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Show iT: T l - i -- ,TT4'tnifW u r , 9 vf ? - THE RVSSIAN - AMERICAN PASSPORT QUESTION k n j , ; J f,;r '' re no lra with Adam-sa- d the boar that walka like a mao' Rudyard Kipling. By CHARLES N. LURIcJ. WHETHER or not wa shall follow Kipling's advice given In the verses quot ed abova and "make no per cert of ths population wl oltz the trade of the empire. Toot ing the United States? ?- been some astonishing Instgrces of economic success by Russian Jews and they have aroused envy In some unsuc- oity. Premier Kokeveolf. 2 Entrance e Ellis Island emigrent station. 3 Russian Hebrew In New York H. Boh. If, Representative Sulzer and SenaIn a Russian Habrew synagogue. 8, and 7 (In .rd.r)-lae- ob dren o tor Raynor, who have been active in pressing passport matter. 8. Examining immigrants. Russian Jewish immigrant saluting (leg. 11c Curti Guild, ambassador to Russia. 4 thmn of n.Monal authority way- "Here." continues Beveridge, "flaming up In the least expected of places is an Greek church and be a good Russian Also, being one a subject of "Holy Russia." you may not forewear allegiance to her and become a citizen of n any other country. If you are a Jew who have fled from horrible persecution and have found safety and peace and an opportunity to live In America, or any other country, and. grateful for the opportunity to breathe the free air of heaven without fear of massacre, you have become a lawful citizen of the other country, you may not enter Russia again, even if It be to see your dying mother Or If you are a nationality and person of Jewish faith and have a desire to travel In Russia for instruction or pleasure you And the gates barred because, forsooth. your ancestors were with Moses when he received the Ten Command- expression of Russian aspiration which must be followed with the same cars with which tbe miner follows the first thin vein of gold that points to priceless and hitherto unsuspected deposits In the heart of the mountains " To this belief in the orthodox Greek church as "an engine of national authority" may be traced the cause of our present difference with Russia on the passport question. To the orthodox Russian holding place In the government service of his country and all the places, high and low. practically are held by members of the state church the rran who doe not belong to the church Is bolh a heretic and a traitor You cannot be a dissenter from the ments lst-l.- Iota-mor- Russian View of Stats Church. -- The rock-- which the ship of Amert-ea- n k nCgotfaHons must avoid If ts to be averted Is described in "The Russian Advance " by Sens to - Albert J Beveridge, formerly senator Ha quotes a division from Indians. master of the Manchurian railway as saying: "I believe with ell my eoul fn tb orthodox Greek church, but I believe I shlp-Wrec- Rue-xla- LIFE SAVING NOW A JOB WITHOUT A FUTURE If you are a Roman Catholic priest or a Protestant mjsslnnars. desiring to preach In Russia the doctrines of the faith which you believe to be necessary for the salvation of souls you may not enter the land of the czar Preaching doctrines not held by the orthodox Greek church Is treason to the state and to the church of which the emperor Is the lay head Many thousands of Russian Jews have come to this country in recent years They have settled In hew York and other cities They are a busy, en terprtslng people, able, if unhampered, to make their way In trade and the professions They have their faults due partly to the long oppression which they have undergone, hut thev slid their children yield to the civilizing Influences of America aa readilv. on the whole, as the folk of other descent they aid vessels In distress on the coast, taking off their crews and passengers when necessary, but they afford aid and comfort In time of trouble to the communities In which their stations are situated In the last fiscal ninety-nin- e year recorded persons who had fallen into the water from and other piers, bridges exposed places or whose lives were otherwise imperiled In the water or on land were First aid treatment wasgdmln-istere- d to eighty eight sick and Injured persons Sheit r subsistence and clothing were pm id d for 133 persons driven by storms fl ods and tides to find refuge at th s' tion. The bodies of 133 pers na who were drowned or who had met death n other ways were recovered from 'he water or picked up on the beaches. A considerable quantity of property, sth as fish nets, lumber automobiles domestic animals, etc, was saved 'rom the sea, extricated from