Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
WILLIAM TOPK|S ON
PALESTINE CAMPAIGN
Declares Local Jews. Should
Contribute to Project
at Least $4,000.


Wilmington Committee of tho Palcr,-
tine Foundation Fund. which will
launch its campaign for $4,000 I'm
Wilmington next Sunday evening. has
Isssued comprehensive statement on
tho movement which ia fostered
through the funds derived lie points
out In the importance Of the move
ment 60 the Hebrew race and appeals
for the support of Wilmington Jcwry
The statement In full follows.
THE centuries old hope and dream
of the Jewish people to -estabiiet
their national homo I'm Palestine hns
nj last become n reality through the
actions uf tho League Of Nations and
the United states Government, i'm on
, trusting England with a mandate over
| Palestine. The British Government
| and tho peoples Of tho world have
/ pledged themselves to Use their best
/ endeavors 20 facilitate tho achievement
| of that object.
The actual work OF rebuilding Pal
cstine has been placed in the hands
/ 0f tho Palestine Foundation Fund.
also called Keren IIayessod This
agency Is tho public treasury ~ The
tue aa legally constituted body. !.
means to brluy about the orderly
settlement II Palestine 10y Jews. o.
enable large immigration to begin
Without delay. and 20 provide for the
economic development of Palestine o.
the advantage Of its Jewish and non
Jewish inhabltants alike. Land must
he bought and prepared. roads and
railways. harbona and bridges must
bc hnnt. hills nre 90 he covered with
forcsts. marshes ara 20 10 drained
fertile soil 10 to I've irrigated. water
power Ia to he turned into olectricitg
towns are 30 No laid out. and indus
tries are W he developed side hy
side with these undertakings. ado
Iuate provision must he made for the
Roclal welfare Of thA population. fol
puhlC health and for education.
''These and eimilar activities con
stltute the eacred obligation tho I[eror
IIayesod. Great financial resource
are required to affect the rebuildin.
Of Palestine. The jewish people mus
supply the groa tc,st portion of thee.
resources. Wilmington must ioii
hands with tho world In this project
At the present time almost n thlr,
" the Jewish race are living undo
conditions Of uncomfortable suffering
Pllaged driven from tba!r homes
butChered without mercy. entire Jow
ish communities of Eastern Europ'
arc being cruelty eXterminatod by
storm NJ hatred and aavagery.
. These millions ~ jews ara entiue'
% 90 a home ~ their own. whore the'
? VII h. able 90 live happily. free from
j. reugious hatred rpoial prrseCufor
% and economic oppression. This hom
. hae now 10 offered to the Jew ish poo
}. ple IN the Holy Land of Palestine th
- land % tho'r forefatherv and the Ian,
b from whlCh they gave to the Who'll
;. world the Ten Commandments an
the doctrine 81 "a single God. tn
; ratification by tho League 81 Nation
o. az tho British mandate over palestln
4: has brought tremendous po~sibilitie
e. FOR lsrael's growth and brings near
n or the realization ~ tho sacrod hop
n 20 long cherished
a The rebuilding ~ Palestine ~ nor
?. up 90 tho Jewish people No Jew ha
RICH: ~ THE t,me. 90 withhold hl
I support from Palestine. Tho Palcr
t,ue Foundation Fund il the most IN
, portant ana practical movement 2,
q The restoring OF thu waste pisces ,
tha Holy Land and the establish
Is ment OF the Jewish people IN ralc'
p. zine Il is no longer a question
= whether Jew Is Zionist or not
tho Zionist question was settled who
the great powers " the world sign,
;he British Mandate From that mon
. cE all arguments ceased and a
= problems OF repeop'ing and rchuldir
I Palestine - one for the jews then
- selves Go solve nv signing tho MAJ
- da;e the Jewish people have been def
nttcly challenged by the great povcc
and e - now M 60 tire Jews 20 tal
= up the challenge and ~ show the n,
M lions ~ the world that they are cap
, hle OF making goVd. ~ acqaiU'tr
n themselves 81 tho task as becomes
r. great historic people
10 Las, year the Jewish people
n. Wilmington contributed upwards
/: $4,000 70 this sacred Gauss "a