CHAPTER V

THE SPECIAL CAUSES OF FRICTION 99

I have called "Special" causes of Friction those which are remedial at will by either party--they would seem to be, on the Jewish side, the habit of secrecy and the habit of expressing a sense of superiority--on our side a disingenuousness and unintelligence in our treatment of Jews and a lack of charity.

The deplorable Jewish habit of secrecy--the use of false names--examples--excuses for same not adequate--a regular code of such names which deceive us but can be decoded by fellow Jews.

The expression of superiority by the Jew--our statesmanship has never sufficiently allowed for it--examples of this expression--Jewish interference in our religion--or national quarrels--and other departments which are alien to Jewish interests--on the other hand this quality has been a preservation of the race--the Jew should note the corresponding sense of superiority on our side--even the poor hack-writer, if he be of European blood, feels himself superior to the Jewish millionaire.