Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
IN TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT
BY PAUL y. COLLINS

| SALEM Lord Balfour. prime minister.
on November 2, 1917, announced:
His majesH.s goyernment views
| tine of a national home for the Jewish
people. and will use their best endeav
ors to facilitate the achievement Of
| this object
| Later Italy and France Endorsed this
| project of Great Britain. A resolution
| to the same effect was passed unani-
mousiy by both branches Of the United
States Congress and approved by Presi-
i dent Wilson.
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There is nothing chimerical or
| fancifu1 about the movement, declare
| its promoters, nor is there in 1t the
| slightest sentiment of disloyalty to
| the nations in which the Jews are
now living. When Palestine ho:ea
| Jewish republic with three or four
million population, seif-governed and
expressing community spirit and a
| national entity. It will draw to II
the oppressed Jews from all nations.
Jews who remain outside Of Palestine
lin America or Europe-wiIl still
feel their new status in society, owing
10 the fact that they too belong to q
race which has achieved its destiny.
There Is in Palestine a. population
q 10000 Mohammedans and 100000
fJews, but there is capacity for ten
times that population. Holland sup
ports 648 to the square mile; Palestine
now has but seventy-five. The fact
that the MohaInmedanS are now under
British rule has stopped racial and
religious intolerance, and made II
possible to realize the dream of
Herzl.
Throughout all nations, funds TO
meet an annual budget of some $4.-
100000 are being gathered with which
to reclaim the land, develop the neg
lected natural resources, establish in
dustrfes.
Already, the River Jordan mas been
surveyed for one of the greatest ir-
frfgation projects in the world. The
river falls, from Its source at, the
foot of Mount lHermon. to the Dead
sea, 5000 feet At the Springs of Dan,
lit is sos feet above sea level: at the
! mouth, in the Dead sea, it is 1,2g0
feet below sea level. In the short
stretch of about fifteen miles between
lake Merom and Lake Liberals. it
which will not only be a source Of
abundant irrigation, but, by damming
Lake Tiberias will give electric power
to turn wheels of industry from Dan
to Beersheba." Irrigation canals will
parallel the Jordan and serve not only
Ito water the fields and orchards, but
tgive navigation throughout nearly the
length Of the country. This Develop
ment alone will cost some $500, geo.
/ A university has been founded In
Jerusalem, and upon its star will be
the great scientist, Albert Einstetn.
There are scores of schools and some
sixty colonies in various parts of the
country.
The organization does not aid Jews
to travel to Palestine--they must pro-
vide their own travel expenseS-but,
once arrived, there is systematic aid
given toward establishing them upon
farms or in industries. At present
there Is immigration restriction, lest
ARRIVALS overwhelm the means for car
ling for them. Land is not sold to i'm
migrants, bait leased, it being held in
sperpetuity by the Zionist organization,
In order to control the Jewish char
acter of the new population A few
days ago, in New York, wealthy Jews
who have taken no part in the Zion
eist movements, agreed to raise an in
dependent fund Of $5,080,0d0 for in
vestment in Palestine's Industrial de-
lvelopment
a- Copyright, yfe24. By Paul W eplHnsts