The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-01
JEWISH RACE THE SCAPEG0AT
FOR IMPERIAL RUSSIA'S SINS.
Mark Lev Compares Their Hardships
Under Czar to Treatment of He
brews In the United States.

! At the Hebrew Mission yesterday Mark
Lev made an address. in which he COM
pared the treatment Of the Jews by Russia
with the freedom they enjoy In America.
He drew 4 strong picture of the political
| necessity that prompted the Russian Gov
| to the Jews and called attention to the abb
solute equality assured the race by the
United States Government: He said in part:
Probably half of the Jewish population
OF the world is found in Russia. They count
not less than 6.OO0.oG0 there. If they wero
permitted to reside all over the vast domain
OF the White Gar. would never have
heard of such atrocities those that took
place in Kishenev. She must have scape-
shall that scapegoat be? OF course. the
Jew.
This was always the lot Of Israel since
her dispersion among the nations II pes
thence ragged in country. 1t was the Jews
have poisoned the wells. II there was
drought. it was the Jews that bowitched
the skies. And now. II the Russian people
are in a poor economical condition, their at
teption must be turned from its real causes
not able to find out for themselves the true
causes of their sufferings. must have some
target at which to send their arrows Of in
dlgnation, and who shall that target bet
OF course, the everlasting scapegoat, the In
offensive and defenseless Jew
Since the Russian people began to real
lie that there iS something wrong in their
economy. the Government, seconded by
ee39r[ rp' subsidized press, raised the cry.
BenOiu the Jew. Inc Jew ID the cause
of all evil. He Is an Idler. he would not
work. unwilling to ply in any industrial
vocation. nor to pursue agriculture. He
sucks the blood Of the people: he Is an ex-
ploiter, usurer.' In order to deeply en-
grave upon the mind of the people this
false portraiture or caricature Of the Jew,
the Government has legally declared him an
alien. pariah. an outlaw"
Count Casstnis explanation Of the causes
Of the recent kishenev riots is nothing but
ernment OF Behold the JewH But, blessed
be God. here in America, in the land of
the free, the land of the nation governed
oy Israers God and guided by the spirit
drowned in the divine declaration inherited
from Israel: Proclaim liberty throughout
all the land. unto all the inhabitants there
press, the American clergy and practically
or the whole American nation against the
atroclues in ktshenev Is the strongest re-
buttal Of all of Count Cassini's charges
against the Russian Jews.
With her vigorous protest-Amerfca de-
clared before the worlds tribunal that she.
too. has 100000 Jews. many thousands of
them coming from Russia, and they are not
oilers, not usurers, not exploiters. not para
sites, but good citizens: Industrious. most
Of them working hard for a living; not a
Few OF them good farmers: all with law
abiding temperament. Furthermore Amer
Ca tells In her protest that she makes no
distinction between her citizens: gives the
ton, and has no reason to regret it. She
practically challenges the Car to treat his
Jews as she treats hers. and she assures
him that he. too, will have no reason to
-egret.
Blessed America! do not wonder at her
prosperity. She is seeking the peace OF
and the promise Is they shall
prosper that love thee