The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-05-31
TO GIVE GERMAN
JEWS A SHOW TOO

Il
BERLIN. MAY Si--With "Eaual
ability and capacity. equal opp0r'
tunities and privileges" for . motto
the 'Bsrlinsr TaScblAtt". one OF the
largest and most Influential liberal
papers In Germany. has opened q
trenchent campaign and agitation for
the right aud privilege and oppor'
tunity for Jews TO become officers Ia
the German army. Numerous Other
liberal papers have Joined In wha,
promises to become the most visor.
Gus agitation Of the kind yet at.
tempted.
In theory. tho Jews Of Germany
have equal opportunities with the
Christian elements In becoming Of.
ficers In the army. In practice they
are virtually. dcbarred. except ftom
serving In the ranks. There 10 no
legal obstacle but there 10 the anti
semitic feeling and sxclusiveness OF
the officers corps which Il 10 prac-
tically impossible for q Jew to over
come.
The "Tasebiatt' and other papers
have seized upon the present oppor-
tunity while the governments de-
mand for an increase OF iSs.o00
men In the army and war tar bill
for S2s2.ooo.00o IL before the
Rcichstas. as = favorite moment to
impress the RsichstAg. the govern
ment and the public. with the JUS
tice Of the demand for equal rights
privileges and opportunity In the
army for Jews and Gentiies alike. Il
Is pointed out that In the govern.
ment's call for ''sacrificial willing
ness" for the good Of the Father!and
to increase the army and strengthen
the nations defenses. Jews arc am
ong those who will have to make the
biggest sacrifices" In the form of
taxes. IL Is contended that Jews
not only may" but must" serve In
the army--.n the ranks-aud In casc
of war. will give their blood and life
for their country the same ~ those
OF other religious faiths. II 10 ar
gued that the Jews In 0srmeny are
among lis best educated and most
intelligent people. They hold high
places In almost every walk OF life
In the worlds OF finance. commerce.
business. education. music. medicine.
law. science and literature. Il 10
asked. then why not In the army
and navy!"
The why not" iies In the hands Of
the different officers corps They
have the say largely - 70 who shall
Join their corps. And even the
Kaiser. who NUMBERS Jews among
his best and most intimate friends.
would not care to attempt TO break
down the traditional anti-semitic
spirit that prevails there. This SEN
timent among German officers may
or may not be correctly expressed BY
Lieutenant General Won Liebert. .
member Of the Imperial party. In his
recent speech In the Reichstag when
touching upon the aspirations OF
Jews for commissions In the army,
said The Turkish army has shown
what may happen to an officers'
corps when alien elements are In
trodueed."
This brought from the ''Tage-
blatt" what In almost an unprece-
dented attack by q Newspaper In
Germany upon an officer Of the
army. The paper took the severest
exception to the characterization Of
German Jews al ALLEN elements.
II asked OF what use were army In
creases and strengthening Of the ns-
tons defences when the highest and
most responsible places In the army
are delivered over 10 men so lacking
In intelligence. IL declared that NO
feeling of security could be created
uCbVitC oht nov snsbeosy bhssSeSVDs
when In the hour Of danger. "ons Of
80 limited Intelligence and unfair
spirit should be trusted with q de-
cisive role" The paper charges
that II was due to Lieberts incsp-
acity when governor Of German East
Africa from 1897 to 1901 that eleven
uprisings took place there.
The row between Baron Colonel
Won Sender. commander OF one Of
the guard regiments at Potsdsm and
to the Kaiser, and
Jewish merchant. In q suburban
train recently. II also being made
use Of AZ showing the feeling Of army
officers toward civilians In general
and Jews In particular. Baron Sen
den occupied first class compart-
ment by himself. Owing to an &C.
cident TO another train the pas
,engers of which had to be taken on,