Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-05

tween the con litiOns now existing IN
Russia with those 81 France immedi.
ately before the French revolution,
Iliv Humanitarian feeling has gained
Wpide riul bcndway among the educat.
~ clneres whom he regarded M tn,
briin aud nerve Of the nation. and this
spiut aud feeling had M immense field
~ operate upon ip the miserable con.
dillon OF the masses, and II was, In his
npiuioti, only question OF q compare.
lively snort tlme Tor thu prasantry and
working classes throughout the Emplro
TO become imhuld with one common
feeling, aud when this shall be the case
u general revolution was inevitable,
but he said the nihlllsts, foreseelng
this, want 10 prevent II, aud they
would do II In the way Of reforms In
the government, and TO effect this and
thus prevent n revolution the nihilists
ARE asking the moral support OF all
libcrty-loviug peoples and nations.
Stepnink paid n high compliment 20
George KEENAN,, whose writings had
done so much In England and Amer.
len 10 popularize tho nihilisilr cause:
the heaviest blow that had been dcnlt
~ autocratic Russia had emanat.d
from the pen Of this man. An on.
llghtenei public opinion Ia 70 great and
potent power, that above all things
else the leaders Of nihillstic Russia
most couricd II; and they lnvit. the
public generally TO inform themselves
ON the struggle now going ON IN Rus.
sla for liberty, and TO give II honorable
support.
The cxllcd Russian closed his
interesting lecture by expressing
himself grateful that civilila.
tion had gained weapon more
potent than arms In the conflict OF
right AMI wrong, namely that OF an
enlightened public opinion.
In answer 10 q question by n gentle
man In the audience M 10 what Ind
led 10 the persecution and expulsion Of
Jews In Russia, the lecturer said there
was no particular reason In politics for
II; that II was chiefly the result OF
Ignorance on the par Of the Russian
people who have been made 10 believe
by certain business rivals of the Jews
that they are u-urcrs and therefore
enemies OF the worklngman; and
Kind Of snobbish dislike on the
part Of tho society "Chrlstians" to.
wards the descendants Of Abraham,
which feeling Of dislike IN 70 inter.
prcted by the government officials In
the exercise Of their discretionary
powers o. 10 render II absolutely i'm
possible or unsafe for the Jews 70 live
In Russia. The cry Of ''usur,rv against
the Jews was only foreiicct. Inthirty-
seven Of the Provinces OF Russia Jews
arc not allowed 10 live ut nll, aud
whore they are permitted 10 live, out
OF the 1900 usurers only 100 are Jews,
and out u the flvo millions OF Jews Ia
Russia but one'tenth arc able TO live
OF their money, the great majority
being labofcrs. But II N generally
understood that M usurcrs the Jews In.
dulgc In "cut mtcs,n and this annoys
the "Christian;" and M middle men
In business II IA generally conceded
that the Jews are better aud that they
work cheaper than the "Chrlstinnb
hence the "Christian" logic, ''rho
jew must co. As II In impossible To
cxpcl five millions Of people, In the all.
scncc Of national legislation, the on.
cIals as before stated, Ia the exercise OF
their enormous discretionary powers,
and In order TO pand, ~ the jew
craze, In NO many ways, teuder II 30
unpleasant for the Hebrews that they
who can do 10 leave the country.
II must be borne In mind that the
lower classes especially fear the OH clals
more than the law; In fact the officials
are practically the law. For instance,
none are allowed 10 repair or build "a
house without permission Of the OIL.
clals OF the government. The house Of
the Jew needs repairing; he II unable
IN obtain permission TO do NO; II becomes
but question Of time for the lsraelite
10 be houseless--for none are allowed 10
rent 10 u Jew now. The village jew
goes 10 the city 10 attend his church;
on his return lac Il met by the police,
who tell him he must leave the vlllag,
IN the villagers never leave the village,
10 attend church. A "Aiormonn can
well imagine how the scoundrclly
police would exercise their almost Inn
perial authority over the poor defense
less Jew. In the first place, II " con-
sldrrcd an evidence Of loyalty 10 the
government 10 SEQ something un.Itus.
Sian In the jew; espionage II rcsorted
n and the "Cbristiann spottcr finds
his paradise; II the spotier has not
really heard the jew complain against
the officials, he imagines he has heard
him bewail his condition, aud the poor
fellow, from ahject fear, has 10 bribe
the spotier 10 be- his "iriend," and the
result Ia that hush money Is part Of the
Jews stock In trade, NO great Ia the dc.
niand for II.
These people are not only prosecuted
by the police but by Vie worst elements
OF the people, and mono dare take their
part with impunity. The parson Of
81. Mlchacl's and those OF other noted
churches have been dismissed for lift.
Ing up their voices In public apains,
the persecution Of this unfortunate
people. Stepniak regards the Jews Of
The civilized world rcmiss In "a plain
duty and unpatriotio In that they have
not united In all honorable means 10
make their influence felt IN Russia
against the persecution OF their race.
And he related nm Instance how ono
man-Baron acknowledgements the
Car himself 10 time, pcrcmptorlly
requiring him 10 see that certain
Israelltc, who had been imposed upon
and robbed by governmental authority,
was Unidentified for losses sustained.
In answer 10 another question, why
II was that the nihillsts Of Chicago
had proven themselves unworthy OF
American citizenship, Stepniak said
there was no authority 10 show that
any OF those men were Russians, that
the same question had been put 70 hi M
before, and that he had taken pains / o
enquire but had received no confirma-
ton Of that rumor.
In answer TO the question why the
Russian workmen had not organized
themselves Into trades unions, he said
for the slmple reason that It would be u
crime TO do so. u.
Two old British sailors were talking
oysr THAR .hofe ,.xnerlantts One had