Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-20
Russian Jewish Persecution.

II ini SC " iiGu o-uiLSlL 1tcS-
ss sre c,nipg 10 this couatry to ss,4pe ths
persaoulipns to which they are suit iac.ed there
rgo OF rhrae ipstalmsnts OF tie $50 600 expeo,-
cd hsve already arrived. II is supposed by
Americans generally that this persecution s
uuprovoked AID ths! ths iouccant Israe!iea
ore tho victims Of Christian Ignorance ard pre-
udcs on tcoount of th cir religion, II would
seem, hoHeqer, from communication By
Professor VILLAIN Weil., Ct Uuion College,
that this is not the case aud that the Jaws
themselves are largely to blame for their
present condition aud o!Ecumstsnc:s Dr.
Wells does DO! approve Of the persecuiion, but
&c dc ares that there is "aDother side" ic the
case, snd in tie Methodist he preSeuts lhss
other side and gives few reRsoGe Tor the hsrSh
'reaimeu, # the jews By the Russian peasants.
FIRST, be Gays. macy of the jews of souiheru
Russia end eastern Prussia are pihiis sud
Gay thank themselves fer mary Of the suffer
ing they bsve endured. S:oord. b;c,uso of
the extremely repulsva character Of the Ru:
sisn Jaws in s relslIo2s Of society
10 some s:cions of the onuaIy, e,-
psoially 10 Poland. where they are ex-
cus;ve'y tho distilleIs sud runseilsrs.
A more repu!sivs p,aoa, Di. Wells writes
c.n tc,rcelv be f,nud than village psoped
mostly by Jaws. EIerythiog is the pio.u1s IF
6lth ard misery. Ibe Polish Jew is the m st
heartess torturer of dumb beasts that can bs
found. These Jews Il VI stand on tho Lowest
level Of humanity. The cuunirg Jsw fluids a
pleasure 10 cheating even his Gcd. For eg-
SIMPLE. the law torbid5 hin on tho Sabbath
dsy to 90 mere than certain number of ptcas
ir1n the earth uaaer the threshold of h
h hhNo kl, Inr1 ln0s. L., n.
law be carries With him hapdful Ct earth and
srews it where the required number t psces
is exhausted and 50 90 ill lhe cad of bis j1u,-
ueY. Towsrl any other ,hsp Jew The Polish
Jew has 10 sort Of moral obligations aud also
90 sympathy. And woe 10 the Chris ian
tha. falls into bis hands! Ho is lcs'-:he W
will fly bin alive. The Polish Jew has sa
uncot qltrsbe aversion to any RI ct bodily
labor and q lite as uu'spoksn o p:s diIs uion u
alt sorts # trade and dickeriog. TIE Russian
>Vernmcnt ard cultivated jews have tried 10
+, uad narclltural colonies f,r them. bot 10
valn. Thsy eel! the animals, ploughs. and
even the very nails Gu. # the houses, aud
| return 20 their barterl0g. Among smuggleis,
burg ars hoIss thieves aud all !bet Class tbs
J avs form numerous body. lo view CT
hsss hes Dr. Wells says o1o Gao ets ly
imagine the feelings OF he ncl-J wish
polu .tion toward this uupriuciuled crew.
The Polish Jew is cfingiog and sergis tC-
wards lis superors. but Is perfect tyraot to-
| wsrj those who ere in his power. He clnlia-
us by some means slWsy, to evade military
tusy. although ready enuush 10 call Oh The
! q, ,iIitary for Irotec ion 10 line of reed aud
! thus when prosecutions b, giu there is Do v ,ioe
| raised in Ills favor Toird, in Southern Rassia
ube m 1885, aro convinced that Alexsnd II.
was viz utlly murder. d by the Jews, ard accord
| ugy they do all 10 their power On apt occasions
10 pay them back for H. L. is eiso asserted
that some of this dss!ruc oa is he work OF
Jews themselves for their cwn GINNING puI-
poses IS en- illustration D.. Wells wrl,os
that when the news ofthe riots at kisf rssched
$ psehboEiug villa -e Jewish rumseler sp-
piled to several peasants near him TO: the priv
ese Of secreiioe his goods 10 their hyuies. to
which they kindly agreed. IS they we're %
friendly tsrms with bin. The neXt morning
they were not little surprised 10 see this ssluu
Jow come With magistrate to s;aroh tbtir
premises on the accusation that 10 the night
lhey ned robbed him durirg tho excesses
The tscs that bis propIry vas vi b them wss
80 conclusive that tho peasants were arrested
sad were on the point ct being convicted wheu
| they were able By happy circumstance to
provo their inuocstc, and his guilt. The
GoIos a journal friendly to The Jews, gave our
rency to this s:ory and voucbed for it. Pess
ants will tear down their oUn shi' if hs'rd
Jew is found in them.-Na1 York Herald
a Docs GRIEF.-On Curtis street, on the
morning after Thanksgiving, there was dog Of
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