The New York herald., 1872-07-06
TIE ROUMANIAN JEWS AGAIN.
Their statas in Rouman;a-A Convention Of All
the Powers Proposed by England-A coun-
ter Punishment by Gorschakof-Ths
Russian Wins-Renswaa Of the
Convention Of 1883.

reached nv ears with regard to the much-vexed
question OF the Roumanian Jews, which is again on
the tapfs The bigotry and intolerance OF the Rou-
manian people and the tncapacity wflful neglect
OF the Roumanian government will, 1t seems, COM
pei the Powers to interfere again on behalf Of the
prosecuted Israelites, whose position in Roumana
Is about what II was all over Europe during the
Middle Ages. And these continual protests and
threats Of Intervention will, without doubt sooner
or later, end In the wipng from the map Of Europe
this bastard, semi-independent little State, which
certainly has adequate rdfs0n d'etre, no sum-
tent cause for existence, even though It has to be
done ct the risk Of opening up the much-dreaded
Eastern question.
The unanimous protest OF the whole diplomatic
body in Bucharest and the Indignation meetings
that have been held in London seem to have al
ready produced some erect. Earl Granville, Sec
onded by the italian Cabinet, has formally proposed
that
CONVENTION OF ALL THE EUROPEAN POWERS
be held to decide upon the to be pursued to-
wards the Roumanian government In view Of the
continued recurrence OF outbreaks against the
Jews, which that government is either unwilling or
unable to prevent.
This is q most important step. and II the propo-
siton is agreed by the other Cabinets OF Europe
Il may lead to some very remarkable results. The
proposition has been submitted to all the European
Powers, but am not In q condition to state what
have peen the answers returned by any OF them
except the Russian and German governments.
aoRrscHAKoFPs REPLY
communicated through Lord Lotus, was to the
erect that he sympathized entirely with the per-
secuted Jews OF Roumania but thought that 1t
would be better for the Powers to first unite In
formal Interpolation or the Roumanian govern
ment to its future intentions and the
guarantees 1t can offer that the Jews
shall be protected. He thought this would
AWAKEN the Roumanian Cabinet to
sense Of its responsibility before the world and the
danger 1t will incur in disrcgarding public opinion,
which has been very forcbly expressed through
the diplomatic body at Bucharest His reason for
preferring this course is that Prince Charles has
already so many difficulties to contend with, and
his government is just in such precarious
condition, that an intervention In the manner pro-
posed by the English Cabinet would probably lead
TO the opening up Of the thorny Eastern question,
which he thought all the European Cabinets wish
Roumanian government should not be satisfac-
tory then he would propose a settlement OF the
Convention On of isss o"Ss In this he was seo CT
onded by Prince Reis, the German Ambassador
at st. Petersburg, and Lord LOTUS accordingly re-
turned an answer to his government to that effect,
which answer was forwarded about u week ago. AS
yet nothing further has transpired to the course
much win depend undoubtedly on the answers re-
ceived nom the other Powers. 1t s very p obable,
win be adopted finally, and that they viii unite In
some sort OF an Interpolation to the ROumanian
mandng guarante for the protection OF the Jews
In the future. 1t will be remarked that
THE GERMAN CABINET CABINET TAX Taxes EST THE SANE VIEW
good reasons for not wishing to do anything that
would very probably increase the difiicuties BY
surrounded, even though 1t did not result In his
DOWNFALL. What the action OF the Roumanian gov.
reply Of Costoioro the xnisier Of Foreign Efiairs
20 the recent protest OF the cOnsus ut Bucharest.
POSITION OF THE ROUMANIAN GOVERNMENT
It is q most curious, not to say amusing, docu-
ment and should very much like to know the
effect produced by 1t upon the Diplomatic corps In
by taking issue with them upon points OF fact and
giving them the lie diplomatic. He denies that the
Jews have been prosecuted to anything like the ex-
tent represented in that protest; maintains that
they tthe consuls) nave greatly exaggerated the
Setested, have been, on the Whole 's Wen treated
considering their Offences and hints that tney
deserved all they got and more too He then, by
themselves In proof OF his assertions and then ex-
presses his unfegned ast0nishment that they, Iiv
Ing in ROumania, seeing and understanding the
real state OF AFFAIRS and knowing that the Jews are
not prosecuted, should nevertheless have united
words, he tells them they. have lied in the most
shameless mann = about the matter, and that he Is
exceedingly astonished at their conduct.
HAVE THE FOREIGN CONsULs BEEN MIsrAKEN?.
do not know how the consuls will receive this
Costooro WIN not be alone in his astonshment
however great 1t may be- and that the difficulties
usually attendant upon such negotiations will,
under these circumstances, be greatly increased.
or course one will pretend to doubt the honOra-
ble Minister'S word when he says the Jews are not
perSecuted, and we are only lost In astOnishment
that such being the case, many different cOnsus
Of 80 many different countries speaking 30 many
dnerent interests, and protesting SO many different
religions, should nevertheless agree upon the very
one thing that the Ronmanan Minister says Is not
fr1q nd n N q IN TOR IN fhair
Indignation at outrages that have never been COM
mitted Evidently there Is diversity OF opinion
between the Minister and the diplomatic body Of
Bucherest as to the meaning OF certain acts when
committed against certain persons, a slight mis-
which Is really perpleXing, and which might under
certain circumstances lead to d.sagreeable conse-
quences.
rsE FOREIGN MINISTER'S LOGIC.
M. Costoforo goes on to assert that the Jews are
L,nltiplying TO an IN alarming extent IN Roumania,
several Of the most prospei Gus towns OF the princi
Pslties to the exclusion OF the natives. AS the
Jews OF ROumania have been born and bred, have
lived and diee and been buried there Tor centuries,
fttnight be interesting to know what the Minister
understands by the word native or tndtyene which
ne uses In the document In question, and whether
he did not mean to say Roman Instead, OF which
noble race ne and the nc mn majority g,ry OF be-
He further says that the Jews, not being citi-
zens, fern class apart from the reSt OF the pOpu-
l3Mon, with which they refuse to essimllate or
have ANYTHING In common, and they are, there
iOTc, uunReroiS 10 the ctdte. NJ COStOioTOb SyS-
lem Of logic Is certainly somewhat diniout grasp
Or fully couprebene. lie first takes away the rights
Q! citlZeL5tp from The Jews, and then accuses them
Of not being citizens, way OF discussing the mat
ter that pbs ms 0ppoueH. In the argument as wei
as the Israees themselves, In an extremely awk-
ward position. His style OF reaSoBng IL ike that
OF southern planter, before the war, who should
accuse tine negioes or being slaves-an accusation
~ NJ. Costoloro against the Jews. lie might
further have accused thea, OF being pro-
hiblted by law from acqoA-mg landed rrop-
", honest
cut of rom Them. OF being hel nmed In here and
shut out there, Of paying taxes syithOut their own
consent, aud oil serving I'm an al nv which does
nothing TO protect them. While he was on the sub
lecf he might AS well have gone thr, ugh the whole
list OF crimes urged against them by which means
he would have enlightened the world as TO the real
character Of these people ana the real merits