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XXXI
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
MARCH
1,
1010
No.5
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
ZIONISTS
ON
TO
CANAAN
~ew~
from
all
part"
of
the
eivilized
wurld
intere~ted
in
Zionism
ha
n~
eome
face
tu
fa('e
with
the
kingdom
que~tion.
TIll'
retorm
guvernment
uf
Turkey
has
treated
the
Jews
very
favor<tbly
an(1
protfered
th"m
full
privileges
in
j'alestIne,
re
rmndlllg
them
thnt
Turkey
I~
one
of
the
few
natIOns
that
haye
not
per~e"uted
the
Jpws.
Thi~
liheral
otfer
would
have
been
seizPd
with
aYidlty
a
short
time
ago,
Lut,
with
the
ImIHove
ment
of
prospe('t,
,onw
of
the
leading'
ZIOnists
are
InslstlI1g
that
l'alc".;tinc
shall
he
ma(le
It
JewIsh
~tate
with
a
govern
mpnt
of
its
own.
hut
~uhi('(·t
to
Turkey,
after
the
manner
of
the
Balk:ln
Ntate~.
SpriptJirally
we
ha~'e
reason
to
believe
that
suph
a
('on('ession
will
not
lw
granted
nor
attained
before
IIJ
I
ii-!ollowing
the
<'!o'e
of
"the
times
of
the
Gentiles."
Luke
21
:24.
The
Zl(mi~t
Gongno,s,
whidl
dosed
its
session
in
Hambu.rg,
(;ermany,
on
the
last
day
of
HlOn,
had
this
Kingdom
queshon
as
its
prine'ipal
is~up.
Its
President,
Dr.
l\1ax
]\;ordau,
threw
all
thp
wpight
of
his
great
influence
against
undertaking
any
sl"-I'ial
work
in
Palestinp,
until
Turkey
should
grant
the.
Je.ws
an
autonomous
goyprnment.
\Ye
quote
a
portIon
of
hIS
ad
dress.
He
said:-
"\Vhat
Wp
de8ire
is
to
form
a
nationality
within
the
Otto
man
Ntate
lIke
all
the
other
nationalities
in
the
empire.
True,
W('
flpmand
the
ref'ognition
of
our
nationality;
there
must
be
no
doubt
allout
that.
It
will
he
our
ambition
to
earn
the
J'('puta
t
ion
of
IJPing
the
most
loyal,
the
most
reliable,
the
most.
usdul
of
th"
Turki-h
nationalities,
to
contnbute
the
most
zmlously
to
thp
weal,
the
progrcss
and
the
power
of
the
empirp.
.
.
"But
let
it
be
understood
that
we
WIll
do
all
thIS
solely
a~
a
nationality.
as
a.
,Jewish
nationality.
That
is
our
frank
reply
to
pprtain
Turkish
utteranpes.
\Ve
have
been
told:
'('onw
to
Turkey
as
much
as
you
like.
You
shall
be
welco.me.
You
will
find
eYl'rything
you
desire,
fertile,
cheap,
possIbly
free
land,
seeurity
against
persecution.
all
the
liberties
accord
pd
to
every
f'itizen
of
the
Ottoman
Empire.
But
you
must
her'ome
Tu~kish
subjects,
adopt
the
Turkish
language,
merge
with
the
Turkish
people
so
that
you
eannot
be
distinguished
from
other
Turks.'
"In
the
faee
of
such
views
we
are
impelled
by
pride
and
sf'lf-respeet
to
reff'r
to
our
original
programme.
On
thi~
~oint
('on"essions
are
impossihle.
If
the
Jews
want
to
asslmlla~e
tlwv
f'an
do
it
nearer
lwme
and
more
cheaply;
they
can
do
It
wh~re
tllf'v
arf'
amI
save
the
fare.
You
are
Zionists.
however,
jmt
heeal;~f'
you
ao
not
wish
to
disappear
as
Jews.
You
wish
to
go
to
Pal"stinp.
the
bnd
of
your
fathers,
to
live
and
develop
t
hpre
as
na
tiona
I
.T
eW8.
