The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-07
IsRAEL.s WOES IN MANY LANDS.
Jewish People Complain of Wide
spread Oppression.
New York Sun.

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Washington. September so.-The State
| department has received this year a num-
| Der Of consular reports containing refer
ences to the complaints made by the Jew
| ish residents of several foreign countrlss.
In no case has it been the duty of the gov
eminent to do anything in defense of
the eomplalnants. none of whom presented
any claim to American citizenship
There are few things mere singular in
moGern Jewish experience than the anti
semitic demonstrations that have occurred
III ire FIanch colony OF Algeria. The out
breaks against the Jews there. which
we've brought TO an end by the French
authorities, have been followed BY hostile
proceedings of aactner kind. which are
net so easily dealt with. The complaints
nave come chiefly from the Jewish IN
haoitants OF Oran and Constantine. they
are 10 the effec; that there is discrimlna-
tlon against the Jews IN business lite in
the public service, in the educational in
stitutions, in the hospitals and in The dis
uibutton Of charitable relief. The NUM-
cipal council OF Constantine is aceus ID az
manifesting its anu-Jewish prejulices in
particularly aggravating manner. There
are about $4,000 Jews in Algeria, and there,
Is no doubt that, by presenting 10 the
french government any grievances from
which they may suffer, all cause fo- com
plant viii speedily be renewed
The complaints OF the Judenhetze AT
vienna and other parts OF Austria are moi
less numerous this yesr ,han thew wars
lasi year. They refer mostly 10 the poji,i-
cal and business disabilities TO which tho
jews have there been subjected in reren,
times The imperial government has r.; rtven
y remove such grievances as IL Is ahia %
9eai with' hut It can not handle the anti
JeN.sh boycott which has been so largely
appilea, more especially TO she detriment
OF jewish operators on the Bourse 4 sin
sliar incident associated with the Ans.
uian Judenhetzs occurred al Washtnrtnn
. sh2rs iiMe ago 1t had been reported
mat Herr Karl Meitte.snayer. an ami
semitic member OF the Austrian reinhs-
tsg, was en- his way to this country. ana
the rsposS wes followed by letter OF
p.oninsnt New YORK rabbi to the commits
sa;ni y. % immigration at Washington, con-
'Sih'Hs y protest against according permis
s.Vn 10 Meittermayer TO land In the Jinitsa
slA.ss' vi course such protest couid M,
oe needed unless some charge other than
tnat o. anti Semitism were brought
asAnst him. and. in consequence, the nro.
tes. described Meittermayer as a 'pauper,
a-ii as man who had been suspected OF
y yuI..sinaI ae's. u was said that Rabbi
Mises protest had large measure OF lew
ism support in New York. but II Rad 4, Ia
lisregarded by the commissioner Of imn,,-
grais6hrs ) far more rancorous antI-sernit.
IMAM Aeittermayer came TO this country
last year for the purpose Of stirring IN an
anti-Jewish agitation. but Rector Ahlwardr
suffered nc nsclestation, and stayed in he
to Germany. ~
There we're anti-JewIsh riots In the Ans.
TRAP provinces Of bohemia few we,rs |
asa "a whseh the synagogue at Pilsen Ana |
W. oqoeee q the more prominent n -. 4
w. \. esss The 0isfurhencen + $50 /
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