Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Zionist protests against the report Of
the British commission headed by Sir
John Hope Simpson on Palestine have
aroused worldwide interest, and Amer
lean comment shows sympathy both for
the aspirations Of the Jews and for the
great task which Is faced by Great
Britain. Pledges made to the Zionists
are considered In published comment.
while economic condition : also are de-
bated. Reduction Of immigration Il
the subject Of spirited criticism.
1.-THE report brought little but dis
appointment to the Zionists," says the
Ashevi1le Times, which feels that "the
government statement, following publ
cation Of the report, appears to the
Zionist leaders In London to make en-
tirely impracticable the great enterprise
they have undertaken" The Times
concludes: would Jews and Arabs be
satisfied to work out q government to-
gether in Palestine under the super
vision of the British Such appears 10
be the only just method Of meeting the
Palestine. Unfortunately, It must be
called O method for the adoption Of
which in workable form there h no
early prospect Just now there appears
no hope for cooperation between Jew
and Moslem, economic or political"
The Judgment that Jews Of the
whole world seem amply justified In
their indignation at Great Br1tain's re-
Gently issued White Paper which
sharply reduced the meaning Of Lord
Balfour's famous phrase, The estab-
lishment in Palestine of o national home
for the Jewish people," Is voiced by
added comment: To-day, however, all
the emphasis Is upon Arab rights, al
though with all recognition that the
Arabs constitute seven-eighths Of the
population Of Palestine) Jewish capital
has greatly increased the value Of land.
Why does Britain give such attentive
ear to the Arabs pleas, to the exclu-
sion Of all briefs in behalf Of the Jews?
The answer Is not difflcult. Arab ma
tionalism touches the British Empire ct
many sensitive and important points far
from Jerusalem. And consideration OF
that practical expediency has prompted
Britain to turn cold shoulder to
Zionisn."
Immigration Il the heart Of the
whole matter" declares the philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin, since 1t Is only
by establishing colonists in considerable
numbers that \the future Of Zionist
effort can be safeguarded." That paper
adds: Declaration that the question
Of establishing measure Of self-goy-
eminent must be taken Immediately In
hand will lead to fears that concessions
to the Arabs dangerous to the success
of ZioniSm are contemplated, even
though the government declares it will
grant the Arabs no terms inconsistent
with the mandate. The Zionist hope
and demand was that after the outrages
of 1929 the government would make
clear to all opponents of ZiouiSm that
it was going through to the end with
the project of q national home for the
Jews, to which it was pledged by the
Balfour declaration. The feeling will
be now that the government Is at best
lukewarin, and that concessions incon-
Sistent with the attainment in any
ism are to be made to its enemies"
Even before Allenby took Jerusa-
lem," recalls the Cincinnati Times-Star,
"the British government pledged itself
by the Balfour declaration to establish
in Palestine a Jewish national home.
Under the mandate from the League Of
Nations, by which Britain governs
Palestine, she was required to facilitate
the settlement Of Jews on the land.
Now that Jewish immigration Is stopped,
the main grounds for the mandate are
removed. In Britain's favor 1t may be
argued that the Arab population OUT
numbers the Jewish seven to one; that
Jewish immigration has fallen off since
1925, and that the influx Of Jewish cap
ital has made the price Of land pro-
hibitive to the INDECENT Arabs. The
real reason for throwing overheard the
Balfour declaration, however, was the
demand Of Arab nationalism, which, as
Britain well knows, reaches far beyond
Jerusalem. Since Britain VII remain
the mandatory for the Holy Land, the
Palestins question wiz doubtless become