British Again Charged with Lack of Cooperation in Palestine

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The British administration of Palestine was again charged with lack of cooperation with the Jewish endeavors to establish a Jewish national home in Palestine. The charge was made by Col. Josiah Wedgwood at a reception given in his honor and in honor of Henry W. Nevinson, who recently returned from Palestine, by the Zionist Executive here.

Dr. Eder, member of the Executive, presided. He paid a tribute to Col. Wedgwood’s understanding of the ideals and realities of Palestine life. Col. Wedgwood, in his reply declared that he found in Palestine more than he expected. He then laid great emphasis on the lack of cooperation extended by British officials to the Jews in Palestine. The British officials do not even fulfill the intentions of the British government in Palestine, he declared.

Mr. Nevinson analyzed the objections against Zionism and declared that the difficulty arises out of the fact that British officials are not accustomed to govern such an intelligent population as the Jews. The Arabs, he said, only gain from the Jewish colonization.

Nahum Sokolow and Joseph Cowan also addressed the gathering. The latter declared that Col. Wedgwood and Mr. Nevinson were particularly distressed because of the growing mistrust of the Jews in Palestine toward Great Britain.