Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-19
ROUNANlAN JEWS THANK HAY
Those Of Milwaukee Send Hin oommenda-
tisn Of His Protest
GERMANY is INCLINED TO APPROVE IT
Correspondent states, How
ever, That the Persecuted Do Not
Try to Secure work in
the Fields.

AUKEE, Sept. ls-Roumanian
Jews iere heartily approve OF the protest
against the injustice and barbarity of the
Roumanian government which has been
sent to the powers by Secretary Of State
Hay.
At a meeting today Of the Roumanian re-
lief committee Of Milwaukee this telegram
was forwarded to Secretary Hay I'm be-
half OF outraged humanity, as we'll as the
prosecuted Jews of Roumania we hereby
extend to you, and through you to our be-
nign government, our profound gratitude
for the timely protest conveyed by you to
other nations against the cruel and in
human treatment wilfully practiced upon
the Jews OF Roumania by their govern
ment in denying them every opportunity OF
employment, whereby to gain an honest
livelihood. An all-wise Providence will
bless our nation for acts like this"
Germany is Favorable.
BERLIN. Sept. ls-The German foreign
Office has received a note from the British
government defining some action OF the
signatory powers Of the treaty Of 1878 re-
garding Roumania's treatment Of Jews.
The British note is similar to the United
States note on the same subject and 1t has
the same tone.
The United States action is regarded as
being quite within the nations rights in
seeking the assistance OF the. signatories
in preventing an influx OF INDECENT immi-
grants which is recognized as a substan-
tial grievance. These two notes will re-
suit in an interchange Of views between
the powers as to what action is feasible.
In the meantime it is expected that Rou-
mania will take cognizance OF the United
States nd dafc lie
own initiative before the slgnatories.
The foregoing represents the views OF
the German government but the press,
knowing nothing of the British note,
seems to consider the United States ac-
tion as simply chivalrous and as not likely
to result in practical measures. The Vos-
sische Zeitung says that while thinking
Germany will do nothing it still believes
the United States note cannot fail to
have strong moral effect, adding: That,
perhaps is its purpose. The United States
does not need the protection of Europe
against pauper immigration as y already
has legislation sufficient to keep out un-
desirable immigrants. What the United
States aimed at, therefore. was an express
sion of its feeling OF humanity. which,
notwithstanding its novelty is an agree
able thing to see."
Humane Promise Unfulhlled.
The Vossische zeitung publishes letter
from Bucharest, Roumania, saying that
emigration continues and that the Rou-
manian government. in passing the law
on the subject. promised to adopts Gdminis-
trattve measures that would mitigate harsh
ness. but this, the correspondent afirms
was not fulfilled.
The Post says 1.-THE Roumanian Jews
have mighty protectors. It is not long ago
that certain financial circles threatened to
depress Roumanian securities unless the
government was more plant toward the
Jews. This failed and now the Jews have
the support OF the United States. We do
not know what attitude the signers OF the
Berlin treaty will take toward the note, but
we know that all talk OF persecution OF the
Jews comes from incorrect suppositions as
to what the new law is" The Post also as
serts that this applies equally to all sects
and races.
Another side of the Case.
LONDON. Sept. 1S-In a dispatch from
Bucharest. Roumanis, dated September IA,
correspondent OF the Daily Express says
| the emigration fever among the Jews OF
Roumania still continues and that within
the last three months 1000 Jews have left
| tho country.
Tonight" the correspondent goes on, "a
party OF $50 left for Canada and the United
States and small parties of Jews leave the
| larger towns Of the country almost daily.
Although the reason given by the emigrants
! for leaving is their inability to obtain work
the Jews steadily refuse to take up farm
labor. Proof OF this is found in the fact
that within the last three years Roumanis
has paid for outside Bulgarian labor some
thing like $S.OOO,OO0 which might have gone
to the Jews II they would only turn their
hands to the light labor Of harvesting. Bull
garian laborers are we'll housed and excel
lently fed while working on Roumanlan
farms"