▁for ▁Jewish ▁settlement . ▁Cal led ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Sch eme , ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Z ion ist ▁Organ ization ' s ▁Congress ▁at ▁its ▁sixth ▁meeting , ▁where ▁a ▁fier ce ▁debate ▁en su ed . ▁Some ▁groups ▁felt ▁that ▁accepting ▁the ▁scheme ▁would ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁in ▁Palest ine , ▁the ▁African ▁land ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁" ante - ch am ber ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ". ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁commission ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁proposed ▁land ▁by ▁ 2 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 ▁votes , ▁with ▁ 1 3 2 ▁ab st aining . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁con gress ▁sent ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁inspect ▁the ▁plate au . ▁A ▁temper ate ▁climate ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁high ▁elev ation , ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁suitable ▁for ▁European ▁settlement . ▁However , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁populated ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Ma as ai , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁favour ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁Europe ans . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁found ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁filled ▁with ▁l ions ▁and ▁other ▁animals . ▁ ▁After ▁Herz l ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁Congress ▁decided ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁day ▁of ▁its ▁sevent h ▁session ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁decl ine ▁the ▁British ▁offer ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁Adam ▁R ov ner , ▁" direct ▁all ▁future ▁settlement ▁efforts ▁sole ly ▁to ▁Palest