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T HE Zionist consn-s* twntijr hrld In Pswl. SM lixiTlnlld. will lout; bv r> lu. tuU'nxl u> n-ilul.lft Imi-uum- of nngload * oflrr of a larxo tract of land In c;ii*P Africa as a rrtusv to ttie Jews, a new bind of promlM The pro|<oaal of tb*'- Ilrttlub Kovcniincnt to the /.tonbit tx)U£n«s U to .-stnbUsli an autonomic Jewish settlement in that part of the lirltisb East African protectorate which lie* on tint hub plateau of the Victoria Nj-anxa. between the Naroltl and the Man escarpment, and thus to direct the exodus of the Jews from Europe to the source of tbo NUm. at whose delta Is rael dwelt more than 3.000 years ago The Zionist society Is c\>tnpiioed very larjrelr of Ruaalan and Polish Jews,

with a sprinkling of English, German and American members of the faith, atjlJ«<!ie!r desire and hope Is that some day Palestine shall be restored to the Jews The action of the British gocerument In profleriiu: the tract of land In Uganda for Jewish settlement has given a renewed impulse u> the Zionist movement. which had been cheeked by the failure of Dr. Theodore Hcrxl to come to an agreement »“h the sultan of Turkey for the Jewish occupation of Palestine, the stiltan’a terras being In compatible with the programme of the Zionist.-' The proposal of England was received with favor by a majority of the delegates to the Zionist congress, and although some raised the cry that east Africa was not Zion the congress decided to aend'a com mission to Uganda to Investigate conditions. No matter bow alluring the offer of on autonomous state among the rolling downs of Uganda may be. it can not and will not replace the promised land In the estimation of the Jewish masses The attitude of the overwhelm Ing majority of the Bnaalah delegates made that dear. The first word of rebellion against Dr. Qenl was beard—he was the beloved leader because he was leading to Zion, not to east Africa. The protest came strongest from those who can least afford to wait for the realisation of the Zionist Ideal—from the Kishineff delegates. When the roll call proved an over -whelming majority of the congress In favor of the British proposal, over 100 delegates rose In wildest excitement. left the hall and repaired to a •mailer hall, where they pledged their lives to Zion. The territory offered to the Jews Is a great plateau nearly 4.000 /eet above sea level and Is fertile, well watered, abundantly timbered and la blessed with a salubrious climate. It la In this part of Africa that the river NUe rises, and the region is said to be one of the few sections of Africa where white men may thrive. ' , i Dr. Herxl of Vienna, who has devoted much time and money to furthering the Zionist movement. Is pleased with the offer of Crest Britain and has expressed the belief that eventually the Jews of Russia and Poland will occupy the territory as an autonomous nation. After the failure of his negotiation' with the Turk Dr. Herxl proposed to

nru Jhe Egyptian government that the 84nal peninsula, adjoining Palestine, be opened to the Jews for the purpose of founding a new land of Zion Egypt regarded tbs proposition favorably, and a commission of Zionists Investigated the matter. The lack of water in this

made accessible by the completion of the Uganda railway last year. This railway was constructed at a cost of over »J0,000,000 and has been of Immense value to the region. It Is said that England's offer to give the land to the Zionists has not met with the approval of the few British people who lire in east Africa. They hold that the government should take other stops to colonise the Uganda country, and the proposal to turn the region over to the Jews has come as a shock to some of the colonists. Except on the coast and on the shore of lake Victoria Nyanaa the climate Is sdmlrable, and the whole country la fertile. From Maklndo, 200 miles In land, and for about 400 miles farther ronutry Is described as beautiful. The fertility of the soli Is marvelous, and settlers from Australia and South Africa say that the Uganda country Is the finest they have ever seen. It offers splendid opportunities, say these men. to the funner and the cattle rmls-

Dnring the visit of former Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain to Ugaclust December he expressed the opinion that as a grain and cotton growing country British* East Africa would stand unrivaled. The harbor at Port Reitz, which U In direct touch with the Uganda railway, Is Urge enough to accommodate the entire British fleet and U told to be one of the finest fn the world. The tender of thU country to the Jews was the sensation of the Zionist resH. The prevailing sentiment was that It would be Impolitic to reject so generous an offer by a mighty government. It was argued that It not a deviation from the ZionUt programme to settle a million Jew* In east Africa during the next quarter of century (If the offer should finally re suit tn such a settlement) and would III no way Interfere with the striving of the people for their historic home In Palestine. In the meantime the pres oty the congnaa resulting from the present cry of the homeless would be relieved., and a million Jews would have a lesson in self goversment. Ooe of the foremost leaders of the ZionUt movement U I

Hnemax » oaaxua.

Heral of Vienna, litterateur and dramatist, opd he U ably seconded by Dr. Max Xordau of Paris. Dr. Nordau soya his people are Intellectually and morally superior to all Aryan races. Israel Zangwllt. antbor and dmmntlst, of London Is another Doted Zionist These three men arc representative of the movement In Germany. France and England. Many thoughtful Hebrews, however, oppose the movement, fearing that If the new Zion ever becomes a reality the powers may ultimately com bine to force Uie Jews of Europe to a refuge there. ( America the movement has some strength. Not that the Jews of this country hate any wish to emigrate to Palestine or any other country, should a new Zion be established, but those who favor the movement do so from a desire to provide a haven for their c© religionists who ore oppressed In other Unda Dr. Herxl's pUn. at first out lined in the congress held at Basel In 1897 and-wbich will probably be adopt ed If the British offer of land In cast Africa U accepted. U to draw the Jews from Jbe sections of Europe where they are oppressed and where the struggle for life U made almost hopeless be fcause of-the severity with which they are treated. At the recent Zionist congress Dr Hersl announced that be had assur ances from the Russian government that if the ZionUt movement kept on 1U present orderly way In that empire the exar would aid In negotiations will: the sulUn of Turkey looking toward the occupation of Palestine by the Jews In the meantime It U not Improbable that the new Zion may grow up In the Uganda country. It U estimated that if the offer of EagUnd be accepted In less than twenty-five years a flourish Ing nation will have arisen la the region from which the Nile makes It way. So It U not improbable that tbs cbll dren of Israel will.make another Jour oey In the wilderness and found a new nation But. unlike their entrance to the hind of Canaan, they will not he (prred to moke weary marches on foot English and American railway engl neers hare preceded then to British Ka*t Africa, and If they enter that country they will do no In morWu railway carrtagao. enoaslng ravines sad rivers that bars been bridged by tM ritifr

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