The Washington herald., 1917-03-23
Interesting Chats
From Hotel Lobbies

While on the surface it seems that
the Jew is at last going to have more
liberty. and more opportunity for the
pursuit Of happiness in Russia, am in
clined to believe the demonstration Of the
Jewish element in New York a few days
ago was a little premature" said A. H.
Rosenbaum, a prominent merchant OF
Albany. n. Y, who is at the Willard.
Persecution Is bred in the bone Of the
Russian" Mr.. Rosenbaum said, and 1t
cannot be eliminated in minute.
Il came here from Kiev, Russia, TWEEN
ty-five years ago, and today the Jew has
no more liberty Or protection of the law
than he had then.
The Gar and his ministers once de-
creed. that Jewish capital was not well
come in Russia, but it did not take them
long to change their minds. Money will
cause almost anyone to change their
minds. Today the Jew 10 the only man
who is fighting his brother on all fronts
He is in the English army trying to drive
his brother Jew out of France and he Is
on the other side of the trench trying to
stay in France.
while on the whole the Jew viii gain
precious little real liberty as a result of
the world debacle, he will get enough to
make him very restless. II IL Is really
possible that the Russian Jews will no
longer be the victims Of pogroms, ex-
pect to see a great change In Europe.
There will be tremendous slackening
in Jewish immigration here and else
where With proper treatment Russia
could hold and sustain the Jews Of the
world and 1t would benefit the Russians,
the Jews, and the world.
1T will be the Jew who will bring Rus
sia to commercial supremacy IL Il viii
but let them. Russia will need the as
sistance Of anyone willing to help 1t after
the war. Just now many Jews would
leave for their homes again is a mat
ter Of conjecture, but it is safe to say
that many will hold back for absolute
guarantees of equal rights.
The Jew only asks to be let alone, to
make a living without persecution, to
stay in the land of his adoption without
feeling the knout of the Cossack"
Previous to the war 1t Is safe to as
sumo that one-fourth Of the mutton
shipped east was not mutton but Angora
venison.' or just plain goat meat" said
Ira F. Rankin, of Brackettsville, Texas,
one of the largest wool-growers in the
country, who Is at the Ebbitt
However, it is not to your detriment
If you have eaten goat meat" remarked
MIR. Rankin, "as I know many cranky
epicures who prefer goat to sheep when
it comes to eating.
TT takes an expert to tell the differences
between goat and sheep. As much as I
have eaten. I could not tell the differ
ence. Today had roast lamb for din
ner and I could not swear that 1t was
lamb. even though have raised thous-
ands OF sheep and goats.
1T will not be long before we will eat
goat and be glad to get It. 1t Is more
nutritious than mutton and contains more
lean. 1t Is far better for the farmer and
the consumer from an economical stand
point.
Prejudice costs the people Of this
country whole lot of money. They will
not eat rabbit because It reminds them
OF cats: they will not eat eel because It
looks like q snake
whoever said the American public was
nckIe, hit the nail over the head The
EFFORTS of the Bureau OF Fisheries to get
the public to adopt certain kinds Of fsh
prove 1t conclusively
Through necessity we are going to b
compelled to either do away with our
prejudices or else have our purses BE-
come useless containers. There L. reason
TO believe that the farmer, once relieved
Of the restrictions now imposed in re-
sard to the propagation Of certain ami
mails for food. will be able to make more
money and give the public more for its
money"