"Our
idpal
is
to
Sf'f'
a
Jewish
people
in
the
land
of
its
fathers
ennohled
hy
a.
2.000-year-old
firmness
of
ch",racter,
r,,~peet~d
on
aN'om{t
of
its
honest,
eultural
work,
an
instru
mf'nt
of
wisp
progre~s.
a
phampion
of
justice,
an
apostle
and
pprsonifipr
of
brotherl~'
love.
Of
this
ideal
I
will
not
sur
rend"r
an
iota.
On
this
point
there
can
be
no
concession.
"This
ideal
I
would
not
eXf'hange
for
all
the
treasure
in
the
\\'01'1(1.
let
alone
for
a
dividend.
If
Turkey
today
opposes
the
rea
lir.ation
of
mv
idpal,
I
must
wait.
To
wait
long
is
a
mis
fortun('
but
no
disoraf'e.
Vaeillation
is
a
disgrace.
My
ideal
is
et('r~al.
It
eml;apes
every
hope.
To
abandon
hope
is
to
"ommit
suif'ide.
ThE'rdore,
I
exclaim
as
loudly
as
I
can:
B:wk
to
the
BasIl'
programm('!
L('t
us
never
forget
that
we
aspire
to
the
creation
of
a
pllhlif'ly
ref'ognized,
leg-ally
assured
llOme
for
our
peopl('.
Let
liS
never
forget
that
we
have
to
"lpanse
the
shield
of
the
.Jewish
people
from
all
the
mire
with
wltif'h
a
hatred
that
has
lasted
for
2,000
years
has
hegrimed
it."
The
Work
Not
to
be
Dela.yed
1\otwithstanding
their
gr('at
respect
for
their
President,
the
Zionist
delegatcs
took
an
opposite
view.
claiming
that
further
delaY
in
the
realization
of
their
hopes
must
not
be
considpred
that'
they
mllst
go
lip
at
onf'e
to
possess
thp
promisf'd
land,
aYRiling
'themseln's
of
the
",1001'''
whieh
Providenf'e
had
opened
lwforp
them.
A
('orrespondent
pif'tllres
the
sentiment
of
the
Con!!Tpss
aR
a
wholl'
in
thl'
following
graphic
language:
"Long
hf'fore
thp
Zionist
Congrps~
convened
there
seemed
to
bf'
a'
fe('ling
pervading
('very
aetivity
conne('ted
with
the
('ongTPs8
that
thf'
ZioniRt
mov('ment
had
H'aehed
a
decidf'd
turning
puint
in
its
prog-re,s.
Every
dell'gate,
no
matter
where
he
hailcd
from,
appeared
to
carry
with
him
the
sub
('onseious
convictiun
that
unless
all
the
stored-Up
energy
an,l
accumulated
subs!3nee
uf
ZlOllism
is
at
ollee
turned
to
prae
tieal
us('s
in
l'all'stillc
sOIllPthing
might
be
missed.
"If
allV
sirwle
wurd
euuld
aptlY'
characterize
the
menta.L
attitude
of
the
"'majority
of
the
deleg,ttps
in
that
respect
that
word
would
have
been
'impatiellce.'
An
irresistiLle
desire
was
noticf'able
to
do
things,
and
to
do
them
at
once.
Thpre
seeme(l
to
exi,t
the
apprehen,ion
that
with
the
signs
of
Palcs
tine's
awakening
IJPfore
the
eyes
of
the
world
the
Zionist
movenlPnt
was
not
qniek
enough
to
take
advantage
of
the
situa
tion."
The
Deciding
Vote
The
test
of
the
que8tion-whethpr
the
Zioni~ts
would
accept
the
dictum
of
their
leader
aIHI
President
and
abstain
from
further
ejfort~
to
reoe('upy
the
land
of
Canaan,
pcrhaps
for
years,
pcrhaps
foreVt'r-was
de('ided
against
him
by
a
majority
vote.
