Show PALESTINE 4 HAS BRIGHT FUTURE American Consul At J Jerusalem Je Jerusalem e- e Tells of Coun Coun- Country's Coun- Coun Country's Country's try's Possibilities YORK April 3 23 By ByThe ByThe The Tho Associated Press The Tho The Zion Zion- Zionist It Or Organization of o America las as poInted out thit tiit a recent tory concernIng the tho rebirth of Pales Palts Palestine tine based larg largely ly upon on Incomplete plc pleto to review re of i i 1 survey Issued December by Addison Athilson U C American consul it Jeru lem In effect turned an on op- op op optimistic statement Into a II gloomy and thus was as as unfair both to the consul and the ZIonist no ement his s since been had llad ad to the full report of 66 GG pages and It I appears that the tho American con con con- con nl 01 made a most mot Interesting eon con con to the movement carried on bv by the who Jc aro aN mot moot referred to 10 a as one one of the e and crile commercial rac s sIn In Ia the world orld Following Int Is a sum sum- summary summary sum summary mary made from the full report or Mr r Southard to the department of commerce In i conen conservative e man man- nian- nian manner nor ncr and in the customary ry formal st ble Ie of i 1 consular 1 Con Con- Consul Consul Con Consul sul Southard expresses In his U su- IUey su SC ey a a L mo most t encouraging view dew of the future of Palestine Art After r r- r r ferring to the fact that Pal Palestin at prec present nt does docs not offer t gret commercial lie he H confidently dently s sc c al of the the assured do- do de development of It its splendid opportunities opportunities as an c t In trade be- be bet betseen be between tween t en the markets of the OCCIdent and nd those lying bc between h een the flu flu- Eu Euphrates and the tho Mediterranean on the one side Fide and those thoe of DC the newly awakened d districts of north north- northwestern western north western Arn Arabia la on the other r side Ide I Palestine Trill wIlI c serve ere r re rS e is S a II base for a II probable total of mO mo-c mo ethan mo-ethan I than three thre million people in the tho district indicated Within the thoI I of Palestine the population population lation will be appreciably In- In Increased IncreaSed In Increased creased each year b by immigration made up mainly of adult Individuals Individuals from central and nd eastern Eu- Eu rop ropp who ho are arc much more ad- ad ad advanced aneed ns as potential consumers of n forel m goods than are arc the thc people who as a referring to the Arabs make male up the present population of the tho coun- coun country coun country try HE TIE is TS OPTIMISTIC Consul Southard outha rd s optimIstic lews seems largely to be l on confidence in the ZIonist moe move mo movement e- e ement ment for he bp writes that the the main f factor elor In the commercial rebirth of Palestine is the sentimental end and material attention it I Is Ic In from one of oC the tho most actIe end ra races of the a world orld th th Jews s which v appears to spare pare no effort in makina the best p t of oC e ec every c ry econom economic Ic pos th the country pos possesses esq Of OC the he Arils Arabs ho he then avs The tn m ma majority population of oC the country which is of oC Arabic origin is not In a n position to pros pro provide ue mie fm lItal to any great extent out hut it nill 11 supply a l alu le capital nf nC certain ph physical and mental viril virility ity which should react mightily 0 0 othe the various arlous economic factors that wil vIII probably be bo set In motion Elaborating hl hI his views ws Of o Pales Pals Palestine Palestine tine a as a great future trade tride cen cen- 1 tei tc r Consul Southard declares S With Improved cd communication assured it Palestine will com command om- om mand inand the trade of some millIons of oC people In northern Arabia Arbia of oC that grim lD district south of Damascus Damacus and known Imo as ns the and of other parts of nf southern Syria Sri shut off by the Loo- Loo Loot I t from the Syrian port porI orL of Beirut which Includes us Damas-us anti and Its Ita rich caravan trade extend extend- extendIng extendIng extending ing even n further Into the dIstrict of the Euphrates