The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-26
THE WANDERING JEW.
Phases of the Prescription I'm Russia Out
lined.


lined.
The new Jewish prescription seems, like
most Of its predecessors, and, indeed, of all
Russia's mistakes and misdeeds, problem
in imperfect concessions TO democracy. The
Jews have been Russianized, and the first
result of even partially identifying the ma
tion within the nation with the aspirations
Of the whole people has been that the Jews
have begun TO bear their part i'm the move
ment for deliyerance. Russian students
have gone TO the universities. and carried
with them that wonderful pervasive and
apostolic instinct TO which we owe a Las
sale and Karl MarX,and which il nc
doubt n potent factor in the revolutionary
propaganda Of Europe. Russian inn-keep-
ers and others have, doubtless, played a
large part in the enormous business OF
smuggling forbidden literature across the
continent. II is for these oflenses against
''law and order" that the yengence of the
Car has turned ON the whole unfortunate
race. The clumsy tyrant, whose ideas OF
governing are limited To the suppression OF
every human instinct but that Of bare sub.
mission to authority, has, like quack
doctor, cut on vigorous member from the
body polite in Russia because the whole
frame is distempered, and he does not know
how to work rational cure:
The Russian autOcracy indeed presents H.
self in its old, old character Of the unteacb-
able of governments. Civilization has rolled
on its way, the breakup OF feudalism, the
French Revolution, the advance of science,
all the earth-shakIng movements OF modern
time have passed. and left the outlines OF
Russian rule changeless as the features OF
the sphinx. A fieine has loved and sung,
Lessing has drawn for us the subllmesl
type of moral beauty that ever poet imagin-
ed, Spinoza has opened new avenues t1
human thought. MendelssOhn has filled
the world with melody, and IA Lassalle has
dazzled Europe with the magic of his won
derful personality. In every field the jew
has won his spurs, TO every problem in life
and art he has brought his genius and re-
source. Yet, to Alexander ILL.,, the jew is
still the accursed thing, TO be thrust some
hOw-any yhOw-Out OF the pale Of clylllza-
tion. The Gar, in tact is just where our
medieval kings five or six hundred years
ago were. He is the King John of the nine
teenth century.
Now, the question arises whether some.
thing cannot be done, not simply to arouse
the better conscience of Europe against
this last and ylest atrocity Of Russia, but
IN stereotype il in some formal diplomatic
going altogether too far 1t is putting itsell
outside the pale of civilization. The ques-
tion is whether civilization cannot aNengt
itself for such an aflrOnt. Why should moi
the progressive nations Of the wOrid-Greai
Britain, Italy, France, the United states
unite first i'm a solemn protest against the
Jewish prescription, and if that comes tI
naueht. "A kind of moral boycott and eX
communication Of the offending member o
the family Of nations: The Russian Gov
ernment. with all its naive and brutal ego
tism, IS not altogether Indifferent TO opinion
What effect would not be produced by
solemn withdrawal Of the ambassadors O
the United states and OF Great Britain.
Practically, between government llht
ours. with all its faults and vices, and q
government like Russia there can be no free
Communication, 10 unity Of sentiment, on a
sinele question that affects the interests
and hopes of mankind. II the Car goes on
outraglng the European conscience, why
should not Europe treat him rs hosti'
humani generis. and forthwith eXc0mmtl
nicate him with bell. book, and candle: \
Government which lOgs women to death
which drive, the flower Of its race To the
hell of cold i'm Arctic attitudes, which Shoots
prisoners like dogs, and reylNeS the Juden
hetze on colossal stage, j. no ut partncl
for the race which produced ashlngton
and a Lincoln.
or course there is one consolation in this
business. EXpel the jew with fork, ano
he comes back again. The Car will smart
for his folly, even if the finer conscience o
Europe does not make him pay for 1t by
sending him 10 Coventry. When his i'm
perial majesty wants his next loan for in
treasing his army or fighting his neNi
war Of aggression, he will have to e
TO the cOuntrymep Of the miserable NOR
tails whom he is booming by the thousand
to death by hunger, cold, exposure
and every hCrrOr known 10 human
misery. The jew may laugh at The
attempts TO suppress him when he has his
finger on the heart-strings of fD.Odern Europe
Kings may affect 10 rule the world. but II l.
tho power OF the purse which moves th'
great modern machine Of government. Il
is not Nathan the Wise who conquers oul
modern Saladins. II is the ROthschllds wh'
exercise that lord-hip. and ayenge, by
mastery which the Jewish race has welded
ever since the dawn Of the Christian era
the stripes and buiieting which mar the lac'
of the Wandering Jew.-LOndOn star