large section of the non-Jewish population. In the long run, however, no Government can carry on a policy which is to the detriment of a large and valuable section of its population.
Rowdy anti-Semitism, Lord Melchett considers, belongs to quite a different order of things. Some of this can, and will, be overcome as the Jew develops his physique. Rowdy anti-Semitism is, as a rule, carried on by cowards who never dare to attack a Jewish quarter, but who rather limit their attacks to individual Jews whom they may outnumber ten or a hundredfold, he said. Even during the recent disturbances in Lvov, Lord Melchett was informed while he was there, the Jewish quarter was never attacked. Both in Poland and Germany Lord Melchett found that where an organized group of Jewish youths confronted the hooligans the latter immediately gave ground, and seldom dared to repeat the attack.
Lord Melchett is therefore a strong believer in, and supporter of, the Maccabee, as part and parcel of Zionism, confident that, in the course of time, Jewish youth will develop their morale and their muscle to such an extent as to enable them to materially mitigate this type of rowdyism.
Palestine is the obvious solution for Jews who are confronted with the menace of anti-Semitism in their own countries, but the absorptive capacity of Palestine is not yet sufficiently developed, and many who wish to go there cannot as yet carry out their intention. In Palestine, however, Lord Melchett sees hope for the Jewish people and an ultimate solution of their problems.
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