GurT Gur T Mr 11 Southard predicts a great future for Haifa referring to It as the terminus of an line from Mesopotamia of Its being tho the Mediterranean port I of the tho railway and of rail rail- railway railway rail railway way connection with seu and having haing the mo most t for b i harbor possibilities on the longe long e irlan coast i bouth of ta ta The coast co south I of Alexan- Alexan dretta dretta Tho construction of nf proper harbor facilities at haifa Southard Indicates as s q the mot moct factor Influencing c the development de of or Pales Paled Paled- Palestine's tines tine's foreign commerce The Tho economic rehabilitation of Palestine according to this survey v o I j 1 a dep depends largely upon the fullest possIble agricultural of Its tural Mr Southa rd AI th the tho area of Pale Palestine h vin definite possibilities agricultural tle ties a as 0 over o er ta two thirds o or 01 o r three million acres But Dut even een e ec c n the thi there re ret rest t of Palestine Palestin he does docs not re I gard as heln being a altogether hopeless to It t merely as or of little little and Questionable ques a ag I possibilities II lie points to tl Irrigation and hydro lp hydro cr 10 er as the most Important moans for tor the tho rehabilitation of oC oftIe e tJ-e land oCI I Referring to the Plan r he does not mention by mme me Mr Southard states s that th the c has hns already been I h given to a Jewsh J en pincer r The actual beginning of this th project Is indefinite hut a as asIt asIt It i is considered d ant and would be of or Inestimable value n n the Palestine economic of Pales Pal tine th there re Is a II possibility that nc- nc nci ac i Veal construction will be bl under say ay In sayIn ayIn two tao 0 or three thre years ers As the major part put of the two funds funds two mil mu- mil mil- million million lion pounds sterling for sterling for for the eon con concession con cession I is 1 from the United states tate Mr s sIbe the Ibe purchase In America of the corresponding part of the equip equip- equipment w ment to In t bo he used ed Rn FiTi-Rn ron rOll COTrO possibly Mr fr Southard concedes a bly good future Jor for cotton raith In tho the event vent of Irrl Irrigation atlon Al AI Although Although though he hp doea does not treat the thc Jew Jew- colonies especially he ho refer to them In a very favorable man man- manner npr ncr In places giving them red credit It for the tho development of or- or or-ango or ango growing Ho He speaks of the present and future development of grapes wheat barley tobacco and fruits fruit In n a I highly favorable manner r Th soap Industry Is h regarded of ot great grat potential Importance as aa are arc ILo the silk and drug and carp carpet t weaving Mr Southard dwell at 1 poInts on the scarcity of or capItal asserting that Inability to s cure term long term notes has most serious serious- ly Iy seriously development affected agricultural develop develop- mont ment not to speak pPl of ot industrial enterprises Palestine Un Is poor In capital ho hI bluntly t As high a as 15 16 per cent Interest in erest Is charged on loans ho he devoted Special and tended space Is ii I de- de de voted In tn tho the survey to tho the business In Palestine for tor American products In 1913 It Is 11 stated th tho Imports from America were valued at For or th th fIscal year ended endell March 31 1921 United States Imports reached 1 and antI Southard predIcts much greater ter and nd e Er eser ever opportunities with tho the growing Im- Im Im Immigration migration into Inlo the country He urges American business men to tako advantage antage of the 1 opportunitIes opportunities ties Us Total imports Import from all I coun-I coun- coun countrIes coun countries leO Il trl tries 15 amounted to 20 in inthe Inthe the fiscal ear ended March 1 The Tho sun survey surcy y refers refer In unusually C tc terms to th the tho fC effi- efficiency effi efficiency ncy and satisfaction rendered OV by bythe the tho courts as well as the Palestine government ov under Sir Herbert which he ho says unctIon very efficiently With the new form of government o Instituted In 1918 Palestine gives every promise of a gradual process of economIc expansion lo |