Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20
DISLIKE HAYS
ANTI-SEMITE PAPERS CALL IT
MEDDLING.
Other European Press, However,
Speak in Praise Of Its
Humanity.

! A dispatch from Vienna last night says:
| The protest Of the United States on behalf
| of the Jews Of Roumania was received In
official circles here with mingled feelings.
| 1t Is admitted that the position Of the
| United States Is a just one. but 1t Is argued
| that the conditions in the Balkans at the
| time Of the signing Of the Berlin treaty and
| now are two entirely different matters. 1t
| Is considered probable that the first step
| Of the powers will be to instruct their rep
resentatives at Bucharest to furnish pre-
| else information as to the present condition
of the Roumanian Jews. The authorities
here are anxious also to ascertain definitely
what methods the Roumanian government
proposes tn adopt to secure the enforce
| ment of the Industrial law, the enactment
| of which has been responsible for increasing
| Jewish emigration from Roumania
In the meanwhile Austrian officials are
| skeptical of any good resulting from the
| Intervention Of the United States. Only
two of the principal papers Of Vienna refer
| to Secretary of State Hays note.
The Deutsches Volksblatt an anti-Semite
| organ. characterizes the note of the United
| States as "impertinent meddling in affairs
| which are no concern of hers and ex-
| presses the hope that the powers will po-
| litely but firmly decline to accept any IN
| structons concerning their duties from the
| United States. The paper adds: The
| country which maintains the Monroe doc
trine, the foundation and principles of
| which forbid foreign Intervention in inter-
state concerns. has the least right of any
| country to exercise similar influence
! The Neue Freie Presse blames the sig
| natory powers for their failure to enforce
| the provisions Of the Berlin treaty, and de-
! clares 1t to be a blot upon civilization and
| a lasting humiliat ton to the great powers
| that Roumania has been permitted unhin-
rod tn diSra I'd
| which her independence was conceded. This
paper adds:
THAT 1t is reserved to America to admon-
| ish the European powers concerning the OBJ
! legations to civilization Is cruel irony to
the pride Of European humanity, which has
bowed itself so impotently and pitiably be-
| fore Roumania's barbarities."
A Berlin dispatch says: t"The American
| note to the Berlin signatores," says the
Vossiche Zeitung, represents one OF the
| most interesting documents In contemporary
history, and is one of the most remar kabie
| political acts OF the present day, for 1t is
the first time that diplomacy of the United
States draws into it's sphere Of activity &C.
| currences within a European common
wealth. Americas controversy with Turkey
was a totally dissimilar case since the
| United States there exercised its natural
right Of defending the interests Of its cfti-
zens; but in the unjust treatment of Rou-
manian Jews. America Is not directly dam
aged. The United States is moved to this
step by considerations Of humanity, and is
not willing to keep silence in the presence
| Of international wrong AS the United
States did not participate in the Berlin
treaty, 1t points to principles of interna-
| tional law and to eternal justice. Under
any circumstances the United States has the
sympa thies Of the civilized world. and 1t
| would be highly shameful to the govern
ments of Europe that the wrongs should be
| removed by the action Of America
The Tageblatt says: Secretary Hays note
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| Roumania has outraged in the most dis
graceful manner. The young American
power inaugurates its world policy by max
| ing itself the spokesman of humanity and
| civilized states of Europe by reminding
| them of their duties toward civilization.
| The contents of the note dispose of the OBJ
| lection that America takes the step to avoid
Jewish immigration. 1t declares with all
desirable dstinctness that the Jews possess
| in a high measure the mental and moral
| qualities of good citizens, but the United
States, which is proud of being the land of
liberty, only desires voluntary immigrants.
1t does not want to be the landing place of
such foreigners as have been forcibly rem
dered homeless by barbarisTn. Every word
of Secretary Hay note about the trea tment
of Jews in Roumania Is unadulterated truth.
We hope the policy of the German empire
will not break down at a moment when in
such a public manner it's cooperation is in
vited In a great task of interest to ciViliza-
ton and humanity
The Local AnZeiger says:
THE note is quite characteristic of the
American style of thinking. 1t is peculiar
that the United States, so jealous of the
Monroe doctrine. should concern itself with
a matter which is strictly European, and
more particularly the internal business of
an independent kingdom
The anti-Semitic journals dispose of the
note with scornful paragraphs.
Thu IoritiSb foraio, of4ioa
nounced that his majesty's government had
communicated with all the sgnatory pow
ers of the Berlin treaty with the view to
developing their attitude and purpose and
relation to the Roumanian Jews, as called
to the attention of the powers by Secretary
Hay.
In discussing the course adopted one of
the highest officials of the foreign office
said:
1T should be understood that our action
follows and supplements the action taken
by the American government, which is en-
titled to full credit for seeking to alleviate
the condition of those oppressed people. MI
Hays note was addressed to all the sigma
tory powers and now Great Britain de-
sires to ascertain how the others feel on
the suggestions made and what action Is to
be taken
Although the official referred to declined
to discuss the details of the British note,
he gave the reporter the assurance that it
followed the lines of the American note, and
said the British authorities were in full &C
cord with the position assumed by the
United States Moreover, he believed that
as Great Britain has a locus standi as a
signer of the Berlin treaty, the British note
is likely to stir the signatory powers to
concerted action the lines proposed by
the United States.
A representative of the Associated Press
interviewed Max Nordau, vice president Of
the Congress of Zionists, on Secretary Hays
Roumanian note in Paris yesterday:
1T Is magnificent said DR. Nordau
after a period Of darkness, during which
America seemed to be immersed in Mon
roeism and the furtherance of her own ma
teral interests, she has stepped forward
and taken a glorious step in behalf of suf-
fering humanity. She has torn the mask
| from Europe's face Secretary Hays cir
cuar compels the European powers who
signed the treaty of Berlin to do their duty
or stand convicted Of conniving at the ex-
termination of a quarter million of my
brethren by the barbarians of Roumana
The Roumanian government has heard the
pernicious theory enunciated by the anti
Semites that the Jews constitute a danger
to a young nation, and on the false pretext
than Roumania Is a young nation 1t has
determined to rid the country of them. The
Roumanian government denied the Jews
civil rights; it closed every channel where-