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If the great powers in preserving the peace of
Europe for the present has placed England
again in prominent position. To her, un-
Roubtedly, the credit of having settled the
Luxembourg difficulty is chiefly due. Averse
20 war, and badly prepared for it, particularly
in view of her financial condition, and the pon-
4ieal agitation for reform, she saw the danger
of terrible and general war in Europe II
France and Prussia had drawn the sword.
Although she assumed negative position at
first. she was forced to abandon that in fear
of the consequences of such war to herself
Her wisdom in proposing conference and
mediation of the great powers Tedounds 10 ner
honor. Having been successful in preventing
war. she takes the position she formerly occu-
MED as a foremost power in the family OF
European nations-a position Whlch she was
fast losing: and which she would have lost tor-
ever, probably, had she continued poncy OF
exclusion and abstention.
Great credit is given to Queen Victoria for
sbe happy and successful stroke OF policy that
has oalmed the fears of Europe. But we
know that the British, by sort OF ingenious
complimentary fiction, attribute such things
to he sovereign, when in reality they are the
work of the ministry. Lord STANLEY repre-
ed Great Britain in the Conference, ana
wa the President. AS the member OF the
B, ish Cabinet taking the most active part III
I'll body, he is supposed, therefore, to have
b, a the leading spirit in the movement from
IL first. Without having the least dlsposl-
til to detract from the fine talents or merits
of MS nobleman, we believe another ana an
abb member of the Cabinet had most to do
with it. Benjamin DisraeI is the controlling
statesman in the Government, and was the
l. A 4l,a 1NSNl Nlipxy yNrTINI InIn
lei to the Conference and to peace, though
til functions of plenipotentiary naturally de-
vo we'd more on Lord Stanley.
4 Jew controls the destiny of England
Jew has restored to that proud nation the pres
tige and position she was fast losing through
1Ie imbeciity of her aristocracy and the
timidity of her capitalists What revolu-
lion in the sentiments of the aristocracy and
people of Great Britain to admit this short
time ago a Jew was not permitted to sit In
Parliament, and it is not long time since the
despised Jews were prescribed, robbed, and
trodden upon by that naughty nobility which
now takes one of them for its leader. How
proud this Israelite must be How delighted
the Jews everywhere must be! This fact is
one of the marvels of this wonderfulage. Dis
raelihas realized in himself the Jewish hero of
his novel ("Coningsby'' }, who pulled the wires
that controlled the destiny of nations. This
work of fction-ths dream of romance-has
become fact in the actual position of the
author. Here it may be said, indeed, that
Etruth is more strange than fiction" Did
Disraeli foresee the important role he was
going to play when he wrote COningsby? Or
was it the earnest desire to bring honor to his
aespised race or the force of his own ambition,
tqat carried him up to his present eminence 4?
The Jewish hero of this romance had no ma
tionality, in the true patriotic sense of that
word. He was a citizen of the world, full of
ambition, exercising vast powers in a secret
manner, much as the Grand Master of the
Jesuits used to do, and moved monarchs,
ministers of state, and the affairs of the nation
like puppets. Was this hero of Benjamin
Disraeli's brain the model of her Majesty's
present Cabinet Minister? Is Dsraeli acting
out the character his imagination created?
Up to this time Disraeli has done we'll for
England as we have seen in the matter of the
Peace Conference, and is doing we'll for the
party of which he is the leader, simply in
strict party sense but it has to be seen
whether he has more ambition than patriotism,
and whether he will be safe leader and minis
ter in the future. In this country the native
born citizens of the Jewish race become identi-
fled with the interests of the republic, though
they maintain sort of nationality among
themselves. They have all the privileges Of
other citizens, and they have every incentive
here of past disabilities or persecution to
separate them from the great body of their
fellow citizens, or to weaken their love of the
country. In Europe, although their disabili-
ties have generally been removed thew are
separated, in measure, and in feeling good
deal, from the people among whom thev live.
They have there more distinct nationality
among themselves This is the case in Enc-
land, as well as in other countries, and neT-
maps more so there than in France. Mr..
Dlsraen undoubtedly represents the feelings
and characteristics of his race though he
might be unwilling to admit it. This we
think, is clearly shown in his work to which
we have referred. The question arises here
then, does he possess the conservative patriot.
ism OF the Anglo-SaXon people in all that re-
1ates to England However petted and rsod
by the aristOcracy, and however mucb trrstoJ
by the sovereign, it is natural to supnose he
would be biased by his peculiar feelinps9 and
sentiments and that his ambition wonld ha
greater than his love OF England or of the
people who are not of his race. In sDealxno
of race, we do not necessarily mean the rali
Eion a man may profess, and Mr.. Disraeli NAV
be good High Church Protestant, for all we
know; we refer only to the characteristics OF
the nature and affiliations of people of different
races, and of the Jews in particular. Is Dis
raeli, them a safe guide, whatever may be his
notions or however great his talents fol
England
Should the revolution which underlie
society in Europe, and which begins to rool
old England to the centre by the upheaval O
the lower strata, break out, would this MAJ
be safe man at the helm of state Poo
Louis XVI called Necker, sort of Swiss Jew
to be the Finance Minister of France at
critical period; and it is matter of histor.
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