bogs, mire and quicksands and Effective assistotherwise recovered ocance was afforded on seventy-thre- e casions of fire, involving dwellings, v arehous grain elevators, factories, p'ers. forests etc. On 117 Occasions assistance of importance was rendered to other branches of the public servrev-cue- They have in great and promising measure the eager desire for know! and advancement In life and ou- - colleges and universities know them in large numbers, ev en though the acquirement of learning bv the eons and daughters means self sacrifice by the parents. They become enthusiastic citizens when naturalized and are willing and eager to bear their share In political life often with no thought of personal reward Their earnest devotion to the principle of the political equality of man. nurtured by their bitter experiences In Russia, sometimes leads them to I he other extreme, and the Socialist ranks know no more enthus'estlc and common soldiers If the basis of our rational institutions be slnpere desire for political equality there are few better American cl'lzens than the majority of (he naturalized Ruxsian Hebrews. Soms Envy of ths Jaws Here. Naturally perhaps, the advent of the Russian Jew In America has not been There has been talk of the imopposed "dumping" In this courtry of "European refuse " and other criticism of the same sort has been heard. Then, have offl-ce- But such Incessful competitors. stances areew compared with the number of Russian Jews who have found refuge here, and the ghettoes of New York. Chicago and other large American citiei are crowded with these people who work very hard for their livelihoods Their Industry and Intel lectual quickness are not denied even by their enemies, and It seems ss though America has little to fear from an element of Its population forming so very small a percentage of the whole however bright and acquisitive they may be. Besides the objection urged against the Jew in Russia, the same indictment that Is brought against the adherent of any other religion than the state church that he Is bv the mere fact of his religion an enemy of the state there Is the economic flgh made against his presence It Is said that where the Jew Is permitted to trade he monopolizes commerce but In the same breath his superior ability and willingness to work hard are admitted Russia. with Its 110 400 000 persons of all religions has about 5 000 000 Jews most of them miserably poor The economic objection is. therefore, that the rest of the Russians are afraid that 4 ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDI-- Ing to bis decision to marry the noncroxn of royal woman when, he loves. Now morn L so with good cause, has settled A Jong by Emperor Francis Jos- opinion, down to a basts of Just estimate of the eph, will not be a "do nothing" not prince, glossing over his faults or Persons qunllfled to judge attempting to conceal them, but laying of his personality and, abilities bav stress on hid firmness of character, his asserted their belief that he will rule ability and hie determination to be a his dual monarchy flrml, with himself wekl ruler of hi turbulent empire as the real prime minister of the realm His personality Is unlovable, but no matter who holds the portfolio as strong He unites with 'a firm belief In of the nominal head the cabinet. He divine right an equally Arm disdain for will not only retgn but rule, say these blood not mingled with brain essence observers, for It Is not In th man to An aristocrat of aristocrats due to h's be content with the empty glories of Hapaburg ancestry, which Is the proudthe crow n. est In Europe, he has msde It the rule The case rf Francis Ferdinand pre- in naval, military sents one of the most striking of re- - and civil administration that efficiency N AND, heir to the Austria-Hungar- Austro-Hungari- It cost the government $3,377,53014 to thepvlce for one year Thts does ret s to fca a very large amount vvi'i he number of life saving ,tatlors .AJ the number of Uvea sated and the value of the property maintain ALWAYS, iomewhere on tb trtfSches of CuASt Ilf lone lhal . to reach from tatMrt rmrr amt DrtrwfvsviHt f Ifi Ban Diego, i&l, to pe Flattery Waahe the lff ' r nr at work Tn ivlntf r, working hours f r saved are M ar i I eetn l iW'woy litre for when th y become b hard work or diiat M tin service o: tf t i n T h r work I r iti veil known to th pletureeque ch racte-- ha rawn many sribr to iy nothing c pen and st tpt,nn of brush and carren lu its M tMt no But It Is not known so n st exits for pension or retirement these heroes of ,h Mfb?at