, 1881-07-09

them II Is Notorious tllat III ticrln5tiy t!fe |
As sfrbark us lst3 they wcre granted elti-
yes' prtyIlsKss IL rryssin s~ !risr &c ser;
10 them mud tiey arc etigtbo to, nl!y ollce |
Under tl,e Crown. Tho present state of feel
iE J., ucr'nay y 9t iavoFae H. o. w. yeW
isFs,ns,a. | . aAe| y by - fair isy The .is@
wins and l,cats IFS Uer.i,ati ns!g'sbor
int IL + t rSs Ii. 'D1 e enlas nfas o. In s Ausa ia
the Jews ohtntned urcat relief by the net nf
to"rti.n "f t'!s k'nltror .josepls L. u @ ste
s year l'; r., y s Wns N.Y. lIoWevcr %mti tsn tsW
acquired t!.e right tn puss,:ss lau. III 1lu,i-
gary a1n Trntisylynlti,, also, t!lcy ei,Iny i,a-
pGrtant pflvlleEcs., IN no tlart u tic Aus
tr,1', '!o,''@nf 9wGysr = Tug Juw nd
Ills cIiEcKEisED HISTORY IN ntxs1A.
The jew Is of comparatively recent tlntc fn
Russia. Ihe race Was ndnlittMl ilfu Mus
eovitc tsrrtury first Of Ill hy lhttcr thu treat:
i, tic days Df Empress Ellzabetll, anl about
tho, number uf .son,u 3o,o00 they c;.1sn
under tbs tllspteaaure Ut the pGnr!e
bndy Thsy wEre % rsa'lnittga INIT by tlls E''!;
whOse pretlflectlun for n jewish beauty tI,.
tlucc ll!n! to krAilt IT, ter 1etlple many ifli-
nntnt,les. bettt numerous In l'o!nild. During
thu rreater portion Ut thu pe1hsl between the
fourteenth MD seventeenth centuries tle
tratlc Of that country was III their hands. 70
this day tlia Jews nrD tIlnie numerous III
Poland than im any other pArt of tl1e llisslal,
slightly Dvcr twD millions Ut jews, aud they
arH IN he found ulnost exclt!hiycly III 1,olAfid,
Alld tho prnyls,ees Of Tue west aild o9ntll.
jews, aiai er.tiitsa ths,n infllIberty II tra'e
ui,d cDt.lsnerce. 'Illt tturies grnl,tGlb by Alex.
a1luer were revoked by Nicl,olAs. who treated
tlull, harsl,ly. They were put under severe
nl,tctl to lIosscss Iatlu; tu give evidence n
Ctsi! suits, IL have sy'IaRoAs, or To tnsIabit
tho holy Gitlcs Of KieiI A1lt Moscow. were
compelled tn wenr particular aud dlst!tict-
milatlng still, The Slate to0k from every
| Jewish family 0nu child to Iu educated Iii
the Christian faitlI NJ tho expense Of its
parents; Ane'i9ral!o,l BENIN @ @agal,l 1,ntler %
unjust restrictions were removed, anil sollie
Of tho more oDnoStot!s Inequalities to
M %s wef. teY ,eSt,.e %Sff sq"lS!1s oe tS e. S '6e
jewish, merchants IN llussla aye becone
quite rich, but III I9ussia rich Jews are not
| niiner0its III llussla, us 1t was elsewhere.
esIiIer r. tlMfs. the 'ews were te n'a
crttlitutl with MI tic evils that aflllet tho
country, alnl o,te of the l,rinclpal causcs Of
tho latc outbreak uf popular tceiiltg against
eerasd Ts s Sy oi liz iiass,s Ms Tns M sy %el
thu lliurtlerers Of t!c1r Iate beloved Car US
they were tlt The Christ. It Is this frci,!g II
irr.cnncilahlc Gnmity whic'! y felt IN l'o.ll
coabated a!ni overcome hy ti.e lIilssiai,. Gov
erlEnent. Better mid Wiser laws aru Ileces-
sary, but 1etter a!nl wiser:laws will nut work
IN Immediate el.anRt:;. Time md ctlnca-
10 giyc tic jew ii Russia tint peace, cnl,l-
fort. and security which lie ei:| Joys III Era1lcu,
u England, nEtti, lnost OF MI, IN these United
Stalcs. 4 Is certainly IL, he hoped tlnt
OF prngrCss illure In llnrmony with tho re-.
uuIfrnIclts Of the ,lxe, Riltl that til the Retl-
era! anlslforai!on fito @ Jews %lsl beNstit. THY
ra'scs thv question, whether there Is not
sol:Ietltng 10 br d0ne Or nntlnne By the
Jews themselves III 0rdvr to hrilIy iluuut 4
sna Sf tS III w!s 'hs ss,
his cxcEuSlyLsnt ho must bcar tho'c0l'se-
| tItitilrta.
III tllis hrlcf u,,l cllrsnry glaltcc Mt tic jew,
!ast a,lti present, ~ EHsol t!'c rSi,rcsc!,tEa. l.
1nly Just, llnwHyer, t ssy llt IN spite 0t III.
just laws Nl'l uccasi0ha! cruel eSnctfans Jews
tn 1aree litilnlers hay. .cortrlycu t0 ltye and
inut!. wl,ert they were long the .ol,Iecss u
persecution, solilc Ut tic cantons have lately
Grel, lntIvl,ls ii II liberal direction anll re-
ulbvinE obn0Xous laws. III llollatld they
lllyu Ind .lu rights of citizenship slree li!I.
lii Denmark they. have been on n fnoting Ut
equality with rntEye Danes since 1911. liltu
Sweden tho ,1ew was mt permitted 10 entrl
ui'til l77u nlld theu only iIitn specified towns
alld tllere GveM HOW citizenship Is Conferred
rs I, favor. as lutte MS 1910 tho laws Of Nor
why excluded Jews frahl the country. There
they nre few In number mid insignificant.