The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-31
PERSECUTION.
Inhuman Treatment or the Jews
In Moscow.
Thousands Are Forced to M Upon !
Few Hours Notice,


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LoSDoN. Doc si.--Tho latest ndvicc1
from st. Petersburg and other parts 81
Russia show that the persecution Of the
Jews and the inhumanity Of the eznr's
officials toward that unhappy race nrs
greater than ever before. Six sdicts
have been issued aiming 70 dispersc the
Jewish subjects Of Russia. weaken their
position and trading centerA and crush
out their religion. Those edicts are en-.
forced with tho utmost rigor III many
parts Of the empire. and with severity
everywhere. The Moscow papers boast
that since tho beginning Of 1891
twenty thousand Jews havo been con
verted TO orthodoxy
Tho unhappy convertn, who have
been driven 20 q pretended denial Of
their religious faith, In order 70 escape
intolerablo persecution, have boon de-
ported 10 The district Of TeherlsesovO.
about five miles from Moscow. Thora
thoy are vigorously governed BY prieeta
Of the Russian orthodox church. who
require them 70 attend the services
Of that church, and 70 comply with
It's various rules, watching narrowly
for any sign Of evasion or repent.
ance. These priests have entire
supervision Of the wrrtclicd col-
ony, and the alleged converts from
Judaism aro only allowed leave 70 rc-
turn 70 Moscow upon certificate from
the priests certifying that the convert
holding such certificate 4 assured In
the faith Of the orthodox church.
Whom thus released from the ordeal u
Teherltesovo their troubles aFg WI oy1n
The police and police spies keep : caro-
full watch over them. andsii they fail n
attention 70 their religious obligations
as members Of tho orthodox church.
they are reported as recantiuN 70 the
Lavish faith. should The charge u ~
Mutation be established, the u1unl
pufishment Is deportation 70 siberia.
Tho police have been making ncaro-
ful scrutiny Of the birth papers Of the
Jews with view 10 driving more 81
them out Of the towns, none being NJ
lowed to reside IN towns, except those
who are natives Ii Moscow, where
the anti-Jewish crusade received q great
impulse through the zeal 81 Grand Duke
sergius, brother Of the car, md gov
ernor OF Moscow, persecution continued
with undated severity. Jews who were
not natives Of Moscow have boon given
twenty-fonr hours 10 return 70 their
native towns.
AJew who has conducted nli Import
ant mercantile establishments fof thirty
years near tho Central post ONCE. has
been compelled to GiBEc up his business
and leave on twenty-four hours notice.
No mercy Is shown 70 any Jews, no
matter how meritori0ua, who can Be-
brought within the scope Of the cruel
edicts. Thousands Of Jewish working
people have been driven from their en-
ployment to become beggara and wan
derers. Old soldiers. who wore medals
for faithful and gallant service In Rus
sia's army, are treated with a. little
mercy as other Jevas 10 recognition
whatever Is given TO their claims
upon the country Merchants OF
the best standing are driven out like
the poorest lnborer, and not only
deprived Of their business. but robbed
Of the money that 4 owing to them. for
their debtors, encouraged 70 injustice
by the unjust course Of the authorities.
refuse TO pay the debts. well aware that
their Jewish creditors are virtually
without remedy. Summarily deported
TO their birth disfricts," merchants
who were recently 10 afiiuence find
themselves helpless and impoverished /:
in localities with which they may have
long been nnfamiliar They may not
even have q single tie there, and mHy
have been absent a longer period than
an average human lifetime; but that
makes NO difference to the Russian OH
cials. The old man Of seventy o. eighty.
who left his native place whom child,
must go back there, md be torn from
the arms Of his children and his chill
dren's children unless, they choose 70
accompany him. The scenes witnessed
In consequences are most pitf&ni, and
would move, one would think, even the
heart Of the Grand Duke SergiuA