The Newtown bee., 1891-12-18
THE OPEN PARLIAMENT.
Another Look at Russia's Treatment
of the Jews.

ment of the Jews, in the new column of
the "Open Parliament'' of the BEE and
struck by his bravery to charge into the
arena fully caparisoned (visor down and
lance in place. to do battle for the ''Czar
of all the Russias,' I desire to compli-
ment the writer ON his courage of ex-
pressing his convictions, for his is the
first American pen [ have seen employed
in defence of the ukase. AS this column
is for enlightenment on subjects of pub
lie interest, ''free to all comers,'' let us
look at the subject from another stand
point.
Admitting the correctness of statistics,
pride of dynasty and the general debase-
ment of the genus Jew (and particularly
of the Russian type) admitting that the
political head of the Russian government
has a right Gas rights are often taken) by
might; that he, the Gar, does own the
bodies, souls and personal effects of all
his subjects, is it right, in this advanced
year and century of civilization. knowl
edge and Christianity, for one man to
control the movements of from three to
five millions of human beings on the plea
of political economy? Is there not some
sinister motive prompting this exodus?
Let us see.
The 'tIsraelite," for many centuries,
has (when permitted to remain long
enough in other nations) produced many
notable examples of progress in art, sci
ence and literature. AS tinanciers, they
repeatedly held the power to declare war
between nations Or to compel a cessation
of hostilities, by advancing the sinews of
the war, or Withholding them. And it is
a fact that, for many generations, the
crowned heads of Europe were centered
in the mortgages held by Rothchilds.
The dignity of England was upheld to a
high degree of excellence by the wisdom
of Disraeli for many Hears. AS artific-
ers and craftsmen of various kinds, it is
doubtless true that the percentage is
smaller than other nationalities under
most favored auspices. But it cannot be
on this account that Alexander drove
them out.
The mind suggests one reason by which
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tied in authority, of which the ruling
dynasty is type) ''are men of like pas
sions as other men, only more so. With
the expenses of running bis empire eX-
ceeding his revenues by many millions
yearlygand looking about for loans, like
his predecessors, the Gar turns his at
tenton among the capitalists of his em-
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who has any money to spare. Was he
refused? If so, was it not natural for the
autocrat to seek revenge, after friendly
and gushing alliance was made with
France and her bankers and common peo-
pie took three quarters of the loan and
replenished the empty treasury? The
Jews were ordered to vacate and in ii diff
ferent manner from their ancient fore
fathers, who spoiled the Egyptians, they
were beaten, shot at, robbed of all their
possessions and left over the borders
empty handed and well nigh dead.
Why did not the emperor, car, high
priest of the Greek church, Shepherd of
Souls, FEATHER" of his people, merciful-
ly take the balance he did leave them and
transport their souls into q better world,
where there would be no more heart
breakings and the sin but shade worse
against common humanity and God? The
human offerings by Mahdi in SOudan,
or the CHASTITY sacrifice of human life by
Dahomy's king, called for armed cru
sades from England and Germany and
excite a horror throughout the world.
Yet the right to do these thugs is only
with the physically powerful. The char
acter of the present ruler of Russia is
force, the same as seen on the dark con-
tinent, with the exception in favor of
Russia's monarch of being located in the
midst of respectable neighbors, while
the latter are in the lowest depths of ig-
nOrance.
A careful review of George Remnants
travels will devlop in the mind of the
student an insight into the character of
Russian modes which will confirm the
suggestion of more for hate than for pub
lie good in the barbarous expulsion of
the Jews in the manner it was conducted,
without regard to where they went or
how. But then, to overflow neighboring
nations, to come to America (the asylum
of the world) and fill our aims houses,
work shops, to the detriment of Ameri-
cans, leaving it yet questionable politi-
cal right and, to American eyes,a shame
full wrong to Justice.
In conjunction with the foregoing, the
question of religion has, always played
an important part in troubles wherein
the Jew was the victim. There can be-
think, no doubt of the existence of this
prejudice in the present instance and,
where two such potent factors as money
and religion are combined in national
question against an ostracised race, COW
ering centuries of time, they will always
come to the help of a one-man power by
melting the people and justifying to them
the acts of their king, if such opinion is
needed or cared for.
America, with her diversified indus
tries, to-day, was once like the empire of
Russia, when no emigrants were wanted,
unless they were largely agrieulturists,
because what we needed was develop
ment of Natures storehouses. The farm
ers came and, in time, trades and me-
chanics and then began new era in the
grand exposition of agriculture, manu-
features, ARTS, science in the new world. Is
it not possible that such like results are
obtainable in the vast empire of Russia
under a beneffcent government? Have
not the multitudes of human beings, Jew
and Gentle, which have been landed on
our shores during the past half century,