The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-07
GENERALIZATION ILLUSTRATED.

1.-THE terrible persecution of the Jews
shows that we must not count TOO con-
fidently upon the progress Of civilization -
Such were the remarks of Lord SALISBURY
in his recent speech at Glasgow; and no
one can doubt that his lordship's caution
against over confidence in the progress and
permanency of the civilization of our age is
pertinent This persecution of the Jews
by a great Christian nation may be re-
garded as fair evidence that with all our
boosted progress in civilization, with
Christianity thrown in, we still live peril
ously near the borders of barbarism in this
nineteenth century Of ours. Nearly every
day we meet with something that reminds
US that our polished manners are mask
we wear, but at the bottom we are bar
barians still and rude; restrained we may
be, but not subdued.
1t would appear that the reply of Mr..
GLADSTONE to MIR. MONTAGUE, member of
parliament who had asked the grand old
man" to join in claiming for Russian Jews
the rights accorded to Monammedan sub
iects of che Gar, has been q disappoint.
ment, not only to Mr.. MONTAGUE but to
people generally; and yet il would be difi-
cult TO see how Mr.. GLADSTONE could make
any other answer. He refused to take any
action in the matter on the ground that
such demands accompanied by denuncia-
tory letter would be easy to launch at the
Car. "but such utterances not founded on
a careful inquiry and real knowledge may
do harm by Strengthening the ultra party
to whom and not to the Gar these strange
revolving proceedings are due" We be-
lieve that is tire with the exception that
il seems scarcely credible that the Car in
not responsible for the strange, revolving
proceedings" against the Jews since it is
under the ukase issued by him that the
Jews now suffer; and surely an affair
going on in his dominions which has not
only attracted the attention of the civilized
world but also aroused its Indignation, can
not be of such insignifcance as not to be
thoroughly understood by the Gear himself.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, as a further reason for
not interfering In the matter, says: "At
one time had influence with the Russian
government, but when premier, In 1885,
had ample proof that my influence was
gone. Now my personal action would have
best method Of proceeding in the case:
The pressure Of opinion of the civilized world
based upon ascertained facts is the best. mode
of proceeding widely effective organization
OF the Jews ought TO enable q preparation OF
O complete statement showing the exceptional
laws bearing upon the Jews in Russia, and the
total absence of reason for such laws; Also an
adequate report on the recent prosecutions.
Such a statement seriously executed would
bring powerful artillery TO play upon the cit-
a6el. and wrong no state or empire. The great
est nation on the earth would have the smallest
title to complain OF such mode of interference,
offering the inculpated government the fullest
means Of defense
While this seems to be the only feasible
mode Of procedure, the manner in which
the Russian government has treated the
protests already sent to 1t about this bust
ness promises but small returns Of good to
the plan here proposed. Russia seems to
have no regard, TO say nothing of decent