Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-02
LONDON SLAVE MART.
A Place Where Russians Are Sold for a
Mere Song.

The correspondent of the London Times
writes from Paris that plans are forming
to prevent the continual dispersion of the
Jews whom the sternness of Russia expels
from its soil, and who are being scattered
abroad among all civilized countries. 1t
is proposed to set up barriers to this con-
tinual invasion, and to initiate the United
States.
The measures taken by Russia, he points
out, are only the natural consequence of
its terror on account of the tremendous
increase in numbers in this prolific
people, which threatens to submerge the
national race. The emperor, under pres
sure of the synod spurred on by orthodox
subjects, has had to take some note of this
formidable increase in the Jewish pop
ulaGion, which has reached at this moment
the number of five millions, and which,
with that capacity for increase which
characterizes it, will exceed in forty years
the orthodox population of Russia. 1t is
for these reasons and this connection,
that a very serious inquiry has been made
In all the great centers of Europe. and
reports have been drawn up from which
it appears that In almost all the great
centers there have been established in the
midst of the nineteenth century, and full
in the face of Europe, actual markets for
slaves. and that under the form of legal
fctions men are bought and sold and be-
come, like beasts, the property of the
buyers.
According to these reports, there exists
In the city Of London, in the east end,
quarter of $4,000 Polish, German and
Russian Jews, who have established
themselves almost autonomously, and are
last increasing, both in course of nature,
and in consequence of forced emigation
from Russia. This population already
formidable, is step by step becoming
menacing, because its interests are abso-
lutely removed from those of the rest of
London. This entire population of deal
ers. as disgusting as the goods they sell
speaks the Hebralco- Germanic jargon
seen upon the signs, preserves the original
type of It's northern race, lives In a retreat
close, unwholesome, and forms perman-
ent focus whence issue pestiferOus germs
that pervade the metropolis.
But by the side Of this horrible market
exists an enslaved population, havingno
connection with any other, which remains
at this very hour startling fact, a market
of men hidden in a corner of this noisome
enclosure. Every Sunday at the hour of
the general market, says the special report
on London, is to be seen on one OF the
streets of this market a varying number
of men, of various ages, but always able
bodied. drawn up in line against the
wall, and in front of them man who
sells them to purchasers who have come
for this special purpose of getting what
ever man or number of men they need.
Of course, man is not sold in fashion
clearly agreed upon out these men, driven
out from Russia, and wandering around
without home or resources, reach London,
knowing neither the town nor the Ian
guage, nor any living person. There
they become the prey eof d man who is an
actual slave dealer. He keeps and feeds
them till the day Of the sale, when they
sign, In return for certain sum given
for them, a very long engagement as
capidity, In con. ide1 alton of cetain salary,
feeding and lodging.
Now the sum given for them varies
from E2 to G3. Their salary varies from
two shillings to three shiliings a week.
Their feedingis horrible and 50 is their
lodging. They suffer hunger, cold, heat,
vermin, and work from early morning to
late in the eveing. They have agreed to
ply certain sum of money if they break
their engagement. They are deprived of
relations, paper, acquaintance, or pro-
lection. They remain slaves, working for
nothing, depriving thereby, for profit Of
their MASTER other men of work, and es-
pecially English workmen.