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Show JEWS WILL DE EMANCIPATED First Steps Toward Giving Hebrews He-brews Their Freedom in Russia Being Taken. WASHINGTON. March 23. First steps by the new Russian government toward the emancipation of Jews were; reported today by Ambassador Fran-cis, Fran-cis, who said all educational restrlc-' tions as to both schools and colleges! had been removed. Officials here look on this step as aj forecast of freedom for the Jews in Russia. Incidentally also it forecasts I removal of passport restrictions because be-cause of which the i nlted States abrogated ab-rogated the commercial treaty with! Russia and leads to confidence that tho treaty soon may be renewed. Combined wiih steps toward home rule in Finland and promises of autonomy au-tonomy for Poland, it convinces officials offi-cials that tho new leaders intend to carry out their liberal program at once, as establishing a firmer founda- tion on which tho war can be prose-, cuted here successfully. |