Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-12
British Responsible
For Jewish Homeland
To the Editor Of The Star.

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Your able editorial in the iss,,a ~
September S on the aftermath in
Palestine" appeals to the writer as a
most Illuminating summary Of that
international shambles" and as a con-
else outline OF Americas interest in that
tragic event."
While no one doubts Great Britain,s
present intention to fulfill its plain duty
WIN regard to the mandate and the
BalIour declaration. in spite Of Baron
BeaVerbrook'S blatant cry. at cts get
out Of Palestine!" it is equally clear
that the atrocious acts of the blood
thirsty savages in Palestine were the re-
suit or the vacillating and muddling
pollcleS OF the British administration
there and that the blood of the inno-
cent victims Of that orgy is on the
neads ana conSciences of Great Brit
aims statesmen.
Nothing can dim the glory and the
enterprise that is being enacted in PAL
estine by the Jews, but to make this
Undertaking the success 1t deserves to
be, In the face Of the Arabs murderous
character, his religious frenzy and saw
agery, the Jews need, and are entitled
to, the vigilant protection and assured
security OF the nation at whose invi-
tation and sacred pledge they are there.
The British mandate over Palestine
enabled the Balfour declaration to be-
come a concrete reality some six years
ago. Under the generous fostering of
leading Jews in America and Europe
farm and orchard settlements now dot
the maritime plain along the Mediter-
ranean and in the hills around the Sea
OF Galilee. The great city Of Tel Aviv
was built, adding greatly to the Jewish
homes and industries of Jerusalem and
Haifa. Large areas of swampland were
purchased and drained by Jews, and,
as a result, Jewish farm colonies in Pal
estine are as modern as those in Con-
necticut, while alongside are the farms
Of the Fellaheen, who live in window
less mud or stone huts and who still
pillow with a crooked stick and thresh
grain with the tramping feet of camels
or donkeys. A great Hebrew university
was erected on Mount Scopus. HoSpi-
tails and clinics were built and equip
ped by the generosity of an American
Jew for the benefit of Jew and Arab
alike. Another American is now en-
gagged in developing electrical power
and constructing the harbor in Jaffa.
All this has been accomplished in the
last five or six years and has earned
for the Jews aspiration the good will
of every civilized nation, and they will
not permit a pack Of mad dogs to de-
stroy the foundations of this magnifi-
cent structure.
The United States Government has
been most favorable to the establish
ment of the Jewish homeland in Pales-
tine, and the climax was reached in
1922, when both houses of Congress
unanimously passed the Lodge-Fish
resolution approving the terms of the
mandate under which Palestine was
awarded to Great Britain. President
Wilson gave tremendous impetus to the
Balfour declaration, and both Presi-
dents Harding and Coolidge expressed
their sympathy with the rebuilding Of
Palestine by the jews, in state papers.
President Hoover in recent declara-
ton not only expressed his deep inter-
est in the future of Palestine, but his
belief that the Jewish homeland offers
remarkable opportunities for the de-
velopment Of Jewish creative power.
A number Of harmless American
boys were ruthlessly slain by Arabian
cut-throats few days ago. There are
some 1000 American citizens resident
in Palestine. A considerable amount of
American money is invested there. The
United States Government Is clearly
entitled to know what led up to the
taking Of American life and to the
Jeopardy Of many American citizens.
The Jew is entitled to build anew on
the ruins of his temple and the wreck
age that was once the home of his
fathers, and it is the obligation Of Great
Britain as the mandatory power to
safeguard him in his rights
CHARLES w. PAFFLOW.