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as is evidenced by the existence of a Jewish population of 400,000
persons. But this does not mean that the National Home should
be crystallized at its present size. The Commission cannot accept
the view that the Mandatory, having facilitated the establishment
of a National Home, would be justified in shutting its doors. Its
economic life depends to a large extent on further immigration and
a large amount of capital has been invested in it on the assumption
that immigration would continue.
Restrictions on Jewish immigration will not solve the Palestine
^problem. The National Home seems already too big to the Arabs
and, whatever its size, it bars the way to their attainment of national
independence.
Chapter XI.—Trans-Jordan
The articles of the Mandate concerning the National Home do
not apply to Trans-Jordan and the possibility of enlarging the
National Home by Jewish immigration into Trans-Jordan rests on
the assumption of concord between Jews and Arabs. Arab antago
nism to Jewish immigration is at least as bitter in Trans-Jordan as
it is in Palestine. The Government of Trans-Jordan would refuse
to encourage Jewish immigration in the teeth of popular resistance.
Chapter XII.—Health
The Jewish grievances are summed up as complaints that not
enough money has been spent by the Mandatory Government to
assist the medical services established by the Jews from their own
resources. What is given to one service must be taken from
another, and it is not always remembered that Palestine, despite
tke economic development of the National Home, is still a relatively
(>r country. The whole question illustrates the difficulty of
JPljbroviding services in one State for two distinct communities with
two very different standards of living.
Chapter XIH.—Public Works and Services
If it be assumed that the distribution of posts as between the
two races should be proportional to the size of their respective
populations, the Government have fairly maintained this proportion
in the Civil Service generally, although the rapid expansion of the
Jewish community has made this extremely difficult.
In Palestine, where there are different rates of pay for Arab and
Jewish unskilled labourers, and also frequent fluctuations in wage
rates, it is practically impossible to maintain employment on public
works on any fixed proportion between the races.