The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05

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means Of livelihood At the end Of 1887 out Of
go fully qualified attorneys In Vienna, $50 were
Jews and out Of $50 partially qualified attorneys
tthe candidaten so-caiied), $40 were Jews Atthe
end Of 1889 out Of 999 members OF the Vienna
Stock Exchange, elected by vote, 883 were Jews
OF the Vienna houses in the old parish districts,
40 per cent. or, II We reckon the mortgages, 20
per cent are the property Of lsraelites OF milf
tary doctors in 1877, per cent were Jews: in
1889 % per cent whilst OF the doctors admitted
10 practice in 1880. 80 per cent were OF Jewish
origin Finance and commerce are practically.
In Israelto hands; the great business houses the
banks, and such railways as do not belong W the
State arc controlled by them Manufactures
either in the hands Of enterprsng scions Of the
nobility. foreigners OF Jews, and. were Il not for
the assistance OF Jewish bankers. most OF the
noble manufacturers could not carry on their
business Not only in the professions 81 law and
medicine, but also in literature and journalism.
the numbers Of Israeltes are out Of all proportion
TO their quota Of the population. Throughout
Austria. Hungary the press with the exception
Of the Czech organs, is almost exclusively in the
hands Of Jews Have you any Christians
on your staff" the editor Of the great Budapest
newspaper. the Pestr Lloyd. was asked. 4
think We have one was the edtor's reply. Every
gary speaks through the zen Of the Hebrew.
II.
Mr. Whites observations have shown him
that with the exception Of Russia, the Jews are
more hated in Austria Than in any other country
on earth The prejudice exists alike in every
stratum Of society from the highest TO the lowest.
All political parties, also are united In their dis
like Of the Jews. Thus although the udenhefie
has been usually associated with the anti Semitic
groups Of the German party. Down with the Jews"
is as much the waichword Of the Czechs as is
Down with the Germans Tho Austrian no
biliiy is proverbally exclusive An arisiocracy
which prides itself It's sixteen quarterings,
and retains the ideas and traditions Of the days
Of chivalry, has kept also the belief held by its
medieval ancestors that the Jews are the bitterest
enemies Of the Christians. 1t is among the middle
classes, however that the hatred of the jew il
most inense. According 10 our author, the
phenomenon may BE- traced, partially at all events
to the superior business qualities and correspond.
ing prosperity Of the lsraelities. In other words
ii is jealousy which eIciies the Judenhetse Mr
White testihes that the difference between the
Austrian and the Jewish radesmen IL marked
Enter a shop kept by one Of the former and you
will come out Disguised with the offhandedness
and incivility you have met with. II In as II the
shopkeeper who serves you were comforting a
great favor on his customer. The Jew on the other
hand is civil and obliging. often obsequious;
obsequousness IL much preferable TO downright
rudeness In commerce and money making the
jew beats the Austrian all along the line He keeps
his object always in view. and goes steadily
toward it. The Austrian loses ground through
mono balance and incidence Weakness Of purpose
seems ingrained in the character Of the Austrian
To obs told
TO walk along street between 8 and 10 in
the morning. No Austrian IL in hurry Busi.
ness will wait The Office will no, run away
II you see q man walking fast. you may depend
upon II that he is a jew. Lack Of energy
is the strongest defect in the Austrian character
In such an atmosphere Of excavation. no wonder
the industrious and determined lsraelite reaps a
rich harvest The Austrian avengcs himself on
the Hebrew by haired and abusc lie perceives
that he is hopelessly distanced. but he cannot
or will not recognize the real cause. The Jew.
he says is Elm .Sirebsr or unscrupulous -siriver"
acheaung ,rickster, a man who will use any means
foul or fair TO get on. This aspersion must be
taken with grains OF salt however. Mr. White
doubts whether. in the towns at all events the
Jew Is any more grasping than the Christian.
Both are animated with the same desire to succeed
But the Jew has the energy and the will TO follow
UP his aim in life
To gauge the feelings Of the native peas
snry toward tn Jews is a matter Of dii-
fcuity. for here IL Is impossible 70 deal In
generaliues Some sixty five per cent OF the
total population Of Austria Hungary may be
considered as dependent upon the cult.
walton Of the soil The enormous number Is
made up of 50 many various nauonaliues and
their occupations are carried on under such vary
ing conditions that what applies 70 one race OF
country is innpplicable N another On the whole
our author has no doubt tina, throug bout Austria
Hungary, there exists certain antpathy among
the peasants toward the Jews In some parts Of
the dual monarchy. however. a. for example in
the Tyrol, one finds few no Jews and in these
districts the feeling is merely latent sentiment
Bohemia. Hungary and Galica are the countries
where the Jew Is most frequently encountered in
village LIE. In Galc!a anu -Semiusm IS noiori-
ously prevalent Bohemia Is the most fertile Of
the many counties that compose the Hapsburg
dominions Here the ordinary wages Of an agricul-
tural laborer amount To 90 kreuLer. or about IS
cents day. while the daily wage for female field
labor is IL cents Winter often throws the Bohe-
milan acriculturist out Of work for months together
and during this time the necessities Of life must
I've obtained on credit from an lsraellte shopkeeper
since no Czech peasant was ever known To lay by
even a ri :, for rainy day. The accommodation
mas w nc Idlu IN INC loiloWlNR summer. Thus
the burden Of debt goes on from year to year
Pinchng poverty, rags and dirt, II not absolute
ruin and starvation. form the 10, Of but too many
of the Bohemian field laborers
III.
Al the present time there are two parties in Aus
tina which term themselves anti-Semiies: the
Christian Socialists, with Or. Lueger al their
head and the Clerical Germans Since, however
with regard 10 The Jews their tenets are, prsc-
ueAlly. identical, IL Is more convenient 10 class
both parties under the general tile Of anu-Sem.
iIes We are told tha, the movement finds most
favor among the younger members Of the social
body indeed, the students may Be said 10 form
its backbone, The ANUS emites deny tha, thew
aitsck the Jewish religion: il is solely agans,
the race, they say. that its efforts are directed
They even Affirm that the Prosecutions @! Jews
in the Middle Ages were political rather than re- /
lg.Uus The cause Of the peoples fury arsins,
the Jews IN The Middle Ages as IL has been Al all
times sanoe was the unlawful usury and the profits
made from all CLASSES Of people by Jewish intrigue
and cunning Numerous grievances were AT
thai unc brought by the citizens of various towns