The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-01-06
INHuMAN TREATMEhT
OF the Jews O. NoSoOW-Thousand Ar
Forced - Fly UPon Pew Hours, Notice

of the jews g. MOScDE-T housands Are
Forced - Fly Upon Pew Hours, Notice.
LCSD6y. Dec. 30-The latest advices
from - Petersburg and other parts Of
Russia show that the persecution OF the
Jews and the iBhumanity Of the cars
officials toward that unhappy race are
greater than ever before SIX edicts
have been issued aiming TO disVeTse the
Jewish subjects Of Russia. weaken their
position and trading centers. and crush
out their religion These ediets are en-
forced with the utmost rigor in many
parts Of the empire. and with severity
everywhere. The Moscow papers boast
that. since the beginHing of 1891
twenty thousand Jews have been cor
verted TO orthodoxy.
The unhappy converts. who have
been driven to a pretended denial of
their religious faith. in order to escape
intolerable persecution, have been de
ported to the district of Tcherkesovo,
about FIVE miles from Moscow. There
they are vigorously governed by priests
of the Russian orthodox church, who
require them TO attend the services
of that church, and to comply with
its various rules, watching narrowly
for any sign of evasion or repent
ance- These priests have entire
supervision of the wretched co..
ony. and the alleged converts fro-l
Judaism are only allowed leave to re-
turn to Moscow upon certificate fro.
the priests certifying that the cohy,f.
holding such certificate IS assured
the faith OF the orthodox church
When thus released from the ordeal al.
TcherkesOvO their troubles are not Oyrr
The police and police spies keep carc-
ful watch over them. and If they fail in
attention TO their religious obligations
as members Of the orthodox church.
they are reported as recauting TO the
Jewish faith Should the charge Of r.
cantation be established, the u>ua-
punishment is deportation to Siberia.
The police have been making care
full scrutiny Of the birth papers of the
Jews with a view to driving more OF
them out of the towns. none being al
lowed to reside in towns. except those
who are natives In Moscow, where
the anti-Jewish crusade received great I
impulse through the zeal of Grand Duke 4
Sergius, brother of the car, and gov
ernor of Moscow. persecution continued
with unabated severity. Jews who were
not natives of Moscow have been given
twenty-four hours to return to their
native towns
A jew who has conducted an import
ant mercantile establishment for thirty
years near the Central post office, has
been compelled TO close up his business
and leave on twentv-four hours notice.
No mercy IS shown to any Jews. no T
matter how meritorious, who can be
brought within the scope of the cruel
edicts- Thousands of Jewish working
people have been driven from their en-
ployment to become beggars and wan
derers- Old soldiers. who wore medals
for faithful and gallant service in Rus
sia's army. are treated with as little
mercy as other Jews. No recognition
whatever IS given to their claims
upon the country. Merchants of
the best standing are driven out like
the poorest laborer. and not only
of their business. but robbed
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their debtors, encouraged to injustice
by the unjust course OF the authorities, I
refuse to pay the debts, well aware that
their Jewish creditors are virtually
without remedy. Summarily deported
to their birth districts merchants
who were recently in affluence find
themselves helpless and impoverished
N localities witb-vhich ;hey may have
oHg been unfamiliar. They may not
wen have a single tie there. and may
have been absent longer period than
an average human lifetime; but That
makes no difference TO the Russian Off
,ials The old man of seventy or eighty,
who left his native place when child,
must go back there, and be torn from
he arms OF his children and his Chi :
irsn's children unless they choose Ia
accompany him The scenes witnessed
n consequence are most pitifnl, and
would move, one would think. even the
leart of the Grand Duke Sergius