ABSTRACT
The proletariat in general and the Jewish proletariat in particular have made progress. Economically, it means the concentration of the Jewish masses in Palestine; politically—the gaining of territorial autonomy; emotionally—the striving for a home. Colonization there is an especially difficult task. But in spite of the difficulties and temporary failures, colonization in Palestine is developing and is gradually approaching the socialist ideal. Some say that the Turkish law hinders our work; others contend that Palestine is insignificantly small; and others charge us with the odious crime of wishing to oppress and expel the Arabs. According to the latest investigations, Palestine’s boundaries include eighty or ninety thousand square kilometers, a land capacity sufficient to hold tens of millions of inhabitants. But even in its present limited boundaries, Palestine’s twenty-seven thousand square kilometers can accommodate up to nine million people, whereas now it is even short of a half-million.
