Lloyd George and former High Commissioner of Palestine Sir Herbert Samuel, today urged the Jewish voters of Whitechapel to support Barnett Janner, the Zionist leader, who is the liberal candidate in the parliamentary by-election.
In an address in Whitechapel today, Lloyd George declared today “the world now knows how Lord Balfour’s pledge has been ignored and jeopardized by the recent White Paper of the Labor government. I am upholding the principle of liberty to an oppressed people, a principle which has long been the special glory of our nation and which was exemplified in the pledge given to the Jewish race regarding Palestine when I was Premier”.
Lloyd George also disclosed at the same meeting that it was due to his efforts that the pledge regarding the Jewish National Home was embodied in the Mandate for Palestine. This was done at a conference following the conclusion of the Peace Treaty. “I did it as my duty as Premier”, Lloyd George explained.
Sir Herbert Samuel sent a letter which was read at the same meeting, saying he was unable to refer to the Palestine question in detail because he was a former High Commissioner of Palestine and the matter had already been an election issue. He added however that he was confident that if Janner was elected he would represent present Jewish feelings regarding Palestine.
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