The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-14
RUSSIiN VIEWS or THE JEWS.
DisrcRnrJinR the Laws OF the Land md
Treating the Christinns ns Enemiea.

ht SSIlN VIEWS OF ME JEWS
Di.rcRardinR the Law. OF the Land nnd
Treating the Ch'istinns ns Eneu,ie..
From N, 81. rc'rrssurg Zrgronichny resfnk
The anti-Jcwish movement is going on not
only in Russin, hut also in Prussia and AUSTRIA.
sian Ambassador ut Berlin: " In Germany the
Jews were allowed 90 srnd ont deep roots. and
nov We hayc, to dGa! with them rs 4 dangerous.
save herself from that dinger If She will profit
by our experience. In Austria the anti-Jcw,
lSh movement originated in the villages. and
has nothing to do with politics. II hns been
caused thcro purely ~ eguuumical troubles,
ana an ON mat l"cnu4t II j. 9f p4rtieulnr interest
sist i'll affirming that gs soon IL the law, r.
iir.giing The rights, Of Jo"s are annullcd the
Jewish troubles Will cease NJ themselves This
yeW is entirety erroneous. ~ Is demonstrated
by the Jewish Troubles IN Au-,riu.
In Gpitcia province of Austria. inhabited
chiefly hy STAYS ;ac jews ENJOY all the political
n 'nts granted lay the Constitution to Austrian
S,"l.rtS and yet IN" grievances presented by
cal with those that brought about the bloody
nnti-Lrwish riots in Hussin; About three CON
tniirs as" ~" Jews were invited to settle in
i ISL Kings. Who granted ihrm many priv
lngrs. The Jews abused their privileges. and
that brought about many bloody riots on the
part Of IL" pr',-"ntry IN the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Since the division of
Poland til" Austrian Government has tried is
best - reconcile IA" interests of the Christian
and hebrew residents II Galicia. which b. that
division fell UNDER tn" Austrian Sceptre. Thus,
in 1883 the G"yognmclt forbade the Jews to
become tenants Of "StutrS with srrfs or 20 rent
mills. forests, and brcwCrirs. hut permitted
them to buy land Tor agricultural purposes.
tn" Government also sought To protect the
neasAntry from Jewish oppression. In short,
the Jewish question of to-day was fully framed
The chief trouble is that tn" Jews in Austria.
a. well rs n l:n 'oin, constitute veritahla
duties common to the rest II tn" suhJ.ctS and
skhiui!y manage tn preserve the autonomy of
III" ttai.inn Dict hy tho christians demand the
ahmSni,on, no' 81 any civil and political rights
81 IA. J"w} common t. tn" res, "f the p"o:l".
but NJ their extra privileges. and particularly
those CONNECTED with tn" kahal organization.
The kahal is an assembly of tn jewish elders
nf n district. Il has Tn" right to Meet rnhhis
ana tr,cher7, to establish schools. hospitnis.
and other institutions for educational. re-
iEi9uS and charitable purposes, and 10 impose
an collect special taxes for these Institutions.
But besides these openly recognized aims the
kahal has some secret aims. for instance. to
hrib" the authorities in order to get profitable
EpE"rnmsnt contracts ana TO get rid OF mill
tnry duty. 10 select ways 20 beat Christian com
T"ttorS ~ different branches Of trad" and in
dustry, rs hy strikes bankruptcy, and - on. one
knhal. known a4 h'sHt or Lasgi' eHcitcs par
tirnlarly the detestntion Of the Christmas.
HnZ"G Is u right granted by the Kahtl To- Il low
in r"tlIrn for certain sum nf money. to deal
"XrlnsIvr,ry Win a ', nag" a district or a l3nl-
in; With the monnpolil"d Christmas unhrr
pnnalty Of a heavy lin" imposed by the kHhul.
sell 70 nor buy from amy jew but the one
who has tnk"n hni"R upon him. II" cannot
hire workm"n without th" Interference Of the
privileged jew. and he, having no competitors.
