David Lloyd George's Ill Feeling for Jewry, Friendship for Hitler Told in New ItiograpIhty On the record, David Lloyd It is doubtful whether 'Lord George is considered having been Samuel's viewpoint is properly a good friend of Jewry. He had stated here, yet the over-all analy- conferred with Dr. Chaim Weiz- sis is interesting in relation to mann prior to the issuance of the Lloyd George. Balfour Declaration in 1917. He In this connection, there is had written laud- another curious reference to atory articles Zionism in "The Mas k of Mer- about the Jews lin." We are told by McCormick: for the Hearst "It is interesting to note that press in this Arthur Balfour, the fastidious country. Gentile aristocrat, was devoted But that's not to Zionism and violently anti- the story we read Turk, and Edwin Montagu, a in the critical Jew, was warmly sympathetic to biography of him the Islamic cause. Of such in- by Donald Mc- c Co rm ic k, pub- "Indeed Montagu felt so strong: lished under the ify on this question that, without title "The Mask Cabinet authority, he published of Merlin," ptib- Lloyd George a telegfam from the 'Viceroy, lished by Holt, Rinehart & Winston Lord Reading, recommending (383 Madison; NY 17). the evacuation of Constantin- "The magic of Merlin" is seen ople, and, -in effect, a pro-Turk- the mask under which the 33 ish policy. Montagu was immedi- -- British premier of World War I ately sacked and censured by functioned. the Prime Minister for ignoring Serious questions are raised the doctrine of Cabinet responsi- here — whether he was a great bility. patriot, a great statesr•an, a sin- " 'Cabinet responsibility is- a cere diplomat, or a mountebank. joke,'. said Montagu. 'Having a bungler, one who interfered connived at its disappearance, with his nation's - major efforts. the Prime Minister now brings it McCormick biography out at a convenient moment and In the makes me its victim.' " he is reveal9d as the friend and There is a photograph of Lloyd admirer of -Hitler_ as one who George with Hitler in this volume, really had tongue in cheek and the story of the friendship be- when dealing with Jews and who tween the two men is one of the was far from friendly to Jewry. Reviewing the Palestinian situa- most shocking revelations in Mc- tion and the position taken by Cormick's book. Lloyd George. McCormick pre- A statement by Lloyd George at Barmouth. in September 1932, is sents the case as follows: "Ll. Q. wanted to keep Palestine quoted as follows: '"All the trouble for Britain. Sweet words for that has arisen in Europe and in Jewry were merely meant to dis- Germany in particular has come guise this intention, or, to put the from a flagrant breach of the un- best construction on them, to win dertaking to disarm by all the /vic- Jewish approval. Yet J. T. Davies tors but one, and the League of insisted on hailing LI.• G. as a Nations' failure to enforce that `twentieth century Good Samari- pledge has destroyed its moral in- tan championing the Zionist cause.' fluence. If the powers succeed in overthrowing Nazism in Germany, 'Asquith, in his 'Memories and Communism will follow." Reflections.' summed up the posi-; 'McCormick. in his reference to tion by saying that Lloyd George. Lloyd George's hatred for France. `who did not care a damn for the thereupon comments: "This was Jews. or their past or their future, very much - the Hitler theme, and felt it would' be an-outrage to let one which was propounded by such the Holy Places miss into the pos- misguided intellectuals as the session or under *the protectorate Marquis of Lothian and Lord of agnostic, atheistic France.' LI. Allen of Hartwood and by bankers G., though he had several Jewish and economists such as Montagu friends, had often been known to Norman and Josiah Stamp. Yet al- express anti-Semitic views and had ready Hitler had shown his stand no real interest in a National Home by his ruthless suppression of op- for Jewry. Indeed the Prime Min- position, his anti-Jewish pogroms ister's Jewish friends were mainly and his ,,contempt for liberal dem- - those who were anti-Zionist, like ocracy. If ever there was a moment Sir Charles Henry and Mr. Lionel when Britain should firmly have de Rothschild. Lord Beaverbrook announced determination to.stand records that Sir Charles Henry 're- by France this was it. Strangely, ported that in an interview the while tolerating Hitler, Lloyd Prime Minister had given his as- George was harsh on Mussolini." sent to the anti-Zionist view,' .that It was "in the friendliest fash- is, • those opposed to the idea of a ion" that Lloyd George treated National Home for the Jews. Hitler and was in turn admired "It was Sir Herbert Samuel who, by Hitler and welcomed to the first of all, argued the case for latter's home in Berchtesgaden on Britain taking over Palestine as a Sept. 4, 1936. "If Hitler impressed protectorate. But Samuel was not a Ll. G.. the aged statesman charmed fanatical Zionist and he did • not and delighted Hitler," McCormick intend his idea to be developed in states. — quite the manner that Balfour, a! McCormick's critical study of converted pro-Zionist, conceived inj Ll. G. depicts the man of many his famous Declaration of .1917." amours, his many involvements Arab League Seeks to Frustrate Israel's Agreement with Euromart LONDON (JTA)—Irked by the fact that the - six-member European Common Market signed an agree- ment with Israel this summer, giv- ing Israel certain concessions in regard to exports to those coun- tries, the Arab League Economic COUncil has decided to tighten its anti-Israel boycott in such way as to try to keep Israeli products from "infiltrating" into Europe, Cairo dispatches received. here re- ported. The League's Economic Council, backed by the Arab Boycott Office, has been holding sessions in Cairo to try- to work out methods for frustrating the Israel - Euromart agreement. A communique issued at the conclusion of the council's session stated that "a positive plan" barring Israeli goods from Arab countries has been worked out. The six Euromart countries are France, West Germany. Italy, Holland, BelgiuM and Luxembourg. Another dispatch, from the Boy- cott Office headquarters at Beirut, announced that Sophia Loren, the film star, has been. put on the blacklist. The announcement stat- ed that all of her films will be banned from Arab countries, unless she withdraws from the cast of a new film, "Judith," now being filmect in Israel. Elohist is a name given by mod- ern scholars to those portions of the Pentateuch which refer to the deity _ as Elohim,' and which are presumed to have originated in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. THE DETROIT JEWISH- NEWS Friday; August 28, 1964 31 Political Advertisement Pull Lever No. with people of varying natures, some of whom had turned traitors; his sale of honors which enabled. the late prime minister to amass a fortune. In this biography, the view is expressed that more should have been done by Britain to strengthen friendship with France and to op- pose Bolshevism. The expose of Lloyd George's at- titude towards the Jews and of his friendship for Hitler are among the most sensational in the entire story of the life of a man Who was depicted as one of the great of i our time. —P. S. 455 for Robert B. BLACKWELL for U. S. CONGRESS First Congressional District REPUBLICAN Preferred by . CivieSearchlight For Jobs, Dignity and Moderation — Not Welfare, Sympathy and Lawlessness "72=" 3aid,:i7 Alfred May Political Advertisemegfr LEADING CITIZENS AGR E • a • FORMER ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR PROSECUTOR DEMOCRAT The deplorable lack of leadership in the Wayne County Prosecutor's office has seriously reduced its stature and effectiveness. Equal justice and fait' law enforcement has lost ground to favoritism, sensationalism and heightened community tensions. - Joe B. Sullivan will bring positive programs to combat juvenile crime to protect basic citizen rights and safety. Vote for competent, aggressive prin- cipled leadership in this important office. 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