Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-30

erty and a very considerable part IN
misery Just on the border OF starva-
tion. They exist for the most part IN
saualor obliged to resort to almost any
thing that offers In order to Keep soul
and body together. Even the best OF
them are treated with contempt by the
lowest OF the pure Russians. A very
few millionaire lsraelites are to be
found among the merchants OF the first
guild in some Of the larger cities, but
there Is no such proportion Of wealthy
men among them as In the United
state, Great Britain, France and Ger
many. In the smaller towns, In some OF
which they form a majority Of the res
idents. their poverty Is so abject that
they drag each other down, making
frequently a ruinous competition with
each other in such few branches OF
business as they are allowed to pursue
10 account for the educational re.
strictions II is urged that If Jews were
allowed to receive an advanced edu.
cation they would swarm the high
schools universities and learned pro-
fessions, and as a proof Of this II is
stated that in some parts Of the en-
pre where there are no restrictions,
from 80 to 10 per cent Of the students
In the colleges are Jews. The whole
system therefore, Dr. White says, Is
calculated TO drive ambitious young
men into the theological schools, which
are constantly complained OF by oil.
cials as hotbeds Of antl-Russian and
anti-Chrlstian fanaticlsm. As is well
known, lsraelites make the greatest
sacrifices OF any people to educate their
sons and daughters, but In Russia, no
matter how gifted a young man may
be- his chances Of obtaining an educa-
ton are very small. In provinces
where they are the most numerous only
10 per cent Of the scholars In high
schools and universities are allowed to
be Jews; In most places five per cent
and in ST. Petersburg and Moscow only
three per cent. out Of seventy-fve
young men who applied for admission
TO the University Of Dorpat only seven
were allowed TO enter, and hence those
who are able send their sons TO uni
verslties I'm other parts q Europe.
There are also restrictions upon the
professions. 4 few lsraelites are al
lowed TO become engineers; they are al
lowed 10 hold five per cent OF the posi-
lions Of army surgeons. although from
the middle ages their race has been
distinguished for skill In medicine and
surgery. They are debarTed from Off
cial positions and from many oecupa-
tons.
As Count Cassini asserted the other
day few Jews are engaged In agricul-
ture, but Or white explains this on
the ground that while they were orig
iually an agricultural people, ages OF
persecution have driven them into 9TH
er occupations Although they are al
lowed TO cultivate the ground In Rus
sla, they are not permitted TO buy Il
or to take mortgages on land, and thus
the greatest Incentive for them TO take
up farming is removed
Jewish manufacturing has been Grip
pied by The laws and regulations OF
every conceivable sort In sumo places
| they are not allowed to employ Chris
t.an Workmen, Such q law remained
upon the statute books OF Russia until
1855, when q was abolished by Alex
| andcr II, but in many cases Il Is still
/ enforced. In other branches OF mao
nal labor Nh White says. the Russian
Jews have been very successful They
have high reputation and II Is con-
ceded that In sObriety, capacity and
attention 90 work they fully equal their
Christian rivals. lie says ALSO that
among an the charges made against
Gsraelltes he has never heard them ac-
cused Of crime or drunkenness. lie as
scrts that the official statistics show