The Denver Jewish news., 1925-06-25

port cites the Instance Of the lea drain.
lge concession in Kaharah, refers to
the purchase Of this land MS based on a
voluntary agreement and says that "the
price paid for the land Is usually two
pr three times the pre-war value. Yet,
large rs is the demand, the quantity
offered for sale is far In excess of the
possibility of purchase. The area avail.
able for Jewish colonization can be
determined solely by the amount vail
able for purchase The possibility of
settlement is not limited by the land
being withheld or the country being
fully populated. With proper methods
The country districts can support a
population two to three or more times
he pre-war population"
The report Of the retiring High Com.
missioner then asks: "How far are the
Jewish colonies financially successful?
Is the economic basis sound or an
artificial product maintained by we'll
meaning philanthropy doomed TO the
fate shared by the many idealistic land
schemes?
The development of industry, al.
though not of such essential Importance
as agriculture, can proceed more quick
ly and can prove to be a greater factor
in the growth of the population than
agriculture. Almost the entire growth
of the Palestine population and the
development of new industries is a CON
tribution to the upbuilding of the Jew
ish national home. Hebrew is definite
ly established as the language of the
Jewish population. The results of the
Jewish effort measured by the amount
of funds brought into the country are
considerable and total $4,000 900. Spirit
ually and morally the results are more
significant and cannot be measured
quantitively. The man power came
mainly from Eastern Europe, while the
funds came mainly from the United
States of America" the report sums up.
Referring to the creation of the Jew.
ish Agency as provided in the Palestine
Mandate, the report of the retiring
high Commissioner states that at ap-
pears probably that the constitution of
the Jewish Agency will be ready before
long and its formation will be con.
cluded."
Drawing conclusions with regard to
the question of the establishment of
the Jewish home in Palestine, the re-
port of Sir Herbert Samuel says:
THE Arabs complain that the gov
ernment promotes the establishment of
the Jewish national home favoring the
Jews unduly; the Jews complain that
the government was inactive in all
these matters. l admit that the up
building of the Jewish national home
has been left almost unaided to the eff.
forst of the Jewish people. The gov
ernment has found 1t impossible to full
fill the provision Of the mandate with
regard to furnishing land for settle
ment. 1t left almost the endre burden
Of the education of Jewish children
on the shoulders Of the Jewish people
in addition to taxes paid by the Jews
for the Arab schools maintained by
the government. The government has
been unable to employ more than
small number of Jewish people in the
administration. Many competent Jews
who offered themselves for govern
ment positions could not be accepted.
The consequence of this was that the
Jewish movement has been self-de-
pendent. 1t had the moral encourage
ment of the BalfOur Declaration and
the official reorganization of the Hebrew
language, could rely on the govern
ment to maintain order and that it
For the rest they had TO rely on their
own resources, on their enthusiasm and
their sacrifices in men and funds.
1T is foolish to attempt to forecast
the future, how successful the Jewish
agricultural colonies and the Industries
will become, how much support will
come from other countries, how ef.
fclently the Jewish community in Pal.
estine will be directed how fast the
numbers will increase But one thing
is propitious. The Jewish National
home in Palestine is not the work OF
any government, cannot be an artificial
structure of laws and official fostering,
but an outcome of the energy and en-.
terprise Of the Jewish people them.
selves" Sir Herbert Samuel concludes.
The British White Paper of 1922
stated in part: when 1t is asked what
is meant by the development of the
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