end the The rectnt riptrt f the life Un n of the treasury. In tbe 'lift saving snlrt tkprac-- d ssy It Is a matter of great disappointment that the bill pend'n in th eHti-ftrcongr sn mUing pmllnn f r the retirement cf dMed super ntrpdepts of Ufa saving districts and keepers and r tt iuc-reta- rv he Jur's-dlctlo- it Into consideration THE CARIBBEAN SEA. An a ,inu.U loss in wreck in 'jO in th ex eu of I Caribbean 5a n to certain problem In directs at p this basin mnsidered aa tbe Atlantic approach t the Panama? canal, now That tb tated nearing Tp tion loa Js due i rtncfpall? to condition whieh-caremedied recognltd by all mantirr' authorUlea. ' With a gpr littoral and area equal , to the Sled tho Caribbean a r of related condition presents no less ir - s ng than thoa of the ies tftvaewi ''trid-farFtiw n toward Foremont In imtnedl-at- a comme- - al nd marltlm importance eo ieatlon of aceurat and compreh' ' e charting, of adoquata heacona and buoy. FolIighthoufi h run th detail ed and n lowing ci soqal aiiJ of currants, meteorology, imparfact-l- v magnti( r a tion nd th ocean bed. krjwn contour of the Th geo c of the Uttoraland Islands needs erm j czamlnatlou, lor In few other porti ns of th known globe are th forces of erosion, upheaval and coastal gronth la such napM operation. Four centuries have peseed. and yret the CjrlbbfKn Is almdat aa dloesd to exact knowledge as when the first whit keel shared i;( bias waters- - American 1 Review ft Review. WRECKS t the government to assist in for wl(n imapacltated by dls-aii or age, a claiia of public servants engaged In an adrmttediy " hazardous It seems unt ecessarr to say col hi ? an) tjairg furth r xerpt earnoetlv to renew the resjpwi r Irion heretofore made In this .orne tion That Is a co1 1 atfl ai way of restating ti old f m ihar eaving that fe-pure ungrateful ' The truism applied f miriv only to Individual men who hid distinguished themselves of republics now in n the i fnni applies to a large the ca f t ho rij-- ther 11a es. their Mmbs 'ir health. In most cis andhaN nothing j for emal look forkrari to b- -t the cod decision. thf d' tanrg rv WORK ' Iv- -S TV succor afforded . . M b 30 tlue of vessels Involved 2,133 335 slue of cargoes Total value of property Involved. 11, M (1, 1 alue of property saved.,.. ..rt.... 10 0M.37S 1.301 HO aju of property lost- .In his report the secretary calls at- t'ajs v tention to he miscellaneous nature of the service, rendered by the men'ot the life saving crews. Not only do F t t I , i- I the two. If there should be room f r hut one. with Francis Ferdinand arl William or Ul'ltams successor coining Into conflict there are those ub' at that Francis Ferdinand will be the one He has the Imperious scf yent-rv- l. Stubborn mind that will brook no ritsl He does not like the HohenmHirn particularly, has no affinity with treat Britain or Russia and hates Ita'v It is generally understood now that tr was the impelling power lx hind the annexation of Bosnia and Hetvepui y by last year If the great European general war ' cu come, he will be one of the certral Sg urea He has been the reorganizer ' the A army whkh Is ranked aeeond by competent irldtan men and hat been also the keeni sur porter of a strong naval policy ly S' country. Whatever may be brnr Ferdinand a faults as a statesman w politician, he Is a good' soldier One thing stands out prominently la the character of Francis Ferdinand. That la hie devotion to the ftomzs Catholic church and Its head The loal standing differences between the Ital lan government and th VaMcar fjr nlsh sufficient reason for his hatred but another is found In Ferdinand s ambition to keep fir t dual empire the territory It ha a1 ready as well as to extend Its border He will never consent to th redemption" by Italy of the Adriatic province which were formerly Italian and are Austria-Hungar- 1 uztrlan-Hungaria- now No IN n Ajv im however bri consort, her of Francis Joseph hetr f. Is complete unles, fi I 'glpvoee Sophie. Dach of formerly Countess c tck. is mentioned They are married morganaUcaUy. so that neither ophk nor any of her children tthe rojpk have two sons and one daughter) is titled to right to the throne of the r according to the statutes cf the house of Hapshur. Hungary t nlres no such thing as m rmrzirilf marriage. In Rungsry either a 1 1 discharged for physical disability When the Jilue of the property sal vnged b the life savefs Is ednsldered jpart fr m the Htes saved. It eertalnly cfrrs that the government could well retirement gwf pensioning of the life savers The folof tho servwork lowing