Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-26
EFFECT OF HAYS NOTE
NO MORE PASSPORTS FOR RoU-
MANIAN JEWS.
Germany and Austria Not Disposed to
Act With England and
America.

A dispatch from Vienna last night says
The Neues Wiener Tageblatt publishes
dispatch from Bucharest saying that Rou-
mania has found means Of giving milo
answer to the United States. Nothing has
been done to improve the condition Oh the
Jews. says the Tagebatt. but Geographic
orders have been sent to all local authorl-
ties to stop the issue of emigration pass
ports to the Jews. Many intending emil
grants have been thus stopped and fresh
grievance Is added to their old wrongs
Roumanian newspapers are urging the gov
eminent to show that Roumania Is master
in her own house.
A dispatch from Berlin says: The Tage-
blatt today prints a letter from Bucharest.
capital of Roumania, dated September %
as follows
THE Washington note came like ray
Of sunshine from a storm cloud for the
Jewish population, especially the laboring
classes, who conceived the hope that
favorable turn must result from the inter-
ference of mighty America How naive
these unhappy people are, eagerly reach
ing for any straw promising them rescue.
But their jubilat ton has been of short Gura-
ton.
The only effect the American note has
had so far is an order. according to the
Roumanian newspapers, that no more emil
grafton passports be issued without the
no emigration passports VIII be granted.
The spirit of the government is. We are
masters here Nevertheless, 1t is disposed
to be polite and considerate toward the
United States. 1t intends to show this by
preventing emigra ton to the United States.
There is much talk here about Yankee
arrogance and they laughed in their
sleeves so long the American note was
without European support. But the news
that England had followed with n similar
step caused vexation. If the continental
powers act jointly, 1t Is possible that the
Roumanian Jewish question may become
acute But the government has had much
experience In meeting protests in benalf of
the Jews"
Germany has decided not to associate her
self in a formal manner with the American
ana British protests against Rouma MAS
treatment of the Jews
The German government adopts this at
titude. 1t is understood. independently of
other continental powers no agreement
having yet been reached in the matter
among the cabinets of the continent.
Germany considers that as other para
graphs besides article A of the very pre-
else Berlin treaty of 1878, have not been
insisted upon-for instance, Roumanian
forts have not been RACED to the ground
and Russia is allowing Batoum to remain
as 1t was before the treaty-this Is not the
time to oblge Roumania to observe any
particular provision of the treaty. Besides
Germany. although sympathiZing sincere
~ with the deplorable situation of the Jews
In Roumania feels unable to interfere in
an internal question
Germans are large holders of Roumanisn
securities and an international storm over
the policy to which Premier Sturza of Rou-
mania is fully committed might cause his
1aIi, and as result Rouma MAN finances
would be withdrawn from his capable con-
troll heavy drop in Roumanian funds
would cause corresponding losses here
Germany believes the moral strength OF
the American and British positions in CO n
or loo
taken by great financial houses. viii in
duce Roumanla substantially to modify the
rlgors of the trade law. Germany NAV nos
Slbiy supplement these influences by private
representa- lions made without taking mart
In collective action. should the other now
ers md common basis upon which to act
In German official quarters there is not he
HeVed to be the slightest possibility of such
collective action being taken Russia and
austria especially being determined no. to
move in the matter w