The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-05
WHAT JEWS ARE Doing IN ogR
TIME.

The derogatory statement put forth
10y Prof Goldwiu Sw,th regarding the
public services and patriotic spirit ef
iisbrsw cItizsps bas bsen indignantly
and effectively answered. One effect Of
the discusssoa, doubtiess. has been 10
astosish many psrsons with the selid
and brilliant achievements which must
be credited to contemporary Isrsssitss
in every civilized eoantry, and in sl.
most every deld II humsn energy IL
assy be veil u s,ft the sbandsIt date
recently collected on this subject. and
poin, out ~hss respectful reeoguitios 10
nos eo~mAnded BY long di'irssehissd
aud discr. dited sscs.
wheu ~s call ts mind hoe brief .
period has elapsed since the adherents
. their faith we're r~lisvsd from peiiti.
cal sabiliiies in Enrops. the pr0ai
nence attained BY Isrseatss on the stage
of public life bears impressive witpsss
to their capacity fos adaiTs. We Do net
suesD TO dwell with sny special smphs-
sis ob the fact that statesman Of He
brew Iinesse has. for six years. been
Prime Minister Of England. although
the son OF Isaac DTsrs-li is jew. not
only by descsnt. but. We are justifisd
iu adding. by the rite Ut circumcis,os
But the psrtinence Of this example may
perhsps 10 questioned. since ut an
early date Of HE career the present Earl
of l,.aco nstield became . member Of
the Church Of England. mainly through
the iufinsnce. it.is said. Of the banker
post Rogers. No such qusli6cstion at
tsches to other cases which may be
cited TO Distinction won by Hebrews
in the psrliamsntsry arena. There has
been no abandonment Of his pstsrnsl
creed, for instance, ON the part OF Sin
George JeSsel, who was Solicitor Gen.
srsl under the last Gladstone Admits
trstioo, and y no. In his later position
Of Master Of Rolls. has gained The reps
utstion Of the greatest equity lawyer Of
the present generation. Among Other
British Jews who have msde decided
mark in public life may b- mentioned
issron Ii mol de Rothschiid Sir Fan.
els 0oldsmid. SH Moses Montefiore.
aud Sir Anthony de RotLschild. ,tns
las, three OF whom were Baronsts OF
the Uujted King doas. Nor shoaid IL be
overlooked that two lsrsslit~s. hir
David Sslsmons and Sir Benjamin
Pail,ps. by their election to the Office
of Lord Mayor Of London. may bs said
to have conquered the stronghold of
traditional preisdics.
Crossing the chshuel. we hnd IN
Isaac Ad0ipbe Crsmisax . Hebrew who,
% lawyer and statesman. rejected the
Lighe.t credit On his CO religionists.
A member If the provisional Govern
.nent OF iSis. he shared. three years
later, with Theirs. the homer 0f i'm pris-
onmsut It the hsnds Of the Boospsr-
list conspirators. aud upon the down
fall Of the empire at Sedan be Was
Jailed for the second. timcsto the post
Of Minister OF Justics. Nor should
we omit to name Achille Fould. who
WIS tour times Minister Of Finance
under the second empire, or Emile
Psr.ire, whoss influence il the CONNER
cial world was st one time % deeply
felt In Germany. besides . number Of
iess conspicuous politicians. We recog.
nixe the foremost paf flixmentnry speak
ers and tsci iiciHus in Edward Lasker
aud Ludwig BAmberger. whose services
on Lehsli Of free institutions.cln Great
ing and directing the National Liberal
party. cannot be overestimsts6 Ia
deed. the disuni0n sud indecision
which have marked the soti0n Of the
Liberals during the present
Rsiohssag mast msialy be asctihed tp
the absepce of their most capsule sad
trusted leaders, both Of whom were de-
featsd u the last general elect'oa.
Happily for the frieads Of progress in
0ermany, howsvsr, the Israstits Staten
man may still iook forward te's lsug
term of usefuluess. Tor Herr Bsmbefgsr
10 but Afty-sevso sod Herr LAsksf
euly 6fty .one yesrs old.
II Ne tsrn frou public snAirs to
science. literature and art, We shall be
profoundly struck BY the SCOPE AID
weight Of our obligations 70 men OF
Isrselite descent. To students Of men
tai scisnce, the name ef AdOlpa Fsanclg
10 one Of the moss considerable con-
nected With the Frssch philosophy OF
recsot times. Among Orisntsiisss
there. are few nsoss moro widely re-
spectsd by scnolars than thess Of Gus.
tav We'll, The Heidelberg Professor.
best known BY his History OF The
Csliphs.' and his later more co0pre-
hsnsivs work. the 'History Of the Nus
suluan PssrlsE' and Of Emanuel
Dsutsch, tbs greet merit Of whose ssts-
clss ON she Tslmud snd on ls1ou in tie
London Quav1srtv VS. attsstsd b. thAe
prompt tsasslaiion Into aIuose evesy
kuropsan language. In the Asld 81
sQsniific exploration opeusd b. Chan.
pollion. and wosked By LAyAsd and
Saiss. DE-. Jsles 0ppsrt = psslnps ~
foremost u Irving sxpefss and anthofi.
tiss, and he l. thsuohs 70 lave well
iearued BY HE new systsm q deoiphsr.
inn. ouAsifssm inscsipeisns his plscs d
Prosessor of Anyrisn Archaeology in
the College Of Francs.
Il 10 especially in music that vs rsc
ognise the srtiseic Geaiss q 'Asodels-
sohn's sompstziuss. How lases b oas
debt 10 them. would be manifest
,hosld ~ subtsscs from ths lit d
contemporary soaposers suoh nsn =
Msysshser. HAlsvy. Aosshsls@ sn1 I
nay nos b sasisa 70 odd. although hia
nanss cannot Of cousss ~ eoapled wisA
thoss Of The higher c0aposeeA, tA4l
Jacques OGsnbach IL Jev. A. SegaRdl
instrumentsl mussciaas. L will noe b
disputed tAst Jossph Joachin. thl
prsssst director u the Beriia AsAds0y }
Of Music, stAnds h The vsry tuee0asl