At
the
elose
of
an
all-night
session
it
was
resolved
that
all
Zionist
capital
should
be
gradually
trans
ferred
to
Palestine,
makillg
it
the
only
('enter
of
its
financial
and
industrial
operations.
In
a.
word,
the
rank
and
file
of
the
Zionists
have
outrun
their
l<?adpr.
Otherwise
statcd,
God's
time
having
come
for
the
rehabilitation
of
Palestine,
even
the
most
influential
man
amongst
the
Jews
today
was
unable
to
hinder
it.
\Yithin
another
year
great
things
lUay
bp
expected
in
PaleRtine.
\Yhen
six
months
ago
the
Turkish
rptormation
threw
open
th<>
door
of
Palestine.
we
wondered
that
there
was
no
apparent
hastl'
made
to
enter.
Now
we
see
that
Dr.
Nordau
for
a
time
was
the
influ<?ntial
hindran('e.
We
shall
expect
that
so
hroad-minded
a
man,
so
able
a
lea
dcI',
will
join
heartily
with
his
co-religionists
in
a.
movement
which
is
fulfilling
prophecy
and
which
will
proceed
and
prosper
with
or
without
his
assistance.
WHAT
A
WONDERFUL
DAY
IS
OURS!
Prophecies
thousands
of
yearR
old
are
fulfilling
before
our
eyes.
The
wildprness
is
being
made
to
blossom
as
the
rose,
not
only
in
the
arid
rpgions
of
our
far
WeRtern
States,
but
in
the
Rupposed
('radJe
of
the
Imman
family
in
the
land
of
Mesopotamia,
where
Abranam
lived.
T:1e
power
which
is
af'complishing
th<:''ie
thingR,
in
fulfillment
of
God's
'Vord,
is
human.
The
foree
behind
the
enprgy
is
not
spiritual,
but
financial.
The
motive
is
not
the
fulfillment
of
the
~:3f'riptureR,
hut
selfishness-the
desire
for
wealth.
The
project
of
the
Turkish
Government
to
revive
Mesopotamia
has
already
been
referred
to;
nevprtheless
the
following
account,
which
is
going
the
rounds
of
the
newspapers,
will
bf'
rpad
with
interest:
To
Restore
the
Garden
of
Eden
"To
restore
the
Garden
of
Eden
sounds
like
a
hold
enter
prise,
yet
a
plan
suggested
by
Sir
William
Wi!f'ox,
the
English
engineer,
who
built
the
Assouan
dam.
makes
the
pro
ject
sound
entirely
feasible.
It
is
l\IeilOpotamia,
'the
land
between
the
rivers'
Tigris
and
Euphrates,
with
which
he
i,
dealing,
and
he
purposes
to
turn
the
surplus
waters
of
the
Euphrates
into
the
River
Pishon,
and
to
carry
down
the
delta
a
great
canal
which
would
not
only
bring
back
the
produetiveness
of
several
million
acres
of
land,
but
would
guard
the
region
from
the
overflows
of
the
Tigris.
It
marks
a
d€'finite
step
in
the
world's
progress
that
the
work
of
reeon
struction
should
now
be
taken
up
by
the
Turkish
government,
which
thereby
demonstrates
its
real
reform
to
broader
views
ann.
more
intelligent
ambitions.
"To
build
this
canal,
whi('h
will
double
the
cultivable
area
along
the
Euphrates,
will
take
three
years
and
cost
$2,000.000
or
less.
Supplementing
it,
Sir
William
proposes
a
railroad
from
Bagdad
to
DamascuR.
costing
$11.000,000,
which
would
open
the
way
to
the
Mediterranean,
the
natural
commercial
outlet
of
Mesopotamia.
Such
a
road
seems
to
be
demanded
be('ause
the
irrigation
sehemp
will
impair
the
navigability
of
the
river.
