The Issues of the War and the Jewish Position.

British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs A.J. Balfour, speaking for the British government, admits the Jewish people to an equal status with the Belgians, the Serbs, the Poles, and the other nationalities whose corporate rights are in issue in this civil war to make the world safe for democracy. Balfour said, the British government views with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use its best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object.