ZIONISM.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1923, Page 4

ZIONISM.

MADAME PEVSNER ARRIVES, j AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW. : N.Z. ‘•Times.’’) WELLINGTON, Sept. 'JO Madame Relic Pevsner, who is travelling around the world in furthcrnnee of the Zionist movement, arrived in Wellington yesterday l»v the Main Trunk express from Auckland, where sire lias been delivering a series of uddie.sscs on the subject of Zionism. Madame Pevsner, who has a considerable r>‘pitlalion as a lecturer, and lias already toured Europe, North and Soiii'n America, South Africa, and several other colonies of tin- lirili-h Empire. speaking to her people in exposition and advocacy of the ideals and as-

pirations o! the Jewish rare, told a •‘Times” representative l.r-t evening that New Zealand is the last country in the globe that she is visiting on the present- oeea-iou. Site has spent some three weeks in Auckland : two or three day-, in Rotorua, seeing all the wonder-, and beauties of New Zealand's famous thermal region : and she intends to stay a week or ten days in Wellington, afterwards visiting the South 1-laud and speaking at Christchurch and Dunedin. GREATLY PLEASED WITH NEW ZEALAND. "I have found Now Zealand an extremely beautiful country.” declared Madame Pevsner, "and the New Zealand people exceedingly kind a nil generous, free and open and unprejudiced in mind. Your close touch with nature here, evidently lends some humanising, beautifying element to the character of your people. T have greatly enjoyed my stay here, and am looking forward with interest and pleasure to seeing more of your wonderful country ■ and its people. Tn Australia f was asked to address a number ol non-.fewish meetings on Palestine: Liii I could not do so for lack ol time; hut I hope to he able to address an mien meeting or two in New Zealand.

HER EIRE'S WORK. Spanking ol her mi.-simi. which is in reality her life’s work, she said: "I wish to see Palestine become in realitv what it Inis long been in name a national home for the .lews. 1 wish to see the Jewish people there become a great, nation—great, not in the sense ol Join 11 in In in over others, mo* oven in that oi material wealth and splendour, hut great by making their land a centre lit light and leading tor the Jewish race the world over; and. not for I limn

alone. I hope, but for the world at large.” Madame Pevsner added that she realised that Palestine could contain only a proportion of the Jew- now scattered over the world, and that ll.** exist,me • el a Hebrew nationality in Palestine innst not interfere with the faithful nationality oi the Jews who I'esidoif, and in himnv eases, had resided for generations. m the countries of the Rritisli Empire, in the Eniled State- el America, and elsewhere. They must always remain loyal, not only to their own race, hut to the several countries of i heir adoption. NEED FOR A NATION \l. HOME. Pei .iguisiug. however, that, except Im* the lotnparative few who wore

domiciled in the enlightened demo, cram oi the Vo-i and in -m b c. m rf . | is Ansi t alia am] New Zealand, life wa- | still, in the pr.*;:t hulk of the Jews, a long tale of oppression and ill*-;re,.-, she longed I'm* heller condition- and a on - •iienal home tor 11 1 * Jewi-li p-uoh . .Madame Rev o**r i- a li] m helc m r in the now eis of ilm Jewish race: and icnh a.UMoit . she told our r that 101 l uppor! mu! y snail he afforded fin* tin- aorh! ’. li-nctit, unhampered bv the lull'*!t coiidil imi.-. that have -o hirer on-press.-i.l her u!e. Sim D keenly desirous lor and ent!ii:-ia ticalL cert iin ei the I'a!■ —: itie e:. •riiueat. t’ ■ • moveimeit Zionward- oi the Jew.-,, fos* v. !, em sin i- .seeking sympathy in ail pa t - of file world. She ha*, her own home in Palestine, and speaks warmly of it a•‘tlie mast 1 eant i fid iit tie remit rv tin living t*‘ .tinionr a*::e.:u t the nr vading 'ininioa that D*.. world i Jiff I’d Olll' I.V l'c| i-o'in ii tn ll eflea-ii • (.nA ! !■ I'l l. In IfRI I'AfN." Sneaking ol the l'iiti-h ireui'ai imi of I'aiesliiie. the missiouer said that the Jew i- It people are grateful to Entail], under V lid >e proteetioll thr\ hope to ,c----i i;iits. Dm* trusted that the Rrin-ii ■ i.itiaa would take a linn stand in th*> laud o' I ia.l. That laud had heeu mad.* great ami e.ved l.y the Jew-, and it should rightly ho the .fvui:*!i national home in the future.