JEWISH COLONY.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1922, Page 5

JEWISH COLONY.

AFFAIRS IN PALESTINE. “MOST UNHAPPY.” FEARS OF TROUBLE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Cairo, Feb. 14. Lord Northcliffe has furnished the newspapers with his views on the situation in Palestine. He stated that during his visit there he interviewed representatives of all classes. The prosperity and peacefulness of the old-es-tablished Jewish colony proved the capacity of the right kind of Jew for colonisation. Orthodox Jews were opposed to the pushful, domineering methods of many of the new arrivals. Lord Northcliffe, as a supporter of Zionist ideals, was profoundly disappointed at the violent methods of the Zionist extremists, and did not hesitate to predict further grave troubles unless the moderate Zionists the world over took steps to check the extremists. His impression was that the country was in a most unhappy condition. The British Parliament and Press should insist upon a complete investigation.

N.S.W. POLITICS. SPEECH BY THE PREMIER. POLICY OUTLINED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrigtt. Received Feb. ’7, 1.25 a.m. Sydney, Feb. 16. Mr. Dooley delivered a policy speech at Bathurst. He stated that the abolition of the Upper House would be secured and a substitution for the Revisionary Committee would be brought about by flooding the Council. The Government would stick to the policy of forcing the disgorgment of land within three years and would spend £10,000,000 to increase settlement. The Government contemplated the establishment of an industrial bank to put the worker on a basis of recognition as a factor in industry. As the Government believes omplete co-opera-tion should be put on a practical basis and the workers 'be given an opportunity of owning, managing and controlling industries, it was decided to establish an industrial bank. It was also proposed to legislate in the direction of maintaining £4 5s as the basic wage during the current year and review the powers of the Board of Trade and alter its functions so as to maintain a standard living in keeping with Australian ideals. The Government also favored a forty-four hours’ week. The reintroduction of the Motherhood Endowment Bill and the re-enactment -f the Profiteering Bill, with provision or limitation of dividends in cases of monopolies, was proposed. He aimed to reduce taxation on incomes to £lO weekly and those over that amount, except as between £lO and £1 the rise would be by graduation.