THE ROUMANIAN JEWS AND PERSECUTION.

Evening Star, Issue 11695, 29 September 1902, Page 2

THE ROUMANIAN JEWS AND PERSECUTION.

TO TOE EDITOR. Sir,—Dow regretful it is from time to time to see , and read of the persecution of Semi: ic laces. All the more so as the Founder of Christianity himself was a Semite. On the other hand, with what significant- gratification to read of the sympathy of British statesmen and Anglican arshbishops deploring such persecution. The British Empire must never forget the founder of Imperialism was himself of Semitic origin. Lord Beaconsfield’s Crystal Palace speech in 187?. was prophetic—remarkably prophetic in the light of the- present day’s surroundings. Inter alia: “In my opinion, no Minister of this country will do his duty who neglects any opportunity of reconstructing as much as possible oar colonial Empire and of responding to those distant sympathies that may become the conrce of incalculable strength and happiness to our land.” How snch noblo words bare fructified and boras fruit has been exemplified throughout His Majesty’s dominions by the South African War. Eew of us realise bow much we ewe to the Jews. Our control of the Suez Canal by the immediate loop, without security, from Rothschild to Beaoonefield, of £4,000,000, to purchase the Khedive’s interest. As Chancellor of tlie Exchequer Lord Beacon sfield (then Air Disraeli) placed British finance, by fixity and security of the gold standard, on an inpregnable foundation. Ordering to Malta Indian troops paralysed Russian displomacy, and saved Constantinople and the Dardanelles to Turkey. thus preserving the balance of power .in the Mediterranean. The first colonial Conference in 1871 was inaugurated hy-Bea-consfield, as also was the Royal Colonial Institute. How the Schombergs have fought in the army and navy, and organised in insisting to perfect artillery practice, is well known in both branches of the service. Depend upon it, those nations who arc ruled by ecclesiastic-ism.—as does the Greek Church in Roumania—will forfeit the good opinion of then* fellows by any such persecution. No men or women are mote loyal than the Jews, in whatever country found. This was fully exemplified during Dreyfus’s trial. This ’is what the ‘New Zealand Times’ said after the Berlin Congress;—“ There cannot be a question that after his (lute Lord Beaeonsfield’s access to power England reasserted her position among lie nations, and once more camS to the front in the politics of Europe. . . . He did more to uphold the honor of Great Britain during the last decade than any Premier for many years that- have passed.” —I asn % etc., F.M. September 26.