And
even
bfofore
the
increased
wheat
harvests
are
r<:'ady
for
tranRport
there
will
be
freight
to
carry
and
passen
gers
to
eonvl':v-~fohammedRn
pilgrims
visiting
hol~·
plaees
and
tourists
who
will
feel.
probably.
more
interest
in
'Arabian
NightR
country'
than
in
the
'('radlf'
of
tIle
ra('('.'
"Th€'re
may
be
some
qupstion
that
the
railroad
is
in
dill.
penRable,
thongh
Asiatif'
entf'rprisps
of
this
kind
have
gen
('rall,v
met
with
astoniRhing
sUf'('ess,
and
have
been
profitable
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(83 -84) THE Savannah, Ga... 6... ee eee Feb. 16 ALC. L. oe... eee Jaeksonville, Fla... 02.0. 0... "17 eae Looe Tampa, Fla.......... cee eee “ 18 S. ALL... oe... eee. WATCH TOWER Brooxiyn, N.Y, Arrive 9:30 a.m. Feb. 17 A. OC. ...... Depart 2:35 a.m. “7:16am “ i Ss. AOL... WO 9:30 p.m. “6:30 a.m. “ 21 ee “ p.m 9:00 Vou. XAXT ZIONISTS ON TO CANAAN News from all parts of the civilized world interested in Zionism have come face to face with the kingdom question. The reform government of Turkey has treated the Jews very favorably and proffered them full privileges in Palestine, reminding them that Turkey 1s one of the few nations that have not persecuted the Jews. This liberal offer would have been seized with avidity a short time ago, but, with the improvement of prospect, some of the leading Zionists are insisting that Palestine shall be made a Jewish State with a government of its own, but subject to Turkey, after the manner of the Balkan States. Seripturally we have reason to believe that such a concession will not be granted nor attained before 1915—toNowing the close of “the times of the Gentiles.”— luke 21:24. The Zionist Congress, which closed its session in Hamburg, Germany, on the last day of 1909, had this Kingdom question as its principal issue, Its President, Dr. Max Nordau, threw all the weight of his great influence against undertaking any special work in Palestine, until Turkey should grant the Jews an autonomous government. We quote a portion of his address. He said:— “What we desire is to form a nationality within the Ottoman State like all the other nationalities in the empire. True, we demand the recognition of our nationality; there must be no doubt about that. It will be our ambition to earn the reputation of being the most loyal, the most reliable, the most. useful of the Turkish nationalities, to contribute the most zealously to the weal, the progress and the power of the empire. “But let it be understood that we will do all this solely as a nationality, as a Jewish nationality. That is our frank reply to certain Turkish utterances. We have been told: ‘Come to Turkey as much as you like, You shall be welcome. You will find everything you desire, fertile, cheap, possibly free land, security against persecution, all the liberties accorded to every citizen of the Ottoman Empire. But you must become Turkish subjects, adopt the Turkish language, merge with the Turkish people so that you cannot be distinguished from other Turks,’ “In the face of such views we are impelled by pride and self-respect to refer to our original programme. On this point concessions are impossible. If the Jews want to assimilate they can do it nearer home and more cheaply; they can do it where they are and save the fare. You are Zionists, however, just because you do not wish to disappear as Jews. You wish to go to Palestine, the land of your fathers, to live and develop there as national Jews. “Our ideal is to sce a Jewish people in the land of its fathers, ennobled hy a 2.000-year-old firmness of character, respected on account of its honest, cultural work, an instrument of wise progress, a champion of justice, an apostle and personifier of brotherly love. Of this idea] I will not surrender an iota. On this point there can be no concession. “This ideal I would not exchange for all the treasure in the world, lef alone for a dividend. If Turkey today opposes the realization of my ideal, I must wait. To wait long is a misfortune, but no disgrace. Vacillation is a disgrace. My ideal is eternal. It embraces every hope. To abandon hope is to commit suicide. Therefore, IT exclaim as loudly as I can: Back to the Basle programme! Let us never forget that we aspire to the creation of a publicly recognized, legally assured home for our people. Let us never forget that we have to cleanse the shield of the Jewish people from all the mire with which a hatred that has lasted for 2,000 years has begrimed it.” The Work Not to be Delayed Notwithstanding their great respect for their President, the Zionist delegates took an opposite view. claiming that further delay in the realization of their hopes must not be considered— that they must go up at once to possess the promised land, availing themselves of the “door” which