New Britain herald., 1925-08-13
ARAB POPULACE FAVORABLE 10 JEWS
Morris Cohn Tells Of Trip to
 Holy Land
SPEAKS PUBLICLY TONIGHT
General Massacre of Jews In Palcs- the Impossible to Organize Be- licvcs New Britain Man--Intcr- view Given to Herald.

A general massacre of Jews in Palestine unless the Zionist move nlent is rciinquished would be imps- sible to organize according to Morris Cuhn, local man who has recently |, turned from q four months tour abroad, most of which was spent in Palestine, Cohn scoffed at the state mcnt made by Dr. William F. Rap pard of Geneva at the Institute of Politics in Wiliamstown, Mass, Tuesday, in which the speaker said that Arab leaders were planning such a move.
 A mass meeting of Jewish resi- dents of the city will be held tonight at the Hebrew Free school to hear .CVhn's talk on conditions In Pales- tine, it being he second time that a local man has returned from the Jewish homeland to tell of condi- tions there. The meeting is sched- Iulcd 10 open at o'clock.
 Mr. Cohn said. in an interview with a Herald representative, that there is some hostility to the Zionist movement felt by some of the wealthy land owners, who have lost Ia great number of slaves by the de- .Nclopment of commercial activities in Palestine. but the mass of the Arabic people look upon the de- vclopment caused by the influx of Jewish people as golden oppor- tunity and are eager to see it con- tinue because of the increased pros- pcrity they are experiencing.
 The wealthy Arab landowners for hundreds of years have had a large number of slaves at their disposal, and these Arabic slaves received no remuneration for their labors except the most impoverished living. The Jewish development of industry and the higher cultural standards that are being established have awakened these slaves to a realization of the bondage they have been living un. der, and they are migrating to the cities under development. where they are enjoying comparative pros rcrity, Mir. Cohn stated.
 Saw Koppcn's Plant
 Mir. Cohn, who was accompanies ] by his wife and daughter. Doris, visited the plant in Palestine owned by Samuel Reopen, former Main street business man, who has To- cated himself there, but did not meet Koppen on his trip.
 Palestine seems 10 be the favorite spot for tourists this year. accord ing 10 MT. 'ohn. who said that more tourists have visited the Holy Land this year than in all the past four years together Most of the tourists .are from the United States, he said, although a large number visit there from Europe and South Africa.
 Many Settlers
 Settlers are arriving in Palestine at the rate of between 4,o00 and 5000 a month. and the number is increasing as commercial activities thorH expand. Most of the settlers arc from Europe, where business conditions are practically at a stand %ill. forcing many of the smaller business men to seek an existence elsewhere, The enormous taxes maintained by European countries is another caus" of the migration to Palestine, he said. Comparatively few of these locating in the land permanently are from the United States
 In the four months of his stay at the Jewish homel; Id, Mir. Cohn said that he did not hear a single com ploint about conditions from any .quartor. emphasizing the fact that .all who have settled there with tho aid of the Zionist movement are happy and contented. The move .ment Is offeriNT the opportunity 10 younger Jews who are without means to settle there. giving them land and farming implements 10