The morning call., 1892-01-10
RETRIBUIlON
FOR THE CZAR.
The Persecution Of Ills Starry
ing People.
The Jewish Exodus - They Ere Assisted
10 America "A Minister in Dis.
iaY1r-A Chilean Ally.
specla. to THE MoRNISa CALI

cGDleEran 10 ll6 lIOuub lIuu LoAuNu
Gays: The refusal of the House Of Repre-
seniatives at Washington to appropriate
funds for Transporting supplies to Russia,
and still more the reasons assigned for that
refusal are likely to make an impression on
the Emperor. He does care, 1t is said, for
American opinion, disdainiul as he is Of
thst great body of European opinion
which is hostile to him. I hope it is
true that he cares for II, since, if
he does, lie may perceive how abhOrrent is
Lis persecution of the Jews to a nation pre-
disposed TO like him. That the Emperor,
OF even his Ministers, have any share in
directing Jewish emigration to American
shores is very unlikely, but his innocence
of this particular offense 20 US makes the
retribution now falling on him more SYM
metTIcaL He knows very well that the
Jews who are expelled from Russia must
60 somewhere. He knows that England
Will not have them if she can help it and
that the Argentine is not ready. Where
else can they 90? If his policy Of persecu-
tiOn sends bis victims straight 10 American
ports the Americans must and viii protect
themselves.
LAW OF sELF-PRESE SERyATION.
Itisno longer, if it ever was, a question
Of sympathy for Russia. We cannot SYM
path.ze with barbarism. We cannot forget
that selLpreservauon is the first law
Of nature We have, in fact to
organize q defense, both against Russia,
who drives out the Jews, and against the
Jews and .sir very powerful champions,
who would food US with pauper immgra-
ton. The facts about the use Of English
funds in aid Of the Jewish exodus from
German ports TO New York were under
stated There is practically no limit TO the
funds available for this purpose if We DO
not enforce the law and make the scrutiny
more stringent than ever.
THE FAMINE STRICKEN PEOPLE.
There is In Russia one man who thinks
there is no famine in Russia, and he is the
Gar. The versions of his speech differ,
bur there seems t. be no doubt that he re-
fused, rather roughly, the 2000 T0ubles
offered for the relief of the poor by the
Colonel Of the Finnish regiment The
miIdest rendering OF his remark Is that no
on6 Is starving in Russia, People VINO
know that country declare that the Russian
peasant lives, or can live, on SO lite that
be does not know whether he Is starving OF
not Tie grim details sent by Reuter- from
Russia, and now appearing from day 10
dsy, are perhaps accurate, but the effect
of them is heightened by rhetorical
narrative and the evident liking Ct their
author for what Is dramatic. lie does, NJ
any rate, see some things Tor himself and
dos not draw conclusions about the IN
terror entirely from what he sees and hears
frr7 nr1 Fl q 8 = q r 4
He testiIi-S. ike everybody else, 10 tie good
work that Count T0lst0i is doing, and
Count TOlstOi's family as well. This Is the
kind Of socialism which everybody must
respect, only It IS not socialism. Not less
striking than these accounts ls the teSti-
m1uy from 81. Petersburg, where the Gov
eminent IS billeting on Nell-to-d0 families
of the capital the peasants arriving IN
search OF relief
a MINISTER TO BE DEPOSED.
This story appears ia journal which, un-
Ike most OF It's English colleagues, resliy
has a CoTesp spOndent ID st. Petersburg:
Early this week 1t v as believed that the
Gar would dismiss his Minister If the ln-
terror. as that is the usual inn eTlal way
Of expressing dissatisfaction VITA the de-
cICeS Of Providence DOuTnOyO had done
lis best 90 conceal from his imperial master
tie facts Of this extremely imperial famine.
He has not entirely succeed-di hence the
0sfavOT into which he has fallen. Latest
dispatches indicate that be VIII not be dis
missed, but private accounts are to the effect
that tie Gar has avenged himself by call
ing lIs Minister a brute. Fifteen prov
iEc-s, moro than half the empire, are SUI
feriug from famine in various degrees Of
intensity. What Is true IS, 1 believe, that in
No province and in no large area anywhere
is everybody starving.
THE CHILEAN YILIFIER.
The Times has discovered a new hero. 1t
Is none other than the ProcuratOr Fiscal Of
Chile, He becomes hero on the strength
Of the favorable opinion expressed by that
impartial person now acting as CORE
spOudent in Chile for the leading journal Of
England; the journal which has taken that
country under its patronage. lie is 10 the
opinion Of that paper q well-infOTmed, care
fUi observer. 1t Is pleasure 10 be able to
l9In in this eul0gy. Nobody is better in
formed OF all the facts which tell for the
AngiO-Chilean side Of every Chilean dis
pute with America, or a more careful OBJ
server Of every fault committed by the
American Minister. Il may be conceded
that Egan has given this gentleman pretty
frequent opportunities 10 exercise his talent
for noting mistakes. Chilean courts have,
10 this Englshman's opinion, administered
justice without fear or favor under ciTcum-
stances Of peculiar difficulty.
THE FEARLESS OFFICIAL.
The Procurator has. unlike most Spanish
officials, one tTanscendent merit. He Is indie
pendent Of higher authority. He has another
merit, clearly not less tTansCendeut in
English opinion. BE completely demOl-
ishes the story that the Chilean police took
part in the assault on the American sailors
"a story which his English eulogist has
demolished before him. 1t was an irritating
charge, Irritating and especially so to those
persons whose trade interests lead them to
side steadily with Chile and decidedly
against the United States. Those inter
ests do not, however require that the
controversy between the two American re-
publics should proceed toe far. War
would involve injury to the English capital
invested in Chie-nay, conquest Of Chile
would overthrow English influence alto
gether. The English oracle is therefore OF
the opinion that now that this Irritating
charge about the police, has been dis
posed OF 10 the satisfaction Of unpTejudiced
bystanders, meaning the English, with
trade interests IN Chile, the remaining
grounds Of the dispute between Chile
and America may be easily adjusted.
This is the diplomacy OF the
music hall not too much controversy,
but just controversy enough; just enough
20 make the alienation Of Chile from the
United States permanent; not enough 10
imperil those commercial concerns Of En-
gland, which she seems willing to promote
by darkened and rather devious means
We hear from other sources that Chile is
Offering apologies and TeparatiOn to tho
United States. Not long since we were told
by the careful observer above referred to
that Chile would expect an apology from
President Harrison for his insulting mes
sage. Careful observers n0te that the
apology for his insult to Admiral Brown is
silll delayed.
THE KAIsER's POLICY