The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-25
THE HEBREWs DEFENDER.
A jews Calm statemen. as to Russia.

To THE EDITOR OF THE US-St Your edi-
torial of the Goth inst. commenting F. F.. O.
Sucrow for presenting his side of the story
anent the Russian prosecutions of the Jews. was
a timely and Just rebuke TO those of the Jews
who, instead of refuting the charges brought
against them, have resorted to the foolish way
OF answering charges by abusing the paper that
published them. As the columns OF THE SUN
were and always are open for a fair and honest
discussion for both sides to any controversy.
why make an exception In this casef As to the
letter proper OF Mr.. Sucrow, however. /. as a Rus
acquainted with the real circumstance beg
leave tn reply through the columns Of THE Sun
the brotheI Keepers are Jews. AS a mater Of
fact. in the cities of Korno, wilma, Warsaw.
not more than . dozen in all OF such Keepers.
Has the standard Of morality of the Russian
Of the Jews? Decidedly not. Who corrupted
the morals or the Russian nobility. to the inner
aaa a SssTsd '' WSs q e Which a ou sas Ti Sssh J sSs had I'D
AWAY cS nis H. from the path q honor and
the veins OF Poniatofsky, the Prince, SoitiEoff.
the CSnnt, and snbott, the private soldier OF
stolen r gods" co Snihsilse sue zero I \, thssy buy
% course not; but suppose 1t is, what OF it2 10
Mr. s sasrow " able E 70 prove that the buyers know
sIIsal: and who steal il not, Sir; taero " c S@o
jew or no Jew, a Russian must have his drink
even he q the Greek Catholic SarS dfS&a ss;srs
country, and God when his dear vodka " is at
stalker II he does not, he is a greatly mistaken
man. The only serious charge, and one in
which there's some truth, is that they are
nsHrers'a True That IN some isolated and ex-
price for a loan of money. but not 500, 2OG, or
even 90 per cent as Mr.; sucrow alleges, Tho
enough To MAYER some mnneN Tn lend ARE CHARGING
q reasonable per cent, and at the same time ren-
a Unable i 2 BECAUSE sev Of 5 5G shG peasants wh" aye
gather n their crops and sell them in due sea-
ISn 81 a 'a nnb markst prize a. TO- the hankrqnt
me say that, when the Russian mobiles and mas
ters ofthe sword found that their debts 10 the
whether they should be paid in coin or IN blowsi
whether they should be rubbed and driven from
Hen,ence. Here lies the real secret. the rial
motive OF Russian prosecutions OF the Jews.
eminent, since the advent Of Alexander Ill. has
openly encouraged tho plundering and slaugh-
the onward movement Of nihilism, then the
absorbing topic ~ discussion In all the Rus
sias, this persecution % the Jews has been de-
termined upon with the hope that the pOpulsce.
instead of Joining the revolutionary movement,
might join the band OF russian robbers and
assassins commissioned by the Government 10
e~xterminate the Jews. How well this plan IL
expel thror and a half millions Of Jews theII
the nther nas- hundred milllnns may Lie"
49, tm4 e"'i y ~ iHS uhhse eApelliHF tHe
Jews, The jews have oppressed and ruled the
Russian, with an iron hand" writes Mr.. Sucruw
IN his letter TO The sun. Poor Alexander,
poor RusaianS! To be prosecuted and oppressed
by damned Jews" Horrible, is IL not Z: During
the reign OF Nicholas /. children. ray. little
babies. were torn away from the breasts "a
thsir mothers IN orie[ 70 bring them up IN the
burned with hot irons for refusing 10 worship
tHe saints OF that Church. and ~ Nj. y.
Greek Catholic Church Fl" has nothing 10 do
Slth lhe persecution OF Jews, Roman CathOliCs,
FIotestshlsi and other religious scots. The uu-
pteJ4dlced russian patriot predicts that y.hFu
the ySelsh question comes up in this country,
me yews VII! nnd their grave here. LEI me r..
uA.1L III 9I realm VII, 10: T" He male "A pI
aud digged q and Is fallen lnlo the ditch wLich
ne made; Neither Mr.. SUCrow nor am other
MoIthy descendant Of the family Of RuFik, IL
Ivan the Terrible, OF Nicholas l., and Of Alexnn-
ger III. VIII ever succeed In causing any troubls
Tor the Jews in this country. IgRAEL Ella
kEH HOkk, Nov. q, 1854