JEWS ON JEWS.
[To me EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIE,—The quotations made by your anti-Jewish correspondent Mr. Clarke do not invalidate my previous letter. (1) I do not personally agree with Mr. Arthur Cohen. But what a galaxy of distinguished Englishmen would be glad to testify to the English patriotism of that great lawyer! (2) The quotation from ins does not speak against me. Is it not obvious that average men will be inclined to doubt the originality or the moral perfection of a teaching which claims to be a gospel of love, but the adherents of which constantly persecute and hate them? (3) (4) and (5) No one deplores and dislikes Zionism and Jewish nationalism more than I. But they are themselves the children of anti-Semitism. That Russian-born youths could not feel as we English Jews feel is probable enough. Nor can the mass of English Jews be responsible for the blatant nonsense of a few Zionist extremists. Was it a " cloak " that English Jews flocked to the Colours at the out- break of the war? Was it a "cloak" that they fought as bravely and died as willingly as their Christian brothers? Oh that the old commandment and the new commandment of love were more observed! You will not overcome the deficiencies which were produced by hate by mere hate. "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."—I am, Sir, Le., CLAUDE G. MONTEFIORE. [We have referred to this letter in our lending paragraphs.- ED. Spectator.]
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