Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27

leaders, DR.. Elder and DR.. Weizmann,
Mr.. CheSterton remarks:
1.-THE only defect that need be noted,
as q mere detail Of portraiture, Is q
certain excessive vigilance and jealousy
and pertinacity in the wrong place,
zionists unpopular with the English.
sssI never expected 1t. and even
now do not fully understand it. But
the fact Is that the native Moslems
are more anti-Semitic than the native
Christians. Both are more or less SO;
ana have formed q sort Of alliance out
Of the fact. The banner carried by the
mob bore the Arabic inscription MOS
lens and Christians are Brothers. IL
is as II the little wedge OF Zionism had
closed UP the cracks OF the Crusaoes.
In referring to Christians" 1t must
be remembered that Mr.. Chesterton Is
speaking of natives Of Palestine-not
American or other Occidental Chris
tianS.
In the August 20 issue of the Jewish
Daily Bulletin Is a report OF confer
ence now in session in Zurich, SWitzer.
land, by both zionists and anti-zionist
Jews regarding the promotion OF the
restoration Of Palestine to the Jews. Az
that conference Is Rabbi Simon OF this
city, who, although an anti-ZioniSt IN
not supporting the idea that all Jews
are called upon to migrate to the Holy
Land, Is in hearty sympathy with the
support of those who do return there.
In the same issue Is a report from
Warsaw, through the Jewish Telegraph1c
Agency, to the effect that delegation
of ArmenianS Is now in Warsaw lnves-
tigating the Jewish institutions there
the largest Jewish community in Eu-
vyia IN nm
Armenians to the Jewish association.
"Ararat-Zion," and embracing Juda-
ism. It is claimed that 90 per cent Of
Armenians are ready to accept the
Jewish faith-a claim which may. be
interpreted In the light Of Chesterton's
explanation that it Is nationaliSm seek
ing safety from Moslem terrors rather
than theology.
The greatest obstacle to Zionism is
found in the diversity OF languages OF
from Russia cannot understand the Jew
from France or England, etc. All use
the Hebrew letters in print, but apply
them to the words Of the nation in
which they have lived. The result is q
jargon made up Of words as polyglot as
the jargon Of the Tower Of Babel. 1t Is
what Is called Yiddish-not at all alike
III inc Ol0GTeuL COuIlLEI6S. NOW W ONeI-
come that confusion in Jerusalem pure
ancient Hebrew is being taught as q
common language which all will use.
AS confusion Of tongues was the chief
influence in the scattering Of mankind
after the Flood, so unity Of language Is
now recognized as the most potent in
fluence in the restoration OF Zion.
X X y
There are believed to be some IA
100000 Jews in the world. The anti
Zionists argue that II the dream Of the
Zionists could be fulfilled. by their full
migration back to Palestine. that little
country would be overrun with popula-
ton.
No country contains as many Jews as
the United States, and nowhere have
they enjoyed such prosperity and gen
eral success as here. In Continental
United States there are 5000 900 Jews.
Russia, In Europe, contains only $780,
900 and in Asia 114,933. Yet Soviet
Russia seeks to make an issue of pro-
viding q special colony for Jews, not
in Palestine, but in Siberia, and COM
polling all Russian Jews to live therein.
The proportion Of Jews to the total
population in Soviet Russia Is 2.74 per
cent: in the United States, 81 per cent.
(Copyright, 1929, by Paul v. Collins.)