The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-09-25
IN BEHALF OF JEWS
Secretary Hay Appeals to Powers
in Strong State Paper.
BLOW IS AIMED AT ROUMANlA
Protest Against Inhuman Treatment
of Hebrews in the Balkan States
couched in Strong
est Terms.

A Washington special says: With
the double purpose of protecting the
long-suffering Jews OF the Balkan
states, and of averting the very pres
ent peril of the immigration into the
United States Of horde OF paupers,
Secretary Hay has adopted the unus-
ual course of appealing to the pow
ers of Europe to force one OF their
children to observe the obligations Of
humanity in the case Of the Jews.
The appeal takes the form Of state
paper, remarkable in several respects,
which has been dispatched In Identical
form to every ambassador and minis
ter of the United States residing in
one of the courts of countries, which
were parties to the famous Berlin
treaty Of 1878, namely, Great Britain,
France, Germany, Russia, Italy, RS
tria and Turkey, marking the termlna'
tion Of the Turko-Russian war, and
the creation by the direct act of the
powers of the independent Balkan
states. Because the powers are thus
responsible for the existence Of Rou-
mania, the culprit in this case, the
secretary of state has directed the
note to them in the hope that they will
bring his government to sense OF
it's duties toward civilization at large.
as we'll as to cause 1t to ameliorate
the frightful condition of the Rouma-
nian Jews. In a measure, this action
by the department Of state nay be
traced to numerous petitions from
Jewish societies and humanitarians
generally, as well as to the warnings
of publicists respecting the growing
dangers Of the immigration Of degen-
crates.
The document, which is dated Au'
gust II, says In part:
"The United States welcomes now.
as it has welcomed from the founda::
ton Of Its government, the voluntary
immigration of all aliens coming hfth-
er under conditions fitting them to be-
come merged into the body polite OF
this land. Our laws provide the means
for them to become incorporated In
distinguishably in the mass Of clti
zens, and prescribe their absolute
equality with the native-born, guaran-
tceing to them equal civil rights at
home and equal protection abroad.
The voluntary character Of their COM
ing is essential; hence, We shut out
all immigration assisted or constraln-
ed by foreign agencies. The purpose
of our generous treatment of the alien
immigrant is to benefit us and him
alike-not to afford to another state
field upon which to cast it's own OBJ
iectlonable elements. It behooves the
state to scrutinize most jealousy the
character of the immigration from a
foreign land, and, if it be obnoxious
to objection, to examine the causes
which render 1t so.
with the lapse Of time these just
prescriptions have been rendered nu-
gatory in great part, as regards the
native Jews, by the legislation and
municipal regulations of Roumanla.
Starting from the arbitrary and con-
troyertible premise that the native
Jews of Roumania, dom;ciled the-- for
centuries. are aliens now subject to
foreign protection the ability of the
Tow +o earn even the scanty means of
existence that suffice for frugal race
has been CONSTRUCTED by degrees. until
nearly every opportunity to win
livelihood is denied; and until the
HELPLESS poverty of the Jew has con-
strained an exodus cf such proper
tons as to cause general concern"