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As the prophet Joel said, "The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.... The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness." AS THE PROPHET JOWL SAID THE FIELD IS WASTED THE LAND MOURNETH FOR THE CORN IS WASTED THE NEW WINE IS DRIED UP THE OIL LANGUISHETH THE LAND IS AS THE GARDEN OF EDEN BEFORE THEM AND BEHIND THEM A DESOLATE WILDERNESS
anized iron, and other articles which could not be obtained because of the Allies' blockade. In spite of these drawbacks, however, he attempted to work up a scientific campaign. Djemal Pasha put some thousands of Arab soldiers at his disposition, and these were set to work digging trenches into which the hatching locusts were driven and destroyed. This is the only means of coping with the situation: once the locusts get their wings, nothing can be done with them. It was a hopeless fight. Nothing short of the coöperation of every farmer in the country could have won the day; and while the people of the progressive Jewish villages struggled on to the end,--men, women, and children working in the fields until they were exhausted,--the Arab farmers sat by with folded hands. The threats of the military authorities only stirred them to half-hearted efforts. Finally, after two months of toil, the campaign was given up and the locusts broke in waves over the countryside, destroying everything. BY LACK OF PETROLEUM GALVANISED IRON AND OTHER ARTICLES WHICH COULD NOT BE OBTAINED BECAUSE OF THE ALLY'S BLOCKADE IN SPITE OF THESE DRAWBACKS HOWEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO WORK UP A SCIENTIFIC CAMPAIGN JAMAL PASHA PUT SOME THOUSANDS OF ARAB SOLDIERS AT HIS DISPOSITION AND THESE WERE SET TO WORK DIGGING TRENCHES INTO WHICH THE HATCHING LOCUSTS WERE DRIVEN AND DESTROYED THIS IS THE ONLY MEANS OF COPING WITH THE SITUATION ONCE THE LOCUSTS GET THEIR WINGS NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITH THEM IT WAS A HOPELESS FIGHT NOTHING SHORT OF THE CO OPERATION OF EVERY FARMER IN THE COUNTRY COULD HAVE WON THE DAY AND WHILE THE PEOPLE OF THE PROGRESSIVE JEWISH VILLAGES STRUGGLED ON TO THE END MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN WORKING IN THE FIELDS UNTIL THEY WERE EXHAUSTED THE ARAB FARMERS SAT BY WITH FOLDED HANDS THE THREATS OF THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES ONLY STIRRED THEM TO HALF HEARTED EFFORTS FINALLY AFTER TWO MONTHS OF TOIL THE CAMPAIGN WAS GIVEN UP AND THE LOCUSTS BROKE IN WAVES OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE DESTROYING EVERYTHING
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