The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-28
IN RouMANIA
How They Are Treated by the
Lalkan Government.
Why CONSIDERED UNDESIRABLE.
As Descendants Of Romans the ROu-
mEnians Have Long Standing Pref
udices Against the Jews-Would
Keep Them WANDERING,

Roumanian Jews, about whom Secre-
tary Hay addressed a note to Europe,
says the New York Evening Post, are
among the most undesirable immi-
grants which come to these shores. In
1900 large numbers of them had to be
denied admission to the country, and
this summer Ellis Island authorities
had to send back numbers of them be-
cause they We're destitute or diseased.
Roumania's prosecutions of these peo-
pie gave MI. Hay a motive for asking
that the powers which are responsible
for the existence of Roumania shall
persuade that government to be more
liberal and not force its Jews by hard
customs to fee to this country.
Jews in America approve his note be-
cause it may ameliorate conditions in
Roumania. Social students approve be-
cause such immigrants are likely to be-
come a charge upon American institu-
tons. All the Jewries Of Europe have
the complaint that we have, and, ex-
cepting possibly Russia. whose tactics
Roulnania is copying, all the powers
are expected to support the communi-
cation.
Practically what the United States is
Interested in is that it shall not be bur-
dened with Roumania's outcasts. "The
purposes of ou generous tseatment of
the alien immigrant is t. benefit us
and him alike, not to afford another
Cf1tA a fold y1Joon which fo 81 C. i%e @r-o
Objectionable elements"
Roumania helped the Russians in the
Turko- Russian val in 1877, saved Rus
STA indeed at the siege of Plevna and
when peace came proclaimed herself
independent of the suzerainty of Tur-
key and asked that the congress at
Berlin give her recognition. Beacons-
field was an influence in that congress-,
and before Roumania's request was &C.
q to she was required to abrogate
all her anti-Jewish enactments and
agree that Gin Roumania the difference
OF religious creeds and confessions
shall not be alleged against any person
a ground for exclusion or incapacity
in matters relating to the enjoyment of
civil and political rights, admission to
pual.r employments. functions and
honorS or the exercise of the various
professions and industries. as we'll as
guaEa nteeing that all foreigners shall
be treated, without distinction of creed.
on a footing of equality"
This was imposed upon Roumania
in the way that the Plat amendment
was imposed upon Cuba. She accepted
it and then disregarded it, until the list
Of her determinations has reached
dimensions.
Jews are not admitted there to the
Of law. They are regarded,
centuries in the country, as
'aii>l:s not subject to foreign protec-
on To become naturalized (only 400
out OF the 100000 are citizens) each ap-
)licant has to be passed by parliament.
)ne OF the school grammars. illustrat-
ng a rule Of syntaX, says. You must
not believe the word of Il jew even
when he is 1T the point of death:' an |
other says, "Ginshops are kept by Jews,
who, like l~eecles, suck the blood of
peasants by enticing them to drunken
Jewish schools were closed in 1881
because they were not kept open six
a week Chat included Saturday,
he Hebrew Sabbath). Jewish commu-
lities We're deprived of control of the
meat tax en- which their schools
md churches largely depended. In
1887 it was decreed that Jews should
admitted to public schools only
litter the Roumanialls had beer &C.
,ommodated. In 1883 they were PIX.
for being aliens, but could en-.
er if there was room upon payment of
fee. The university. free to Rouma-
hans. charged $50 francs IL year to
liens. Though admitted to the army.
he Jews, being aliens. did not, like
others, earn pensions by two years
and they were not eligible to
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