The “Nation” for December 31, features “The Return-to Jerusalem,” the first of a series of letters from Palestine by Ludwig Lewisohn. Mr. Lewisohn will send letters from Palestine throughout the winter. The present article is at once an exquisitely colorful, beautifully conceived picture of the passage to Palestine and an eloquent meditation on the recurring late of Israel. If the succeeding letters equal the first in style and spirity, they will form an important addition to the literature about new Palestine.
Anthony Clyne, writing in “Current History,” points out that the Wahabi hostilities (under the leadership of Ibn Saud who announced that he did not intend to attack Palestine and professed his eagerness for England’s friendship) against King Hussein of the Hedjaz, illustrate the intertribal warfare habitual among Arabs. The Arabs, he writes, despite many admirable qualities, are bye tradition and habit quarrelsome and pugnacious.
“The New Republic,” seeking to evaluate Samuel Gompers’ achievement as a labor leader, remarks on the contrast between the handful of members at the beginning of Gompers’ career and the mighty organization he left. The task Gompers achieved was that of building the foundations of the labor movement and winning recognition.
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