New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-11
THE JEWS In ROUMANIA.
ATTEMPT OF OUR GOVERNMENT TO AID IN PRE-
VENTING THEIR PERSECUTION-THE Diff
CULTIES IN THE WAY.

ATTEMPT OF OUR GOVERNMENT TO AID IN PRE-
VENTING THEIR PERsECUTI0N-THE Diff
CULTIES IN THE WAY.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-During last Summer
Secretary Fish suggested Minister at Vienna that
If the sympathy which we entertanfor the nhumanly
prosecuted Hebrews in the Principalites Of Moldavia
and Wallachia made known to Austria, 1t might
quicken and encourage the efforts Of that Government
to discharge its duties protecting power pursuant
to the obligations of the treaty between certain Euro
peau states.
Mr. Jay subsequently informed Mr. Fish Of the result
OF his interview with the Austrian Minister for Foreign
Affairs, the latter informing him that joint note had
been addressed to the Roumanian Government on the
treatment the Jews in whichAu had united with
the other POwers and that such expression OF opin-
ion, whether the part of Europe America would be
proper and would undoubtedly have influence but in
view Of the actual state OF the Roumanan Government
OF the attitude of opposing parties and Of the preudce
of the people which neutrazed In such the power
Of the Government by the right of trial by jury the
question OF foreign Intervention was one OF extreme
delicacy and far from accomplishing the desired OBJ
ject, an Intervention might result in diminishing the
ability OF the Government and in subjeeting the Israel
ties to increased prejudice and further persecution
The Prince OF Roumania known to be in favor Of
securing TO them protection and every effort OF his Gov
eminent that direction would be rather hanpered
than assisted by foreign intervention for the reason
that such Intervention would give new strength to the
opposition and enable them to raise the cry that the
Government was administered by foreign influence and
had ceased to the confidence of the people, and
while the Government thus thwarted in its efforts
to protect the Israetes they would be than
exposed insult and abuse the indirect Of for
eign interference.in the affairs Of the nation.
Such was the prejudice against them in certain parts
Of the country that general thing juries would not
convict the perpetrators of outrages against them how
ever clear the evidence and when the crimes thus
ignored by jures, the Government was powerless to
punish At the present time, 1t the disposition of
the Government to deal Justly by the Israetes as far
as they could accomplish and with the idea now be-
ginning to prevail that the attention of the civilized
world was aroused and that recurrence OF itrea
ment OF the Israees would be viewed with dspeasure
aud might result in foreign difficulties there
to hope they would be repeated, and that there
would be gradual ameoratlon OF their condition.
In addition to The good offices OF the United States in
behalf OF the Jewsour Minister at COnstantnope has
Informed Government that he was assured at the
Turkish Foreign Office that the FIRST remonstrance
made by great Powers of Europe strong representa-
lions the Ottoman to the Roumanian Gov
ernment and that all which the former could do had al
ready been TO prevent recurrence of the disgrace
full popular outbreaks.