The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-15
THE HUSSLiN PERSECUTION OF TIE
JEWS
Its Influence on European Trade


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The terrible prosecutions of tho Jews i'm
Russia have convinced the whole civilized
world that this great empire does not belong to
it. The crueltes and atrocities perpetrated
upon the Jews are now, avenged upon those
the jew baitcrs. either on principle or calcula-
tion Ia great many of the faithful were despoied
OF their property without compensation and
even with usurpation). now react IA thousand
hold upon the inSiiSators. and are leading them
use to the poor, prosecuted jew as little as it is
to the fish swallowed by "a pelican when the lat
ter is chokcd in the swallowing
In October. 1879. the writer Of these lines
visited Little Russia. and remarked large
tracts of rape seed unmown. with the pods
open and almost empty. Upon inauiring the
cause Of this great waste of property he re-
ceiyed the following information: The owner
OF these fields is proprietor of a large estate.
in cash or credit, Like nine -tenths of the Rus
sian landlords, he drew advances before the
harvest from jewish capitalists 1.-THE Christian
Russian capitalist is suspicious, and demands
dispropprtionntey higher percentage,. and
profit in agricultural products after the harvest.
1t is here worth mentioning that the Russian
money 10 the amount of 1000 or 3 900 hundred
weight Of grain or linseed. and By dint of his
fore they leave the agrculturists' hands. Work
ing with limited means. he yet manages to ac-
cGomplish results which are absolutely astound-
ing. As the RUSSIAN producer always requires
credit either in cash advances or checks and
never grants credit the poor jew must pro-
cure from German firms the money. payable on
receipt Of merchandise. If there be- a profit ON
the latter. the German capitalist and the jew
have about equal advantage: II there BE- a loss.
the German capitalist generally ends by bearing
II all because the jew is seldom rich enough to
the Russian prolncer and the Jew always pays
him the highest prices. In accepting the cash
advance tho latter was all courtesy. but he is
payment. Again and again the Jews must dun
him. and when at last they grow impat lent and
Ivy of the products, then the court hounds are
unleashcd upon the money lenders 10 whom
no h Hi"Sr a s 9S9 aF h mat 6 3
Jew has no longer advances to offer and rs he
mains on the field. such cases were not Of in
frequent occurrence in former times. Owners
OF from i've TO thirty thousand deSSidf,'es OF
unmortgaged land Were involved through their
own fault III pecuniary difficulties. and had
not hundred roubes' worth OF credit. The
writer of these lines lived for several consecu-
tive years in different governments. and stood
in continuous business reintionS with Russian
Jews peasants, landlords. barons. counts, and
even princes. lie even enjoyed the doubtful
honor OF being invited to the private table Of
so-caled eminent porsonages. who until re-
comfy occupied the most influential positions.
and DO 50 partly yet. Hathus gained nm in
sight into all phases OF Russian life, and his
came 10 the conclusion that the jew in Russia
is OF the gre.test service to 81 other classes Of
Russian State. Both the Government and the
people must have bGen struck hind when they
1tlleu 10 perceive InlS, ana NnJll the EOuS
will destroy they first smite blind
Who buy tat home and abroad tools. ma
chinery " and eel th9m for Gredlt or cash to
money in advance of the harvest to peasant and
proprietor for wages ard o'her necessary ex-
counts. and princes. grand scgnours. aud
landlords Of great estates can lay their arts
toGraiIe hands on the place where q heart I, Is
jews Who procure purchasers for tho grain
and breadstufTs? Who buy them themselves
! flsll from oh in ton
for the various product on the spot! Who
provide Transportation, bags. packinG boxes to
convey tn" merchandise to the railway suatiOnI
Who transport Mo wares TO tho trade centrrs
and seaportS WHO export spirits. sugar, Nc?
While the grand soigneur was frttorng away
in Russian clubs. or even in foreign lands the
wealth OF Rn-sia in games of cards or similar
useful occupations and the agents he had left
behind were cnriching themselves with tn"
spoils OF his estates, the Russian jew was toll
ing day and night to earn the wretchod main
tenance OF his family. and to lay by something
against the time of approaching age. and in
the whole course of the year earned barely
as much rs The grand soigneur gambied away
in IA single evening. by means Of his atrenu-
Gus lAhors for his family the Russian Jew sue
ceeded in converting into cash tho agricultural
produce ol the peasants and pIopriotorS, and
utilized the balance against the suuandering OF
the grand seigneur and tho cupidity Of the
agents. The jews exploit tho rest of the
ltussinn popuace,' was the motto for their pill
Alter such u brilliant harvest as Russia has
just had. and in the, prospect Of another very
good perhaps still better CROP several hun
drcd wagon loads OF grain ought to arrive to-
day in the various ports. whereas scarcely
NTH Of this number actually do arrive. Whore
Is tho .rcstp Answer The Jow9 no longer en-
plot the Russian populncc, they furnish no
more money, they provide no more means of
transportation. bags. purehasersi Ne.. and The
gram partly rots on the land and is party de-
youred by the mice. such Is the first reckon
ing for the jews h persecution in Russia, Tho
greater payment will follow before and aitor
this years harvest. Only those who possess
an accurate knowledge OF Russian affairs can
estimate the influence which the absence Of
Jews from business will produce upon Russian
trade. Iyon those Jewish traders who stl
carry on thor business ara no longer in their
former position, which enabled them 10 pro-
cure money for Russia from foreign capitalists.
For want OF CAPITAL for want of the requisite
Intelligence and business capacity on tho part
of the producers. large portion of the future
crops Of Russia will no longer bc brought to
market, and will be irrctievahly lost.
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