The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-09-25
MIR. DEPEw TELLS HOW THE TARIFF
AND THE WORLDS FAIR ARE
VIEWED ABROAD.

MIR, DEPEw TELLS HOW THE TARIFF
AND THE WORLDS FAIR ARE
VIEWED ABROAD.
Chauncey NJ. Depew has returned
from his summer vacation in Europe.
In accordance with custom which has
prevailed since the days of William H.
Vanderbilt, the President of the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road Company was welcomed at quaran-
tine ON the completion of his annual
foreign journey by officers and employees
of that company and by many personal
friends. They went down on the steam
boat Sam Sloan. Mr.. Depew's travelling
companions included Cornelius and VIM.
Ii. Vanderbilt, representing the fourth
generation of the family; Mrs. Depew,
her mother, Mrs. Hegeman, the Misses
Hegeman, nieces of Mrs. Depew, Master
Depew and Ed. w. ROssiter, treasurer
of the New York Central, and Mrs.
Rossiter. In response to the greeting of
his friends Mr.. Depew made character
istlc speech about his experience
abroad.
When seen by a Tribune reporter later
and asked regarding the feeling on the
Mckinley tariff in Europe, Mr.. Depew
said: "The only thing talked about i'll
Europe, so far as America is concerned,
is the Ohio election. They do not under
stand it as a State election They only
know that Mckinley, the author of the
tariff bill, is running for Office. They
believe that in his election is the whole
issue of high or low tariff They think
if he succeeds then tho Mckinley act is
fixture, but if he is defeated it will be
the same as it would be with them by
the defeat of the government; and there
is a solid vote there against Mckinley"
In regard to the feeling in Europe on
the Worlds Fair, Mr.. Depew said: THE
Worlds Fair Commissioners were very
kindly received in Europe. They were
treated as diplomatic representatives of
the Government and accepted as such.
There is no organization in Europe to
acquaint exhibitors how 70 get 70 Chi
cago with their goods or to canvass in
dustrial neighborhoods for exhibits.
That is all to be done yet"
'Do they feel kindly toward the
Worlds Fair P' st is hard to tell
whether they do or not. The Worlds
Fair has had several things to contend
with which are now dissipated. OF
| course there is distinct hostility on the
part of manufacturers who have been
hurt by the Mckinley bill, and their dis
satisfaction is detrimental to the fair.
One circumstance which nearly para
lived the movement for while was the
report that the Contract Labor act would
be enforced against employees on all ship
ments OF machinery sent here, and that
they would have to employ people here.
This has been dissipated, but it was a
long time before it was explained"
To the question regarding the Russian
persecution of the Hebrews, Mr. Depew
replied There was report cabled all
over Europe that these measures against
of the representations and protests from
America. had the privilege of meet
| ing some gentlemen who knew the whole
inside of the question; the. position of
the Car and the attitude of the Russian
court. Instead of our representatives
producing any favorable effect, they pro-
| duced distinct GOODNESS in Russian cir
cles toward America for the first time
since the Civil War. These same gen
tlemen, who are in the first position to
know, said that the crusade against the
Jews in Russia was partly race preju-
dice, but more religious. The Russian
peasant is stepped in ignorance and sus-
picion and given to drunkenness. The
Jews, though denied the privileges of
the schools, are educated by their
mothers. They are strictly temperate,
and have all the trading and commercial
capacity of their race. The Jewish sec
ton of any village or rural community
will in short time own by mortgage OF
title every farm and house. This has
led to legislation prohibiting their own
ing land and prohibiting their soliciting
mortgages or loans upon land, houses,
household furniture, goods or anything.
Then 1t has been followed by these dras-
tic measures to drive them out of every
part of Russia except certain specified
territory where they are to be crowded
together. On the religious side they are
under ban of the strongest man OF
Russia and the real power behind the
throne. He was the Cars tutor and
the Gear has unlimited confidence in
him. He is an honest man, fanatic
and bigot. His plan is to isolate the
Jews and drive the Catholics and Pro.
testants into the Greek Chruch. The
Car is head of the Greek Church, and il
the Greek Pope. The Greek Church
makes great deal of the crucifxion
and for that reason the Gear on his re
ligious side and his Office is especially
sensitive over the crucifxion of Christ
and there is sort of sentiment that the
presence of the Jews is repetition o.
the crime"