New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
DRIVING OUT HEREIlCS.
,r Cz.RS VAIN EFFORTS TO WIN DIVINE
FAVOR FOR HIS REALM

occ..oy.I CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEBtNE.l
V"O St Petersburg, September %.
III. official crusade against the Jews goes
.,.odlv from bad to worse. NJ lrst the WrS'-
,n,sd pcopc hoped that the ukasc of tho Gar
..ouh Ike only partially enforced. and that ai'er
,;re matters would settle back in their acrn'-
.o,,oa channel But they now find all snrh
nos n vain dclusion, and their worst fears more
.har realized Tho decree Of oppression ana en-
y. ;s beinc enforced to the very letter without
.:rrIc Touch of mercy. True. Government dil-
.or,v sends forth dcnas that any persecution Is
ia nrocres,, and IFS dcnialS officially accepted
&C truth ny other European Governments. Inc
tss is. however. that the most gloomy and tragic
acc,unts that have been published of the anti
Jewish campaign have failed 10 express the 1nil
measure Of it's atrociOus inhumanlty. scarcely In
tho DAYS of the DraQonnadcs was n more cruel
and relentless warfare wagcd against helpless
and unofcndinG people.
,part from The almost incredible violence and
mirage daily practiscd upon the Jews. by the
GALLERY, civil officials and the populace. num-
,er Of most stringent laws are about 10 be put
info execution. tie effect of which will be u make
.v.ry Jew in Russia an outlaw. For example, the
layy Of SOB granting Jews permission 10 live and
Engage in business in the interior of the Empire.
: 10 he repealed. II is said that every Provincial
Governor in the Empire urges such action. and
,bc formal proclamation of the repeal is daily
locked for. The result will be the practical cX-
,rrnjraton Of az least 100000 Jewish families.
For then they will bc absolutely forbidden TO
trade in any of the chief commodities Of the
country. such grain, provisions, cattle. lumber
and spirits Moreover, the majority Of them who
Ale settled in Tie villages will he driven from their
will bcfail At lcas, half n million souls Besides
t,e,c. all the Polish Jews in the provinces Of
Poland will hc expelled. and the 500. 900
rcNs who in virtue OF a Ministerial order in 1850
wcrc allowed 10 settle and trade in the interior
o! tic Empire. in the towns of RIA. Lihan,
Roso'l. and KIch. where they enjoy degree Of
municipal protection, will likewise he forced TO
leave their hab;'ations.
While such deadly blows ale s'rlcl; a, The Jews
in their homes and business other discrimination,
s:e Lem. made against item. For example, j,
his long rjcn the law of Russia That an only son,
on whom tine family is dependent for support, is
whether jew or Christian exempt from military
service But it is now proposed To deprive the
jews of TIL, and Other military exemptions when
occasion arises for the completion of given MAN.
Der of recruits The relatives of jew, who cs-
and it is proposed in every case Of Jewish de-
sertion, To levy fine of 900 rublcs on thc com
munity I, which he belongs. Thus the Jews are
10 be forced 10 defend with their lives the Empire
that outlaws them
Tie question IS often asked Why does the
present Car who is personally Z good man,
cruelty pcrsccute these people, The answer is
easily given. lie is q religious monomaniac He
has Inherited The sombic fanaticism that charac-
'eriHed his unhappy mother, and added 10 il by
brooding over his pcrs in the solitary confinement
Of his bomb proof palaces. Thus hc has become
convinced that N.hilsn is permitted 10 atliict
linn 10 punish him for the Empires laNi,v Of faith.
lie believes that his fathers death and the al
tempts That have ocen m.,dc upun his OWN life
ere Just many dspc'si,irns of Providence.
sent Judgments C ausc of Hus>as ,ol, rance oi
eretics. To suppress Ninilism and restore pcac"
nd security, therefore, il is ONLY ncc,sslrr :,
stamp out hctcrOdoHy. So he has set his face
like flint against all who do not bow the knee
TO the orthodox Greek Church. Upon the Jews
his hand falls heavily, but not more SO than upon
he German l.uthcrans ami upon the Old Be-
Ii .ve,s. Tho latter are rurrcly division of the
creek Church. and are distinguished for ihr
purity and piciy OF their lives. l:ui for years
past the Government las been scndins them to
Siberia by thousands for 10 other rcd,Dn l!aI
their religious belief. IN the provinces on the
German border, there are manv Germans, or de
Ssndant, of Germans. who cling 10 the faith OF
Luther. 70 the>C the Russian Goycrnlncn, Of
fcas address themselves and attrlnp, their con-
version hy cvc!y ms Of cicancry an thIca'c'-
Ing which they Lave al command Those. Of ti'c
colonlstS who cannot resolve 10 abandon The f,tH
Of Their fathers arc subjected tu every c"nrrlF-
able annOyanc. and deta,,.nc.lt. untIl, driN"n -
Distraction. they desert tleir homes and flee -
distant lands lurin. The FIST seven months
Of This year mole than / ."Up 'icrnIuS have rhIs
left Southern RussI. where lie has hc"pnI" IL
toirrahlc, AID cn.bdIhCd a odessa aud ",h"r
Russian ports of the Black sea. Of thee "oI".
MIST, onc-tlrd have Zone I" settle IL EolhiiiA!
and the Dohlu,,sla. about 300" nave mI-'a'rd
10 the north ol Asia Miner, whI!c The remainder
have gone to SpuIn America and the cape. HE
emisrns have sold their farms for much ,clpv
the zeal value IN their ca3"rncs, To r"apc from 81
lnhOspit able d country.
There are. of coarse. many instances OF so-raIcd
conversion 4 short time ago CoUnt Igna,ich,
Inc aforementioned of KEEL. visited the 'Zrch
colony of kwasilon, in Royno. In replying TO the
address of welcome made to HIM. lc referred l."
the fact that II number of (lrchs had cone over
10 the Orthodox Greek Church. and intImat"d
hat the others would serve their own Interests
hest ly doing likewise. and woulh py"hahiV ln'tI
SERIOUS trouble il they dirt not. "t,ul giant,
said he, unct Jously, that otter Czech colonIs'>
Diay bc let To- follow tie good example. Ihl,
had the desired effect Almost Immediately after
Inc Generals departure the >rvcm,y-tonr Remain
in. Roman Catholics of the place ammo need that
lhcncriortm they would be- commandments OF the
,ieck Orthoiu\ thuIch, by way Il, Il local paper
ridIhcd of tFstllXln2 their 2iul,U.r i"I Ills
l.AccIeLcl C,ntlcsccLSIOI. III cOhlH, out Of Iii,
way on an APOSTOLIC mission. lbi - matter Of
lW,. ihc>r UHtVItunalc> were simply prosecuted
utr SIhinI sion rner. nave been hundreds. ave.
'!oIistn,!s -. eases IN NlIrh Roman tdtno!Ic,
!. III ERALS and .IcN, have been seized bodily aud
dragged hV main force to the bIptI>iiial innt Of
TIE nfech Church, or have been driven there by
Virtue of bayonci prOds administered 10y Russian
soldiers
All this plous zeal AGAINST the enemies of the
laurel does not seem l. BRING prosperity 10 the
l.ihpiIr. however Indeed. tier" IL now an actual
a. alrl2l Crisis. Money Is ScaTCcr Than il has