Alexander Kahn Sees Full Harmony Between Jews and Arabs Established Soon

“On the basis of the reports of the exact situation in Palestine which were presented at the sessions of the Jewish Agency and of the attitude of the British Labor government towards Palestine, I am convinced that it will not be long before full harmony between Jews and Arabs will be established in Palestine.”

This was the statement made by Alexander Kahn, in an interview in the “Forward,” upon his return from London, where Mr. Kahn had attended the sessions of the Jewish Agency as a representative of American non-Zionists of the labor group. Mr. Kahn was appointed a member of the Political Committee of the Agency.

“No Zionist or non-Zionist in the Agency is opposed to a parliament,” declared Mr. Kah. “It is only a question of when the time will be ripe for a parliament. In this sense, we also discussed the possibility of district governments or municipal self-government.”

Mr. Kahn praised the Labor Government of Great Britain for its attitude towards the Palestine problems. He stated that the British Labor Party feels a warm friendship for the “Histadruth,” or Federation of Jewish Laborers of Palestine.

“Among the important facts which were brought out at the Agency sessions,” Mr. Kahn said, “was the one that all the Palestine undertakings pay. The colonization there is not charity work. Every undertaking pays for itself and even brings a surplus. An investment there does not mean money lost. Once a colony is established, its inhabitants lead an independent life and pay the necessary taxes to the government. This is now realized by the most important statesmen of England, among them Lloyd George, Chamberlain, Baldwin, MacDonald and Snowden. They have also realized that England itself profits from Palestine, since it gets in more money in taxes than it expends to keep up a government there.”