New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-24
The Jews In Turkey,

In connection with the work which the
congress of Berlin has already done in pro-
curing the amelioration of the condition of
the Jews in Servia and Roumania, the fol.
lowing correspondence, which the JeloSsh
Chronicle publishes, is of Interest,"
New CoURT, ST. Sw1rH1N's LANE, May 81,
1878.-MY LORD: I have the honor of
writing these few lines to your lordship, on
a subject in which I take the very greatest
interest, and | hope you will excuse my adj
dressing you at moment when your lord
ship is deeply occupied on most important
matters.
The subject about which I take the liberty
OF troubling your lordship is one which will
be brought before the congress now about to
assemble at Berlin; and your lordship will,
hope, excuse me for first expressing my own
feelings and cohgratulating your lordship on
the very successful and happy result of the
exertions of her majesty's government in
bringing about the meeting of congress, and
also on the very high and powerful position
her majesty's government has thus OBJ
tanned.
The influence, therefore, which her majestys
government will have in the congress which
is about to meet will, I have not the slightest
doubt, enable her majesty's representatives
pose and support, and have every reason
to hope that your lordship, as one of those
representatives, will exert yourself in favor
of placing every religious denomination on
the same footing of equality in the countries
for the Better administration and for the
regulation of which the congress is now
about to meet.
In Servia, by the decree of 1861, the Jews
are forbidden to trade in the interior in GER
tain kinds of goods, to open shops or to buy
real estate, the right to trade in goods not
expressly prohibited is not transmissible to
their children or heirs, the consequence be-
ing that all Jews are compelled to live in Bel
grade.
In Roumania particularly, as your lordship
is no doubt aware, the Jews are still more
cruelty oppressed and frightfully prosecuted,
and the Roumanian government is even SO
llleberal that in their treaties of commerce it
IS expressly stipulated that Jews of the
country with whom they make their treaties
are to be considered and treated on the same
footing as Roumanian Jews.
May l. therefore, be allowed to ask your
lordship that while her majesty's represent
atlves advocate religious equality, they may
also endeavor to remove those disabilities to
which have referred, and under which the
Jews in Roumania and Servia are suffering?
The British government has on all occa-
sions SO warmly supported the cause Of reli-
gious liberty all over the world. that I hope
you will excuse my repeating that we have
every confidence in the kind assistance we
may hope to obtain from your lordship; and,
in conclusion, begging again to apologize for
intruding on your lordship's attention at
this important time, I have the honor to be.
my lord, your lordship's very obedient SER
want, LIONEL DE RoIHscHID. 81
The Right Hon. the Earl OF Beaconsfieid.
2. S.-Since the foregoing was written it
has been ascertained that:
In Servia the Jews have been expelled
from their homes, and have been forbidden
to obtain domicile in the country, the city of
Belgrade excepted; and while their political
rights have been left intact. by strange
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