Fortunately in Sir Arthur Wauchope has a: High: Commissioner "of exper Mandatory Power in Palestine
nee, fernness and resolution, He is, nding, those qualities tested' to the full," The present serious disturbances which have now taken another turn for the worse, have now. been in progress Yor over six weeks. They Began on April 10 with the murder ffa followed by a gen appear to be directly aiming at the reversal of policy adopted by the Balfour Declaration, Apart altogether front the methods Used to secure this change, the British Government cal for accept it for successive Cabl have been pledged to the Decla A remarkable feature of the disturb fnces has been the self-control of the 400,000 Jewish residents in Palestine. 'The agitation is in many respects arlifelal and sustained by formidable {influences with' which Sir Arthur Watichope may be trusted to deal. Where agitators have no access 12 the people ordered conditions exist and Arab peasant and Jewish colonist have found no diMeully in adjusting their relationships. The telegrams have necessarily been unable to give full significance to these disorders in respect of the suffering, loss of life fand material damage sustained by the Jews in Palestine, Reports coming to hand by the mail and covering events of three weeks ago are suff ciently distressing. It Is to be hoped that the authorities before long will be able to restore order and give the unhappy country relief.
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