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5. continuous, hard, & concentrated work, & more or less for the first time. They are rather surprised & browned off - which is ridiculous & annoys me a great deal. when I consider the interest which the Jews must have in our war effort & victory. One of the troubles, I am afraid, is, that the other Coys are run in a very much more idle fashion than I care to run my Coy. The men are allowed far more freedom & more leave & time off. And the Majors - British officers are willing to accept a lower standard from these Jewish soldiers, both officers & privates. The result is that they behave & go on in a slack & sloppy & idle way themselves, & this is passed on right through their Coys. I am more than ready to admit that these European & Palestinian Jews do not come up to the standard of British troops - but to me that seems to be all the more reason why one should exert even greater efforts in order to do one's best to bring them up to standard. And of course, my men meet these men from other Coys & they compare notes & my people decide that are being ---- on & how unlucky they are. But I think, & hope that my various lectures & speeches are convincing my people that they are not really as badly off as they may think at times & that hard work & training are the only possible means by which they may