charges always hi. own lrics. In Austria the
kahul Exists openly, and in Russia secretly. As
religious body, however. it is equally r"cpG-
niznd in both countries. or course tn" Jewish
Journals deny that the kahal has anything to
ITO With any question %Xcnnt reliEi.ms ono. but
assertions. Tn" statistics show that in AUS
trin out of every thousand inhabitants thor" are
Jews Ol G;llicia, who nunb"r 30 4i3 all told
ought to furnish over IuuO soldiers but in
f fn%t tnSy faiH oily o y ~ T HtHIr W"r
have u furnish 7Oll aNtri mon 10 max" ~
Tor the jews. Only the Kalal know, the secret
1t salmost impossible to define tho business Of
the Jaws. The troubl" is that zach Of them tries
g. attan'! It once to half dozen little trades.
also in grain timb,r dairy products and old
clothes. m" iew"ller keeps pawn shop, buys
nrnn"nt contracts. m" hu mess OF IN" Jewish
travelling trndcsm-n is beyond the reach Of de-
scrlptom; They h.nry nN"rythns they ran maxi,
many trades in u single Jew, though it snvcs
them from many taN"-, could bp well tolerated
by ~. Christian population IF both Austria
and Russin if the laws would only leave the
p"asantrv alone. Uuharpiy the jew have
laid th"r hands on the land of the peasants,
on thrir crops. and on their CATTLE" In Austria
there is II possibility of legal redress for Jewish
abuses, 1hc Austrian ll"ich-rNth is already
In our country the anti cWi,h riots may, per-
haps, serve tn" same end.
From H. $, Irtcr,t'ug = s,r rr-nm.
Tho region Of the anti-Jcwi-h riots in our
country Is Widening more and more Last
year thcr" were riots in the provinces Of ki"N
and khol-on. NOW thrv take place in tho proy-
i9 Is Of P@d2la anH IT,, r@"rnf2 and Poland
blood, tn Poles begin 10 re'ollect that their
g@lrI has hr' rr 49,, nnTsatoy FER tn" PHl"9 ,
thu, year hundred, of jewish families are rav-
in b.; ~ for America Spain. nnd oven Palestine
gives particular interest to the jewish uu",-
odus, but unhappilv We learn that many OF the
JrW, are huyng large tracts ol land nrar the
and tGuN we have to teal with the latter.
II is n2nS"n?' to taiE Of a systematic p"r1r-
cut.2n Of IN" i'w = in ltassia, ANON opr pro
Joy the esteem and r"sprc' If everybody ana
Whose "rogd or nationality Is never question
ed. Blu, the trouhl" H. mat thor' ar" millions
Of lows who ar only kus.inu in name" whilo
AMI ,,b,y nuly Nc orders ~ tlnir Euhnl, TiS
authorities III a." province of padplu ra'entIy
rpurtr'i - IN" Government that tine jew. d"-
li'mmi"lE .{io~lG iht Govnnmon,a ogIm,
lhrirewu irt,rrs'5" Th.ir nhusn- in d,lliuE
~ NpuhH, i''r ivAIpus Wl'n hpEot tugNgr.
tocyoybod H',jI"5. tho auIhorilles report
mat during "a" rr,H'ngY II cpHp9tIr, the
lNy. huI me 49,, eat Re and kill lhcm for mont
I n I'5 +, tS Ga.,@ ,,s a'y I ",1' E@:%r
M,'uIl he rul"s vrn,rr,hndb by tho law In such
mu'"r." Itaprcgr., tnou that the Jews u'r,
lh',rr. 'nn1 a. 'h"r eneui.s,
Inu HI.l ana ,ry"..A hi- solution # the Ir,yi.h
p"r-'tln d"Nrui- upon tnr Vs.. themselves
- tn' i'r'' i'1r". ihrY must make away win
ll"tr uwn .,ri''' i:py, .rNu'ut. tho Kahal witch
always and orrIFwi'cr' viii hFug them into
collision with the ro.t oi the peOplo. Ihey
must hrHr a!i the dutr., impU i"l Uiun the sub
Jr''S "L the car fh"y MUS trni the peasant,
~ their rpuutrymcn, ana not rs their foes
Nhrh, ms Is d'no therH VII hp 40 c.''s,p for
anti-Jowisl riots.