MANDATE IN PALESTINE

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1929, Page 11

MANDATE IN PALESTINE

AN INVESTIGATION - URGED ' — J. ,; A'• APPEAL FROM WAR CABINET POLITICAL CRIMES RIFE ✓ By Tek-graph— Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Dec. 20. “As members of-the War Cabinet responsible for the Balfour declaration we view with deep anxiety the present situation in Palestine,” declared Lord Balfour, Mr. Lloyd George and General Smuts, in a joint letter in", the Times urging the appointment.of an authoritative committee to . investigate the whole working of the Palesine mandate. ■ The mandate,-they say,--is not- proceeding satisfactorily owing to ca'dsee which at present are obscure. They declare that the commission now inquiring into the events of last August rniiii lie supplemented by a searching' inquiry into the major questions of policy and administration, which would, be an advertieement to the world that Britain had not weakened in the task to which honour had pledged her. At the same time it would he an assurance to Jew and Arab alike that'any proved defects in the present system of .government) would be' made good. Commenting editorially on the situation the Times .emphasises that political crime in Palestine is etill rife, and that the relations between Jews and Arabs ar© nearly as bad as they could be, and are showing no signs of improvement. ■- ’ • .