely smaller than that
= calilee in the time Of Christ. Ac-
ss,ing to Sir Herbert. the Jewish ele-
.,,t numbers only 10000.
,,ts of Immigration
. ,,,o Population Small
lside from the fact that Jews living
centers where trade conditions are
: sod see little prospect of lettering
snselves in Palestine, the reason
vy the immigration figures are small
u, be found in the regulations which
s.s. be followed to obtain q visa. To
Ear admittance to Palestine one must
EasE that he belongs to one or other
h the following categories:
\ Persons of independent means who
4 aand to take up permanent resi-
snce in Palestine.
Members of professions who in
T. xad to follow their calling.
Wives, children and other persons
molly dependent on residents in
ilsstine.
Persons who have a definite pros
sc. OF employment with specified
saployers or enterprises.
Persons of religious occupation,
gliding the class of Jews who have
nns to Palestine in recent years
:rsm religious motives. and who can
how that they have means of main
.nsnce here.
.rsvelers who do not propose to
aasin in Palestine longer than three
,sa.hs
ssturning residents.
laher position as mandatory power
BRAN is trying to bring about good
isa: between the Jew and the Arab,
s1aAaess to say Sir Herbert is find
l.as task far from easy. The policy
3 rs: described in his own words:
! Tie measures to foster the we'll
gof the Arabs should be precisely
&s which we should adopt in Pales-
sif there we're no Zionist question
' 81 there had been no Balfour dec
nlicn. There is in this policy moth
neon patible with reasonable Zion
aspirations. On the contrary, if the
Fsth OF Jewish influence were &C
s-panied by Arab degradation, or even
J & neglect 10 promote Arab advance
sa., it would fail in one of it's essen
+ d purposes. The grievance of the
sb would be a discredit to the Jew,
BMin the result the moral influence of
Elanlsm would be gravely impaired.
b Huitaneously there must be satisfac-
fsa of that sentiment regarding Pales-
'e-a worthy and ennotling sentiment
>-shch, in increasing degree, animates
Z lewries Of the world. The aspira-
aas Of these 100000 of people also
aSt right to be considered. They
H. Tor the opportunity to establish a
sne' in the land which was the
ESsleal, and has always been the re-
E0us, center of their race. They ask
i i this home should possess national
4aa'acteristics-in language and Gus
'as in intellectual interests, in re-
AE'1s and political institutions.
|d'nsh immigration Won't
PROVE Arab Emigration
81 This is not to say that Jewish inn
E14Fation is to involve Arab emigra-
H. That the greater prosperity of the
'anFFy' through the development of
|Hsssa enterprises, is to be at the ex-
Fas' and not to the benefit, of the
ms; that the use of Hebrew is to
aPF the disappearance of Arabic;
n : 'ae establishment of elected coun-
II IN the Jewish community for the
~aol OF its affairs is to be followed
'ae subsection of the Arabs to the
s' o. those councils. In a word, the
gee to which Jewish national aspira-
~ can be fulfilled in Palestine is
n '''uoned by the rights OF the pres
n ! inhabitants. These have been the
Ia ''p'es which have guided the policy
administration. The year under
~ mas not been, however, a period
saOle to their application.
s. " long delay in the formal set
1a' OF the international status Of
'ae has tended to disturb the
" she people. Even more seri-
's been the consequence that it
w oeen possible TO issue a gov
81 loan Without a loan many
81 aofks that would be directly or
p ma femunerative cannot be ex-
n ss.. Inc financial conditions OF
IN, ana central Europe, and in
81 a'Hieulties within the Zionist
s,,s, @.'oh in the United States, have
ess;a;s the Zionist movement from
a,,a.s as yet any large sums for
,s.s 'ses Of development or coloni-
BAL, although, indeed, several land
u, sss have been completed and
RI. 4. p"fa''ons made for the flu
bsas consequence, while there
4 jn,s: 'ucn pressure to admit Jew
asiysl,ss 'shts' there has been com.
!asjti ~ little expansion in the op-
n r., ,'sS for employment"
be H. - = possible Sir Herbert is an.
Nj ~. .' Turkish laws. to which ~.
Aasa :. accustomed. Steps are be-
y frame constitution for