Responsible Leaders of Both Races Should Stress Need of Cooperation, Concludes Report, Recommending

ing a happy and prosperous ‘land’,” concluded Mr. Snell.

In concluding the report the Commissioners say, “In an atmosphere in which racial antagonism and mutual suspicion are general it may seem idle to point out that there is little prospect of either the success of Jewish colonization in Palestine or the peaceful and progressive development of the Arab people unless cooperation between the two races, composure of their differences and the removal of the causes of suspicion are brought about.

“The prospects are not encouraging. The events of last August are not easily forgotten. Cooperation in economic affairs may be possible and is one means whereby the compensatory advantages of Jewish settlement can be brought home to the Arab people. The welfare of the whole community demands that the Jewish leaders should not allow their most natural feelings to deter them from exploring to the full the possibility of thus cultivating better understanding between the two races. Little effort has been expended in this direction.

BENEFITS OF JEWISH IMMIGRATION TO ARABS INCIDENTAL TO MAIN PURPOSE

“It is true that Jewish immigration and enterprise have conferred great benefit on the country in which the Arab people share but the advantages to the Arabs have been incidental to the main purpose of the enterprise and did not form a part of the original design. As a result, while the Jews claim credit, and rightly so for the benefits conferred upon the country, the Arabs show no gratitude for the advantages accruing to them since these are unintended features of a policy which they dislike. To the Arab and Moslem leaders there falls a duty which is unmistakably clear.

“They should make known to all their followers and co-religionists that they are opposed to disorder and violence and if from the Jewish side a genuine attempt is made at cooperating in agriculture and in other economic activities it will be incumbent upon the Arab leaders to show that they are sincere when they professed before us that they are not opposed to Jewish activities in Palestine where these are a clear benefit to their countrymen of their race.

“There can be no doubt that murders and other criminal acts of last August, for which no words of condemnation can be too severe have postponed for a time the hope of a general composure of the differences between the two peoples, yet as responsible leaders of both races should themselves realize and impress upon their followers, without cooperation in a spirit of mutual tolerance, there is little hope that the aspirations of either people can be realized.”

Expressing their gratitude to the people who assisted in the fulfillment of their task and contributed to their comfort, the Commissioners conclude by saying that “their main difficulty was not to obtain evidence but to keep it within reasonable grounds.” After thanking the collaborators in the securing of the evidence and the various members of the staff, the Commissioners signed the report including Harry Snell, who brackets his signature with “Subject to reservations in note below.”