Palestine needs men and money, declared Nathan L. Goldstein on his return to New York yesterday on the S.S. Paris after a trip to Palestine, where he made a special study of conditions. Mr. Goldstein attended the World Zionist Congress at Prague.
Reiterating the prevailing opinion among those who arrive from trips abroad, Mr. Goldstein said that the German Jews are in great suffering. He voiced the hope that Palestine will be a haven for the refugees, for “those who manage to escape.”
“The Jews who are willing and anxious to enter the country,” said Mr. Goldstein, “are of the same type as those who have emigrated there since the close of the World War and they will undoubtedly make the same contribution to the upbuilding of the country as their predecessors. But man power is not enough.
“Money is needed to finance the projects which must be undertaken to absorb the emigration. While the existing Zionist organizations must continue to count on donations for their various purposes, the real money that is needed must be in the form of substantial investment capital to adequately finance the enterprises which must shortly be undertaken.
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