The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12

pf Palestine huv,ug us It's basis thp
ideal uf % national revival must stand
firmly on the land and embrace both
an agricultural aud cultural revival
While the cities la thcmsrlyr- stand
Tor a cultural, industrial and pummr.
rinl dominance. uf not less and per
hup~ more. Importance are the sur.
rounding rural communities which m-
sure the future and the self support of
the ccutcrS or culture nud commerce.
This Is obvious.
But how II is 10 be- accomplished u
Palestine Is the care uf the Zionist
. Organization. We are naturally. ln
choosing the pioneers. looking mainly
for such 81 type as wuuld br m and
. willing tu settle on the land. How
ever, no less opportunities are AFFORD
yd 10 those elements which have com
mcrciul training aud Industrial rN-
pcrcncr backed with certain amount
Of capital 1t is for these elements
that the Zionist Organization is ,-.lah-
fishing the Industrial Bank which Is To
furnish credit facilities for ticm. The
new Economic Corporation will Dee uf
very great value and there Is mo- qlce
tiun that Palestine. with these rlc-
mcuts immigraiing into IL and with
proper facilities, will develop into one
of the greatest Industrial crntcrs uf
the near east
But the facilities for their coming
must he established first. There has
been much eNageeration in the minds
of those who We're anxious over the pre-
servanec Of the Hebrew cultural stand
ards which might, TO a certain degree,
hr affected by the arrival of middle
class aud middle aged persons who
have seen life and acquired customs IN
DinSpOra countries. with small cupnhil
ity of undergoing u characterization
process. The atmosphere Of the nation
al renaissance 50 alien in Palestine j.
vital aud strong enough to absorb these
newcomers.
The main question. however. l. their
economic absorption. 10 which ju,t ns
much attention should he paid. In con
nrctiun with this. some have been en-
gagged in speculative thoughts with re
gard to the agricultural experiments
nude lay the Kvoutzoth, the cooperative
agricultural settlements which received
Urpnrt from the Zionist Organization
I'm the minds Of some. thr,., expert
mrntS arouse considerable discussion
"a to whether the cooperative or com
mmiStic form Of settlement g. ap-
ptnpriurr.
As matter Of fact. the Zionist or
ganizntion in granting support to these
experiments. considered them as
lransitory stage of Developments FIX
pcriencr has shown that the Young
Chaluz. coming from the midst of his
long established community with It's
social contacts and with certain de
gree OF comfort finds substitute for
life. Whether this form of settlement
will rcmain depends wholly ON its fcas-
ibility. AT any rate. the solution must
develop from within The ranks &C the
workers. The Zionist Organization.
just uS any other organization with the
purpose Of encouraging pioneer settle
ment must act us a father. while nd
riSing and supporting, it must not in
terfcre directly. The solution must
come from Within
Asked what was the opinion os the
Zionist Organization with regard to the
question of the High CommlsSIuncrshlp
DR.. Wrizmann stated that the Qucs-
ton of the High CommiSsionerShip
rests entirely with the British Gov
eminent and although ZioniSts would
greatly favor the continuation Cf Sir
Herbert Samuel IN office, they have full
confidence in the British crown that
whoever will succeed Sir Herbert sam
ucl will faithfully carry ont the pro
visions Of the Mandate in the same
spirit evidenced by the administration
of Sir Herbert Samuel.
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