Editing Uganda Scheme (section)

=== "Just the country for Dr. Herzl" ===
Joseph Chamberlain and Theodor Herzl were acquainted through the [[Rothschild family|Rothschild]] brothers.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Initially, Herzl proposed a plan to the Colonial Secretary for Jewish settlement in [[Cyprus]], the [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai peninsula]], or [[Arish|El Arish]]. However, Chamberlain deemed Herzl's proposal impractical since these territories were either inhabited or not under British control.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6" /> Nevertheless, he agreed to discuss the El Arish plan with [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Lord Lansdowne]], the Foreign Secretary, believing it could gain the support of world Jewry for Britain. Chamberlain left London in December 1902 to tour South Africa and stopped in [[Mombasa]] before continuing to South Africa.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

After a warm welcome, [[White people in Kenya|White British settlers]] in the region presented their grievances to the Colonial Secretary about the Foreign Office's failure to attract a significant number of hardworking settlers to the area, hindering the profitability of the railway.<ref name=":2" /> Additionally, during a journey on the Uganda Railway through what was described as "the white man country" in East Africa (modern Kenya), Chamberlain's opinion on the suitability of the tropical climate for Europeans changed.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> While on the trip, Chamberlain thought that this "would be just the country for Dr. Herzl"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Herzl |first=Theodor |url=http://archive.org/details/the-complete-diaries-of-theodor-herzl |title=The Complete Diaries Of Theodor Herzl |publisher=Herzl Press and Thomas Yoseloff |year=1960 |editor-last=Patai |editor-first=Raphael |editor-link=Raphael  Patai |location=New York |pages=1473 |translator-last=Zohn |translator-first=Harry |oclc=726924 |translator-link=Harry Zohn |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> and even proposed the idea of a Jewish homeland in East Africa to Dr. Herzl but did not pursue it further, assuming Herzl's interest would lie only in Palestine or nearby.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Amery |first=Julian |url=https://archive.org/details/the-life-of-joseph-chamberlain-v-4/page/256/mode/2up |title=The Life Of Joseph Chamberlain Volume IV 1901-1903 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] |year=1951 |location=London |pages=256–70 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>