New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-17
ONE T1EW or THE RUSSIAN JETS.

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Well we do not like the Jews. that Is fact; and
the dislike is reciprocal But the reason we do not
like them IL not because of their rpecua awe mono
theism but because of their practical heathensm.
To us they arc what the relies of the Amurites and
Canaanites were to the Hebrews III ola umes-a
dcbased and demoTalized element when ~ amen 70
or national life. and sOuIce OF lndescrbHDic eVIS
to our people. 1t is not to the Jew a. Ielecter OIL
Christianity that We object; IT is TO me Jew as
bitter enemy OF Christian emancipation, Inc Vam-
pire OF our rural COmmunes, the temptcr OF our
youtb and the centre of the demoralzlng, COZ
Tnping agencies which impair our clvlllzatlon
Ask anybody who has lived. If only ior day OF
two near our custom houses. and you Will learn
that all the smuggcrs, all the receivers OF stolen
goods all the keepers of brandy shops are tine De
generate descendants OF the great semitic race. II
the Jews but Obeyed the ten commandments oI
their Lawgiver there would be but little objection
to them in Russia But as even Moses f0und ms
Jews more than he could manage when MS PACK
was turned. II is perhaps not surprising that nus
SANS have much difficulty In managing ,ptople'n
whose ears the thunders OF SINAI IhaVe long since
gIown faint. ,.., - t
time In Russia, SAID TO me the other day, When we
were d iscuSsng tins question:" lie 1Ofpeara"ce Oh
the Russians is wonderful. No one can imagine
how much they have suffered al the hands OF these
Jews. 1t is strange that these outbreaks nave
never occurred before Bnt II Is by no means Oily
Russians who find it difficult to love the Jews
The riots in Warsaw where our Government made
no fewer than =. 700 arrests, although there were
as many Christians as Jews lnJ1ieH' YER aTc
Poles. Nor Is Protestant Germany behind her
neigh ors in this agitation
According TO a letter from Berlin, Prince Bis
rnaIck some time ago was INTERCEPTED about the
anti. Semitic movement. lie at hTst hesltated then
said with smile, As Minister OF state, con-
denim it; but" lie added with emphasis, as
Prussian as a German. as Christian, as a man,
cannot help but approve IT," unfortunately
wherever the Jews are numerous they are hated.
Ii is only where they are an lnpcIceplhIe nahdi III
that they find admirers. There Is one " lgn0ble
occupation" hOwcN Ell. to which the jews are very
much devoted. The Jewish papers declare that no
Inn trpl
will be ruined If the jews are not peSnltled TO
keep open these Infamous drlnk-5hors when are
the curse of the Russian communcs. How many
der have these jewish brandy sellers ruined
That our objection is solely 10 the anti onal
Jews. not TO Jews who become Russians III All hul
their origin. is proved 10y the decision OF the COM
mission in favor of allowing the Karalte jews, or
" Karames,p as they are called anu c4ll thenl-
selves IN Russia to sell drink rs freely rs any
other of their Russian fellow-sublects. 1t is only
the Tamudist Jews who are forbidden that prlVl-
lege. a.. o..
ment TO proclaim tncm'as not belonging TO kthe
Je wish family The Russian Government has al
WAYS protected them our n eat Empress Catharine
the Second granted them very important pleTo9a-
tives In legal questions they share all the rights
of the Russians. But the karaltes unfortunately
altogether while the Ialmudlst jews amount 10
about three millions, who chiefly 1--we IN Russian
towns and are hostile to agriculture In France
thousand; in England. sixty. Ii is not surprising
that so small "a handful " does almost no harm IN
England a. am assured by my English friends.
The Karaites are regarded by the Talmudists
schismatics They believe in Moses, they reject the
Talmud: but although they do not believe IN
Christianity they are subject to no dlsablllies ana
they are specially exempted from the prohibition 10
Jews to keep puUc houses. 1t really IS a remark
able sect their chief characteristics are hQnesty.
LOYALTY and cleanliness They are generally very
highly thought Of in Russia, and are great aercul-
tursts If our objection had been merely due 10
race hatred there would have been no reason for
Al
emphasize their desire to avoid anything approach
ing to persecution. passed further resolution al.
though only by majority OF one IN favor oil
allowing even the anti-natiOnal Talmudisi jews 10
undertake the surveillance OF the sale of spirits, If
they were nominated for the post by the votes Of
their neghbors. This proves clearly enough, sup
pose, that If Their moral character were OF a hlghei
level thew would never have been actually dan
rerous and therefore estranged