New-York tribune., 1902-09-18
APPEAL TO THE POWERS.
Continued from first page.

mania. their exclusion from the public service &c
Ind the learned professions. the limitations ol
+beir civil rights and the imposition upon lheih
of exceptional taxes. involving as lntA ~
,.--onc7s TenIenanf 10 the moral sense OF hberal
modern peoples, are not directly In poIht ioL
nv present purpose as the pupllc acc ,nns
a++ark the inherent right Of man as a pIeau
winner I'm the ways OF agriculture ana uaue-
Tho IeUs are prohibited from owning Iahd' oi
even from cultivating it as common "a y,rsl
They are debarred from residing IN lhg vi d "a
districts Many branches Of petty uaut aIo ~
manual production are closed 10 thell III 'tte
oZerCrowded cities, where they are ioi :eu -
5r,arl and engage. against fearful odds, IN the
5esuerate struggle for existence Even ds oi
5f7l~,- artisans or hired la aborers they may only
I'D e,7ulovraent in the proportion OF one uh-
Ilrotected alien to two ''Rumanians' under any
ono eronloyer. In short by the cumulative el-
ct az successive restrictions the Jews OF hu-
mania have become reduced 10 d So - t
7I-re+cbed misery. Shut out from nearly eN
eyenua Of seIf-support which is open 10 @ Iiie
moor Of other lands. ana Srounu doNil pS -
ct, as the natural result Of their dlScrliliiiid
-orI- treatment. they are rendered lncdpdVle va
fjf,inc themselves from the enforced degraGa-
+to, they endure. Even were the heldS OF euu-
os+io,1 T4 civil employment and OF commerce
omen 10 them : 10 "Rumanlan cltiHehs; IN, ~
,,ar,,,,,- ,,ouId prevent their rising by nolNuua
effort Human beings so circumstance clrci - r.
virtually no alternatives but submissive Sullet
ing or flight 10 some land less untaNoIati -. -
-, Renewal under such conditions Is noi
and cannot be the healthy, intelligent efhlsFa'io
Of a free and self-reliant being II must De,
in most cases. the mere transportation OF dr m
place.
AMERICA THEIR ONLY GOAL
Granting that in better and more he3lthful
Surroundings the morbid conditions VIII eNehlu
aIlv change for good. such emigration Is hetes
sarily for time Il burden TO the comm "
,lno1 which the flcitives may be cast. Seit-fe-
lance and the knowledge and ablhty tnal y @
the power Of self-support must oe GeNeloleN. ~ - 80
AZ the same time avenues of employment mus
he apened in quarters where competition Is a.
ready keen and opportunities scarce. me 'eS'ch-
irGs OF history and the experience o. o.i ,;h
nation show that the Jews possess IN d LlSI -
degree the mental and moral quallnoatl@oI4s @ oA
conscientious citizenhood- NO class OF lIIItiit
grants is more welcome TO our SiloIeS " ~ "a
coming eo1Iipped in mind and body for entrance
upon the struggle for bread. ana INSPIRED Win
the high purpose TO give the pest serN!|S oL NJ
and brain to the land they adopt of their own
free Will But when they come as outcaslS;
made douhly paupers by physical ana n noral
oppression in their native land, ana thrown ulol,
the long suffering generosity OF a more "
community their migration lacks the eSSehtlal
conditions which make alien Immigration elIheI
acceptable beneficial So Well Is TINS dplieCi-
ated on the Continent that. even in the coun-
tries where anti-Semitism has no foothold- II
is difficult for these fleeing Jews TO obtain any
Judgement. America is their only goal.
The United States offers asylum 10 the op-
pressed of all lands But its sympathy with
them in no wise impairs its just liberty and
right 10 weigh the acts Of the oppressor in the
light Of their effects upon this country and to
judge accordingly
REMONSTRANCE AGAINST WRONG.
Putting together the facts painfully
brought home to this government during the
last few years, that many OF the inha bitants OF
Rumania being forced by aruficlally adverse
Determinations to quit their native country
that the hospitable asylum offered by TINS couh-
Try is almost the only refuge left 10 them; 1hat
they hitter untitled by the conditions OF
their exile 10 take part in the new life OF TINS
land under circumstances either profitable 10
themselves or eneficial to the community, and
lnat tn " are objects of charity from the out
set and for long time. the right of remon-
Z he CTS of he 20
elnment is clearly established in favor Of this
government. Whether consciously and Of pur-
pose OF not, these helpless people, burdened
and spurned 10y their native land, are forced by
;he sovereign power Of Rumania on the charlty
II the United States. This government cannot
lie taclt party TO such an lEternatlohdl NIoAS-
i IS constrained protest against the treat
i~eEt to which the jews of Rumania are sub
5e,fcd not alone because il has unimpeachable
ground to demonstrate against the resultant IN
iU1y TO itself. but in the name of humanity
Tie United States may not authoritatively ap-
zeal to the stipulatiOns Of the Treaty of berllh
10 which * WAS not and cannot become sig
Tol.,rN but il does earnestly appeal TO the pTlh-
ciples consigned therein, because they are the
principles Of 3nternat1 t1onai law ana eleI iiai JUS
tee advocating the broad liberation which that
solemn compact enjoins. and standing READY 10
lend its moral support TO the fulfilment thereof
t1- its co-sisnatories for the act Of Rumania it
sslf has effectively joined the United States to
them as an Interested party in this regard
You Will take early occasion 10 read lhis
instruction 10 the Minister for Foreign Anairs'
and should he request il. leave with MN cop!
| have the honor To be. your onedleIlt ser
want, JUN
Because the powers are responsible for the
existence Of Rumania the culprit in this case
the Secretary of State has directed the note TO
them I'm the hope that they VIII bring the Ru-
rnaDiau Government TO sense Of its duties
toward civilization at large, as well as cause
II Ia aneliorate the frightful condition OF the
Jews In a measure. this action by the De
rartTnent of State may be traced TO numerous
I,et;tiof7e from Jewish societies and humani-
:arians generally. as we'll as to the warnings
Of puhlicists respecting the growing danger OF
immigration of degen crates.