Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-26

sbackles that for eighteen centuries
bound the Jewish race In civil, social
ard political bondage.
Today Russia alone Of all the Euro
pean countries, Ia n prosecutor Of the
Jews. Aud strange 10 say, Rnssia
and France nre allies. one, the first
modern nation 10 recognize In this way
the divine majesty Of humanity, The
other the last In the disgrace Of relig'
lon and civilization, by Ia brutality,
feroclty and intolerance. II IA true
there ia still lingering dislike ofJews
In Germany, Austria and perhaps
Italy. But, except In Russia, the
Jew IL freeman In every country In
Europe. And the pioneer day OF this
freedom Ia the 9Th Of September,
1891. II remains to be- seen whether
the race TO which this day means 20
much, will duly observe lts centcn'
NAL anniversary. tits n matter which
concerns the Jews Of every land and
cline, and the celebration Of tho day
should be co.termlnous with the
bounds Of the scattered people.
AZ 10 tho condition Of the Jews In
Russia, we have heard NO much during
the past few years, that the situation
there Is yet shrouded In gloom. In
the National Rcriew G. Is. Roylance
Kent has very instructive article on
this subject. lie Investigates the
problem calmly, wisely aud phil.
osophically. Heays that In the view
Of the Russian, the jew Is nothing less
than pest, "a sort OF mi.chievons
dea,hbcaring microbe, 10 be crushed
out at any cost" According TO tho
Jewish apologlst the situation is differ
.nt. with him, tho jew Il a useful
citizen, "pesecuted out Of jealousy, for
his very virtues" Mt. Kent strikes
n course midway, and Investigates nc
oording TO material and tangible
evidence.
In Russia, with few exceptions, the
Jews are confined 10 n district known
NJ the "Pale." II consists Of the
provinces OF Old Poland, Western
Russia, Little Russia, aud South Rus
siA. within the limits u these four
provinces 100000 Jews are pont up
II Ia estimated that about 100, 900 others
live outside the "Pale." The late
Emperor, Alexander the Second, de.
creed that certain jewish artisans
could settle outside the "Pale." He
also gave permission 10 university jew
graduate. 10 dwell beyond the hated
line. There Il abo one other privileged
class. merchant who has paid 1000
roublcs annually for Ave years while
within tho "Palc," and promises to
pay II In future, could live outside.
Even then conditions wero attached.
lie could only take children under 81
with him. The privileges granted by
Alexander are today completely an.
nullrd. Distinctions are placed In the
way OF students entering universities,
artisans who move abroad are harassed
aud prosecuted, and even the merchant
guild above members pay enormous
taxes In order 10 obtain the right Ia
travel, l. hamprrcd NJ that the original
concessions avails nothing.
The Russian, however, gives reasons
for his treatment Of the Jews. II 1,
charged that the Jew IL not a producer
that he IL a usurcr; that he lives apart
from the people; that he Is u promoter
Of drunkenness; that he " n smuggler
forger and colnef; that he Is 0
Ahlrker Of military service and con
niver Of Nihilisls. Mr.. Kent takes NJ
these charges consecutively and deal
with them In order;
That the Jew IL not a producer IL
the political economy sense may b'
partly true because he has Away
been trader, but trading Is not grount
fot persecution. That he lisa money
lender, arises from the fact that h'
was OF l. at any moment liable 10 OK
pulsion, but he lends Mt less intcres
than Russian bankers. That tho Jew
does not coalesco with the people MAJ
arise from his Sabbath obsery
auco aud festival celebrations
shylock tells Jeasica to iguor,
the carnival, TO lock up TN
doors, aud "not to gaze on Christloi
fools with Vanished faces." He 4
probably tho same In Russia ~ IL
Italy, but tina, is not plea for persecu
ton.
In reply 10 the charge Of drunken
ness, Mr.. Kent admits that though
the jew Is remarkable Tor temperance
yet the vast majority OF Russian
liquor dealers are Jews. There ma,
DO some truth In the smuggling charg,
because the jew Is confined to tn
frontiers, and people there natural.
take to smuggling. Any frontier PEG
pie would do this whore rigid protec
ton laws prevail. But they should b
met with law and not prosecuted. A
TO the charges OF coming, disinclna
ton TO military service and Nihlllsni
Mr.. Kent aays II they are true tn
Russian is TO blame for Il
That Russla's policy Is cruel
immoral and inexpedIent, an,
that by expelling the Jews Russia I
working her own ruin. Edward III
First Of England expelled them, an,