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Show j VICTIM OF RACE HATRED Sir Edgar Speyer, member of a banking firm that has houses in London, Lon-don, Frankfort and New York, has truly become a victim of race hatred generated by the war. Because he is a native of Germany, his loyalty to England, his adopted country, was fiercely attacked, and finally he resigned re-signed his post as privy councillor and came to America. He tried also to resign re-sign his baronetcy, but found he would have to remain a nobleman for life. Sir Edgar has lived most of his life in England and was made a baro net because of his munificent philanthropies philan-thropies and his public spirit. Up to the outbreak of the war he was one of the most popular men in London, and he remained popular until last spring, when the undercurrent of English Eng-lish resentment toward Germany and Germans became vindictive. He was attacked in the newspapers, and despite a public assurance by Premier Asouith. lone his friend that he wnq loyal to England, it became necessary to place a guard around his London residence. Deeply hurt by the. aspersions cast on him. Sir Edgar finally decided to quit England, at least for the present. |