The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-04
MANY jews N VAR
HaIf a Million Fighting IN Ranks
of Various Nations.
Most Of Them Are Under Car ''
others Prove Loyalty to Hespe0
tive Lands-Win High Rank
and Decorations.

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soldiers of the Jewish faitn are ~"
fighting in the ranks OF the Val'o.
hellieerent nations. The majority VI
these are of course serving In the ar
mics of the car. in which they nav.
earned recognition for excep'ion
bravery and good service.
Many have been decorated WIN nl
tary orders; some have even gaih0u
the much coveted Cross of St Georso
of the First Glass, the equivaien. y.
the Victoria Cross. From the otner
belligerent countries come similar
records. Judging from the awards ior
gallantry which Jewish soldiers arc
receiving from the rulers of all lanas'
Jews are doing their duty TO tne
states OF which they are citizens.
One of the most recent acts OF brav-
cry performed by Jewish soldiers tnat
has come under notice Is that OF M
Georges Dreyfus of the French army
who, having been educated In England
may be considered partly English. In
acknowledgment Of his exceptional
intrepidity and courage he was pro
NOTED On the battlefield to commis-
stoned rank. He was also awarded
the much coveted Croix de Guerre'
and has been recommended to the
British government for the award OF
the D. s. o.
Another French-Jewish soldier to
gain distinction on the battlefield was
Capt. Henri Franck. He was KILLED
In action. In the army order he was
referred to as IAN officer Of the great
est bravery, who set an example OF
GOODNESS and tenacity. He was NOR
tally wounded while organizing :.
with an absolute contempt of danger
the defense of a mill" One of the
Franco,Jewish generals, General Bern
helm. who was attached to the Belgian
army, has been wounded.
It is rumored that the British army
authorities are now declining to enlist
men of English birth whose fathers
were not British subjects. natural-born
or naturalized. 1t els very improbable
that this rumor has any foundation,
for considerable number Of men OF
all ranks in the British army are or
foreign parentage. and one regiment,
the Zion Mule corps. is composed en-
tirely Of foreign subjects. AS paral-
lei there is the Foreign Legion in the
French army.
Such a decision would have q very
unfortunate effect on recruiting among
Jews in England, four-fifths of whom
are either of foreign birth or parent
age. That no such regulation has
been in force in the past is evidenced
by the number of Jews of foreign par
entage, German as we'll as other ma
tionalities, who are in the British
army.
So far as the Jewish middle class is
concerned 1t is very exceptional for
the sons or grandsops of Germans who
are of military age not to be in the
British army. where several have al
ready gained distinction. These fam
lilies are able to compare in their own
experience the lot of the Jew in Ger;
many with that of his coreligionist
in this country. His loyalty to Eng
land is beyond doubt.
M. Louis Lucien Klotz, the minister
of commerce in the new French cabi-
net. has held ministerial office on sew
eral previous occasions. Two years
ago he was minister of the interior
in the Barthou ministry. and in the
three ministries which preceded that
he held the portfolio of finance. Dur
ing the past half century and more
Jews have frequently held ofiee In
French cabinets. The names 81 Gre
mieux, Fould. Goudchaux and Raynal
will Immediately spring to the mem
DRY of the student OF modern French
history.
The Italian cabinet also contains Z
Jewish member. Signor Barzilai, ana
in the foreign minister. Baron sonni-
no. the SON of Jewish father and 4
Scottish mother. In the past italy has
had Jewish premier. q Jewish min
lister Of war and two Jewish ministers
of finance. England has had In recent
years three Jewish cabinet ministers.
none OF whom IL In the present cabi-
net. but all Of them are among the ad-
visers of the government.