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."

 

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."

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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."