July
17. On this date in 1919, the Globe and Commercial Advertiser of New
York published an interview of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Marion Weinstein titled "Delcares Zionists Must Work With Other Races," later published in Star of the West, vol. 10, issue 10.
in which he says "There is too much talk today of what the Zionists are
going to do here. There is no need of it. Let them come and do more and
say less."
...
Has Hope for Palestine.
For
Palestine Abdul-Baha has the brightest hopes. "It will develop day by
day now," he declared, "in industry, in commerce, in agriculture, under
an enlightened government. Up to the present the people of this country
were like lost sheep. Now they have found their shepherd.
"If
the Zionists will mingle with the other races and live in unity with
them, they will succeed. If not, they will meet certain resistance. For
the present I think a neutral government like the British administration
would be best. A Jewish government might come later.
"There
is too much talk today of what the Zionists are going to do here. There
is no need of it. Let them come and do more and say less.
"The
Zionists should make it clear that their principle is to elevate all
the people here and to develop the country for all its inhabitants. This
land must be developed, according to the promises of the prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah and Zachariah. If they come in such a spirit they will
not fail.
Must Be Open to All.
"They
must not work to separate the Jews from the other Palestinians. Schools
should be open to all nationalities here, business companies, etc. The
Turks went down because they attempted to rule over foreign races. The
British are always in power because they keep fair and promote harmony.
"This
is the path to universal peace here as elsewhere—unity. We must prevent
strife by all means. For 6,000 years man has been at war. It is time to
try peace a little while. If it fails, we can always go back to war."
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