Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-13
THE PERSECrrroN OF THE
JEWS
Thousands OF Hebrew fAme'
Broken Up without Mercy

official crusade against the Jews
goes on steadily from bad 70 w-fse.
At first the prosecuted people hoped
that the ankase Of the Car would
only lie partially enforced and that
after n time matters woeld settle
back in their accustomed channel,
but they now End all such hops n
vain delnsion, and their worst feArs
more than realized. The decree Of
oppression and exile Is being en-
forced TO the very letter, without n
single touch OF mercy. True, the
government diligently sends forth
denials that any persecution Is IN
progress, and its deniais are official
" acceiled as the truth by other
European governments. The fact
is. however, that the most gloomy
and tragic accounts that have been
published Of the anti-Jewish cam
paign have failed 10 express the full
measure Of its atrocious inhuman-
ity. Scarcely in the days Of drag
onades was a more cruel and re-
lentless warfare waged against n
helpless end unfortunate people.
Auart from the almost Incredible
violence aud outrages daily prae-
ticr,i upon the Jews by the soldiery
aud civil officials and populace, n
number Of the most stringent laws
are about TO be put into execution,
the effect of which will lie TO make
every Jew in Russia an outlaw For
example, the law Of 1856, granting
the Jews permission TO live and en-
gaze In business In the interior OF
Inc empire. is 10 be repealed IL Is
aid that every provincial governor
in the empire urges such action, and
a formal PROCLAMATION Of repeal D
daily looked for. The result Will pe
the practical determination OF at least
800. 200 Jewish families, for then
they will be absolutely fortidden 70
trade in any chief commodities OF
the country such rs grain, PROVISIONS
cattle, lumber and spirits. More
over. n majority Of them who have
.ettled in the villages will be driven
from their homes and their property
eonfscated. This fate will befall al
least half million souls
Besides these, all the Polish Jews
in the provineeiof Russian Poland
will be expelled and 100000 Jews
who. by virtue OF the ministerial
or,ler Of 1850, were allowed 10 settle
and trade in the interior Of empire,
in the towns of Ria, Liban, Rosiofi
aud KieT, where they enjoy a de-
gree Of municipal protection, VIII
/ likewise be forced TO leave their
habitations-
While such deadly blows are
struck at the Jews in their homes,
other determinations are being
made against them. For example,
1t has long been the law OF Russia
that an only son on whom the fami-
ly Is dependent for support, Is,
/ whether Jew or Christian, exempt
fron military Use, but II is now pro-
posed to deprive the Jews Of this
aud other military exemptions when
occasion arises for the completion II
a given number Of recruits Rela-
tives Of Jews who escape conscrip-
ton are TO oe fined 800 rOubles, and
il Is proposed, in every case OF Jew
ish desertion, TO levy n fine OF 90
roubles on the community TO which
he telongs. Thus, the Jews are 10
be forced 10 defend their lives In an
empire that outlaws them.
The question Is often asked,
"why does the present Car, who
l. personally n good man, 30 cruelty
D .rsecute these peuple?" The
answer Is easily given. He Is a r :
ligi0us mOnomaniac. He has it,
herited the same fanaticism that
characterized his unhappy mother
and added TO thy brOoding over his
perils in the solitary confinement Of
his bomb-prOof palaces Thus he
has become convinced that nihilism
l. permitted to afilict him TO punish
him for the eppire's lsXity Of faith
He believes that his fathers death
and the attempts that have been
made upon his own life are just 81
many dispensations Of providence,
sent rs Judgments because Of Rus
sia's tolerance Of hereticS. To sup
press nihilism and restore peace ansi
security, therefore, il Is only nrces-
sary 10 stamp out helerudoxy. so he
has set his face like flint against all
who do not bow the knee to the
orthodox Greek Church.