British Liberals Have No Monopoly on Jewish Rights Defense, is Balfour’s View

The Earl of Balfour having had his attention drawn by Percy Cohen to a leaflet recently issued by the Liberal Publication Department to Jews urging them to vote for the Liberal Party in the coming general elections, Mr. Cohen has received a letter from Mrs. Dugdale, Lord Balfour’s niece, in which she writes:

“I have drawn Lord Balfour’s attention to the pamphlet ‘The Jews and Libcralism’ issued by the Liberal Publication Department, and especially to the paragraphs on pages 10 and 11, where the inference seems to be made that the Liberal Party are alone worthy to be trusted to uphold the freedom of Jewish citizens of our State.

“Lord Balfour can hardly suppose that a contention so unsupported by facts could prove of service to the Liberal cause. He observed with interest, not unmingled with amusement, the note of page 1 referring to Lord Beaconsfield which shows that the authors of the pamphlet have decided, after consideration, to refrain from calling their readers’ attention to any of those famous passages in the speeches and writings of the conservative prime minister which have done so much to interpret to the people of England the great ideals of the Jewish race.

“The reason given in the footnote to justfy the suppression of all mention of Mr. Disraeli’s services to the State is that he was baptized before he came to years of discretion. Lord Balfour wonders whether this chain of reason- (Continued on Page 4)

ing will assist the authors of this pamphlet in their difficult task of convincing their readers that respect for the principles of religious equality irrespective of dogma is a monopoly of the Liberal Party?

“The worthlessness of this brochure as a presentment of facts appears to Lord Balfour to be further proved by the entire omission of any reference to the recognition of Jewish aspirations now embodied in the British Mandate for Palestine, which has since 1917 been natively supported by successive British Governments, none of which have been Liberal Governments. He feels, however, that public criticism of the pamphlet will proceed most effectively from Jewish quarters, and he authorizes me to wish you all success in your efforts to secure it,” the letter concludes.