The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-08

fCouti..ued from Page D grimage to the wailing wall last night, to pray and chant chapters of the Bible in which Jerusalem Is mentioned as an inseparable part of the old Jewish kingdom. They prayed for fulflllment of prophecies. The elders first concern was that Jerusalem, the holy city, was ex- cluded from the Jewish state to be formed, under the royal commission report, from part of Palestine while most of the rest went to the Arabs, with 6 small mandated territory in- cluding Jerusalem and Bethlehem reserved for British mandate.
 Neither Side Likes It
 Neither Jews nor Arabs liked the report. Vladimir Jabotinsky, presi- dent of the new Zionist organization considered by some Jews as extrem- ist said to the United Press cor- respondent by telephone from Alex andria: "The action of Great Britain in reducing our territory from l0o,- 900 square kilometres (38,600 miles) to 5000 kilometres Q,l60 miles) means killing the essence of Zion ism. Therefore the scheme must be killed at birth. Jews must unani- mously refuse to cooperate in parti- tion." Arab leaders, both official and insurgent withheld formal comment for the moment, But 1t was learned that they intended uncompromising- ly to reject any plan for partition with special Jewish rights.
 More Achievements
 London, July 8-(UP)-British government leaders prepared today to dispatch reinforcement to Pales- tine at the first sign of serious dis order, and to proceed firmly with their plan for partition of Palestine Into Arab and Jewish states, with Jerusalem and Bethlehem left under British mandate.
 All preparations were completed to send troops from here or from Egypt as needle, and units were ready to leave at any time.
 A serious part of the situation to the government was the belief that the Palestine problem was linked to the entire Mediterranean problem, in which Britains relations with fascist Italy have become delicate. British secret service men have been sent to Palestine and are ready to swoop down on any anti-British agitators who may try to stir up dis orders.
 The governments, position was strengthened greatly by general agreement that it had sought out the best means at hand for solving the problem of Arab-Jewish rela- tionS.
 This agreement was reflected in comment by newspaper organs of all three big political parties.
 Three States in One
 London, July 8-(UP)-The report of the royal commission recommend ing partition of Palestine as means of settling disputes between Jews and Arabs, and assuring each Sov- ereign country, envisages a Jewish state, an Arab state and a small British mandated area.
 The Jewish portion would extend along the northern frontier from the Mediterranean, then down the eastern frontier to a point near Beisan, then westward to the neigh borhood of Megiddo, then southward to Lydda. Here the line would be broken by the British mandated cor- ridor, and would be resumed again near Rehovot, to turn westward to the sea 10 miles below Rehovot. This would give the Jews small corner of territory south of the British area.
 It is recommended that Britain also be given. control of Nazareth and the Palestine sheges of the sea of Galilee Uake Tiberias) "as in acc cord with Christian sentiment in the world ct large"