Show NOT AMERICA BUT PALESTINE A recent number of die Judi eoAs presse frease published by dr hirsoh hirsch Hildee heimer in berlin contains coo taina an article under the caption of palestine or america in which the author with clear logic points poin teto to the former of these countries count rlee as the only one oils in III which the jews ought to seek refuge against the increasing anti semitism to in the world in the article it is pointed out that the ancient against the jews battly has been revived but this time divested of its ito religious garb and clothed in a brand now new coat of patriot logo laa it to 8 no longer a cru gade ade against the jews in the name of god and because they cruci crucified fled jesus jesue but in the name ot of nationality the light fight is between Ary aniam and semitism not the waters of baptism can any longer wash away the odium of jewish birth the question is now only between per ge geo ution cution or emigration and the jews anxiously Dx ask where shall we go this question quest lou must be answered with due regard to political and religious as well as to moral and social conditions the article then con continued conti ti a uee nuee turning at first to the political aspect of the problem what do the signs of lifes life as shown by the anti semitic movement teach us so far the principle may be laid down that a count rys anti semitism is in proportion to the number of jews in agne be country at the head of all countries governed by anime eity to the jews stands russia but in this empire they in certain parts constitute from 12 to 16 per cent of the total population iq N e ext at russia is rumania both la in regard to the unfavorable popular feeling against the jews and in numer ical strength in the community not less jess thau than 8 percent per cent of all rumanian citizens are jews austria hungary follows this country closely with 4 percent per cent of jews and germany closes the line with 3 per cent and corresponding sp anti semitism As an soon as the tn number of jews in a country increases through immigration the waves of anti semitism at once commence to roll as an is evidenced by the bitter literature in prance france the work mens meetings to protest against the competition of jewish laborers in england and the animosity which in the last ten years has been noted in the united states it is not our purpose to endeavor to account tor for the cause of this we arain are in it and cannot help that we are the most hated nation but we must try to do the best we can to avoid an increase of the jewish population in aryan countries we can particularly not dot too gly warn against too much immigration into the united states of north america already one million jews live jive here and further immigration would only tend to make their poseidon post lion unpleasant without helping the now new arrivals A decade ago no trace grace of anti semitism could be found in the united states but it has come with immigrating russian jews jewish judges adges are no longer elected and the jaws against paupers haupers are especially against the jews we are no BO longer welcome lo 10 that country and it would be well for us it if we would heed in time the gentle hint it might otherwise happen that the russian hebrews who escaped escape 1 to the united states from the russian mob in their new home might encounter the fists bate of an american mob the treatment accorded the poor chinese in california proves sufficiently that the yankee is less consi considerate derat towards uninvited guests than even t the e brutal muscovites what has been said about all other countries with aryan population to is also true odthe of the aun 0 jun tries of south america brazilla brazil Braz llLa la plata and the argentine are at present free from anti semitism but to suppose that this condition in ii to be permanent would be optimism when a sufficient diffident number of jews arrive in those countries the hatred against them will follow with mathematical precision otherwise we must suppose that the spaniards and portuguese who were once the most moat bitter one enemies intes of the hebrews had changed their minds io in the new world jewish emigrants would be spared much strife and innumerable bitter experiences if they would follow the counsel to settle not among the aryan and christian Jap hites but among the mohammedan semites who according to origin customs foa features tures as well as otherwise are more like the jews and besides have no savior to mour nand naud whose martyr dom cannot be charged to them the country la Is yet only thinly populated through a methodically conducted plan of immigration a million of people could easily in a quarter of a century be taken over there an I 1 the proportion of the he jewish population could easily be so BO regulated as to constitute a majority of the population whereby they would be secured against assaults we must give the idea up to turn the current of our emigration gri stion to america the requisites politically considered which must be fund in the new home are alone to be looked for in palestine and syria the above paragraphs paragraph translated from a prominent jewish journal are of interest as showing bowing the sentiments wilch live in the hearts of the descendants soend ants of the venerable patriarchs of old it proves that the he desire for returning to the land of their fathers Is in growing and indicates the realization of that desire in a not distant future |