Show RUSSIA AND THE JEWS HAROLD HABOLD writing in the new york times says that in attempting to deal satisfactorily with the jewish persecution in russia it would he like attempting to write a whole Brit tanica people talk glibly of pan who really know not what it means some imagine that it comprehends the seizure of bulgaria and servia by russia mr frederick is of opinion that pan means the complete ignoring of the civilization of western europe and a return to Russi antem as interpreted and expounded by peter the great he says gays one must go to moscow to comprehend the strength of this feeling and the tremendous fascination n it has for the russian mind this might or might not be interpreted to mean a retrogression in civilization or it might mean a nationalism based on slavic ladeas desm tastes and literature with a civilization the peculiar outgrowth of these agencies C J prince of boston traveled extensively ten in russia during the present summer he returned home about two weeks ago and in an article in the boston herald describes his bis experiences in the land of the czar he visited moscow st petersburg and warsaw and made special inquiries relating to the treatment of jews he says distinctly that the political condition of russia is greatly exaggerated in regard to the suppression of free brech speech and so on he was received everywhere the same as at home no restraints were placed on him with regard to travel he says that he saw jews attending to their ordinary business the same as russians and no distinction made he further says that there has not been a law passed in fifty years applying specially to jews the laws which were passed a long time ago relating to the restriction of certain classes of jews to certain prescribed limits fell into disuse and it was found that these classes had penetrated every section of the empire mr prince thinks that much of the ill feeling against jews arises from the sharp dealings of the moneylenders money lenders who are not over scrupulous abou closing a mortgage on a piece of land in country districts the peasantry entertain an intense dislike for jews because of the very business of lend ing he H alases his article with t the he following words altogether although I 1 dont think that russia is a model country I 1 think she is doing very well considering the elements with which she has to deal I 1 think the czar a good man who is trying his best to make his country safe pleasant and prosperous that the stories that all the jews have been compelled to leave the country are false is easily proved by the fact that three weeks ago when I 1 was there I 1 saw thousands and thousands of them all busy at their usual mccu occupations actions and evidently in no fear of disturbance ancell it appeals as if mr prince who is a literary celebrity has been manipulated by the brusslan aussien officials the czar is aware odthe of the strong feeling created against him throughout europe on account of his auti anti semitic operations he is likely to take every opportunity afforded of gaining the goodwill of literary people in order to have his position placed before the world in the most favorable light possible the fact that there was been a revival of the most barbarous persecution of the jews in russia can neither be hidden nor property palliated pallia ted the hebrews who are expelled from that country do not as a rule be belong to the money lending class as might be inferred berred from the remarks of mr prince but to the industrial ranks this UL ia proved by the character of the ship loads of refugees who have been arriving almost weekly for a long time at the port of leith where they are met by committees representing humane societies who minister to their comfort during their brief stay at that town from there the companies are transported by rail to glasgow whence they are shipped to the united states state and other parts of the world the condition of these people compelled to flee from the country of their birth is as a rule most pitiable many of them are plundered before their departure and subjected to various in dignities their countenances indicate by their expression great mental anz anxiety lety as well as the effects of physical steal hardship the way in which the jewish ram race has recently been thrust upon the attention of the whole world forms a phenomenal subject con necked with the closing sconce scenes of the nineteenth century the theme bids fair to continue to be agitated fr for a considerable time to come one of the leading questions now forced upon the attention of civilized nations W ie what shall we do with the millions of russian brusslan jews no adequate solution has yet been reached divine providence will point it out when the i pro proper r time approaches |