Evening star., 1944-05-28

gretted that "he anxeties Of Tewnk Pasha do not take
fruitful and realistic by centeng themselves
the miserable condition OF life Of his countrymen
Nor he to be copmented fairy stories Of the kind
that the Jews seeking to nnltrate and presumably
dominate Lebanon and Syria not to mention Transordan
Dr. Wise adds going to the Prime Minister'S argu-
ment and present the Jewish claim to homeland:
TN the Of the last Is Jewish development
In Palestine the Arab population OF country has nearly
doubled That OF Tranordan has remained stationary The
reason at least in part that the Arabs Tansordan have
preferred to mgrate Palestine to share in the wort
and prosperity created by the there rather than to
starve in Transjordan.
Do Not Share in Fears
Apparently they do not share their Prime Minister'S
fears Of Jewish imperialism
Tewhk Pasha remarks with a smile that he was a
devoted fan of Mr. Wilson his IA points His trust he
implies has been betrayed Coming the representative
of people who probably greatest from
the last war; this statement must regarded with some
astonishment.
The Arabs war as the depend
ents OF Turkey Today result primarily the victory
of the Allies the Arab kingdoms Iraq of
the emate of Tansjordan and the republics of the Leba
and of Syria reflect the achievement Arab demands
in an area covering SO per cent OF the Arab world For these
lands Of million square miles That of
Palestine is 10000. What other people similar
satisfaction of their demands? ystt#s
Tewhk Pasha refers faith in the Atlantic Charter
The Arab countries however have done precious little to
make sure that that charter Of liberty shall prevail as against
the Nan aggressor. When the Prime Minister of Iraq
Rashid Ell Gallant now with the multi Ber ATTEMPTED
his miserable proAxs putsch the Tansordan frontier
forces had to be confined because they could not
be counted upon in Britains hour of need.
And when Gen. Rommel marched on Alexandra the
egyptian Army discreet retired the Egyptian frontier
ana was heard OF In the whole of the Near East 4
was only the Jews of Palestine their men out to
ngnt and Ole in Syria in Egypt and Lydia and later IN;
Sicily and in Italy, in behalf the cause of the IJned
Nations. ~
Cites King Feisal of Iraa
1T was another and without dsrespect to Tewhk pasha
'seaer statesman King Feisa of aq of the Emr
OF who the representative at the Peace
conference had nober vision of ArabJewh future in
the near East when in his famous though abortve agree
ment with Dr. Weizmann head of Zionist movement he
looked forward to the establishment their mutual adyan
tage OF great Arab state hand and on the other
In Palestine OF the Jewish national home.
Inc Jewish problem is which the world can M
longer ignore The vast Arab territories are
ana neglected. and there there the settlement of
perhaps 5ooooo00 people where today few millions es
' 'her 1Ves under the most humble conditions Here
WORK OF settlement and civilization for the Arab neona for
generations TO come Let them cove too little pales
e Wnch the statesmen of the world including the Same
PRESIDENT wilson admired by Pasha have set aside
without harm to the existing inhabitants to be
1or tha people whose homeessness Europe has IN the
present war produced such appalling consequences"