Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-13
RUSSIA AND THT JEWS.

tVtuhtFktf mnkt@ Couctfuink hiH w
perience In Russia IL, that the Russian
Government with all its Immense
agricultural and mineral resources,
will sooner or later be forced into n
condition ofabsolute bankruptcy. This
statement coming 40 soon after the
gold excitement Of n week ago. In
which Russia 70 prominently figured,
Is rather startling. II ia Noteworthy
that Henry Clews and other fnan-
ciers nee no danger Of Russian bank
ruptcy. on the contrary, Mr.. Clcws
In his last report says that all Europe
Il Watching the Russian minister Of
finance, who 1t appears is very ca
pable man.
Unfortunately We have no accounts
OF the proves Of law, II any, by which
the Hebrew merchant IL driven from
Russia. We are told simply that II is
all done because tho victim ia jew,
and nothing more. The same III.
fortune follows that unfortunate race In
Russia now that attended Il In West
ern Europe 100 years ago. II IL just
100 yeara since France extended 10 the
Jews civil aud political liberty. Other
countfi,s followed slowly, aud Il was
not until 1865 that England gave the
Jews complete emancipation.
or late n elias Of apologists for Russia
have been springlng up In America.
One Of them, Col. DE Afnaud, has
written n book entitled "rhc New Era
Ia Russia" Ia this he tries TO disprovc
much " what j. charged against
that country. lie was Interviewed
short ilmc ago by the Charleston World
correspondent In New York, A. 10
Ruttia's treatment of the Jews. lie
contends that they are hg,ss,,illy treated
because they arc dishones mixers aud
stockholders, aud that Russia 10 jus,i.
fled Ia cNpclling them. Hcdenlos that
their religion has anything TO do with
their expulsion, But he damages his
argument by comparing the coune Of
Russia toward the Jews with the
treatment Of the Mormons by the
United States. lie says: "rhcy have
been driven from one section Of the
country time aud again, aud yet the
Government sought them tiut In their
scclusion aud treated them with rigor.
Gus laws enacted specially agains,
them. The .omons call this pcrsc
cution. We know bcttnr."
II ho has no better illustration Of his
argument than this, hc viii fall to con.
vince Intelligent people In America
that the Jewish religion has had moth.
Ing 10 DO with the crIullius pfactiood
upon them Ia iusslA. And the par.
allel which h, attempts 10 dAw be-.
tween the New orleans lynchiug and
H. causes, with the Russian treatment
Of the Jews, 4, no faircr comparison
than the other.
Notwithstanding the fac, that day
after day, tho newspapers teen with
essays, editorials and dispatches about
Russia, We know little In reality about
the country. Ia newspapers do not
circulate here. Its language Il unintol.
ilgIblc TO ninc,y.ninc por cent. of
American edllots. We rarely, fever,
see n correct tranalatlon from a Rus.
Sian newspaper. some Russian auth.
or. have been translated into English.
aud have been widely read. What We
do learn OF Russia usually comes
through channels not In harmony with
the government. our great American.
paten DO not send reliable corr,pond.
ents there 10 Ase.rtaln the naI sltua.
ton. And vet We ral.r n perpv,ual
howl about somethine We know moth.
inp o.
Rn..la has n Iury sysi,,n. iusiIc,.. NJ
the p.ac.. e.tabllsbed tribunal. pro.
ylnclal legislature. n national senate
and two eounell. one Of which i'm.
leelsIatly, poweu' IL IA i'm, ,b,r, 4,
M x,iii.n ,,nslltn,Ion lint th.t, 4. an