New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

ing of Jewish problems. Englan
 had even on two separate occasion
 offered to aid in colonizing Jews
 once on the Sinai Peninsula ant later in East Africa. Although thes
 offers had no direct practical re
 suits a feeling of good will wal
 created that gave Jews everywher'
 feeling that England would sure
 ly aid Zionist endeavors with the
 close of the war. Then. too. Great
 Britain's genius in administering
 her colonies. her interests in Egypt
 and the Near East all pointed tc
 Britain as an ideal protector of Pal estine. It seemed certain too that under British control more than un- der the control of any other nation, would Jewish national home in Palestine be possible.
 Tt was for this reason that al-
 most immediately after Turkey en-
 tered the war Dr. Chayim Weiz- man. (then a member of the gen eral committed presented definite proposals for the establishment of a national home in Palestine under British control. And as early as De- ccmber, 1914. Lord Balfour express ed his sympathy with this proposal. For almost two years thereafter the Zionist office maintained an unbrok en exchange of views with British officials on the matter of a declara- oe ie.t proposals.
 Sought Sympathetic Hearings
 "All the while Jewish leaders sought sympathetic hearings both in Paris and Moscow. but all hopes were set in the main on Great Brit ain. Late in 1916 and 1917 there apparently had been created gen erally sympathetic feeling toward Zionism in every allied government and in November 1917 the British government sent to the Zionist or ganization a draft of it's declaration of policy as regards Palestine and the Jewish people. This draft formed the basis of the 'Balfour Declara- 'lci. Hlo bNttul Atioll app OSCu bS the cabinet states that, His Majesty's government view with the establish ment in Palestine of National Home for the Jewish people and will use their best endeavor to facili- tate the achievement of the object, nothing shall be done which may prejudice the political and religious rights of establishing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the right and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country
 The 'Balfour Declaration was not passing casual remark of one of the government officers. It was a carefully vorded and deliberate statement of policy obviously con- cured in by all the allied powers. France and Italy and Japan very soon followed with very similar dec larations. The United States could not make declaration of it's stand while we remained neutral and even when America did enter the war we never declared war against Turkey. i I he United States, therefore, could 3ot endorse the 'Balfour Declara- ion which definitely implied the dis nemberment of Turkey. President !, Wilson ncvert heless sent a letter to or. stephen s. Wise and permitted | | to be published in which he eX- pressed his satisfaction with the l progress of Zionist work in Ameri- ] ,an and in tho allied countries since i Britain approval of the establish ment In Palestine of a national home | for the Jewish people. It was al- most four years later G92o) when l he questions of the Palestine man. late came up for approval by the council of the League of Nations | 10th houses of congress unanimous