The New York herald., 1872-10-16

remembered that Roumanis mas only Just been
rescued from state oil semi -barbarism The coun-
codes OF civil and criminal law are extremely def
cient Moreover. the government 10 weak, and
barely in . position 70 execute the law Is 1t
WHAT ARE THA GRIEVANCES AGAINST THE JEWS
The grievances advanced BY the Rouman'ans
it h notorious that nearly all drinking sa-
looms are kept BY Hebrews There the poorer
classes are supplied with Intoxicating drinks,
iquity are always found willing to accord
unlimited credit TO CUSTOMERS Nor Is the system
confined to that class alone. In Wallachia especi-
ally nearly all hotels and hostelries under con-
troll OF Jewish prOprletors, and IN the majority OF
cases those places are nothing else than disrepu.
immortality Is tolerated The proprietors OF these
dens are generally known to be money lenders, and
merchants. Farmers and peasants who frequent
these houses induced to hypothecae their crops
In excnange for the means which satisfy their crav-
in regard to the possession OF horses or other fancy
property. Certainly the Hebrews who keep these
quent them But these places are traps and gen
eral swindling shops for the unwary, and the keep
crs rigldly exact their pound OF 1esh" II is the
Old. old story. The farmer Ia pr01igate, ana the
Hebrew is always willing to render assistance and
lend his hand to tide over the farmers difficulty
The state Of dependence into which the natives
have thus fallen ls the real
CAUSE OF THAT INvETERATE HATRED
entertained towards the jews The latter own
prompt TO take occasions Of revenge for alleged
grievances. 1t would be thoroughly idle TO UNDER
pcrsecSting The Jews but to acant the latter from
all blame would appear mOnstrOus At times the
Independent spirit or the native Is awakened; the
Roman blood which IL Is alleged circulates In the
veins OF this people, becomes heated, and hence
crop out those prosecutions OF which we have heard
SO much. The government is either too weak or
too apathetic and In the absence ofenergetic action
the 0umanian citizen feels justified to take the law
In his own hands.
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The accusations against the Jews are OF an ap-
palllng natures but all that can be said about 1t ls
That both contend!ng parties live in glass houses
They must not throw stones at each other. Jew
pedlers tramp all over the country, ostensiby to
trade away mock jewelry and tawdry articles OF
young girls to part with the beautiful hair on their
heads The pedler, am told, obtains 1t for mere
song, and resells 1t afterwards at five or ten times
the cost In the great centres OF fashion. In many
cases the ittnerant Jews are disguised agents OF
Turkish slavc-dealers. And in this connection
may mention the wellknown fact that the harcms
OF Constantinople are pe0pled to great extent by
women from Waachia and Moldavia. The Rou-
manians grow violent in narrating the misery
OF whole families. For all this the Hebrew
Is blamed, and, consequently, prosecuted. How far
his real guilt extends outsiders are debarrcd from
knowing. The Hebrew AYERS his innocence. while
the R0umanian claims that he revenges only the
wrongs which grow out OF the doings OF the Jews.
OF articles OF fnery to the women is monopolized
by the Jews That Is ascrIbed as the root OF ail
evil, and hence the ROumanan thinks he nas u
right to persecute the Hebrew.
THE DELICATE NATURE OF THE SUBJECT.
Differences like this can never be solved by undue
interference in favor OF one side The evil must
work Its own remedy with the march of progress
and civilization rather than the practice oil coer
Give measures Under the circumstances 1t be-
comes serious subject for the consideration OF the
American government whether the representative
OF the United States can be permitted to take the
initiative In the Hebrew question in Roumania.
That representative Is Hebrew himself, and 1t Is
therefore fair to assume that his Judgment is not
entirely free from all bias. Mr.. PeixottO is o man
OF intelligence, of gentemanly demean0r, and pos
sesses an exceedingly kind disposition. He would,
doubtless under ordinary circumstances, and at any
other point, make very good representative. But,
at Bucharest, he cannot be considered as the right
man In the right place. Whether the Rcnmanians
justified In their dislikes towards the Jews does
not seem the question. The hatred iS deeply
rooted and the incumbent Of the United States
Consulate Is looked upon with extreme suspicion.
There Is no telling how far the presence at Bucha-
rest Of Mf. PeixOtt0 may involve the government
and the people OF the United States Mr.. Peix0tto
exposes the country to Imminent danger; as 1t Is
he has created profound disgust among many
Roumanians. American travellers, who have
sojourned at Bucharest and ut COnstantinope, and
whose Judgment is competent share the opinion
that Mr.. Peixotto's presence at Bucharest As po-
litical bunder.