Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-29
CRUEL OUTRAGES
Perpetrated Upon the Russian Jews
with the ConDivanee and Consent OF
AIexander's FieerOys.
The Probable Disastrous Results TO the
Trade Of Great Empire as Con.
sequence Thereof.

The terrible prosecutions of the Jews in |
Russia have convinced the whole civilized |
world that this great empire does not belong |
10 it. The cruelties and atrocities perpe-
trated upon the Jews are now avenged upon |
those who insligated them, The injuries In
Hicted by the Jew baiters, either on principle
or calculation "a great many of the faithful |
were despoiled Of their property without
com pensation and even with usurpstion), |
now react Thousand fold upon the insti-
gators, and are lesdiBg them 10 destruction.
To be sure this can be Of little use to the
poor persecuted Jew, as little as it is to the
fish swallowed BY pelican when the latter
is choked in the swallowing.
In October, 1879, the writer Of these lines
visited Little Russia, and remarked large
tracts of rape seed unknown, with the poos
open and almost empty. Upon inquiring the
cause of this great waste of property he re-
ceived the following information: The owner
of these fields is proprietor Of a large estate,
and possesses a vast property, but not
rouble in cash credit. Like niue-tenihs
of the Russian landlords he drew advances
before the harvest from Jewish capitalists
1.-THE Christian Russian capitalists is suspi-
cious, snd demands disproportionately higher
percentage), and pledged himself 10 redeem
these advances with profit in agricultural
products after the harvest.
1t is here worth mentioning that the Rus
sian Jew makes loans with his own or bor-
rowed money TO the amount OF 1000 or 1000
hundred-weight of grain or linseed, and, by
dint OF his energetic activity, fully realizes
their value before they leave the sgricultu-
Talists' hands Working with limited means,
he yet manages to accomplish resulls which
are absolutely astounding. As the Russian
producer always requires credit either IN
cash advances or checks, and never grants
credit, the poor jew must procure from Ger.
man firms the meney, pay able Cd receipt OF
merchandise. If there be profit on the lat
ter, the German capitalist and the Jew have
about equal advantage; if there be loss, the
German capitalist generally ends by bearing
it all, because the Jew is seldom rich enough
to share it In any case the money remains
with the Russisn producer, and the Jew al
ways pays him the highest prices. In accept
ing the cash advance the latter was all cour-
tesy, but he ia far otherwise when it becomes
q question of repayment. Again and again
the Jew % ust dun him, and when al last they
grow impatient and represent the undue de-
lay or the inferior quality OF the products,
then the court hounds are unleashed upon
the money-lenders to whom at last no other
resource is open than that of tedious and
expensive lawsuits. Thus the Jew has no
longer advances to offe and as he no longer
has money TO lend everything remains on
the Gsld. Such cases were not OF lnfrequent
occurrences in former times. Owners OF
from 5000 to 10000 desstdttnes OF I'M
mortgaged land were involved through their
own fault in pecuniary difficulties, and had
not 100 roubles' worth OF credit. The writer
of these lines lived for several consecutive
years in different governments, and stood In
continuous business relations with Russian
Jews-peasants, landlords, barons, counts,
and even princes. He even enjoyed the
| doubtful honor of being invited 10 the pri
vate table of so-called eminent persouages,
who until recently occupied the most
influential positions, and do so yet.
| He thus gained an insight into all
phases OF Russian life, and his judgment
| may be considered fair one. He came to
| the conclusion that the Jew in Russia is of
the greatest service to all other classes Of the
| popu alton, and is indispensable TO the Rus
| ian State. Both the government and the
| people must have been struck blind when
they failed to perceive this, and "Whom the
! gods will destroy they first snnite blind"
Who buy at home and abroad tools, ms
| chinery, ETC., and sell them for credit or cash
| to peasant and proprietor? The Jews. Who
| loan money in advance of the harvest to
| peasant and proprietor for wages and other
| necessary expenses? The noble senators,
exceIlencies, counts and princes, grand selg-
niots and landlords of great estates can lay
| their ariztocratic hands on the place where
| a heart is su opposed to be, and honestly reply,
THE Jews" Who procure purchaser ior
| the grain and breadsiuffs? VINO buy them
| themselves? Who secure capital from abroad
| in order to pay for the various products on
| the spot? Who provide transportation bags,
| packing boxes to convey the merchandise 10
| the railway station? Who transport the
| wares TO the trade centers and seaporisT
| Who export spirits, sugar, etc.! Answer
| Only the Jews.
| While the grand seignior was frittering
| ayav in Russian clubs, or even IN foreign
| lands, the wealth of Russia 10 games OF cards
| or similar useful occupations, and the sgenis
| he had left behind were enriehIng them
selves with the spoils of his estates, the Rus
sian Jew was toiling day and night to earn
| the wretched maintenance oil MS iamliy,
and to lay by something against the time OF
approaching age, and in the whole course OF
the year earned barely as much as the grand
seignior gambled away in single evening.
By means of his strenuous labors Tor his
i family, the Russ an Jew succeeded IN con-
yerting into cash the agricultural produce
of the peasants and proprietors, and utilized
the balance against the squandering OF the
Grand seipnior and the cupidiiy of the
agents. "The Jews exploit the rest OF the
Russian populace," was the motto for theil
pillage and persecution.
Alter such a brilliant harvest as Russla
has Just had, and tine prospect OF another
very good, perhaps still better crop, severa
hundred wagon-loads ought 10 arrive In tn'
various ports, whereas scarcely NTH o
this number actually do arrive. Where i
the rest? Answer: The ] VS. no longer ex
! plot the Russian populace; they furnish Mt
. more money, they provide no more means o
transportation, bags, purchasers, etc, snt
the grain partly rots on the laud and i
partly devoured by the mice. Such Is tn
. first reckoning for the Jewish persecution II
. Russia. The greater payment will follow
before and after this years harvest: Onil
: those who possess an accurate knowledge o
: | Russian affairs can estimate the inhuenc
: which the absence of Jews from bushes
4 will produce upon Russian trade. Eve
! | those Jewish traders who still carry on tnei
, | business are no longer in their former posi-
ton, which enabled them to procure none
| for Russia from foreign capitalists. Fo
: want of capital, for want of the requisit
:, | intelligence and business capacity on tn
= part OF the producers, large portion of th
: future crops of Russia will no longer b
: | brought to market, and will be irretrievabl
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