Only 22 years earlier, this was what his father had to say:
P 280 – The Complete Diaries Of Theodor Herzl
November 24, 1895
Lunched at the home of Sir Samuel Montagu, M.P. A house of English elegance, in grand style. Sir Samuel a splendid old chap, the best Jew I have met thus far. At table he presides over his family – which is actually unfriendly, or merely wellbred – with the air of a good-natured patriarch. Kosher food, served by three liveried footmen.
After lunch, in the smoking room, I expounded my case. I gradually roused him to enthusiasm. He confessed to me – in confidence – that he felt himself to be more an Israelite than an Englishman. He said he would settle in Palestine with his whole family. He has in mind a Greater Palestine rather than the old one. He will hear nothing of Argentina. He is ready to join our committee as soon as one of the Great Powers takes the matter seriously. I am to send him my pamphlet before its final publication.