It is a sad fact that one of the best-known
Jewish peacemakers, Mr. Harold Weiner, a talented lawyer, who had as many Arab as Jewish friends, was among the killed. Complaints from both parties to the religious strife that the Government of Palestine has been partial suggest that it must have been as nearly impartial as possible. The Arabs speak of the Government as "a pro- Jewish Government." On the other hand we note in the Times a letter from Bishop Gore confessing the shame which he and some of his friends feel at the avoidable sufferings of the Jews. The ships from Malta and the troops who have been 'hurried from Egypt are already ample to police those parts of Palestine which are still affected by riots, but the Government's anxieties extend to a wider field. The tribesmen of Transjordan are said to be inflamed by sympathy with their co-religionists and in Syria the French are finding it necessary to take severe precautions. The Allenby bridge between Transjordan and Palestine is, of course, carefully guarded.
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