Show persecution OF THE JEWS commenting upon the eions of the jews in russia the london jewish chronicle a leading jewish journal says we know from the history of spain and from part of the annals of france how detrimental the policy of religious persecution perse cation ultimately is to the state which practices it we know from the piteous appeals which now reach us what terrible suffering it inflicts on the victims at the moment what is wanted is to bring these considerations side rations home to the hearts and minds of the most influential russians the voice of the generous and enlightened british press has begun to make itself heard and perhaps may effect something but if no improvement pro is obtained and that rapidly we must bethink ourselves whether a large scheme of emigration from russia to countries where new settlers should be welcome as perhaps the turkish empire and palestine especially or the less peopled portions of america km erica might not be organized if the evil ia allowed to go on too long the oppression from which they suffer will end by degrading the russian jews physically and mentally to a point at which they may cease to be suitable for emigration 10 in an editorial discussion of the policy of russia with regard to the jews the american hebrew takes the same ground and says that the only radical permanently effective solution of the jewish problem in russia is the emigration of the jews from russia that all must be transported from their homes f it pays we do not insist 21 2 1 on the contrary we believe that the removal of one fourth of them would not only be a benefit to the exiles but would greatly tend to ameliorate the condition of those that remained this would be enough but this much must be done to a spectator who Is ia only a little acquainted with russian conditions the oppressive measures of the government against the jews must seem as uncalled for as they are unjust and inhuman but when it is known that the popular feeling against the jews is nothing short of hatred it will be understood that the oppressive measures of the gov are only an expression of a misguided popular opinion the case of the jews in russia is in some respects parallel to bo the me case of the latter day saints in the united states J jf it is poss that the protests of an enlightened european press will have some effect upon the russian emperor and check for a time the proposed oppression but it is certain that no protests no interference in behalf of the persecuted people can turn the current of public opinion in russia in their favor rhey will always be persecuted as long as ignorance bigotry and fanaticism nati cism hold their sway but it is not hot only in russia that this feeling against the jews prevails in enlightened germany is much the same in the very capital of the german empire a periodical is ia being published with the openly professed object of effecting the exclusion of the jews from all business departments and eventually expulsion from the country and those these anti semitic agitations are gratin illy gaining in strength when this can be carried on in in germany among the boasted leaders of the culture of the world what else can be expected in semi barbar le ic russia but the jewish auh chronicle chronick points out the right remedy when it intimates that the jews will have to consider the propriety pr briety of organizing a 9 a guv amov ment for emigration it is sure that with their peculiarities they will har harily hanly ily escape more or less persecution until they settle in a country where either liberty rules supreme or they will be in the majority and consequently able to govern their own affairs palestine is ia certainly the land of the hebrews and to this country they should direct their steps th the e country Is now open to them its soil yields in abundance when properly cultivated its position touching almost three large continents ts adapts it for a business centre of the greatest importance should the persecution of the jews in russia be the cause of an immigration on a large scale of that people into palestine as it is likely to prove we may acknowledge the hand of providence in this persecution turning what is apparently evil to a positive good and aiding in the fulfilment fulfillment of prophecy |