| Show ' 4 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER Safety of Peaceful Arabs Main Prerequisite for Restoring Law and Order Abraham Revusky noted American Journalist itfadent of foreifn affair I considered to be among the best Informed men In the world on He has spent problemi relating to Palestine many yean studying social and economic conditions there At a student and Journalist he his lired in Russia Austria and Palestine And to get a picture of the Palestine situation A reader may get the imd and extremely powpression of a erful revolt that could not be suppressed without tremendous saciices He may pity Great i Britain forced to sacrifice thousands of her best soldiers to satisfy the insatiable demands of the Jews who are exacting the full pound of flesh promised to them by the BalfoUr declaration Even recognising the sanctity of international obligations and Insisting on their strict fulfilment he will at the same time condemn the unreasonable attitude of the Jews who stubbornly refuse to accept the minority status offered to them by the Arabs thus freeing the British from an embarrassing situation — Nothing is further from the truth than this much is revolt imagined picture The Arab weaker than represented by some reports This has been convincingly proven by the easy "reconquest" of Jerusalem after earlier prognostications of a terrible massacre awaiting the British soldiers there The old town was entered by two battalions without the loss of a single life Thesante picture was repeated soon afterward when Tommies dispersed the Arab bands around Haifa Most of the British soldiers killed in Palestine— their total number during the 30 months of the Arab outbreaks is now nearly 100— fell not in direct action but as victims of sniping behind the lines Many of them would still be alive if the local authorities had found means to prevent the rebels from posing as peaceful peasants after the British entered a disturbed region There is a widespread conviction in Palestine that the local authorities while striving to check the extent of the Arab outbreaks are drawing their punches because of political reasons This conviction is supported by the report of the royal commission which largely composed of retired British officials would not indulge in irresponsible accusations Naturally such hesitancy greatly encouraged the Arab terrorists and increased the force and It is easy lop-sid- deep-roote- scope of their rebellion "The Whole population of Palestine numbers 23 1938 j iAxe HULEH less than 1400000 of whom 450000 are Jewa Not all of the others could be designated even potentially as sympathizing with the aims and activities of the rebels One hundred and fifty Inhabitants conthousand of the sist of Christian Arabs and other minorities (Greeks Armenians and Druses) who would not be eager to live under Arab rule Thus the maximum possible extent of the revolt in Palestine is limited to the 800000 Moslems Even of these many are too remote from the actual scene of disturbances to take any part in them A still greater number Is actually opposed to them This lack of interest among great sections of Palestine’s Arab population is partly compensated by the support given to the terrorists from abroad by the fascists of Italy and the Arab extremists in the neighboring countries The extent of this outside help must not be The Arab however unduly exaggerated guerrlll bands in the whole of Palestine hardly numbered more than 8000 participants at any given time Even officials estimates never exceeded 10000 for the whole of Palestine The moment these bands Would lose their ability to terrorise the Arab peasants and extort from them in cash or food the means necessary for their maintenance the whole “revolt” would JOBBAH BOWtD r B4M non-Jewi- t MTHATTtN ! y 'SM M£Pt CHBSr) WAIKEO ON THE 4 VST i Wmtcav - - £1 t V If t v tusriAUA A ’ tn ' iohoon ro r f i — MtUS 1 i 4 AAAi - CARAVANS STt CAOSt THE DESERT I a characteristic story which casts much light on the whole situation An American woman (a Gentile) who has been living In Jericho for 40 years and possesses an orange grove there received from the local Arab rebels a demand to pay them within 24 hours a substantial sum Imposed upon her as a tax The demand was accompanied by the threat to uprot her trees if she would ndt pronfptly comply Thd' lady went to Jerusalem and asked the British authorities for advice Their answer was “Pay and do it gracefully” She paid t The insistence of the Jews on open doors to Palestine and further opportunity to build up their national home there is easy to understand The transformation of Palestine into an Arab kingdom involving the cessation of Jewish lmmlgation would put the present Jewish minority there in Jeopardy The Jews form at present 32 per cent of the population Not less important is the fate of the Jewish refugees who are ruthlessly driven from nazi Germany and fiercely persecuted In some other Palestine are closed to these victims of race European countries The moment the doors of persecution no country in the world can be expected to take a more liberal attitude- - wvrt et aoma CAutyS AV '“H " : j - — ! 