. Jews among the Entente leaders . sh-speaking races on either sideof the Atlantic; Mr. Baruch and Mr. SamuelGompers, in the husbanding and controlling of theresources of the United States for the effectivecarrying on of this world struggle; and Mr. Kahnwho, though of German extraction, has thrown offthe yoke of Prussian Militarism and has shown his 4 PREFACE whole-hearted support and enthusiasm for thecause of the Allies by his liberal munificence andby his testimony to the righteousness of that cause,are merely representative of thousands of indi-vidual Jews who are playing no mean part amon
. Jews among the Entente leaders . sh-speaking races on either sideof the Atlantic; Mr. Baruch and Mr. SamuelGompers, in the husbanding and controlling of theresources of the United States for the effectivecarrying on of this world struggle; and Mr. Kahnwho, though of German extraction, has thrown offthe yoke of Prussian Militarism and has shown his 4 PREFACE whole-hearted support and enthusiasm for thecause of the Allies by his liberal munificence andby his testimony to the righteousness of that cause,are merely representative of thousands of indi-vidual Jews who are playing no mean part amongthe Allied nations for the triumph of democracyand liberty. Let us hope that the present unity of effort amongthe representative Jews of the Entente Powers issymbolical of a greater unity which will arise afterthe war, not for the purpose of annihilation anddestruction, as it must needs be at present, but forthe creation of a better and happier world in whichthe great Hebrew ideals of righteousness and justicewill prevail. A* 2 5. Photo Russell & Sons THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HERBERTLOUIS SAMUEL, Born at Liverpool in 1870. Mr. Samuel, imme-diately after leaving^ Oxford, where he took first-class honours, and even before, threw himselfwhole-heartedly into politics. He entered Parlia-ment (Cleveland Division) in 1902 after twounsuccessful attempts, and in little more thanthree years held Government office. 6 JEWS AMONG THE ENTENTE LEADERS Four years later Mr. Samuel entered the has been successively Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Home Department, Chancellor olthe Duchy of Lancaster (with a seat in the Cabinet).Postmaster-General, President of the Local Govern-ment Board, and Home Secretary. Although no longer in office, Mr. Samuel occupiesone of the most prominent positions in the Houseof Commons, and a future even more brilliant thanhis past is expected by those qualified to judge whohave watched his career. Mr. Samuel is a member of one of the best-knownfami
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