"The following is the manner in in Turkey, and the establishment
(Continued from Page 1)
such an association may be of Western populations in Palestine,
succeed with a Jewish Project, which
presented to the European public: will infallibly be in a less distant
as it was for his Red Cross ideal
"Objects of the Eastern Interna- future than might be imagined.
to triumph. He organized the tional Society:
"The reconstruction of Holy places
"To promote the development of at Jerusalem, which might be car-
International Palestine Society
industry. commerce. and ried out internationally. and in a
and the Syrian Palestine Coloni- agriculture.
public works in the East, and.espec- manner worthy of Christendom; the
zation Society, but his writings laity in Palestine. To obtain from end of conflicts which are being in-
the Tut kish government privileges cessantly renewed between the
and his appeals were only des- and
monopolies, whether in Con- Great Powers on account of the
tined 10 become great historic stantinople or the rest of the Em- Holy Places; the transformation of
Jerusalem into a new city
documents in the story of later pire: notably the concession and ancient
gradual abandonment of the which shall rival in importance the
efforts for the upbuilding of the
soil of Palestine. To distribute for finest cities in the West; the cre-
Palestine as the Jewish National pecuniary consideration such por- ation of European colonies which in
of the land, the concession time will become centers when Wes-
Home, and the name of Jean tions
whereof might have been acquired tern civilization will spread into
Henri Dunant is accorded a or received by the company. and Turkey and penetrate the extreme
to colonize the more fertile valleys West.
golden page in Zionist annals.
of the Holy Land.
"Under the nominal suzerainty of
When Dunant was found in
"The Turkish empire contains the Sultan the society will admin-
ister
with intelligence and equity
1897 in the Swiss village of virtues of all kinds. which. if they the territories
that might develop
utilized by a powerful com-
Heiden (where he also died on were
pany. would yield considerable re- upon i it. Thus India has long been
Oct. 31. 1910), where he was sults; but the Porte neither pos- administered and governed by the
sesses the resources nor the neces- English company. The Sultan, grate-
living in poverty in a "Home of sary
forces in order to create and ful for the financial support which
Rest" for old men, his name was lead to a favorable issue of public will be given to him. might perhaps.
grant to the Holy Land a special
again accorded the well earned utility. which the internal develop. administration
which. under the
ment of the Ottoman Empire so
admiration and respect of the urgently demands; left to her own high direction of the Porte would
real security to the popula-
world. In 1901. when the A. B. resources she can neither augment offer
h er i re
s vuennaubt;es tnoorgi :oremnernez ones, tions that might be employed there.
Nobel Peace Prize was first she
Thanks to this combination, which
awarded. it was granted to the port to either agriculture ocr in- would procure for her valuable re-
, sources. Turkey would not be ob-
dustry,
which
are
the
only
means
founder of the Red Cross.
of increasing public wealth and liged to contract new loans in or-
der to pay the interest on previous
At this time. when the 75th prosperity.
ones.
anniversary of the Red Cross is , ••t is therefore for the West,
"The Rising colonies might diplo-
po ssesses the
airteal and
being celebrated throughout the which e the
matically
be neutralized. like S•it-
for c es p
super-
world and when Palestine as- abundant. to turn to an account the zerland, and by a treaty which'
would have some analogy be: to con-
p
rese
sumes a place of priority amongl:;7yl.
nt
nendd bay work ven!ion signed at Genes a in favor
humanitarian movements. it is I capable of yielding excellent re- of the amulance. sanitary bodies. !
sults.
Skillfully
conducted
operations and wounded soldiers. It would not,
only proper that world Jewry
ihni g thh si
u ni= bnrei icnom
a very moreover. be so difficult to neu-
remember Dunant for his pia -
bina- tralize Palestine by an agreement
the powers. since there ex.!
neering efforts in behalf of Jew- I lions must be devised. which should among
enjoy both the approval of the ists a remarkable precedent, which
ish national redemption. I European
Powers. and the support is the neutralization of the Lower j
"Open Letter" on Palestine i of the Sultan's Porte. Therefore.
in order not to weaken its forces,
the Society must utilize certain spe-
ial circumstances in which Tur-
key is now placed. and Palestine ;
key
offers itself at first sight to the
The disquieting circumstances in mind as the earliest -field of activity..
