To the Editor of the "Norru-Curwa Dany News."
Sm,—Apropos of your comments on the imumgration of Jews to Valestine in large numbers, kindly permit we space in your columns for the following extracts from a speech delivered by Dr. Chaim Weitzmann ata special gathering of Zionist representatives on the 8th ultimo at the Cannon-street Hotel, London "At the present moment, without the Mandate, simply by developing what.we have in Valestine, we were in a position to bring in about 30,000 to 40,000 Jews into the country to-day. He had told the Peace Conference that the maximum would be from 60,000 to 70,000 a year, and that was under the assumption that the Mandate would be granted. And now, in the transition period, with—organization and finances, we could root la the soil half of that maximum. This number would provide work in about a year for 100,000 to follow. The building industry, alone would occupy at least 5,000 to 6,000 people. At least 5,000 houses and buildings Were necessary to satisfy the minimum needs of the population, and if we build only 1,000 buildings, this alone would give work for 5,000 people in the next five years. In addition all the industries connect-
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