The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
.1c,INST JEWS IN RUSSIA
THE FAMOUS Expressive
WHAT EDlCrs CONTAIN

r.. following is an aos'i 81
The loit 80 5;racted sgainst the Jews In
i pressi'e -, .nsv were printed in the London
Russia' q wbstber these edicts are ne" or
Times ouS go 70 be subject OF contro-
old aPpe Ton # old, however, they nave
versy' - II does not appear tnat
'S a,r we're known to Western EuT IT, cahla
tn9y don 80" Times printed them l ne caole
tns .Irsadv given word as 70 .ne o miae
has a., 80 discussion awakened oy tne Donooh
spreai ISL - which is given here lmme-
Times al Ia. W ,be abstract OF the edl ces'
dls;ely eL IN .tborougnout Russia ana lncIuo-
Il pnss;an Poland must hence, unt ~ Ne
ins a1rns onlv aud Dot III VIC 70 own
y IN lo"nS IN ~ longer be permitted 10 own
Jew viii anS 70 farm land. All Jewish
land, OF exo1 farmers and agricultural la
lando"neIrs ,,bns he expelled from their VII
borerS WI. and. unle they have saved the
lsge honies ,,hs,ance. will be reduced to beg
means u infensify the severity OF THIS
gary vriden in its scope, the govern
edlc. @aS have Included many nun
men men. Of small towns IN the category Oh
IT, villages, and expelled tne jews
Sroro those towns. In ILLS S;,. =.
nunng5ef a-rmented. Tens of thousands OF
greaIg M ne tins rendered homeless. These
lie NrEt
sous W. aown as the May Laws were
laws, i-atod in 1872, but were never put
Pc force until the present year.
INTO III 49, 70 have hitherto been allowed by
:. .a.i5a in only sixteen OF the counties
.ninl of Russia But the law mas not
49, enforced against JEWISH merchants IN
Nonr important commercial cenIerS out-
ia those provinces, sucn as riga Lloah,
9 9Ie.off atc for, By ministerial circular
Ho1 $50 law, long established in such towns
VI u I,01s.,rnitted to remain there unmolested.
melT p =, is now TO be strictly enforced, aud
l No -acant ministerial order ali Jews, num-
Ss-;ng many thousands of families. settled
49,. tba sixteen counties are to be
expelled. .,..o :, ,;,,o ,,ar,a-
bod under the law of 1865, been permitted
70 settle temporarily in places outside the
sixteen counties, are now 10 De exPeileu
ortieans with their families will. it Is said,
ha affected by this edict, and rendered
homeless.
- Jews are no longer to be allowed to
ha in any way connected with mines or
mining industry, nor even to hold shares IN
* The Jews will heuceforth be practi-
csliy debarred from partasing OF any edu-
cationa advantages. whether In schools,
gymnasiums or universities. Hitherto they
lave heeu allowed admission, subject to the
limitation that their number should not
exceed 5 Der cent of the total number. of
students. Secret Instructions have already
been sent requiring the reduction OF this
small percentage to still lower limits. and
n from many OF the higher educational in
I'd stitutios all Jewish students have been
IA exceled.
So. The LEGAL profession, in which hereto
"a fore a large number Of Jews in Russia
~ have achieved great success will in future
be closed to Jewish students. A law has
already been put in force requiring the
special sanction of the Minister Of the In
terror efore Jew, qualified by examina-
\ ton may practice. Since the PRONUNCIATION
Of the law not a single sanction has been
given, and it is understood that none will
be given.
q. Jews are heuceforth prohibited from
following the professions of engineer or
army Doctor or from filling any govern
ment post, however subordinate
In the days of the Emperor Nicholas it
was a subject of reproach to the Russian
Jews that they were all traders and not
producers. That reproach has since been
wiped away, and now an enormous pro-
portion have become skilled artisans, agri-
cuturlSts and professional men, all adding
largely to the wealth of the empire. But
under the new repressive laws all this COM
mural progress Is to be reversed, the arti-
san, the farmer, and the professional man
are all to be ruined, and those who survive
the persecution must become traders in the
overcrowded towns.
ut Is estimated that the total number of
persons who will be expelled from their
nomeS under the new law will not be far
from l,UOO,OUO. The consequent migration
and the congestion Of the starving fugitlves
N those cities where Jews will be still al
lowed to dwell will be so dangerous, and
possibly so pestilential in its results. that
only one object can be contemplated by the
insIlgators OF these persecutions-name
Ihe Total determination of the 4,0OO, O0O
Jews Of Russia"
lhe details of the prosecution of the Jews
gwen above, says the Times, Twill startle
many OF these who believe in human prog
te% II seems incredible that in these DAYS
VI uuch Wanted civilization, one of the
say powers OF Europe can openly and
uI nde tle sanction of its laws persecute
4 $4,000 OF lis subjects In consequences of
. .@ religious elief. Tho troubles which
on.V'eu the Jews in Russia seven wears
t nv . we're lamentable enough. They aroused
.Ts inpatny of all western Europe andeven
Pra; 49, diplomatic representations from
t ps4 steadfast ally, the United States
puI those troubles were of tyne differing
T%g. nv from the persecution of to-day.
di TJ3 14llprlsed wrongs computed by in
nil,"u"uaiS-murder, personal outrage, arson.
t p.Iase and other acts Of vioience-at.
n m+SuSu' rightly or wrongly, to popular
nay pav3aa .I and frenzy. The Russian govern
nrs.s. .oOA steps, however tardily, for the
irb r'V.ou, and disavowed all completely.
and r ,Tas secutions we're breaches of law, and
tba . we're 50 treated; a certain number of
sal punished, w J0''A0e
to, p ~ 10 the present case there is no oues-
ton ton M doubtful completely or yelled sane
eijc,s i ia russian government, by the new
chroS .esallzes persecution and openly de-
Iraso, r Val against the Jews of the empire.
centioI p0ople were always subject to ex-
rendsr Jaw. Jaws, which, however, did not
had u nVIg impossible to them. Thew
imncS." been compelled to nav special
cbsnco' 70 serve in the army without
nennI III promotion, to reside per,na-
and n ".Ci n defined geographical limits
which g. submit to other vexatious rules
NevertbeeiI'efed their action at every step
Thew iro"es they could live and thrive
in intaiiiee aSeo III numbers, in wealth and
abidna 'sel E' Industrious, peaceable, law
Success % 'ooer and thrifty, they achieved
agrjcnIr 90 erchants, traders, artisans and
enter ists; while the few permitted 10
acadar,ioo Universities obtained the highest
gusbaI % NIInors, and later became distin-
Science - lawyers, physicians and men of
declared 40 .R,! no" changed. The car has
10 confora,r englous war against all who fail
6The III 70 TIE ORTHODOXY Russia N oh,,r1L