The Washington times., 1914-11-22
QUESTION TO CONSIDER.

/ is clear that those exiles in America
nave utterly lost touch with the Euro
pean situation.
mo men in the Cars vast armies
are responding more cheerfuny or eff
fectively than the Hebrews to the OBJ
legations OF war. The Russian Hebrews
seem indeed the only Christians left
In Europe
Here in London. where the Russo
Hebrew immigrants might live in peace,
I know of not a few burning with
anxiety to enlist in kitcheners army
in order that they may. even in the
west, lay down their lives. If neces-
sary. for their native country's cause.
These things will not be forgotten.
They are being remembered in Petro-
grad already. for 1 read favor to the
Hebrews between the lines of an i'm
perial ukase, just promulgated, accept
ing the dumas decision to allow all
communities to erect their own schools
and colleges without let or hindrance.
ThA means that Hebrews have the
unprecedented privilege of establishing
and maintaining their own educational
institutions. 1t is no mean concession.
Prussia's Attitude.
DO American Hebrews who think it
more natural to espouse the cause of en-
lightcned Prussia than 'barbarous' Rus
sia realize that Hebrews in Germany
abilities?
There is no geographical pale in Ger
many. but there is a social pale hardly
less odious. In no country in the world
Is the Hebrew 80 completely an outcaSt
as among the military and aristocratic
ollgarchy which constitutes upper class
Germany.
His name is a by-word which dare
not be mentioned in what purports to
be polite society. His sons may not
aspire tc the status fixing rank of an
officer in the army or navy. They may
not hope for careers in the civil service,
unless they disavow the faith of their
fathers. They may not join the great
student organizations at the universi-
ties.
They may only become second-rate ai
Ehrlich. of Frankfort, is an exception
which but proves the rule.
The Kaiser has honored men like
Ballin and Ratherau and Simon at the
cost of alienat ng the loyalty and sun
port of true GernanB whose souls are
af;ame with anti-Semitism.
DIR. Dernburg himself, Germany's
chief protagonist in the United States,
is victim of unreasonIng Prussian
anti-Germanism. Although he was ele-
waited to the colonial secretarvshiu be-
fall was plotted from the moment he
took office by the court clique. when
could not tolerate even the renegade son
of Hebrew father iE its exclusive
midst.
Germany has scant claim on its rec
ord Of its treatment of its own Hebrews
to the sympathy Of Hebrews in
America or anywhere else in the world.
You interrupt and ask: How about
France and Dreyfus? Dreyfus was
persecuted: but French public senti-
ment, French love of Justice. eventu
ally purged him and vindicated him
Berlin Paper Barred.
What hope do you think there would
be of such a moral regeneration In a
community like Berlin. where the best !
because Hebrew-owned and
Hebrew-edited and Waging. prior to
the war, an uncompromising and truly |
Hebraic crusade against militarism. is |
formally barred by decree from enter
ing the home or pocket of a German !
officer? l refer. Of course, to the Ber-
liner Tageblatt.
Il ask American Hebrews. the He |
brews who are in your Senate and your |
House of Representatives, and in your
army and navy, who have been In your !
diplomatic service and who are always |
pre-eminent in all that is best in |
American life, to remember these things |
when Count BernstOrff and Prof. |
Muensterberg faunt Russia in their |
faces and ask them how good Hebrews !
can sympathiZe with the allies cause
AS TO the strengthening out of the |
situation in Russia. I am fond |
Of quoting metaphor invented by Her
bt rt Spencer. He said that, if you |
tnck a saucepan with a dent in II to be |
the tinker never hammered di-
reCtly at the bulge. for that would have |
simply caused bulge on the other side |
He just tapped all round the bulge, |
tlattening out the surface. so that the |
bulge disappeared Of itself.
IF the Hebrews of the world con-
centrate attention too much on their
own particular grievance. especially at |
a moment when all civilization is in
the melting pot, they will find that |
what is gained in one way is lost in an
other Let them help now and always
In the general struggle Of civilization;
let them protest as much against the /
ill-treatment of blacks or Indians or
P.lgians az against their own ill-treat-
ment; let them assist everywhere in
the triumph of righteousness and peace.
and it will be found one day that the
persecution OF Hebrews will have be-
come as unthinkable as the persecu-