LORD CROMER ON DISRAELL
[To THIS EDITOR OF Tar “Erroreroe..”1
Sru,—I have read with much interest Lord Cromer's criticism of Disraeli. What I oannot understand is why Lord Cromer should call him "This nimble-witted alien adventurer." Am I to understand thereby that every English Jew is "an alien "and "an adventurer" P Although Disraeli did not call himself a Jew he was as much a Jew as any of the most orthodox Jews. He was born in England of parents who had resided in England. If I have not misunderstood Lord Cromer's meaning, the question I would like to ask you is, when is a Jew not an alien P—I am, Sir, &c., C. T. B. Moss, 68 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, W.
[It is clear from the context that what Lord Cromer meant was an adventurer of "alien" race, i.e., a man not of English blood. A Jew of British birth is of course no alien.—En. Spectator.]
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