Providence had opened before them, A correspondent pictures the sentiment of the Congress as a whole in the following graphic language: “Long hefore the Zionist Congress convened there seemed to he a feeling pervading every activity connected with the Congress that the Zionist movement had reached a decided BROOKLYN, N. Y, MARCH 1, 1910 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER turning point in its progress. Every delegate, no matter where he hailed from, appeared to carry with him the subconscious conviction that unless all the stored-up energy and accumulated substance of Zionism is at once turned to practical uses in Palestine something might be missed. “If any single word could aptly characterize the mental attitude of the majority of the delegates in that respect that word would have been ‘impatience.’ An irresistible desire was noticeable to do things, and to do them at once. There seemed to exist the apprehension that with the signs of Palestine’s awakening betore the eyes of the world the Zionist movement was not quick enough to take advantage of the situation.” The Deciding Vote The test of the question—whether the Zionists would accept the dictum of their leader and President and abstain from further efforts to reoecupy the land of Canaan, perhaps for years, perhaps forever—was decided against him by a majority vote. At the close of an all-night session it was resolved that all Zionist capital should be gradually transferred to Palestine, making it the only center of its financial and industrial operations. Jn a word, the rank and file of the Zionists have outrun their leader, Otherwise stated, God’s time having come for the rehabilitation of Palestine, even the most influential man amongst the Jews today was unable to hinder it. Within another year great things may be expected in Palestine. When six months ago the Turkish reformation threw open the door of Palestine, we wondered that there was no apparent haste made to enter. Now we see that Dr. Nordau for a time was the influential hindrance. We shall expect that so broad-minded a man, so able a leader, will join heartily with his co-religionists in a movement which is fulfilling prophecy and which will proceed and prosper with or without his assistance. WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY IS OURS! Prophecies thousands of years old are fulfilling before our eyes. The wilderness is being made to blossom as the rose, not only in the arid regions of our far Western States, but in the supposed cradle of the human family in the land of Mesopotamia, where Abranam lived. Tae power which is accomplishing these things, in fulfillment of God’s Word, is human. The force behind the energy is not spiritual, but financial. The motive is not the fulfillment of the Scriptures, but selfishness—the desire for wealth. The project of the Turkish Government to revive Mesopotamia has already been referred to; nevertheless the following account, which is going the rounds of the newspapers, will be read with interest: To Restore the Garden of Eden “To restore the Garden of Eden sounds like a hold enterprise, yet a plan suggested by Sir William Wilcox, the English engineer, who built the Assouan dam. makes the project sound entirely feasible. It is Mesopotamia, ‘the land between the rivers’ Tigris and Euphrates, with which he is dealing, and he purposes to turn the surplus waters of the Euphrates into the River Pishon, and to carry down the delta a great canal which wonld not only bring back the productiveness of several million acres of land, but would guard the region from the overflows of the Tigris, It marks a definite step in the world’s progress that the work of recon struction should now be taken up by the Turkish government, which thereby demonstrates its real reform to broader views and more intelligent ambitions. “To build this canal, which will double the cultivable area along the Euphrates, will take three years and cost $2,000,000 or less. Supplementing it, Sir William proposes a railroad from Bagdad to Damascus, costing $11.000,000, which would open the way to the Mediterranean, the natural commercial outlet of Mesopotamia. Such a road seems to be demanded because the irrigation scheme will impair the navigability of the river. And even before the increased wheat harvests are ready for transport there will he freight to carry and passengers to convey—Mohammedan pilgrims visiting holy places and tourists who will feel, probably. more interest in ‘Arabian Nights country’ than in the ‘cradle of the race.’ “There may be some question that the railroad is indispensable, though Asiatic enterprises of this kind have generally met with astonishing success, and have been profitable [4572]
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