motor, wheels and skids, not to mention the famous rudder and wing-warping device of the Wright Brothers which give the flying-machine of to-day greater stability. Thus we see that the lessons of this courageous Jewish pioneer have not been lost on the world.
When all is said, however, apart from the gain to the world at large from the efforts of individuals, it is a fact that, normally, the particular nations in which they are born and to whom they owe their native vitality and genius, do get and are entitled to receive from them the maximum of national encouragement and strength, even as a fond mother should expect justification from her grown son and not indifference or estrangement.
To the Jewish people in the Diaspora. however, it has been given to possess many illustrious sons in all walks of life but their achievements have actually operated to draw them away from their nation, so that when a Jew becomes eminent in art, science or literature, it is often the signal for him to commence cutting away at the sacred bonds which unite him with his people. TI need not mention instances. Latter-day history offers but too many of
them and we have seen the same thing transpire in our own time. The question is how can we expect contrary results as long as the Jewish Nation as such has no funds, honors, emoluments or encour- agements of the kind so willingly bestowed by other races in furtherance of national achievement and distinction? In other words, how can the Jewish People expect loyal sons if it does not mother them loyally. The marvel is that it has so many, nevertheless. That the Jewish People can, if it wishes, establish such honors and emoluments is not to be doubted. Should it do so it would go a great way, a very great way, in helping to conserve the national unity and purpose of the people
To the credit of the Zionist Movement he it said that the first steps in the direction of the encouragement of a national art and handicraft were taken with the establishment of the Bezalel School in Palestine. Is it too much to expect that there shall arise men in Israel with the spirit and the means to do as much and more in other branches of national industry: so that the Lilienthals of our nation should not pass out of our ken like met- eors lost in darkness?
In the Wilderness
Lone stands the Prophet upon his moun- tin.
And his people below.
And he cries in his throe,
"Must I bear all alone the weight
Of their misery,
Contain it in my heart!"
Slowly the Prophet, sighing deep,
Down the mountain-side comes,
And the multitude hums
In its awe and its desire
And all eyes behold
The shining on his brow.
“Children of struggle and of pain, 1 have brought ve Tlis word.
I have brought ye His word,
On the mount spake the Lord,
‘Get ve clean, throw off your faint,
And prepare for strife
Within ye and without!"
Lo, then the multitude make ready
And they gird them about
With a mighty shout.
For they saw, from out the Lord's right hand
Went a law of fire.
And they numbered the men!