figures of th ice are taken from th secretary s report Thev cover the fiscal year ended June 30 1911: 1 lessels Involved h! lools totally lost.... 1014 Persons on board... I I lost H9 Persons succored at stattori .... d Fnv BOYCE GARDINER. in tb are aeven Ivor. with no dax n" f r f .Mdijs vr ms T xpr thing eUe rve i iMrnnt 4 fcl elans thp eirre thing nnsih Ufa earing service . ou the Job all the time." For eome time pnst efforts hat twert i of I establish easing i atuma failed of made to Induce rwiRitae It cannot be questioned merit for a retirement and that rrmpdial Jeglsla on of the K nd the men who nk thiir lives tsd is urgenU needed to kep tht( firp lire and property endan 'r d life sAMrg rx ibHahmnt up to a high n t coasts Ther t n ier'tww tai.-- n - THE HEIR TO FRANCIS JOSEPHS THRONE ice sr According to an Investigator passport question, for more tbsr veers Russia has been fooling Russia violated the trea the I nlted States and Introduce country a sv stem of religious t j tton bv compelling American ct us of entering Russia to flat r heir faith hen seeking to have passports vised or approved, t tt Russian consils. When the ap'lfrr.' was a Jew a priest or a mlszlnnar 1h approval was withheld and the Irg traveler could not enter It Any American desiring to enter Uj j must pass a religious test at the consulate here "When American presidents and -- . rstarles of state pointed out to K ' hat sh was violating the terms r v Russia replied by cunning sions All diplomatic overtures w put off by Russia's promisee that a e clal commission was appoint-- to ,! with the subject By deceivinc the American statesmen Rusx'a ha- - f cetved ths people of the I'nlted Bn ( By all the speakers and writer-question emphasis has beer, U ' r ' 'i the fact that this passport sut not a Jewish question, but an Am Issue The right to enter Russia dn!d to American citizens of T irtZ P faith has been dented equally -t man Catholic priests and Pm missionaries Although tbe Jew i been the persona primarily anurut and have been the chief movers t thv mattrr, they are acting not ax Jew l,u as American citizens, wl'h rights gi r anteed by the trehty v Ith Ross a ti move freely into and within the boun daries of the czar's empire. I truce with Adam-sathe bear that walka like a man." aa he symbolized Russia. remains to be learned in the year that must elape before the de inioe of the old treaty whlcL we have denounced. Rut we shall do well If we eueceed In bringing the advisers of the esar to cur view tint 'all men are created equal. t'at thy are endowed by their Creator with certain Inalienable lights that among thflze are I'fe. liberty and the purs'd' of hiipntnezs Before thla time Ruc on diplomacy baa been likened to a ghcler, moving With ItrealstlMe f rce to Ita ends It Is long experienced, ss'ut- - diplomacy again! which the shrewdest ablest Binds of Europe hive struggled In Vain. If we ahull win for our rlfaens Without distinction bvsed on religion, we shall asthe right to enter It tonish Europe, for Kirope know better than we do the Russlsn mind with Its persistency. Its nmet determination not to yield an than ia eeces-ar- are, twenty-- f n Bom phi has a right to the crown of Hungary. hut not to that of tbe dual empire. But the pragmatic sanction wHch united Austria and Hungary awav beck In the days cf Marta Theresa declared that tbe two crowns must be warn Jt th sams person. Francis- - Ferdinand Is not popular t FRANCIS FERDINAND AND HIS WIFE. sny part of th much mixed dual mm archy. ear perhaps In Bohemia, wh cent Instance of alteration la tho shall be the test of holding and retain- la pleased hr the fact that biz rv- - Sas estimate of a than. Reference ing office. Before hi. active participawoj-lna tie Wife la a Bohemian and th dto the newspaper files Of a- - dosen or tion In the administration of hla tr escendant of one of Its oldest fam 11,1 more years ago ehovit that In the early aristocracy, with no- qualification The other nationalities, and thy years of his manhood Francis Ferdi- of Btnesa, was the sole condition of ad- vary numeraua, look upou him nand was not highly esteemed. He mission to high place. ns a cold, haughty man. O' M there ta room in that world for two jostles was called a scapegrace. spendthrift, proud, of hit descent, hla rank and hi a roue and about everything leq that eminent Germanic monarrha Kalaer position In there day of th spread it discreditable. Then cam a period of Wilhelm of Germany republican Ideas laudation, due to hi firmness in sttek- - Ferdinand of ARTHUR 3. BRINTOJt m-p- Aostria-RunsST- S |