which ,- Europe finds itself *ould "Palestine as know n. only wants
not let us forget that the Eastern human labor in order to promote
question, which has already troub- abundantly: it is one of the most
Dunant's "Open Letter" ad - ;
vacating Palestine's rehabilita-
tion. follows in full:
;
led the governments and peoples. remarkable and fruitful countries on
may speedily reappear and compli- the globe; products of all latitudes
Danube officially obtained from the
seven powers. who signed the treaty
at Paris. Now the commission of
ing into it the spirit of Wester, a port and a good road. a railway
Civilization? ' from this city to Jerusalem. The ter-
"One of the most powerful means ritory through which the railway
would be the formation of a large runs should be granted by Turkey
society. having an eminently inter - to the society w hich might sell it
national character. and which would to Israeli families. These in turn
have thereby the merit of reconcil. would create colonies and make
ing the particular interests of the them prosperous. with the help and
several European Powers with those the labor of those of their Eastern
of civilization. This society would brethren whose lose for their cost
open the West and new and abun- send Israeli emigrants from Mo-;
dant sources of wealth: it would rocco. Poland. 7tIoldavia. Wassachis.
become for the East an efficient the East. A f rica. etc.
means of moral regeneration: and
The result pursued and obtained
lastly would be for all nations co- by the society by means of a sin-
operating in the matter a great sere
international understanding.
honor and a great profit the cooperation of those interested
Keep Jews Out of Political Debate.:
S. African Body 15rt-e. s Parliaent;
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zation of an International Eastern
society. it is necessary that the
minds should be induced to oc- I
cupy themselses with these great
sate a position crave enough in it• are to be met with there. and emi- ; and interesting questions. It is in - 1
dispensable for this purpose to form
a committee composed of influential
and honorable men of different na-
tions and different opinions, hay-
cable difficulties. hither in numbers merchants. colon- ing at heart the success of these t
• Diplomatic difficulties can only ists and capitalists. This resurrect- views and the general interest. For
;
tion
of
the
East,
uniting
with
the
end in barren -. expedients. but the
the rest of the elements of such a
rise of religious sentiment.' committee are quite clear.
present. which is averse to a sy- new
- Its program. at the same time
stem of forcible conquest by fir e will be aided by the cooperation of
Israelis.
whose
valuable
qualities
and sword has a much more power - •
economic, humanitarian.
scientific,
Dal weapon at its disposal—chat of and remarkable aptitudes cannot but etc.. is also international: it cannot
p rove very advantageous to Pales- hurt the susceptibilities of any na - 1
pacific conquest by civilization.
tine.
Lion.
influential men in France.
"What Is therefore to be done in
•
- Having established commercial
England and elsewhere are favorably t
order to prevent grave comptica
Hons. and regenerate the East by - undertakings in Constantinople and disposed to the scheme."
other cities of the Turkish Empire.
the society will construct at Jaffa
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"In order to prepare the organi-
self. Instinctively every one feels grants from Europe find there the
that the day when this question climate of their country. Commerce
will call for a definite solution. all and private industry completing a!
Europe will perhaps be in inextri- work of agriculture. will draw ;
rousing its vital forces and infus-
Colonization of Palestine, re - 1 a prophecy that Palestine will
veals many other interesting I once again become `'the center
ideas of the great sounder of of all exchange between the
the Red Cross and is in essence ; old continents."
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The board did not wish to
The South African Jewish exaggerate the incident unduly.
Board of Deputies reiterated ; but. Saron stated. he felt a re-
its call upon Parliament. all iteration of the earlier state-
political parties and the press ment was necessary because the
to keep the "unjustifiable in- press had given prominence to
troduction of the Jewish angle - the incident in Parliament.
out of South Africa's political when remarks were made af-
affairs. fecting the Jews.
- Wc are not entering the po-
At the monthly meeting of
the board, Gustav Saran. gen- litical field." he said. "or crit-
eral secretary, reviewed the sit - icizing a particular party. We
uation created in Parliament a are only objecting to the unjus-
month ago, when members of tifiable introduction of the Jew-
the dominant Nationalist Party , ish angle into a Parliamentary
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testing against the use of im- of politics. That appeal is ad-
pressed labor. dressed equally to Jews, of
Earlier it had been revealed whatever party affiliation, who
that arrested natives had been tried to drag the Jewish corn-
impressed into farm work, and munity into the political arena."
N. Philips. the board's chair-
some of the farmers concerned •
were Jews. All but one of the man. stressed the principle that
Jewish farmers, however, had .* Jewish members of Parliament ;
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released their impressed labor, represent constituencies " and
; not the Jewish community."
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"These members." he declared.
The hoard's first statement • . have full right to express their
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