Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-25
a RUSSIAN JEWS STORY.
lie Writes of the Effects of the Laws
Against His Race.

From trustworthy correspondent
the translation OF Hebrew letter, writ
ten bv prominent jew in Russia TO
the chief minister of one OF the London
Svnagogucs, has been received by the
London DduY NGcS, which says the
letter throws some light on the odlouS
MAY laws and their application, and
affords some indication OF the nature OF
the new ukaSeS threatened to be pub
liShed early i'm September. The follow
ing are a few of the leading paragraphs:
The government has issued against
us five most oppressive DEGREES, called
Laws To suit the cXigencieS of the
times otherwise known as the May
laws which will deprive MS of our live
lihood i'm those parts of the country in
which we have been hitherto allowed
to reside, closely packed though we
have always been.
81. No jew may leave the town Tor
the purpose of residing in the country
and the law is to apply TO persons VINO
are ordered To the country temporarily
for the benefit OF their health.
80. No Christian is allowed TO let
land to a jew. -
80. No jew may keep an inn or sell
intoXicantS i'm any part of the country
~. A jew settled i'm a country place
before lsS2 may reside there ill ms
lease expires. but may not leave his VII
larc. If he leaves the village he may
not return, and may not 90 To any other
village. but must settle in town. All
lows settled in village since lsS9 must
leave and i've in a town.
-. When the lease granted To jew
settled i'm village before lss2 expires
il may not be renewed, but he must
leave and settle in town.
These five DEGREES consist OF many
clauses and paragraphs, and any doubt
| fu point is interpreted against the
jews. For example, many townletS are
| by the Government regarded as villages,
and from these the Jewish residents will
| be eXpclled. But, not content with
putting'in force the hateful May laws,
! the Government cOntemplatcS further
cruel and oppressive DEGREES which must
he our destruction. IL is intended TO
repeal the law of lS65 which gave artl-
sans the right to settle in the interior
Of the country. This means the expulsion
of POO, 600. They are to be forced upon
our brethren in the towns who are
already crowded and crushed in the
limits of their residence. Those who
had settled in the country before lSS2,
and who. under the May laws, had
the right OF remaining till the END oil
their leases. will be expelled from the
villages. Half a million souls will thus
/ be expelled. 1t IS intended to eXpel
from the towns in which the Jews have
no right TO dwell those who have been
ALLOWED 10 settle there under Minister
Macow's circular OF 1850. Another hall
million souls will be affected by this
Expulsion.
..No jew has hitherto been allowed
IN dwell within 80 verSts OF the Austrian
| frontier. Now the 30 verStS are to be
| increased 10 lOOvcrStS about 20 EngIlsh
niles and the restriction is to apply
not only to the Austrian frontier, but
To every frontier. The JcwiShresidentS
i'm the districts OF Poland have hitherto
not been included in the May laws OF
lSS2. and have not therefore suffered
bv restrictions imposed on our brethren
I of the sixteen districts OF Russia. Now
however. the Minister proposes to IN
clude them i'm the May laws and they
are liable to be removed IRON
their villages, thus swelling the
number OF our helpless poor. me
Government complained formerly OF our
holding aloof from all regular educa,,
ton. When. however, at the command
of Alexander H., both the high schools
and universities were thrown open TO
us the Jews did twice as well is the
CHRISTIANS. So now the Government
charges MS with monopolizing education
and asserts that there Is no room LOT Us
at the gymnasia and universities. A &c
cording to the new law, Jews may oe-
come neither lawyers nor engineers nor
NAV they act as doctors in the army or or
I'm nnv Gnycrnment post. Scores oil