The Coolidge examiner., 1934-10-19
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"zHE last decade has shown
greater changes ln Palestine
Il than have occurred since the
beginning OF the Christian era.
The Holy land. formerly the out.
post % the East and the Inspiration
% the West. has become The meet
Ing place of both.
Nowadays modern tractors. draw.
lng n dozen plowshares al once. are
seen beside the camel and The ass.
dragging the primitive nall plov %
Biblical times
Beneath the cavern where King
Saul sought the witch of Eudor
runs The pipe line which wiil carry
the mineral oil ~ Iraq 02T miles
across desert and mountain. g The
Mcdiierran-an shore. Across the
plain - Uoshau. whence the Ish-
macHte caravan carried Joseph into
Egypt. speed high powered autolno-
biies
Long lines ~ sfccl pyluns carry.
lnr electric energy generated by The
River Jordan bring light across the
Plain - sharon o. Illuminate count
Jess homes formerly dimly ht by
olive oll lamps.
Modern machinery. delivering
thousands OF tons a. soap annually.
challenges the output ~ the soap
boilers % Shechrm. now Nahlus.
who ply their ancient calling be.
meath the froWuing scarp ~ CeriEim.
where. 90 accordance with nncieui
religious rites. the few surviving
Samar.tans ell celebrate their sun-
sei sacrifice
To mcrj growing needs. new
port has recently been constructed
~ Hasfa. o. the foot - Mount car
mel lu the only natural bay along
the Palestine coast. There are
speed boats ou lbc Dead sea aud
seaulaues on she Sea ~ Gaiilee
Tie crcameries of a country vide
Jewish cooperative replace the lord
Is dlsh in which Jael aifc ~ uebcr
the Keuiie. brought forth her but
Ger.
Farming IN Palestine.
For centuries the Arab culilvator
has carried ou The primitive meth
ods traditional throughout the East.
Yoking bis feeble oxen. his camel.
or his ass "a a rough-heWn wooden
plow. be cultlYates his wheat and
barley. mlilet and SESAME In sea.
son De- beats the fruit or hts gnaried
olive trees. and his animals stamp
out the grain on the threshlng floor.
Patches of unfeuced land. scat
tered around the village. compose
bis farm: large tracts are stlll held
in common and are subject 20 peri
odlcal distribution; while ancient
custom releases herds of cattle 10
grnre freely on the fields after har-
vest. thus rendering difficult the in
PRODUCTION % any but conventional
crops.
Impressed by the Development
created by Jeyish and German az
rlcuitural methods and aided by
government agricultural inspectors.
the people are beginning to stir.
Under Turkish rule the cultivaior
paid his dues In kind and often
money did not pass through his
hands for months. Money Is now
universal. and the Arab. while
learning SIS use. mas be trained In
thrift
Initiative by the Individual Is
rare. II is easier To get a number
% villagers 10 adopt n new idea by
discussing Il with them together In
the village meeting house than by
arguing singly with each man. BY
the creation Of Arab cooperative
societies. distribution Of improved
seed. the establishment 81 govern
meut stations. demonstration plots.
and stud farms. II is hoped to bet
ter the lot Of the farmer
Palestine has been highway on
the caravan route between Egypt.
Syria. and Asia Minor and the East
FOR so many centuries that public
security has always been of major
Importance
Country Well Polieed.
Today Palestine has a modern
civil police force composed OF Brit
Ish and Palestinian personnel. Con-
stables mounted on Arab horses for
service in the hills. or on traffic
duty in the towns. vie for smartness
with the camel corps recruited from
the Bedouin tribes OF BeerSheba. In
the south.
Most OF their work Is behind
scenes. but the traveller who hap
pens 10 be In Jerusalem in the au-
tumn and attends the annual police
sports has opportunity OF seeing
them at work and play. from dem
onStrations OF first aid TO tent-peg-
ging. from q tug-of-war to a musical
ride by eamels. followed by a dis
play OF eamel-jumplng.
Before the war there were no