Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-18
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from the country, because of its intol-
erance.
When we think Of the great wealth Of
Russia, her vast extent OF fertile land,
and the ability of Russians thriving
where others would not survive; we
wonder that they are on the brink Of
starvation and general ruin. Extreme
paternalism is undoubtedly the cause OF
most Of the trouble. In Russia the
he'd Of the family is the father Of all
its members; the mir "a eommunistic or
ganization composed Of the heads OF the
families in every village), is the father
of the residents Of a village; and the
Gar is the father Of them ala huge
machine. Wherever the spirit OF pa
ternalsm predominates, individual ac-
tion cannot thrive-it dies, and political
liberty and progress die with it, Will
ing hands are becoming weary OF being
compelled TO do the work Of lazy broth
ers; and there is a growing tendency in
young men to leave the paternal roof
and make home for themselves.
1t is denied that the Jewish problem
in Russia is religious one; but as Rus
siaS German Lutheran and Polish
Catholic subjects are suffering at the
present time by the Greek church, il is
quite certain that religion is at the
bottom Of the Jewish troubles. There
are about five million Jews in Russia,
and most of their present homes were
owned by their ancestors even earlier
than the discovery Of America. During
the reign of Nicholas and Alexander !,
they were treated as well as the Rus
slams, but the policy of the government
in the laat decade has been changed
toward them, and toward all who are
not in the Greek communion.
The Jewish persecution is in two
forms. The first is by assaults by the
populacc. Brutal mobs break into the
Jewish quarters, destroy their prop
erty, commit murder and all kinds OF
outrageS The peasants believe that
the Jews thrive on their misfortunes.
The Jew is temperate, thrifty and gen
orally very shrewd in business, while
the average Russian is the direct oppo-
site.
The second form of persecution is the
direct attacks by the government. 1t
is undoubtedly determined TO drive the
Jew out of the country. 1t is doing
this, so it affirms, simply because the
Russian cannot compete with the Jew.
The government has not passed law
Of Punishment, but is simply driving
them out by starvation. To accomp-
pliSh this end, they are driving them
out Of every profession, trade or govern
ment service-eXpelling them from
school, their homes and cities, and
worst of all their property is being con-
fiScated. All this is instigated by their
religion, and a Christian religion too.
The Car, In prosecuting the Jews
Gods ancient people, is playing the role
OF Pharaoh. The difference, however,
is that Pharaoh wished TO keep them In
his realm as slaves, while the Car is
attempting to expel them from his ter
ritory. Pharaoh had his doom in the
Red Sea, and the Car ought 10 profit
by his example.
The probabilities are that most OF
these five million Jews will immigrate
to our country. With the present vast
foreign population in our midst-how
to asSimilate such heterogeneous
mass is perhaps the greatest problem
for our statesmen to solve.
Intolerant Romanism had its day in
prosecuting all who did not believe in
her form OF christianity. But, although
still intolerant, her day FOR persecution
is past, and she no longer Yields the
scepter in any prominent European
nation. Intolerant Greekism is now
having its day; and no better field could
it find for such fendsh work than Rus
sia-where freedom OF speech and even
thought is emphatically deDied-as
| illustrated by the extreme censorship OF
the press. But liberty Of thought and
speech is eating away at Russia's vitals,
and the end is drawing near.
Christ never intended that one COM
pany OF his followers should destroy an
other. To John, who said: master,
we saw one casting out devils in Thy
name; and we forbade him, because he
followeth not with u.s." the Savior re-
piled: ''Forbid him not; for he that is
not against US is for u.s."
The Christian Church, that is so
bigoted as to think that Christ cannot
save anyone outside Of It's little fold, and
therefore it is commissioned in every
land to bite and dev0ur all other Christ
ians, and if possible completely destroy
them, thus constantly disturbing the
worlds peace-such church does not
deserve an existence, The civilized
world ought to rise in its might and by
law forever abolish such churches.
America can rejoice that no intolerant
church is established in our country
which could use the government In per-
scouting those of other creeds.