Delphiner’s Withdrawal Not Result of Economic Situation But Personal Difficulties, Tel Aviv Resident Asserts (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The closing of the Delphiner silk factory in Tel Aviv and the charges made by Mr. Delphiner against the British administration of Palestine that it hindered the industrial development of Palestine, will be taken up by the Executive of the World Zionist Organization, it was learned here today.
Mr. Delphiner was invited by the Zionist Organization to state his reasons for closing his Tel Aviv plant and the text of his reply will be forwarded to the Zionist Executives in London and Jerusalem for consideration.
Mr. Delphiner in his reply repeated the reasons which he had already given in his interview with the correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency here. In his interview Mr. Delphiner declared: “In order that my plant might compete with the old established silk industry in Europe, the British administration should have relieved me from paying duty on the raw material. There is no raw material for the silk industry in Palestine. It was therefore necessary to import it. For two years I conducted negotiations with the British administration, but the British officials took such a negligent attitude toward the question that I was compelled to close down the factory.”
It is probable that the Zionist Executive, after an investigation of the matter, will take steps to bring about the reopening of this important undertaking in Palestine.
The “Wiener Morgenzeitung” published a letter today from Mr. Heiurich Margulies, a resident of Tel Aviv, who declares be is acquainted with the situation. He states that the closing of the Delphiner factory was a result of purely personal reasons and is not a direct result of the conditions in Palestine.
“Mr. Delphiner was never a Zionist, nor an idealist. His visit to Palestine was accidental. He became cuthusiastic about Palestine and thought he would be able to employ idealist workers under ideal conditions. When faced by the various practical difficulties which were purely personal, he was disillusioned. His decision to withdraw from Palestine is regrettable, but does not change the facts. Purely personal decisions cannot be taken as a criterion for the economic conditions of Palestine and the likelihood for success of economic undertaking in the country.”
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