Telegram-herald., 1891-02-12
CRUEL TO JEWS.
Ths Abuse By tsis onissrs ef Tn.
fortunate isrAei<es is Nell
Known 10 him.


burg correspondent ~ the Daily Iele-
graph ef ihAs rlty teleerSRhs fgom n
Petersburg important 1aNaS IA oeunee
ton with the peas bic retarn ~ IA
Gar ~ itlsont comment ST tse tsalldhal
IneGnarisl IN fasur If the aniortaaais.
suffering hehrews oi Russia
British sxlapa;hy, be SAYS has as-
Fravatea the Jews hard lot. which wac
aiready 80 wrnsehed that n seemed im-
possible fas "a 70 es worse hct the
prosinelas besernags have redauhled
the severity II the laws nhere the
statutes were inappiieaAle tae nos-
errors have issued eirpnlane ana
ukases to replace them. The Jews bit
terly regrri the hIitlsh Nsll aieAning
bat inladicioas seal which has
eAGsperatea instead of sooshe4 the
Russian Emperor The daNF seventies
practiced against tAe fanil@es II uaoi-
Tending men. women ana eAii-
aren arc increai bile and wan
ten. RGssia's reply "a the
Lord Mayors rcspceiful petition
consists ~ secret circulars orderng
her officials "a sigofpnsiy adlnislater
the anti-Semitlc laws and - supply
the legal deficiency 10y their own de
eisi3ns har...on.ons with the cossrn.
menss into,erant sFrit The feles
after the rebellio' =. 1904 were less
cruelty and less lnhumaniy treated than
the Jews after tie London Indignation
meeting.
General Gurize, Governor If Warsaw,
has issucd a c.rcu'ar regulating how
Jewish recruits arc II he brought FOG
medical inspection The Jews. through
the wret ned lives they are forced to
live. are physically degenerate ana
become II most striking embodi-
ment Of human hfe continuing in
spite Of a gradual decay Of ihe
vital functions The sjority Of the
Jewish recruits are found Ia be unit
for service In The event Of Christians
being found inf; 10 perform the duties
Of a soldier they are sent home
and are finally released from mill
tary service. The Jewish recruits.
on the other hand. are worried Ia
death. They are sent home and
are subject during d period of three
years 20 be recalled AZ any moment.
The recruit consequently returns 80 bis
home, hundreds of miles away, re
suInes his occupation and a month late
is suddenly ordered 10 reappear fo
medical examination. This process
repeated at intervals OF few months
during three years.
General Gurike considers this method
10 be insufficient, a. Il leaves the Jew
ish conscripi the option Of Transporting
himself on foot or otherwise 20 the
town where the medical committee
sits, and gives him a dangerous
liberty and opportunity 20 simu-
late illness. The result is that
henceforth the police are ordered 10
convey the Jews on foot 10 the town
where the committee sits The police
are 90 arrest and imprison recruits un-
I'll the convict gang arrives, with which
they arc 10 proceed TO the next prison
in company with murdcrers and the
dregs Of society until they reach their
destination.
Young men beginning life are subjeo;
TO repetition of this process daring
three years. NATL the youth wishes
himself n soldier. serf or galley slave
10 save himself from the society of
murdcrers and thieves. who. while the
Jewish recruits arc in their gang. have
the power Of life or death over them.
can blackmai them. whip them. maina.
even kill them. with impunity. The
victims arc frequently IN delicate
health, and include consumptives who.
the Russian doctors declare. are unable
To bear the hardships of military
service.
Englishmen arc prone 20 believe that
the Gar does not know the enormitles
pcrpctrated 10 his name. The truth is
that the Gar knows enough 20 convince
him that the Jews are more cruelty
treated than horses. kline or swine.
which arc cared for as tho gifts Of God
number II eminent Russian literary
men recently addressed declaration to
the public and % journalists asking
them 10 remember that the Jews were
human beings The Government re
fused q allow the declaration % be
published. Yhereupcn people exclaimed
that II the Car knew 4 he would re-
scind the order. A personal friend ~
the Czar recently laid the document be
fore him. with "a humble letter from the
authors asking for permission 30 pub.
lish H. The czar read both papers and
then fung them away.