PROSPERITY IN ZION

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18849, 20 January 1933, Page 6

PROSPERITY IN ZION

A mid the weary tale of business depression and trade failure it is a relief to hear of some country that can show a continuing and increasing prosperity and a curve of unemployment dropping, instead of rising, to the righthand side of the graph. In one country exports for this year are higher than last and unemployment is still furl her reduced: greater immigration is reported, building activity is maintained, industrialisation is going forward,’and at the hig annual lair _at Tel-Aviv the number of exhibitors increased from 300 in 1028 to 1300 in 1032. The country displaying this remarkable contrast to the rest of the world is the territory of Palestine, for which Britain holds the League of Nations mandate. The explanation of that country’s prosperity in less sophisticated times might have provided an instance for flic tongues of nrophels, hut a less fanciful age will have lo fail back on the more humdrum explanation of the immigrant .lew. In llt e early days of Zionism it was the more Impoverished and downtrodden members of this race that were the main iinmif/ranls. But owing lo depression and the lack of opporlufiily elsewhere a more prosperous class is now alt raided. Palestine is one of I lie few eounlrios that have no! stiffened lliclr regulations about, the (nullifications for entry, and its liberality in Ibis respect is reaping a considerable economic reward. Whether Hi,, coulinued prosperity and development will lead In heller relations between Ihc .lewisli and Ihe Arab elements. or wliellmr mn ,, e Jews will only mean more dispardv in weallli is. of course, another mailer. However, economic prosperity lias generally proved a good salve In sore feelings uml is certainly a pre-comlilion of peace and quiet.