The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-12-25
Lord Beac consfeld on the Jews.

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You have heard to-day tsaid Baron Sergiu)
a great deal about the Latin race, their won-
drous qualities, their peculiar destiny, their
possible danger 1t is a new idea, or rather
new phase that / observe il now getting into
the political world and is probably destined to
produce consequences. No man will treat
with indifference the principle of race. 1t Is
the key of history and why history is often so
confused is that it has been written by men
who were ignorant of this principle and all
the knowledge it involves. As ore who may
become statesman and assist in governing
mankind, 1t is necessary that you should not
be insensible to il, whether you encounter its
influence in communities or individuals, its
qualities must ever be taken into account But
there is no subject which more requires dis
eliminating knowledge, or where your illus-
trating principle, if you are not deeply found
ed, may not chance to turn out will-o-the-
wisp. Now this great question of the Latin
race. by which NJ. de Vallombrosa may sue
ceed in disturbing the world-it might be we'll
to inquire where the Latin race Is to be found.
In the north of Italy, peopled by Germans and
named after Germans, or in the south of Italy.
swarming with the descendants of Normans
and Arabs? Shall we find the Latin race in
Spain, stocked by Goths and Moors and Jewse
Or in France where there is great Celtic ma
tion, occasionally mingled with Franks? Now
do not want to go to the origin OF man and
nations-I am essentially practical and only
endeavor to comprehend that with which /
have personally to deal, and that is sufficisnt-
ly difficult. In Europe / find three great races
with distinct qualities-the Teutons, the
Sclaves and the Celts; and their conduct will
be influenced by those distinctive qualities
There is another great race which influences
the world-the Semites Certainly, when I
was at the Congress of Vienna did not be-
lieve that the Arabs were more likely to be-
come conquering race again than the Tar
tars, and yet it is question at this moment
whether Mehemet Ali at their head may not
found new empire In the Mediterranean.
The Semites are unquestionably a great
race. for among the few things in this
world which appear to be certain nothing is
more sure than than that they invented our al
phabet But the Semites now exercise vast
influence over affairs by their smallest, though
most peculiar family, the Jews. There is no
race gifted with so much t5nacity and such
skill in organization. These qualities have Civ
en- them an unprecedented hold over property
and illimitable credit. As you advance in life
and get experience in affairs the Jews will cross
you everywhere They have long been stealing
into our secret diplomacy, which they have al
most appropriated; in another quarter Of a
century they will claim their share of open
government. Well, these are races; men and
bodies of men influenced in their conduct by
their particular organization, and which must
But what do thay mean by the Latin race?
Language and religion do not make . race--
there is only one thing which makes q race,
and that Is blood.