Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-28

NEw YoRs, May 97.--Sympn.hy
for the Russian Hebrews because u
their expulsion from the Cztr's do.
mains has been accumulated by the rs.
sertion latoly maize 20 their friends
here that tie prosecutors are using
every means ut their command 10 stem
the tide VI popular sentiment against
them by causing letters from suhsid.
lied agents ~ appear In the New York
Herald. These letters puTp1rt TO give
"a tTuu account OF tho condition Of tho
Russian Hebrews, attempting ~ show
they arc not In ~ dvplOrahlr n coudl.
ton n people have made them, wnilo
on the other hand the pcasantry Of
Russia are made TO appear ~ being alb
solutcly under the domination Of the
Hebrews, who are described M sharp.
ers, plying their usuTOus traffic with
the greed ofwolves.
The publication of letters Of this cha
racter IA the forGid aroused the indig.
nation of the Hebrews hore, who
openly charge person attached 20 the
American legation at ~. Petersburg
with lolng tho author, asserting that
lie was influenced 10y desire 10 curry
favor with the Cars court. THIS
charge IL now under Investigation at
Washington, aud II shown 10 DO nccu.
rate, II IL probable there viii be va.
canoy In Minister Smiths diplomatic
corps.
Prominent among New York IIo.
bFews whose indignation has boon
aroused by the letters II Banker Sclig-
man. He Ian trustee Of the Baron de
III inch fund. "fhese lcitcrs,n said
MIR. Sellgmau, "are inspired by the
Russian government. That the DEGREES
against the Hebrews In Russia have
caused uut0ld misery there can bo no
doubt, aud when the cutlery was raised
against such treatment by the civilized
world, we least expected the first effort
would be- made Ia free America 10
hold the government guiltless Of such
measures"
Oscar y, Strauss, minister 10 Turkey
during Clovoland's administration, l.
deeply Interested In the success OF the
Hirsch fund. He said; "rhat an effort
has been made 30 arouse n feeling In
favor Of Russia We are all very well
aware, hut there II no Justification for
IL. We feel confident that public sen.
timent will not be affected. | am nj
lNht W hllUM NNN wv uhAiNSNbuH Afs
croes found an advocate, unless there
Is much more behind Il than an or1iu.
ary observer can detect. Tho suffer.
ings Of the people who have bcon
forced to leave their homes and their
all have been told too often 10 need
repetition now, even TO reiuto Sian.
der.n
'oFho Greek church and Its ministers
are behind this movement" said Mr..
SolomOus, who Ia Ia charge OF the
Baron lie HlrsCh fund committee.
"rhese people would treat Catholics or
protostant- with equal severity II they
were in the way, They know the
Hebrews sro too firm In their rellgious
belief to pay any attention TO attempts
Mt conversion, and rs u consequence
they hate our people. Through the In,
strumentalty Of mon high In authority
these DEGREES OF expulsion were Ia
sued"
The following IL an extract from
letter received by n gentleman In this
city concerning tho expulsion OF Jows
In Moscow; "rhpe days before tho
Passover tho Car instructed the gov.
ernor Of Moscow TO eNpel all Hcbrows,
even those privileged to reside there M
mechanics, and children Of soldiers In
tho service NJ Nicholas I. within
these three days 1900 families were
gathered in by the police aud arrested
hundreds Of prisons being filled with
them. Manufacturers aud merchants