. The war and the Jew: a bird's-eye view of the world's situation and the Jews' place in it . ry 932,416. While there arestill many disabilities, and Grermananti-semitism has been rampant, yetin the army they have equal the war there was one FieldMarshal, Von Schweitzer, anotherhas been added by the promotion ofAdolph Komhaber Von Pilis; sixGenerals, seventeen Colonels, fifteen 34 THE WAR AND THE JEW Lieutenant-Colonels, forty-eightMajors, and two hundred and elevenother officers. It is estimated thatsince the war 180,000 Jews have join-ed the ranks. Dr. Victor Adler isthe leader
. The war and the Jew: a bird's-eye view of the world's situation and the Jews' place in it . ry 932,416. While there arestill many disabilities, and Grermananti-semitism has been rampant, yetin the army they have equal the war there was one FieldMarshal, Von Schweitzer, anotherhas been added by the promotion ofAdolph Komhaber Von Pilis; sixGenerals, seventeen Colonels, fifteen 34 THE WAR AND THE JEW Lieutenant-Colonels, forty-eightMajors, and two hundred and elevenother officers. It is estimated thatsince the war 180,000 Jews have join-ed the ranks. Dr. Victor Adler isthe leader of the Democratic party. The Interest of Eleven NationsEntrusted to a Jew To be an Ambassador at the Turk-ish Court, and to look after the inter-ests of one country, is enough to taxthe energies of any man. The posi-tion of Turkey is so precarious thatan Ambassador has very peculiar andvery delicate duties to perform ever,in time of peace. The four or fivehundred General Consuls, Consuls,and Vice-Consuls, and Dragomanshave their hands more than full tolook after the interest of their own. Henry Morgenthau THE TRUST OF THE NATIONS 35 countrys subjects, and the troublethey get into daily; for the Consulmust act as a judge, valuator of taxes,decide marriage and divorce ques-tions, be a peace-maker and a mili-tary expert at the same time. Hemust also possess a brazen audacity,combined with a restraining politic,dignified tact. A Consul may onceor twice a week have to protest to awily Pasha, threaten a Governor, orwarn a Chief of Police. He must re-port minutely to the Ambassador atConstantinople, who must not onlydeal very carefully with these reportsand issue orders, but also keep hisGovernment minutely and correctlyinformed. There are often emer-gencies in a Turkish country, and theAmbassador must be alert, resource-ful, and ready for the occasion. That 36 THE WAR AND THE JEW is in time of peace, and to representone country adequately keeps theAmbassador alive; time of war isqui
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