Evening star., 1914-10-31
Battle by the Side of Members
of Russian Church for
Nationality.
PATRIOTISM IS WELDING
THE MUSCOVITE FACTIONS
New Era for Hebrews, He Thinks,
Will Have a Beneficial Effect
in the United States.

States minister to Argentina, mas COM
pIeted an investigation of the stand
young Russian Jews are taking In re-
gard to the present war. which goes
to show. he says. that as a race the
young Russian Jews. as well as their
older co-religionists and compatriots.
are Loyalty and valiantly supporting
the cause of Russia.
Mr.. Sheriff. has prepared statement
on the subject. outlining great change
iu public opinion in the czars realms.
which he believes indicates a new era
for the cars Jewish subjects. and
which, at the same time. he thinks, Will
have = beneficial effect on America.
Mr. Slferrills statement is, In part, as
follows.
when the war broke out young
Russian Jew. the youngest of three
brothers. found himself In London. cut
Oft from all chance of returning home
by the shortest route. which was, of
course, through Germany. The only
way to join the Russian hussar regi-
nIeIIt of which he was a junior officer
was the long, roundabout route via
Bergen He set Oft at once, but by the
time he got to Petrograd his regiment
was already at the front, and he was
told he must content himself with Serv-
ing in its reserve battalion near the
capital He was greatly distressed by
this order. and at first it seemed i'm
possible to get it changed, even though
his eldest brother has served with dis
tinction in the Russian diplomatic
service.
Thanks. however. to his family's
friendship with certain important
Russian general, plus the patriotic
persistence of the young Jewish officer,
he was presently allowed to go to the
front, and just before I left London
there came jubilant telegram stating
that he was at last with his own corps
again. Although he was not permitted
to say so i'll his telegram, 1t Subse-
quently proved that he had caught up
with his regiment in time to participate
in the taking of Lemberg, something to
remember all the rest of his life.
II became so much interested in the
-blooded patriotism of this gallant
young Jew that I was moved to make
further inquiries into what stand other
young Russian Jews were taking in re-
gard to the present war, as well as
what their older co-religionists and
compatriots were doing.
Jew and Christian Fight Together.
"The result of this inquiry was to
me very surprising. 1 use the word
surprising advisedly, for at first blush
a foreigner would wonder what pos
sADiS }itCi COT q jew SoAAu ldht III d WIZ
SO emphatically and unanimously ap-
proved by the Greek Church, a church
which. rightly or wrongly, the Jews
have blamed for their failure to enjoy
;tmpler political rights in Russia And,
remember, this war is. for Russian
peasant and noble alike, a holy war
However that may be, the surprisinH
act remains that even the most ortho-
dox member of the Russian Church In
20 more enthusiastic about this war
han are his Jewish compatriots. At
.lst these two religious antfpodes have
found something in common to both
Il bond OF sympathy-and there is kim
aled in both of them the same fire of
natrotism, lighted though 1t be by
brands from different affairs. War ia
working out among them the same
phenomenon as came about during our
Spanisn war. when once and for all
time there was healed the breach be-
tween our north and south-a blaze of
patriotism melting stiff prejudice Of
long standing and welding together
edges long separated.
Welds the Factions.
"one has to know and to talk with but
rev Russians to realize what a change
has. already come over Russian public
opinion as a result o. this war-a change
which makes for new and greater CO.
CnanRG
which evidences itself N many ways NOT
9hIy IN this appreciation of Jewish low
ATTY to nationality. but also in the even
mere unexpected support lent to the gov
fTnInent by such irreconcilables as GER
ain "I the terroris1s and by sundry reyo-
4ttioniry leaders who have hitherto lived
n exile and carried on from foreign narts
heir active campaign against this very
-overnment they are now supporting
And what will be the political effect of
aus great change? Its effects are BEGIN
ing to lie seen Already in Russia this
var has provided an inspiring testimony
% the patriotism nf all classes and types
II tne understanding so new in that
country as To- set q new hiyh-water mari,
iof the tide sursine 10 general pa artici-
2aflon IN government. The next dunla
;" he elected will, thanks to this change.
inevitably be more representative of all
ti-e peop.e, and there ore cannot help
taxing definite steps for further recogni-
tlon Of the rights OF the masses who thus
give evidence of their loyalty
Already, as the result OF this war
there exists a new and 4 broader Russia
public opinion. and Russia which is
taking governmental action approved by
The governed