New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-05
WY THE HsBREWS SUFFER.
From The london Spectator

From The London Spectator
The trush is modern Jews suffer from these out
breaks from three causes, which are not precisely
faults of their own. which are permanent, ana
which. until they mix with the populations 50 as
to lose their identity lrremedable. In the hrst
place they are foreigners in Europe, and foreigners
who as the popular instinct rather than any knOwl-
edge, tells the people, are foreigners from anoJueI
continent. and not another state. Cultivated
Jews tor some unntell2ible rcason-tor Asia mas
as much right to exist Europe. an has done per-
haps more tor humanity, II. Paul, after ALL being
more useful than George stephen on-dlsllke 10 De
reminded of this. and have an dea that they can
lose themselves among people VINO discern tue
Jewish stain and family 10 the fourth generation;
The fact nevertheless, exists. and u the cardinal
fact of the situation The jews everywhere are
foreigners. and IN Europe. Asatlc foreigners sepa-
rated from the people by lines Wllcl. tnouGh SOME
times indehnable. are inc iacedoe. NUreovec the
majority of them take no pains 20 eudce them, but
remain, in thcIr marriage law thrT crremnniai
laws their laws of diet and. IN Russia their dress.
SEPARATE and AslatIc. he turopran p"pula'e
everywhere dislike and dlStru~t foreigners, ana
especially foreigners widely distinct an race, with
an HutIrltiy winch Is az once uuieAsohAoIe anu I'd
lrsiHn- immoral. but which Is Incurablr. 20 long
as the ground OF offence exists The Americans,
after hundred years, retain their aIiP3ihy 10 t-e
nero. who hold, the same faith rs themselves and
will not put mp with the Chinese. vino has the at-
traction OF ire freedom from prelulcrS ana e4-
tra0ullndry efficiency in business. Ihe common
people do not hate the Jews Tor t.eir creed their
dress. or their ceremonies bur .or their foreigner
ship. A~iatlc i0relg"er>.Ip which those things
bring perprtualIy before t4er eyes.
Then these foreigner, though not spec ally DIS
tiugui-hcI tor int. ieCrUa power. Lc Jew tLuugh
often .et Ingu~Ged I'm IrerIluS are seven miioua.
and have noe DID modern times originated, invented
or discovered much lu proportion CD tier numbers
POSSES IN high decree the faculty OF ace inula
ton tverv race has it, u ctul power. OF n could
not survive. aud this /, their everywhere outside
Palestine. where they seem never To grow rich. IN
Our modern society. this faculty has suddenly ne
come the one hIch confer power; and naturally.
power in the hands OF foreigners not liked Tor them
selves, c-rlte~ first. burning jealousy, and then
wrath The populations feel rs u their wealth. wee
being taken away from them by intruder. and lu
one respect they are IIcut. Che jews 40 net con
tribute their share 10 the general reservoir OF
any more titan we attribute the absence of archtec-
fur, among semitic race, To them as fault, but
still 10 Increases the popular dislike. Mole" pro-
t,ucps auytAIIE plJuLu- or mines. or uuud7, or
adds % the general wealth of the world ~ nat re
does Is 20 distribute adfOtlT. lcYFln5 tOu IN tue
process and the world Their Tore seems no cher tor
hun. 4 project has been talked of tins week Tor
sen ling half milton Or 50 of JcW- from Russia I'd
America. there 10 COlouZe settle Hent. lhey
would not remain year n that settlement, ana
turing that year would import all their food.
They were husDlUGueu once, dl-geIS piDughrrs'
vIur-drr-,rrs. bur took the sttrl Mosaic Law TO
bind tusm to the soil al since the Dispersion they
have utterly lost the art Granted large and
visible trIoe " Asato foreigners pIOsporng IN all
fISt-ilu'in. departments of lie. exempt from
81 ferug bv bad harvcStS, and adding nothing ap-
parent 20 national wealth and We nave cNpiina-
ton enough tor the hatred of leducit ana Jealous
mi Hons. he situation Is 10 justification OF the
ha-n-tHrTe can for Christians be- no justification
tor haired toward people-Dut II As an eApland-