The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-19
TROUBLES
 OF THE JEWS How They Live in ROumania. CONDITION IS PITIABLE Many Efforts to Secure Jus
 tice for Them. Believed That the Move Made by
 Secretary Hay Will Result in Failure as Did the Others.

London. Sept. B.-In a dispatch from Vienna the correspondent of The Stand ard says the note, of the United States with regard to the treatment of Jews in Roumania has been communicated to the Powers which are parties to the treaty of Berlin. and European govern ments like Austria Hungary, which has looked on and done nothing, have been placed thereby in a somewhat humiliat- ing position.
 T am afraid however" cables the cor respondent that the result of Amer ica's action will be nil What King Charles of Roumania. a just and humane sovereign could not achieve, what number of ministries. conservative, lb- eral and unionist. have attempted in vain; what even the Jewish bankers of Frankfort-on-t the Main Berlin and Vien- na, who several years ago failed to deal In Roumanian securities. when Roumania urgently needed a foreign loan. have not ben able bring about, namely, jus tice to the Jews, the note of the United States is extremely unlikely to effect, however well meant
 New Artisans Act.
 ''The grievance of the Roumanian Jews is not restricted to the new artisans act, which comes into force tomorrow, be- cause official interpretation of the act, which was issued simultaneously in the form of an administrative decree, re- moves the principal objection from the point of view of the Roumanian Jews, namely. that those whose grandfathers were born in the country and who them- selves lost their former nationality with out being allowed to acquire that of Rou- mania. should have to prove reciprocity in their former countries or else be ob- structed in their trades and occupations.
 ''The special grievances of the Jews are of another nature. They have been treat ed as d baneful and despicable aliens at every step in their life although many of them did service for Roumania on the field of battle. They live on suffrance; they must contribute to the cost of Gov ernment like the Gantiles, yet they have not the rights even of gypsies They are prevented from giving their children a proper education they must screen them selves behind Roumanian citizen if they wish to exercise any but the lowest calling and there is no security for them.
 Jew Batting a Custom.
 Worthy Roumanians, without distnc- Ilon or CldSS are dCuSIOTDeu. WHen dt OuuS with the King or Minister of Parliament, to give vent to their feelings by batting Jews It is this want of security and fair play on the part of the great mass of the Roumanian people which drives the Jews out of Rounania. In constant stream they pa through Wanna en route to the West: that is England, the United States. Canada, etc. The men who are mostly artisans go first. As soon as they can, they send passage money for their women and children to join them. l be- leve that about 15O families every week, as many as the Jewish relief committee in Vienna can provide for at one tlme are thus emigrating. It was stated the other day that 500 passports were taken out by Jews during the last three months at Boharest alone and that house rent was rapidly declining in consequence of this wholesale emigration. both here and in other Roumanian towns.
 Their Departure Felt.
 Tn number of industries, such as the cloth and fur trades. the disappearance of the frugal and inexpensive Jewish workman has already been felt. If the boyers see their houses empty year after year owing to the emigration of the Jews, they will soon come around to the liberal ideas of civilized countries. If moreover, the peasant finds he has tn pay more Tor
 
 his clothes than formerly because cheap labor is net to be had. he may. provided the real facts are placed before hlm' which, however is doubtful begin to re- gret his attitude toward the Jews
 ''In the meantime" the corresp 7ndent oi The Standard goes on, the emigration of Roumanian Jews as they seem to be unwelcome in the United States ought to be systematically direct to canada where numbers of healthy, industrious and peaceful foreign settlers should be welcome. The Roumanian Jew who emil crates Is seldom nothing more than merchant and peddler alone as'the Jews of Germany and Austria-Hungary mostly dare. but like the Russian Jtw' ne Is craftsman and agricultura1st
 Those of them who have been pass ing through Vienna give one the impress sion of being intelligent men and a great ma ;ority of them were young and skilled in some trade"