Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-03-25

members of recurring decimals. He
never speaks on oil matters about
which he naturally has a profound
knowledge, but he is recognized
authority in the House Of Commons
on bullion, by reason of his long asso-
ciation as senior partner with the
= firm of Montague Samuel and Com
pany, the great silver merchants and
bankers. And on bullion and currency
problems he lets his views be known.
He appears to have no Parliamentary
or other political ambitions, but is one
Of those steady supporters of the
Conservative Party, always in the
House of Commons and, from the
Whips point Of view, a very salts
factory member.
There is another Samuel in the
House, the Parliamentary Secretary
of the Overseas Trade Department,
one of the subdivisions of the Board
of Trade, in the person of Arthur
Michael Samuel, who claims to be a
member of the Oldest Jewish family
in Britain. He is a retired boot man
ufacturer and has been Lord Mayor
Of Norwich, his native city. He is
one of the most promising of the
younger members of the Conservative
Party; before he took office he was a
very valuable critic, from the coun-
try's point of view, of the Govern
ment's financial and industrial policy.
His knowledge is varied and encyclo-
paedic. Thus, besides being distin-
guished economist he is an authority
on the herring and collector of an
cient coins. He has already distin-
guished himself as an answerer of
Parliamentary questions-a most diff
ficult art. Arthur Michael Samuel is
always ready to answer the most
erudite question from his great stores
Of knowledge and can cap any clas-
sical quotation in the very best style.
After Sir Alfred Mond, the Jewish
politician who is most likely to be
heard Of in the near future is Sir
Herbert Samuel, known affectionately
among his colleagues as the Infant
Samuel" OF his work as High Com
missioner for Palestine and as Chair
man of the Coal Commission, it is
unnecessary to speak, but he has
given it to be understood that he in
tends to return to politics as soon as
may be. But from the Liberal point
of view it is unfortunately not quite
certain that he will return to the Lib
eral fold from which he sprang. 1t
would not be surprising if he joined
either the Conservative of the Labor
Party instead. He would be more
welcome in the latter. On the other
hand, he may stick to his old Liberal
faith and would be great addition
to the Liberal Party, especially with
his increased knowledge of the Near
East and his prestige as an ex-High
Commissioner. 1t is said that much
will depend on the findings of the
Coal Commission. If he has been con-
WINGED of the necessity of collectivism
in the coal fields he will probably go
Labor. Otherwise, he will remain Lib
eral; or follow his friend Sir Alfred
Mond into the Conservative camp.
There is a new member among the
Conservative Jews who has already
made his mark, in the person of Sam
uel Finburgh, the Conservative men,
ber for North Stafford. 1t is an unfor-
tunate fact that many Jews. especial
ly on the Conservative side of the
House, identify themselves too close
ly with interests hostile to British
Jewry. 1t is a hard saving, but many
of them hide their pride in their race
and religion and seem afraid to speak
up where their co-religionists are suf-