New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

likely to arise. The old proprietors are now gone,
most of them ruined. After the freeing Of the
serfs and the establishment of land banks, which
We'd with each other in advancing money 10 the
proprietors, these latter attempted TO introduce
system of improved and at the same time extern
sive cultivation. Agricultural machinery was i'm
ported but the most important factor-the absence
of field labor-was not fully considered by them,
hence all their efforts were crippled. Unfortu-
nately the majority Of the propretors understood
practically little about farming. They did not
reside on their estates, and left them TO the man
arement Of stewards who studied their own in
forests IL must also be said that many OF them
squandered great deal Of money abroad. At
first when the returns fell short, the interest was
not paid at the bank, successive failures necess-
tated fresh loans, the provincial land taxes in
creased, bad years followed, preventing them from
meeting their liabilities, until gradually the es-
tate became the property OF the banks. What
was to be done with this vast amount Of property,
several thousands Of estates,-was the question.
Attempts have been made to dispose Of part OF
them by public auction. About 10 per cent have
been put up for sale. One-half, however,
remained for the banks account Peasants
land banks have recently been established, from
which village communes suffering from an in
suffciency of land obtain means Of buying por.
lions of bankrupt estates. thus replacing land
owners by peasant prOprietors. AS 1t took only
thirteen years 70 ruin the landed aristOcracy, the
came fate-for they have no thought whatever fol
the morrow-is probably in store for the peasants.
The land will fall into the hands Of capitalists,
and the neutrality-suspicious. will become tenants
not much better off than were the Serfs Of Old
The manufacturers do not appear to be much
less unhappy than the agrlculturlsts But the
cause of their trouble is evident III Is the pcrse-
cu.ion Of the Jews. In Moscow there is a terrible
time, the manufacturers being driven almost te
despair. The Jews used to be the salesmen for all
kinds of textile fabrics. Cotton goods OF every
variety, especially reached the consumers through
the hands of Jewish agents, who formed, as II
were the veins ana arteries Oh conl,helcs, 49,
running from the centre the remOtest corners vi
the Empire AS the fashions in these goods chanyf
frequently, the Jewish buyer to be successful
middleman, must be al noe t 10 o.; t tbn ve ~.
Hitherto a generous Interpretation OF the law
has made this possible. The law Is, mat a
Jewish merchant may ylslo enc Tr Sntbs for both
visits. This has been so construed as 10 alioW
Jew 10 spend six months of the year IN ule cni,y,
going and coming as oiten as ne Pne" strict let
now the Government stands upon Ihe strco te.
ter. Now Jewish agent from the interior, c4h-
ing in for one week to make purcnases Oh . ie
seasons novelties, knows that ne may OILY Ie1u ,sa
fine new designs of at least half year.
Under these circumstances the JEWISH Duyer
looks out for another market and, untortuhateE
for Moscow, finds it in her nval. In folah1
trade follows the Jews; that is now an axiom, and
Moscow manufacturers. who, only last year, So
cured what is practically duty on imports from
one town to another within the Empire, namely,
the special raising of carrying rates on manu-
featured goods from Poland, now find their ousl-
ness at one Of the best Of the year. before
the Mini Novgorod fair. suddenly dropping OIL
AS much as % or 30 per cent, and continuing So
Moscow has always been the heart of the trade
throbbing along these Jewish veins and arteries
throughout the Empire Now that these trade
ducts are practically cut off, there is great fear lest
the centre of the textile trade should suddenly
shift TO Poland. So desperate Is the plight OF
the Moscow manu- facturers that they are thinking
OF getting up a petition 10 the Car But he Is
bad man TO present petition to when the
petition asks him TO rescind his own ukase.