, 1880-12-25

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last few days the whole Press has rung
with the acrimonious controversy.
1t is gratifying to find that most Conser-
vative journals, however much inclined,
perhaps, to %sympathize i'll secret with the
opponents of Semitism, affect to deprecate
a stemming of the tide by means of VIC
lence and persecution. An emphatic pro.
test, too, has been lodged i'll high quarters
against the continuance of a practice which
aims at imposing degrading shackles on
civil freedom. The town Council of Der
lin have uttered their mind OH the subject,
and the Prussian Parliament is, it is said
to be interpellated as to it's attitude tow
ards the whole question Of Hebrew perse.
cution. The newspapers yesterday morn.
ing contained a declaration accorded pro.
mineuce according to the principles of the
print-signed by such eminent humanita.
rians as Heir Won Forckenbeck, Professors
Mommsen, Gneist, Droysen, and Virchow,
with other chiefs of science, literature, and
commerce.. protesting in the strongest Ian
guage against a resuScitation of ''the race
hatred and ~anti-Jewish fanaticism of the
Middle Ages" and of those internal feuds
and civil schisms which for so long
prevented the German people from becom-
ing one. Mention was made of the services
and honour lone to the Fatherland in art,
science, and every branch of human
activity by men Of Hebrew blood of the
theoretical equality before the law of Jew
and German of the evils of blind intoler
ance; of the liability of the unreasoning
mob to carry into practice the doctrinal
errors of those who should be their intel
lectuaI guides and the ~magnanimOus
document concluded by appealing to all
IL ~ol,n tlo flooI Inhay.Ao-
of their great princes, thinkers, and poets
to defend the ground OF their common life !;
to respect every creed and every right;
and to give the same fair and impartial
scope to the Well-meant activity of both
Jew and Christian. A similar demonstra-
ton is expected to como from Breslau and
other large cities. and if the foes and per-
seculOrS of heir Hebrew fellow subjects
are not thus constrained by their own
countrymen from pursuing their reckless
and oppressive course, they will expose
themselves to the righteous scorn of all
free peoples.
November 16.
Challenges and duels on the Jewish
question seem to be becoming the order OF
the day, and a lamentable combat between
two students at Gottingen is now recorded.
A German from Brandenburg, it seems,
bitterly CALLED a Hebrew from Warsaw ON
the subject of his race and creed, when o
duel with pistols was the result, the Jew
shooting his antagonist through the heart.
He surrendered himself to the authorities
and was liberated on his own recognizances
for 1000 marks.
Despite the energetic protest elected
from various quarters during the last few
days against the prevailing anti-Jewish
movement, the Conservative Press con-
tinues to observe a decidedly passive
attitude, while one or two organs of this
shade are actually beginning to attempt 81
covert defence of the Teutonic stand point.
The chief Liberal journals here being
either entirely in the hands of Hebrews or
under their influence, it is not to be
wondered at, insinuate the Conserva-
tive prints. if a well concerted cutlery Of
horror should nave been raised by their
political opponents. What the feeling of
the Court is on the subject does not quite
clearly appear, but no slight wonder is
expressed that the chief champion and
i~nstigator of the w-baiting,o as it is
called, who is one of Her Majesty's chap
lains, should have been permitted so long
to indulge with impunity in the unworthy,
yet fashionable paslime. Meanwhile, &C
cording to an evening paper, which is at
once the target aud the terror of the anti
Semitic Leaguers, the Grown Princess has
written to some distinguished person.
here, expressing her deep regret at the
present agitation. In view, too, of the
anti Hebrew petition to the Chancellor now
going the round of the Empire for sigma