Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-21

the immigration laws that bar assist
ed persons from entering. There II
therefore, certainly god excuse for Q
protest, even II reasons OF sentiment
and humanity are not considered
But the case Of Roumania was diff
ferent from that Of Russia. The Euro
pean powers, represented at the Berlin
conference in 1878, guaranteed the re-
lleious liberty OF the Jews In the Bal
kan states. II IS their business TO see
to Il that their promises are kept ana
when they neglect that duty they can
not reasonably object to a gentle re-
hinder Russia Is under no tutelags II
has no obligation, beyond those I'M
posed by her position as a member Oh
the family Of civilized nations.
our government may protest, or re-
monstrate. Other governments may
loln in this humane labor. But 1t Will
do no good, permanently II is almost
incredible how stepped in superstition
are a great many Of Che so-called Chris
tlans Of that part Of the world. They
actually believe that the Jews steal
Christian" children and use their blood
for rltuallstlc purposes. Such INSANE
stories have been oireuiated 80 long,
that they have become indlsputable ar"
tlcles Of faith, Hence the fury win
which the mob can be led against the
unfortunate people, at the will Of al
most any INSCRIPTIONS agltator.
The only possible solution Of the jew
ish problem is the preparation Of
home for the scattered people. And
Palestine Is their home. Zionism is the
only loglcalanswer TO the Kishiney OUT
RACES. Russia ls plainly striving for
control Of the Holy Land. The civilized
powers might now pre-empt that coun-
try for the benefit Of the Hebrew race
and guarantee them liberty there That
would be an effective protest. Words
are of no use. Relief funds are no cure
OF the evil. zionism is the remedy for
the existing anti-semitism.
The Chicago News, and other innu-
entail Journals in this country, take
similar View Our Chicago contempor-
airy comments as follows:
IF the nations which prosecute these
friendless people would help to pro-
vide a home for them instead of harry
ing them with oppressive laws and
turning loose upon item mobs TO do the
work OF fiends. they would show some
sort Of consistency. That they viii not
do however. II the Zionist movement
"a to come 70 anything II must be
through the work OF the jews them
selves. The enormous difficulties lying
in The way Of securing Palestine as q
home for the Jews and the scant OPP
pCrtunities afforded FOR existence in
that worn-out land render the move
mont visionary in the opinion of many
Of the race, Yet the awfuf butchery at
Kishenev must have the effect of cou1
doubters that II there is virtue
In the movement Il should be urged for
Ward in every possible way. To trans
plant the Jews Of Russia and Rouma-
min 10 Palestine would be, OF course, a
task. In Bessarabla alone,
where <ishenev Is situated, there are
more than $4,000 Jews, The city Of
Kishenev has a population Of $500
Jews. To upro0t entire communities
and remove them 10 Palestine or any
other hOspltable land would be a task
involving heavy expense and appalling
labor Yet the more the conditions in
Russia are considered the more hope
loss becomes any prospect OF securing
for these people the right TO live free
from tyianny and outrage"
The enormous difficulties in the way
Of making 2ionism a reality Is one OBJ
lection tc It, But Il would not be nee
assary 20 "uproot entire communities
and remove them to Palestine" If that
country were set apart as an asylum
Tor the Jews. and these were given
some measure Of independence there;
II then as many as conveniently can,
would 90 there and build up the coun-
try. the situation would soon change.
When the Jews have home and
Of their own, they viii be
heard IN the affairs Of the nations, and
those WHO remain abroad viii not be
Let the nations help the Jews
10 their own. Justice, not charity. de-
mands that
The unspeakable Turk has become