The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-09

Europe sC0oQ Wnore the huSsians 40
to-day in regard to the Jews. but
the Russians will not be permitted
to lag in the march of progress as
the other nations did. 4 pressure
has set in which win force the car
and his subjects, no matter what
may be their feelings in the prem
ises, to treat the Jews with some
regard for their rights as human
beings.
The story of the persecution of
the Jews in the Cars dominions is
one of the most painful Of modern
times. The prescription is practiced
all ever the empire, but the brutal
tiles Of the alleged Christians have
been seVerest in the cities, notably
in the ancient Polish capital, War
saw. On Christmas day the riot
broke out there, and wholesale beat
ing, and even slaughter of Hebrews
occurred. The police and soldiers
refused to interfere while the
cruelties were being perpetrated
on the hated race, and the
property of the despised people
destroyed or stolen. It was
given out by ths Russian authori-
ties that the outrages were the re-
suit Of the discovery of some Jew
ish pickpockets in Il church, but as
similar outbreaks occurred in other
places at the same time, the pick
pocket story was abandoned. The
riots continued five days, and were
only suppressed through the efforts
Of Catholic priests and the banding
together of Jews to fight back their
assailantS. Whole streets Of houses
were robbed, districts devastated and
5000 Jewish families left homeless,
and most of them in poverty and
want. 1t is said the Hebrews in
the four days lost in Warsaw
about 81 100000. Since then outrages
on a smaller scale have been COM
but the humanitarian senti-
ment Of the civilized world is begin
ming to nave its influence upon the
''barbarians of the north" The
announce that some of |
the rioters have been fined and
others imprisoned, while the Gar is
about to appoint commission to |
frame new regulations concerning
the Jews. It is time that some
change were made in the regulations,
ior those now in force are cruel in
he extreme. Briefly they are, that
jhe Jews may not build synagogues
md places of prayer, and must close
hose now in existence, performing
heir religious services in private
houses; they may not appoint rab-
1is, give their children a Jewish
keep a record Of mar
'iages, births and deaths, because
hey cannot be trusted to make it
orrect; must not live in villages or
market districts; cannot own houses
r lands in towns or villages; may
lot lease factories, mills or estates,
lOr be employed ia any of them; a
ne Of 1000 roubles is provided for
proprietor who entrusts the man
cement Of his business to a Jew;
he Hebrew is not allowed to manu-
acture or sell spirituous liquors,
hall not be employed by govern
nent, shall not be purveyor or
'ublic contractor, banks. may not
rant loans to him, and he is for
hidden several of the trades.
To remedy and reform all this the
christian world, with England at
is head, is using its influence and
With good effect, for the Gar begins
o understand that it will be dan
,erous TO his crown and empire to
lold out longer against the enlight-
'nment and civilization Of the age.
There is hope for the Hebrew in
Russia, which will in the course of
short time be forced to accord him
lis rights as a man, if not to respect
,im in IFS nublic feeling.