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PALESTINE PARTITION

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fifteen years the eyes no bacent territory where they When, ten years ago, Espent some the leaders of Zionist movement, and America hare could be colonised. And Palestine time in Palestine, travelling over and of the acceptance of the Gov- been turned every now and then to itself, a territory of less than 8000 much of its territory, the conviction ernment of the United States, be- Palestine, seat of Israel's deepest square miles, approximately the was formed that the scheme was unfore it can become operative. To experience and fondest hope. The size of New Hampshire, was a workable and ultimately would those who look upon the situation effort under the Balfour Resolution ready, it seemed, supporting its have to be substantially changed, or objectively, it appears a sane and to re-establish Zion in the Ancient limit of population. Moreover, the abandoned altogether. I could not wise solution of a condition which, years, has caused the Land, through supporting a large two races, Arab and Jew, were so conceive how these two races could during fifteen Jewish influx, was hailed as the unlike in racial instinct, in history, live at peace under the conditions expenditure of great treasure and consummation of a sustained hope, tradition, and most of all iti re- that were developing.

the loss of many lives. Friends of which had for centuries given little ligion; that for them to live peace-

both groups, peace lovers in gen- prospect of consummation. At last ably side by side, even under the the Jews were to have a national home. The idea, examined under the impulse of sentiment rather than with the cold practicability of modern economics, received com- mendations from both Jew and Gentile.

Much of the fertile land in the eral, will anticipate an acceptance of what appears to be a peaceful, if not an altogether happy, solution.

By Albert F. Gilmore

beneficent hand of the sympathetic plains of Sharon and Esdraelon was

Britain's

This plan, however, although British Government, seemed beyond purchased by the Zionist capitalists, Overseas

sympathetically conceived and gen- the possibility of eventuation.

erously supported by funds from America and England, when made operative, immediately ran against serious difficulties. What was to be

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and subsidised farmers settled upon it Modern machinery was set to. work and the productivity of the soil. greatly increased. This did When the influx of Jews began not, however, help the Arab farm

Trade

-London, To-day. Overseas trade in July was

come of the 700,000 Arabs, for the the two peoples almost immediate er, who still scratched the soil with most part Bedouin fellahin, small ly came into conflict; and the fires a wooden plow and housed his £26,000,000 more than in July, farmers, tenants of the rich effendi, of racial hatred, of religious pre- family in a hut of baked clay. Re1936, and exports of United King- wresting from the long-tilled soil judice, and of resentment alternate sentment arose; armed clashes fol- dom goods valued at $47,569,834 the most meagre livelihood, throughly famed and smouldered until it lowed with sad results. hardest labour, aided only by the became obvious that the Zionist most promitive instruments. What movement as originally planned was to become of them? There was could not succeed.

THE

WORLD GOES BY By "ULYSSES"

were the highest since July, 1930, and compare with £44,373,015 in Meantime, the government under June and £40,085,922 a year ago. took and carried out many excellent simprovements. Electric power was

Imports were valued at £85,505,- developed on the Jordan. The un- 039, against $88,116,677 in June. believably rich mineral deposits of Last year the values for June and the Dead Sea were exploited, im- July were $67,599,397 and £68,735,- proved agricultural methods were 352, respectively. tanght, sanitation in the towns was encouraged, and educational facili- ties improved.

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In the first seven months of this year United Kingdom exports ex- ceed in value exports for the same However, these efforts, generous-period of 1936 by 57,483,912, and ly conceived and practically carried that this increase does not merely

4° CAME, I saw, I conquered,” or, From our luxious apartment out, did not solve the problem. reflect the rise in prices is shown

a thrilling story of the fight- (bedroom, livingroom, bathroom,

Racial prejudice, fanned by religi- by the fact that exports of coal ing in Shanghai, on all 67 fronts, hot and cold) on the umpteenth cism, flamed up, and conditions seven months of last year to 22,704,- ous difference amounting to fanati have risen from 19,634,918 tons in by a live-wire, war correspondent,

foor of the downtown Sky Man-grew worse to the point where it 388 tons this year despite Italy's Buddy Zilch, who risked a fate worse than death in bringing to sions we watched the holocaust in became manifest to the promoters taking less than half the quantity you this first authentic bird's eye, comfort, sipping our whiskies and ders of the Arab majority, and to

of the Zionist movement, to the lea- she took in 1931, the last normal eye witness, genuine, 100 per cent.,

year, and that exports of iron and the government that new methods steel and manufactures thereof have panoramic story of the greatest

composing the situation must be risen from 1,266,902 tons to 1,581,- drama in Shanghai's history. (All Every few minutes we sent off devised. To this end a commission, 730 tons

despatches tö the cable office.appointed by the British ́ Govern- Bombs poundered, floundered, teried, artilleried. All very excit ing, not to say unusual.

talking, all singing).

"Knock, Knock.”

"Who's there?"

"'Arry.”

"'Arry who?”

"Arryplanes.”

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bat-ment two years ago, set to work On other hand, the rise in valué with the one purpose, after gain-of imports was largely the result of ing thorough knowledge of the higher prices-British Wireless. situation, to determine upon a plan

Realising eventually that we whereby all differences could be could cover the assignment bet-settled. ter if we separated, we separated.

These were the first words I ex-I mean that Al went one way and I changed with a smiling Japanese the other. marine.

ed.

I never saw Al again. I can't Thrilled beyond words, I continu- imagine what happened to him. He

was a good fellow, AL-

"Knock, knock.”

"Who's there?"

"Tokyo."

"Tokyo who?"

“Tokyo by surprise!”

Together with my faithful co-cor- respondent, Al O'Miesenbacker, I

Now the plan is made publici Briefly, it is that Palestine shall be divided into three parts; one por- tion for the Jews, another for the Arabs, and a third portion to con- Alone, I crossed the narrow striptinue under the British mandate. of No Man's Land to the Chinese Roughly, the division is this: A trenches. Here I swapped cigar Jewish territory extends from Le ettes (always a good line, this)banon, southward along the coast, with a smiling (they always smile) the hill country, Transjordania, and including the rich plain of Sharon; steel-helmeted Chinese soldier.

the southern coast to Jaffs go to the Arabs, the British retain control of "Everything's fine," he said, in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, a cor- was paying a visit to the front line response to my queries.

ridor reaching to the sea at Jaffa, trenches in Hongkew, Chapei,

and the cities of Tiberias and Acre, Yangtsepoo, Chenju, Woosung, Another soldier strolled up. Kiangwan, Nantao and Nankow Haltingly I spoke to him in my poor The Jews under the mandate have Pass. All at once-

Chinese. After listening with a been a minority race. Under the smile on his face he replied in a new plan they will live in their own Thousands of dollars worth of perfect Harvard (not to say Yale) state, small to be sure, but self- ammunition were being blazed away accent. every minute. Bodies littered the streets, the trenches, the river. He shouted to his superior officer Unconcernedly we strolled along. some way away "Only another.

journalist."

I tapped Al on the shoulder. Just

in time he dodged a 59 shell which good time having been had by hurtled ound, the

if they

owards all I settled back in my comfor

ploded chair in the Shanghai Club

went to sleep.

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