Show RAILROAD IN PALESTINE the german consul here informed me yesterday that the 1 turkish sultan has issued permission for the jews to immigrate to palestine whenever they want paiit to latterly a prohibition against their immigration except to certain colonies had been in force as the jews are very much disliked by turks and arabs alike but this prohibition has been repealed and lu in every courthouse court house in the country a notice has been posted notifying notify ing the change in the attitude of the ottoman throne towards toward a the jewish race the rhe land is therefore now open to the homeless p people eople and they are free to come and build build up the country of their forefathers humor mor has it that this permission has been bought by the jews for fifty millions of francs a neat little to the ruler of all the faithful ones the news has created great consternation among the population here the natives have an idea that the jews spoil the country and they think that the country poor as it is will be poorer still if the population is to be augmented by thousands of hungry jews so they anticipate starvation as a result of jewish emigration further the european set settlers settled tied the Temp lars among the others aa fear the jewish competition in their various trades for it has been demonstrated that tho th jews here like the chinese in california are able to live cheaper th than VW fc wine land beer drinking eu iveans I and consequently work reaper cheaper hence their competition IN fear ednd the feeling is prevalent ahat at jewish immigration on a large we 0 win will virtually be a deathblow tol w european thrift it to is however a great question whether the jews will be likely to avail themselves of the permission SO dearly bought it is known that a great many of them have given UP tt all hope of ever possessing their own n land and they look upon Ne alentine ale etine stine as a very poor spot 1 U pon n I which to grow rich their only luda in this life A change of in this respect will however horev er n take place when the current of tou gration turns this way and under all circumstances it may safely be supposed that those men who ao b have al vre paid d an enormous sum for the vu right or of immigration mean busi RON on a large scale and that they knew stew the time for this long predict eu and anxiously movement was close at hand the transition itself is a proof that the jews now prepared to return to can aftan one event will follow another as rurally as the links in a 81 hain the jews will gather the ate land will become prosper ous ua as of old it will be a desirable spot t the great ones of europe will view ew it with greedy eyes it win will be declared glared neutral n autri d ground ground for the aloisy of powers will prevent any on orle from possessing ii ft it will I 1 bocce conie a free country and its autonomy will be guaranteed by the powers something like turkey tarkey has been for centuries but it 11 will be impossible to harmonize ae various interests of the powers england I 1 will want supremacy per aps russia will want to protect her Um numerous erous churches and convents an to keep the way open for her thousands Ou sands of pilgrims who come alere ere every year in order to obtain oa Bings for this life and the ue life to come germany Germa liY will wu have a word to say on of her colonies which ue B all under german protection hus everything is already 1119 g for the great conflict the mais 16 are all there the least spark ignite iche he whole and the great te 6 of armageddon predicted redic ted by th 6 Jk apostle Postle john on minos patmos will 14 place lace before the coming of the blessed is he who can read the agns gns of the times and be re amrid J M 9 S palestine march |