Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-08
THE JEWISH EXiLEs.

Some weeks ago there was consider
able agitation at the news OF the OK.
pulsion Of many thousands OF Jews
from Russia. a large proportion Of
the refugees expected 10 md ~
America relief from their huncring'
aud we're making their way eastward
to Chinese and japanese ports, there
to embark for tlo United States or
British Columbia, Now the news
comes that these exiles are forbidden
10 have any communication with the
| Chinese frontier, or with the coast
near japan. The reason Tor this new
edict does not yet appear, though II
mly have foundation Ia tho diploma.
tic relations OF Russia with her south
eastern nelghbors.
Its estimated that not less than
%, 900 Jews arc al ciei by this latest
ukase Of the cEar. rheyars thereby forced
70 make the Journey through eastern
siberia. Now that the wlntorseason has
come on, transportation IN that section
OF the earth IL chiefly by means Of
dog slelghs. The suGsrings OF the
poor people thus compelled 10 travel
through bleak and iuhospiIablo climate
eau DO hardly imagined. Navigation
ON the Siberian coast 10 suspended
during the wintor months, and Il will
be- the latter part Of March or begin.
ming OF April bef1re ocoan.golng vos-
sells can carry the eElles out Of the
country. The expense Of maintainlng
themselves uaul that time, there
fore, must be- enormous.
Under the late order Of tho Russian
ruler Il would not be a surprise II fully
half Of the body OF Jews which Is be-
ing crowded out OF Russia In thai
way should auocumb TO tho rlgors o.
tho climate and cruelty OF this Mus
covitc officials. Il IL not easy 20 be-
licve that the czar IL fully informed O
b the terri bio suilerings he 10 inniciinl
ON thousands Of men, women an,
children; but the manner In which h,
treated the protests OF other nations a
the time Of the Jewish expulaious
nearly three years ago shows him 70
be- very Indifferent as to what hecomel
. Of his jewish subjects.
Tho probability Is that tbs order ha.
! ia foundation In the suggestions o
] official vllturos whose ayarics saw II
e the compulsion Of tue Jews to max
D the journey through Siberia an op
4 portunity 10 rob them OF their money
Z 1t Is said that many Of the exlles wer,
o possessed OF considerable wealth whlcl
70 they were carrying with them. II hi
7 be- true, it 10 hardly likely that the.
= will have any Of it LEFT by the tim
they are able 10 embark from Russia
ana therefore those that arrive on ihi
eide Of the Pacific viii ba almost In
situation to rely on the generosity O
@ their Hebrew brethren In tho Wet
O That they will be- crowded dow
G 10 the condition Of IaupeTs, 90 us I,
be- refused landing ia the Unite.
@ states under the Immigration laws IL
y however lar from probable. Tho!
- arc, no doubt, wei informed rs q
II just what lie required 10 iuihl tins Iay
d here. The RIa,4n Jew, who, in hi
o. ordinary condition wacn travelling, ID
% about az plyertya.u1kan aaI maeg'
auic porln iu appearances "a one caI
I, wen ina line, BE- slrewI ono lgh o.
II provide against such an EN- srgeucy
't H. win mot be- tlrnal back uad.
y ordinary cirouu-,huceb 90 We may
, look fr "a o,usdcrnulc addition o. th
+; population ut ,ho West the comm.
"a sprilg iu the way o., Jcwisl ,xilos ,fln
N Russia, whose uNp0Fieugo Inc ivoliu.
d iu siberia has been OF such a pliuu
10 character that thrir sympathy WI
?, at once go TO tine Russian Ic.
10 publican s1Uletio, Boa Amerlcl
;. whose uumuerl are being constantly
90 augmented by tlo addition Of urue
~ sun aa,s OF ,he c1lr au who's, cujur
is tle propagation o.. rsplOl,ll p.u
10 ciplos Ia Russia ln order % cutu.
,e revolution aud overthrow the sm ults