Daily Republican., 1882-02-03
Persecu sion OF the Jews.

1t IL hard to conceive that IN the Ilgh'
of the Nineteenth century such nor
rible outrages, upon even a despised
people, as are reported TO have oeeh
committed by the Russians upon tine
Israelites. Later reports reveal moe
and more of the horrible atrocities
which curdle the blood TO read. AFTER
a full revised report has been made We
have the startling. disclosure that in the
riot which commenced at Warsaw on
Christmas day, it is found that 2'oll
families, numbering about lo,ooo per-
sons, were ruined. The destruction IN
cluded 246 liquor dealers, PSI tobacco
uists and other retail shop keepers, 49H
eating house keepers and other furnish
ers of refreshments, 3lS workmen ana
434 employees. During the riot there
were demolished 292 liquor saloons, 6o3
eating houses, ware houses and syna-
poeues and 1893 private houses, all the
property of the Jews. From the reports
OF eye witnesses, it is evident that Inc
humiliation OF the Hebrew race, ana
nothing less, is the reignlng sentiment
of all classes in Russia. The nonIe' OF
ruling classes simply incite the ferocious
peasantry to outrage by artlui appeals
to their ignorance and stupidity. Both
local police and government soldiers
give tacit approval to such butchery
and pillage as would shame untamed
and uncivilized Indians. In the vii
lagos where Hebrew theft is most con
spicuous, the whole Russian population
turns out, ransacks the shops, on RACES
the females and burns the murdered
victims in the ruins of their own houses.
The government which boasts ct IT'S
ability to suppress the millions OF dis
affected Radicals or Nihili>tS, pretendS
that it is powerless to check these eXhi-
billions of race hate. In order that the
readers of the REPUBLICANS may gam
some idea OF the horrible nature OF this
persecution of the Jews in EnSSla we
publish the following from the London
Times account of the sacking OF the
Jewish quarters of Elizabethgradt;
At first some attempt was made by
the Jews to protect their property, Du'
this only served TO increase the violence
of the mob which proceeded to attack
the d wellings of the Jews and to wreck
the synagogues. Amid the horrors tbat
ensued jew named Iolowenski lost
his life, and no fewer than thirty jew
esses were outraged. At one place, two
young girls in dread of violation, threw
themselves from the windows. Mean
while the military had been called out
but only to act at first as spectator
and afterwards as active particlpators
One section of the mob, formed OF not
ers and soldiers, brokrinto the dwelling
of all old man named PeIlkOh, and On
his attempting TO save his daughter
from a fate worse thai DEATH they
threw him down from the root, and a
horrible crime was committed on hl'
unfortunate daughter. When seen by
the correspondent who narrales thi'
fact, PelikOtf was in state of hopeless
madness, and his daughter COmpietely
ruined in mind and body. Tbs whole
Jewish quarter was al the mercy y! The
mob until April 10Th. During the two
days of the riots, 800 houses and LOG
shops were destroyed, whole streets
being RACED to the ground. 1t may be
and that the property destroyed aud
stnIsp was reckoned at 2,OOO,0o
roubles~
are glad to see that thn people o
this country and OF England ARE WAKING
up on this subject and the result ha
been that great mass meeting ha
been held in London and another i
New York, and AT both vigorous pre-
tests were adopted against this Ler,ecr
ton of the Jews which disgraces hi
mainly. The protest comes nor me
ment too soon and if the Russian GOV
eminent are holding themselves benin
the presumed friendship Of this nation
1t should be taught chat though frient
iy, our government will not tp.era'
such infamous Ou'rages upon deIenc
less people. Enough has been dor
already to force our government
action, and Congress could do 10 mo-
popular and humane act than to te
our Russian friends hat in the name
humanity these outrages must cease.