4 - f - I iM A A fil £t!u f REJECTS ' ' 3-- - V -- T fjm i kWEU ¥4 MT jf ’ y I MS BERN I jfsui CZ T V ’t ARAB CERIUM V S ” N DUNCE tfPOAT maistvs visit for UUCP fAMAUAff V tlSALt TO WAD - - A A JACOBS ' 1 R £$A IM S --- ' 'k o AOAX 1 Reich Still Lacks Helium but Zeppelin Village Trains ‘Air Knights’— in Hopes a AUtNByg BAtets 1 BEUtVto Tt- - SITE OF CHRIST'S BAPTISM New life is beginning to pulse through the streets of Zeppelin-helGermany’s youngest village says Rudolph Josten Associated Press writer The community of 500 persons built to be the “cradle of Germany’s air skippers” was j plunged into gloom with the tragic destruction of the dirigible Hindenburg and with America's refusal to send noninflammable helium to Germany to float her giant ships of the skies But the town is nourishing high hopes again The new Graf Zeppelin named for Dr Hugo Eckener's ship of a few years ago which has become a museum piece here has passed its trial tests and is berthed In the near-b- y Frankfurt Rhein-Mai- n airport It has been pronounced fit for transportation of passengers and goods The keel of another sky giant of the Hindenburg type also was launched last summer Though plans for the completed ship are in abeyance and construction of the other is proceeding slowly Zeppellnhelm’s residents are optimistic They still like to believe the United States has not spoken the final word on the export of helium to Germany Known throughout Germany as the "village of the flying burghers" the growth of Zeppe-linhel-m which now comprises 78 apartment and administrative buildings was abrujttly stopped’ by the destruction of the Hindenburg and the subsequent docking of the first and atorm-trie- d Graf Zeppelin But outwardly life in the little community In the dense forest surrounding the new Rheln-Mal- n airport continues normally The girls are full of the Zeppelin Idea Many of them would like to be stewardesses on dirigibles This of the young generation Is systematically fostered at school where Hans von Schiller captain of the Graf often takes the teacher's place to lecture on the most modern mode of travel Models of the Hindenburg and Graf Zeppelin are found in almost every home They are brought along to school whenever ''Uncle Schiller" as the V‘-- m Hindenbnrg models replace school books for these young Zeppellnbeimers on their way to Captain Schiller’s class uueoJms) f j collapse It may sound strange but as a matter of fact the protection of the Arabs— the peaceful Arabs who are being bled White by their “own" terrorists— is the main prerequisite for the success of any steps taken to restore law and order In Palestine Only a few days ago news dispatch related globe-girdli- i ! v u irj 1 RICHARD THE iOHj ' HEART CAPTURED ASCALON lfnl9t - l rI Jerry U D CAs £ - rr 73 a sa ex jo Jr phecypt '"wee At 54 ng & WHERE SALOME DANCED BEfOftE J£RUSAL£ 5" AIT y h'ESROH TG"BS Of I ABRAHAM H JACOB MOUNTi tuirniv raters iMufAttM raoM M HCHSYAy Tut Tv Met tH i ro BECASHES A chxasuj Solomons urt TtmUt nluiA4 j 6tmtt or rut ntorumatQt ToMt p SALT WORMS k i W ' HOC tty tvIBCBtttrS A Torn by strife between Arab and Jew ancient Palestine is at the crossroads of her history While thousands of Jews wlio claim the ebuntry as their homeland seek refuge from nazi German persecution in North America and the British empire immigration into Palestine is completely halted and development of the country is at a standstill Britain holding a man- - ' date from the League'of Nations to administer the land which Is sacred to three religions is engaged in an expensive and difficult struggle to restore and preserve order while seeking a new basis for settlement of the bitter dispute Her elaborate plan for division of Palestine into Jewish Arab and British sections kas been completely discarded Modern Jewish 'settlements built up during the years when settlers were pouring back into Palestine are threatened life nd property are menaced by murdering and pillag- ’ r folks call tha village's "Burgomaster" and casual teacher is scheduled for lessons A‘ large schoolroom diagram of a modern dirigible helps acquaint the boys and girls with the tech- young nical side of lighter-than-ain The youngsters’ ir fly- - enthusiasm leap when the- - captainrteacher adds to 'the lessons little stories of his experiences on dirigibles dating back to the World war Zeppelinheim designed to become the world's first town of the “knights of the skies” was planned on the most modern lines of city building with ic t 4 a ing bands roads and railroads can' be traveled only under heavy guard and the important Iraq to Haifa oil pipe line is cut repeatedly in spite of the greatest vigilance This is Palestine today as thousands of British troops move slowly forward to the task of repressing violence and terrorism Yet every nation of the world is interested in Palestine’s fate for apart from the sentimental attachment of the Holy Land for Christian Moslem and 'Jew the internal struggle there halting as it has Jewish immigration has made acute the problem of finding a haven for Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in nazi Germany and In some other European countries This map of Palestine pictures the Holy Land as it is today' marking its most important and strategic points and depicts many of the events that have helped shape its history through ancient and modern times commodations for 5000 families wide streets end its public buildings are named after German airship pioneers There is Its an Eckener equare a Captain Flemming house and a Captain Lehmann street The town has its own fire brigade a well equipped- - hospi- - tal end e modern church besides a large community hall wth a theater for festive gatherings and a pnovis house Pending the outcome of negotiations with America over th helium deliveries plans for es- -' tension of the village have bees dropped |
