Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-11
ESTABLISHED 1850.
MORE TERROR FOR THE JEWS.
A FrIghIfnI Massacre AppreheDded
During The Easter Celebration.
Net1 YOrI; Sun.


Yesterday a reporter for the SWn noticed in
the Battery park group of immigrants
whose language and appearance gave proof
that they were Russian Jewish exiles. They
were in q state of excitement, talking to
each other very earnestly, and an old man
among them often exclaimed piteously,
"Weh mirl" (Woe to me) The reporter
put an inquiry to an aged Jew who ap-
peared to be the chief person among them.
'Well," said the Isrselite, ''this is not a
secret. We find reason to apprehend that
our brethren in Russia are abont to en-
counter the horrors of St. Bartholomew IS
night. Next Sunday, Oh Of April, the
orthodox Russians begin to celebrate their
Easter, which lasts a whole week. Now,
you must know that during the hold ays
the Russian peasants drink very hard, and
when under the influence of their hellish
vodka they are liable to do anything. Our
people have just learned that in Warsaw,
Odessa, Kieff and some other towns the
Russians have stored arms, which they in
tend to use against our brethren In Easter
week. That is what fills us with horror"
''Why do not your people inform the
Czar's government of this danger?"
1.-THE Czarl What can he doS" exclaim-
ed the Jew scornfu'ly. ''It's more than
enough for him to keep his own skin safe,
especially now, in view OF his long-delsYed
coronation. Don't you think 1t is a fascinat-
Jig job for the Nihilists to blow up at once
a Car and half dozen petty kings, besides
dukes and princes? This rite OF God, the
amounting of the Gar, may turn into a
tragedy. No; nowadays neither the Gar
nor his ministers can afford to think Of Jews.
And the orthodox peasants, guided by furi-
GUS demagogues, can accomplish anything
worthy of savages."
"You think there is no hope for the Jews
Of Russia ?" the reporter asked.
mo hope under this headless aud sense
less government of the Gear. That is the
reason our people have taken steps to flee
to this country. There is an English scheme
to buy lend in Palestine from the Sultan and
establish there a Jewish state under the
protection of England. You see England
needs the Suez canal, and strives to appro-
pirate land around it, and the establishment
OF Jewish state in Palestine under English
protection would be of great use to her
Then the Jews would swarm in Egypt and
Palestine, and the English Government
could get firm foothold there professedly
for the protection of the Jews, really for
the purpose of ultimately annexing those
lands to the English possessions. l have
heard that the Rothschilds alone have al
ready contributed 950,000 for buying land
in Palestine.n
"What is at the bottom of this anti Jewish
movement in Russia9"
"You often see how political, religious
and social causes work simultaneously. OF
course the present political situation in
Russia is favorable to the anti-Je ewish dema-
gogues, and the religious prejudice of ortho
dox Russians against Hebrews is also very
strong. But the struggle for roubles and
kopecks among the orthodox and the Jew
ish tradesmen furnishes the bulk of the fuel,
while the political and religious causes fur
nish the matches"
"What is to be the result of this move
ment?"
"That will depend largely upon the fate
of the present Gar. If he lives, the honest
Jewish tradesmen and merchants will immi-
crate from Russia, and the parasitical class of
Jews, who, am ashamed to say, performed
the dirty work Of the orthodox Russian
merchants, the large Russian landowners,
and the Russian civil officers, will be exter
minated or driven abroad. II the Czar is
killed, then, l believe, constitutional gov
ernment will be formed which will not dis
crimipate between Russians on the grouad
of faith or race. must say that the Rus
sian peasantry are peaceable and kind
hearted, though they may be misguided.
As to the Russian merchants and civil Off
GERS, they are worse than the worst of the
Jews"