13 MARCH 1915, Page 23

It is estimated that there are to-day about twelve millions

of Jews in the whole world. Of these half live in Russia alone, while the remainder are scattered through practically every civilized country. In The Conquering .Tew (Cassell and (J0., 6s.) Mr. John Foster Fraser discusses the position occupied by the Semitic communities in each of their various adopted countries in turn. The book is not written either from a definitely pro-Semite or anti-Semite standpoint, hot the author's object has been to give an impartial survey of the facts. The conclusion at which he arrives is that, although at the present time the Jews hold a dominating position in the world, henceforward the disintegration of their race is to be looked for, and their gradual absorption into the other races of mankind.