The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-10
M0BSING rms JEWS IN RUssI<.
4 Oraphis Aeesust ~ tie Hsssst Rlss IL
May Novseraa-TAs Bsrefsss Militia.

Ntjsy Novscraa-Ths Barefsss Militia.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 14.--Tho Jewish
question Is yet far from bolng solved hora and
IL In rathor doubtful whether the imperial Gov
eminent IL nble to bring about frlondly relationa
between Christian and Hebrew SUBJECTS. A
special Commission has been sitting over two
years. charged to reviso tho present laws re-
lating to the Jows. and to devise some means
OF putting IN end TO tho anti-Jowish movement.
Tho moro the Commission studies its task tho
moro II IL persuaded that NO law can
remedy tho owl. Tho jewish question
here practically comes to this: Shall
the Government protect tho peasantry
from tho commercial Vaccinations Of tho
Jows or not A large majority Of tho Russian
journals md OF tho public In general. are do
cidedly In favor Of protection whilO tho jew
ish papers and the Russian Liberals warmly
demand free trade. At tho Same ,ime practical
men affirm that whether tho law incliues one
way or tho other 1t cannot prevent fatal col
lisions between tho Christian peasants and the
Jews. Mt least as>long rs tho former remain
easy to DO cheated and the latter ready to
cheat and they cite the lato anti-Jewish riot
at Nijny-Novgorod as the best proof Of the
soundpess OF their opinion.
According to tho law as 1t stands Jews can
reside only In the thirteen western provinces
OF Russia. with tho exception that professional
Jews. mechanics. and others pursuing an In
dustrial occupation. arc free to reside In any
part OF the country. II the law were faithfully
obeyed by tho Jews there would DO no anti
jewish riots In Russia. at least outside OF the
Jewish quarters. But tho trouble ia that the
Jews too often circumvent the law. II must DO
admitted also that the Russian peasants. beinH
exasperatod. arc too ready to take the law into
hiatt Ia No hal thnrn Ia MI n - ~
combustible material. the least spark may
cause conia9ratton.
Tho city OF Nijny- Novgorod Is situated on
tho Volga. hundreds OF miles from tho jewish
provinces There dwelt In that city about
twenty jewish families. OF whom fully one-half
are said to have been trespassers against the
laws. Some OF them kept vodka shopa pawn
shops. and disreputable houses. Almost all
the Jews lived In one part OF tho town. The
relations between tho Jews and tho Christians
were not the best. However nobody feared any
serious trouble. One evening when the work.
ingmen wcre returning home. C rumor spread
that Christian girl. eighteen months Old was
missing. Soon largo crowd Of people gathered
around the crying mother. Some children said
that the child had been taken by aJewess to the
synagogue dreadful suspicion arose In the
minds Of the workingmen. They want Chris
The enrased crowd rushed In q body TO the
synagogue. They began TO batter tho door.
A shower Of stones dashed In tho windows.
The child was dropped out OF window alive.
but with bleeding hand. But 1t was too late.
Tho sight OF the blood seemed to madden the
crowd. With the shout. Death to the Jews '
they thronged into the synagogue. In q few
minutes the house was nearly destroyed. and
four Jews IA man. awoman and two children
were murdered. The police hurried to the
scene Of the riot but wero unable to stop it,,
Let us so for the other jews" shouted the
barefoot militia. as tho poor. homeless work.
The Jewish houses were besieHod, and their
inmates mobbedi 4 Hebrew merchant erlIH from rom
of those houses. He had taken a contract to
pave some Of the streets Of Njny-Novxorod
On the eve OF the riot he SGesived sooP rolb'es
| the rioters the poor old Jew gave them all the
money he had in the house. and oven promised
He was left nearly dead, and expired In a few
hours. Nine Jews were killed; and twelve seri;
refuge in Christian houses. '0
Coy. Bsranoff called in military aid. When
the Cossacks and soldiers arrived tho jewish
street was packed with the barefoot militia
| shouting. breaking in houses. destroying fur,
i
iSO IN nnmbsr were arrested II is said thai s
and cut her hand. and tina. tho Jswsss. who
took the child in order 10 stop the bleeding ant
| to dress the wound The crowd either did no
hs f 70 d th not bsrscs TINS ia
coming a rather dangerous element amons
the peonle. It Is the product Of tn,
been informed that tho land granted {
the liberassd serfs is not sufficient for thsi
mnny ,bs
native places and 20 elsewhere to seek thsi
fortune. The large cities, when trade an,
One is desmsd lucky i hs a.is, steady yor
on ana or aay ct ds
nppe,latlon. They arc indeed barefoot. The
| are u militia. too. for they work together, liv
together In huge lodgings. and struggle to
gether for thoir pitilu existence. A hot an
mischief. The authoritiss hers 1 are i aware rec Q
this fact: and try to deal with them as lenienti
The riot at Nijny-Novgorod aroused anew IN
Jewish Journals. One Of the former demands
HANGED a" Ths VOICE a wsnea II
Government not TO allow the Jews to sett
they rsase 40. shG 9ews may pro
nor Of Nijny Noygorod issued a proctamntior
In which no said: =" A jew IL a man and not
without cause: and besides, every Russian Je,
Is his Ma,rstv's subject. and az such Is snttIe
that no Christian child had been kidnapped b
tho Jews and that all the Jews who residad 4
the city illegally should be promptly expelled
The Bishop OF tho same province Makary. ais
issued o proclamation.
What has become Of thee, famous Nijny- NOvgor0t
such conduct becoming to thee, who hast given to III
::sGs' Ss
and blood shedding Thou hast upbraide't the Turks Il
mRltresting our brother SAvs. And thou
better than the goddess Turks; They have kiilei on
brothers In but thou shedisst innocent blood du
ing the fafonndest peace. Thy blindnsss and mRime
| arc HppAliingl
Do not forget that the Hebrew people Is tho mo
| ancient; the one whom dOd himself hast chosen ~
guided II IL from that people that our Saviour WI
born TO u.s. Hthey have proved un9rsteful toward DO
| It 10 not yonr business 10 judge them God has pu
shed them already and hns scattered them over all
face Of the globe Repent and pray to the Lord that
will forgive thy grestsin.
A great majority OF tho Russians deeply d.
plore the anti-Jswlsh riots and yet they kno
Of no effective msans to prevent the trouble.
These riots" said an old Russian to IN
are human storms. You cannot provei
them. am sure that an hour before the late
riot not n member Of the barefoot militia or
| tbaI .vi pb fum Inns had tha. Ii,,i,t t.I.,a