Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-19
AIsxauera Gazette.
TEntered at the Postoffice Of Alexandria, vir.
I ginia, as second-class matter
Jews IN RUSSIA.

In an interview regarding the situa-
ton growing out of the Kischenef riots,
| M. Plehwe, the Russian Minister Of the
Interior, said
| ''The Jewish question in this country
! is an historical legacy we have inherited
from the time of taking Poland. Out OF
ten million Hebrews in the world from
| four 10 five million live in Russia. l
Ehaye no exact figures, the reason being
that the Jews show particular desire
to avoid military service, and with that
end in view invent ways of evading every
census which we have tried to take OF
them"
'.It has been suggested that the Rus
sian government made but frivolous in
vestigations concerning the Kischenefi
troubles" said the interviewer.
"That is wrong" replied the Minis
ter. zone of the most trusted members OF
the criminal department, NJ. Lapouchen,
was sent down with instructions to make a
minute examination. He returned with a
full report. M. Lapouchen called all
the heads of the Hebrew Association be-
fore him and heard all the charges they
had to make. In addition, 200 Offend
ers we're arrested and will, in a short
time, appear before the courts on charges
of assault, pillage and murder. They
will be duly sentenced to long or short
terms of penal servitude, according to
the crimes they committed. AT present
they are prisoners awiting trial.
"It is difficult to get the police and
soldiers to protect Jews in such times,
but | consider it will be within the
power of the governors to bring this
about Since the Kisheneff troubles
every governor has been warned that he
is personally responsible for any trouble
lasting one hour. We have now sent
one OF our ablest younger men to kishe-
lnef, Prince Ourousof.
"Do you disclaim the sympathy OF
| the government with the disturbance 2
the Minister was asked. at has been
said you shut your eyes to what was
going on"
81 say such statement is scandal
ous."
NJ. Plehwe is quiet-mannered man,
but be made this reply with emphasis
and heightened color.
"We very much deplore what has
happened at Kischeneff," be added.
Referring TO the forged letter he was
| fn tho (nnVornnF
of KischeneG, NJ. Plehwe said:
"The charge was false"
'Did you subsidize any Kischenefi
paper, as was stated at the time?"
'1 subsidize no paper. That is an
other false statement.
After while he said {:
"The truth is the Jewish question
with us is very difficult one.
For reasons which have forced
themselves upon us as needed for
the welfare of the country it
has been necessary to confne the Hebrews
to certain provinces and districts; but
they increase enormously, and we pro-
pose giving them larger spheres of land
to occupy, but that, after all, can be
only temporary. Look how they increase!
should like to encourage emigration OF
the Hebrews. Why should Russia have
such an ersupply of them? That seems
to me fair question to ask.
al favor the higher class of Hebrews
being given more scOpein the way of ap-
pointments, which are now out of their
reach, according to thela of this coun-
try"
The Minister went on to enumerate
positions from which Jews are excluded.
They cannot become directors of schools
nor academic doctors, except navery re-
stricted scale, and are barred from many
of the liberal callings.