« Whether the present trouble shall result in a general war or not it probably will mean the rupture of the “Berlin Treaty” and that the several provinces supervised by other nations will come more completely under their control. This would make Palestine a British province, like Canada, and mean as full liberty to the Jews as they have in Canada—to buy, build, elect local government, etc. We are not, however, to expect for Palestine full independence before 1915. » — Magazine : Zion’s watch tower and herald of Christ’s presence, Views from the watch tower, October 1908, pages 319-323 [4267] § 2-3.