The Denver Jewish news., 1922-09-20
Herzl Diary Very
Vivid Rea1ing
TELLS or HIS VISIT 10 L0ND0N
TO INKKRE60 RLgH JEWS TAERE
IN HH PAAHSTRLAN SCHnAAE.
Diary Of THIS, Jewish Notailo. Rristles
with ~ Sayings. Of Jews IN Gen
ersl and Jews in Partieulr.

Recently Jewry throughout the
world commemorateti the eighteenth
anniversary Of the death of Thedor
Herzl. The Zionist leader is one of
the few personalities in Jewish his
tory whose death is annually COM
mcmorated. The coming publication
by the Judische yerlag (Berlin), of
Herzls diary is Of peculiar interest
The following entries relate to Herzl's
visit to London with the view of inter
esting Anglo-Jewry in his schemes.
Dated oath November, 1895, we read:
Dinner at Sir Samuel MOntagu,
Member Of Parliament. The house is
replete with English elegance, in great
style. At the table with his impolite,
though perhaps well-bred family, he
sits at the head like genial patriarch.
"a Kosher meal served by three men
in livery
after dinner In the smoking room I
unfold my scheme to him. Gradually
that he feels more Of an Israelite than
of an Englishman. He would be pre-
pared to settle with his family in Pal
estine. He imagines big Palestine,
not the Palestine of old.
"As-fo Argentina he will not even
hear of 1t. He Is ready to join COM
mittee, provided that some great Power
will take the matter seriously. He re-
quested me to send him my brochure
before its final publication.
I'm the evening, at the Maccabeans.
A meagse day, but good reception.
All welcome me heartily. A consider
able number Of the members Of the club
are men OF education. Among them
was a slimly built officer, Captain
Nathan, who was to have been appoint
ed military attache in Vienna, but
whose cnndidature was rejected on the
ground that he was Jew. After din
ner, Zingwill, in light satirical in
PRODUCTION, called upon me to speak.
speak freely, in three parts, the first
two In German. The Rev. s. Singer
takes notes and gives resume In Eng
lish after each part. The third part ]
give in French. My speech was SYM
pathehcally received. Quietly they
discuss among themselves, and then
unanimously elect me an honorary
member Of the club.
November 25th, Cardiff. With Col.
GOldsmid.
Here follows q vivid description Of
the personal appearance of the Colonel;
his "anglicised Jewish face his kind.
clever dark eyes," how on the way to
the "Elms," where the Colonel, who
was then Commander of the Cardiff
district, lived, had told him, with an
expression of satisfaction on his face
1--WE will work together for the freeing
of Israel" On. arriving at the Films"
Herzl found himself Mt home with the
Goltlsmid family. After Herzl had read
out his scheme, COL Goldsmid said
This is the ideal of my life" He how
ever deciined to take the lead in the
matter because 1t was of political
nature, and a. an officer he had no
right to take an active part in politics.
But, Herzl remarks:
"Had the movement materialized, he
would have left the service Of the
British army and placed himself at the
service of the Jewish people. But in
stead of the word Jews he would have
preferred to use the word Israelite,
because Israel includes all tribes. =. :.
He is wonderful man."
Herxl continues to relatehow he and
his host withdrew after the dinner in
to the smoking room, where the former
told him that he was the original of
Daniel Deronda, his parents having
been baptized Jews, and how, when he
became aware of the fact while serving
| in India, he had decided to return to
Judaism. "Being with Goldsmith
the founder of political Zionism re-