New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
3O MILLION PEOPLE
 SUPPORTED IN JAVA
Many People Get Living on Island
 Size of New York

Berkeley. Cal, Feb. Hand set clement and colonization schemes in Australia, Palestine and elsewhere attention of Dr. Elwood Mead, pro- lessor of rural institutions at the University of California, who has just returned from a tour that took him to many parts of the world.
 Dr. Mead Is preparing a detailed report of the Zionist movement in Palestine. He made a verbal report to those in charge of the plan in London, and discussed the affairs of the Jewish Colonization association with Baron Rothschild in Paris.
 Palestine and Mesopotamia are the only countries I know of that gained by the war;" commented Dr. Mead. Under the British mandatory they have become the scene of all manner of new enterprises. They promise to regain their importance as great trade routes.
 'rhe Zionist movement has att traeted attention to Palestine and will send there millions in money and thousands of settlers. But there are
 
 administration is one. Farm villages are protected against Bcdouin rob bers. Arabs are being used as gen darmes. Plans are under way for draining the marshes and reforesting the hillsides.
 Palestine gained two important new railroads as a result of the war The Germans built south from Haifa and the British built north from the canal to Jaffa and Jerusalem.
 since the British mandate young Zionist named Ruthenberg has secured a 99-year franchise from the British government for the de- Nelopment of water power from the River Jordan, below the Sea of Galilee. He is at work on n project to develop 100000 horsepower for the cities of Tiberlus, Haifa, Jaffa and Jerusalem.
 ''The Jewish Colonization Associa- ton began its work before the Zionist movement took shaps. II is Baron Edmond Rothsehild's pet phian- thropy. There are 4O flonrishins colonais. Baron Rothschild asked me to 20 home and say that if any American Jew wished to spend s50,- hee or sio0.00o to establish colony that would bear his name. the Jewish Colonization association could be roc lied upon to carry the project thrpnRh. Near Jerusalem. on the elevated ridge where David met Goliath l saw q dozen handsome new homes going up"
 In addition to this survey for the Iionisls. Dr. Mead was commissioned br the government Of New Sonth Wales to investigate an ambitious scheme of Inc British empire for re- hcNing the strain of unemployment in England hy settling Englishmen on irrigated lands in Australia
 While Br. Mcad's nport on the Australian colonization plan has not hctn made public. his inquiry was fuid to have developed that if would cost England and Australia jointly something like s5.n00 for every Eng lishman place on Australian land Dr Mead also announced tn the gov ernutnt of New South Wales that the settlers were likely to fail unless they had about st.50o each to invest in the scheme.
 ltr. Mead did moi consider feasible the execution of contract entered into between England and Australia whereby England was io send ont G.n1o settlers. with the expen nse di- Nidel among England. the Australian commonwealth and the state Of New South Wales. He said that London and Sydney were negotiating to amend the contract. in view of the suggestion that colonists would face a dangerous situation unless they were provided aith funds to begin their experiment.
 Dr. Mead visited the Dutch East Indies as the guest Of the Dutch gov crnment. On the island Of Java he said he got new pointers about in- tensiyt farming. There. he declared, he found more than S0.000. .G00 per- sons living in comfort on an island the size of New York state. He