The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-28
HEpREW,s VIEW.
HO Defends Russia aud Does not sympash
tIllze With HIS People.

HO Defends Russia and Docs not SympasA
tIllze with HIS People.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Tn Darkest Rus
sia" points out that Baron Hirsch's
scheme, If successful, can only provide
for about three per cent OF the Russian.
Hebrews, Aletter which first appeared
in the .4nti-Jdcobin, which was signed
"An Israelite Wanderer," has been re-
published in the afternoon 'newspapersy
and is attracting considerable alton 1
ton. It strongly defends Russia,
and declares that the laws relating
to the Hebrews are by no means so bad
as imagined. Referring to the donicile
law, this letter says it has never been
altered, but has been operated with SO
little rigor that one.third of the He
brews reside to-day in governments
from which they were excluded gem
eration ago. This, he says, is u sign OF
gradual improvement, which Is the best
10 be expected from semi-civilized
country like Russia. Continuing, the
writer says that 10000 Hebrews reside
in st. Petersburg, and that similar
number reside in Moscow.
"Expulsions," he adds, "are entirely
due to violations OF the law. Ever
since Russia opened her cities to Hebrew
traders they have been recognized by
the guilds OF professional men and me-
ctanics. 1t has been the aim ot the
Hebrews, who are excluded from that
privilege, to obtain Il settlement III the
central provinces. The Guild of Me-
chanics' certificates have been forged,
fraudulent policies have been, printed
and u regular trade in them has been
prosecuted for years.
Certificates have also been used long
after the original grantee was dead, and
thus thousands of Hebrews without
means or trade have settled in Russia,
where they had no more right to be
than pauper emigrant has to land in
New York. Numbers of mechanics also
have forsaken their regular occupation
and have taken to peddling, thus yio-
lating the conditions under which they
were allowed to settle. Others left the
town where sthey ought to have re-
mained.
"Botween 10000 and 200, 600 Hebrews
now reside in Russia IN open violation
of the law on fraudulent permit, orby
brlbng officials Being undisturbed
they have become more confident and
have invested money in houses, which
10 against the law, and then when orders
are left to enforce the domicile law the
expulsions are otter accompanied by
brutality. But every Hebrew SO ex-
PEELED courted his own fate. They all
know what they are doing when they
pass the pale Of their domicile.
"Poor Hebrews suffer the most from
the rigor OF the law, being, as peddlers,
portcrs and such like, at the mercy of
every petty official, bywnom they are
bounded from pillar to post. If Baron
Hirsch's scheme includes these poor
Hebrews it takes up the most unprom-
ising material it is possible to deal with.
They have neither physique for field
work nor resource OF any kind. They
and their families must be supported
from the moment they leave Russia
until an indefinite date when they can
maintain themselves unaided. The
government will not allow the capable,
sturdy class, who are all military re-
servists, to leave the country.