The Denver Jewish news., 1922-09-20


marks. II suddenly felt myself in an
other world. Like Montagu, he too
thinks of a big Palestine. 1t Is a
clever idea Of his TO impose progress
sive tax on big land owners.--Henry
George! ..
"Rosenthal, the pianist from Vienna.
was In Cardiff, and l wrote to him to
the concert. Rachel and Carmel
daughters of Col. Goldsmid, one of
whom is now Lady Swaythling), lis
tened, in graceful attitudes, to his play
ing. Truly, different worldl 1 have
already seen before me the Jewish
aristocratic women OF the future, and
as u handsome decoration there lay on
the table small Sefer Torah in sill
ver MANTLE"
"2Gth November, Cardiff.
Have parted from Colonel Goldsmid
Have had time to become heartily at
tached to him as to II brother.
''26th November, London.
I'm the evening at the Rev. S. Sing
ers. i asked Asher Myers of the Lon
don Jewish Chronicle, the Secretary of
the Chovevi Zion, DR.. Hirsch, and the
painter Solomon J. Solomon, to come
there.
when I arrived the gentlemen were
already waiting. The conversation de-
generated into theological dispute.
Asher Myers asked: What is your
attitude towards the Bible? 1 replied,
that / was free-thinking man and
that it was our intention to adhere to
the principle that every one must work
out his own salvation.
"The upshot, however, is that have
not succeeded in creating n central or
ganization. Singer is prepared to 60
with us. But Osher Myers is less tole.
rant. He says it is unnecessary. Sing
er Is of the opinion that the whole
scheme ought to be submitted for con-
siderafion to Lord Rothschild, Mocatta,
MontefiOre, etc. 1 opposed; 1 would
not yield; my cause was the cause Of
the poor Jews, not the rich. The pro-
tests Of the rich are of no practical
value. nevertheless, wished that the
scheme should be carried out by a COM
mittee, because it was not u matter to
be conducted by an individual.
"Asher Myers said: No. you are the
man to conduct 1t. You must be the
martyr of the idea The religious Jews
will follow, though they will regard
you as bad Jew. The Jews will go,
not to Argentine. but to Palestine
"As I was leaving. Solomon consoled
me. expressing his conviction that the
Investigating Society, which am anxi-
Gus to form, would be founded by the
Maccabeans. His brother-in-law, Bent
wich, is, he says, quite inspired. The
Club will continue to discuss my pamp-
let ON several successive Sundays"
Paris, 2Sth November.
1.-THE Rev. s. Singer accompanied me
to Charing Cross Station. In order to
have the opportunity of further discus
sion with him, left at eleven instead
Of ten O'Clock. 1 will send him the
brochure and letters. For the present
he is my chief representative in Lon
don. 1t seems that he is really devoted
to the cause. In the last half hour of
our conversation he displayed re-
markable interest.
Subsequently had pleasant jour
ney. But was i'll on my arrival in
Paris. Nordau diagnoses bronchial
catarrh. Must arrange to return home
and conclude the brochure.
"a prophet must have healthy
lungs says Nordau."
The journal, as published, represents
the first of three volumes embracing
four out of eighteen books, to which
Herzl himself attached the quaint and
old-fashioned caption "Of the Jews
Case, the First Book" And indeed, it
is Jews book from the title page to
the 642nd page, on which he perorates :
Here endeth the fourth book of my
history of the Jewsih State and con-
cludes with touching prayer for the
happiness of his son Hans.