(To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR.")
Sra,—We have repeatedly notified the Governments of the Allies that the Jewish immigrants are introducing and spreading in Palestine the spirit and principles of Bolshevism, but these notifications were not given due consideration; whereas now the Government of Palestine admits that : (1) The troubles of Jaffa were caused and started by the Jews; (2) the Jewish immigrants are propagating the principles and spirit of Bolshevism. We urgently demand again that Jewish immigra- tion should be stopped so that bloodshed and devastation in the country should come to an end.—For the Executive Committee of the Arab (Moslem and Christian) Palestine Congress,
MOUSSA RAZAIM U. HIISSAINY, President. Copy of above has been sent to His Excellency the King, His Holiness the Pope, the House of Lords, the House of Commons; their Excellencies the Secretaries for Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, France, the United States of America, Italy, Spain; the Times, the Morning Post, Journal du Caire, Egyptian Gazette.
Jerusalem, May 10th.
[We are convinced that we are preparing for ourselves trouble quite as great in Palestine as we now have in Ireland and Egypt and in India. There is no need that we should do this, but apparently we mean to de it. Is it mere forgetfulness? Or are we being impelled to our doom by some hidden force? In our view it is just ignorance and want of understanding that have made us send a Jew to Jerusalem to hold the balance even between the Hebrews and the Arabs. But, of course, no one in Palestine will believe it. They do not know the mental wild- ness of our Government, and think there is either some sinister design behind our apparent dementia, or else that our Govern- ment have been " got at" by some Semitic Camarillo and are bound to obey its behests. No doubt this is pure nonsense, but that does not make it any the less dangerous. The end must, we fear, be massacre, misery, and vast expense to the taxpayers of this country, and all to no good end! In popular phraseology, " We're asking for it " in Palestine, and as surely as that the sun will rise over the Hills of Moab to-morrow, we shall get it.—ED. Spectator.]
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