The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-09
DAYITT ON THE
RUSSIAN JEWS
Eminent Irishman Writes Book
Which Is Expected to Make
a Sensation.
Proposes zionism as the Only solu.
ton Of the Russian Jew
Problem.
Also Calls Attention to Russia $
Gigantic Strides Forward in
Industrial Development.

New York, Oct 9.-Fresh from
Hsit to the great centers or JEWISH
population in Russia, Michael Davitt
has written his estimate of the condl-
volume entitled within the Pale"
which will be issued tomorrow from
the presses of A. S. Barnes & Co. .
THE Jew as he is ruled and OPP
pressed by Russian officials, is far
greater danger to Russian autocracy
than anti-Semitism is to the Israelltes
of, the Pale" declares Mr.. Davitt in the
preface to his work THE danger,
he continues, was candidly avowed by
all representative Russians from
whom I solicited light and informa-
ton"
ahead because of unnatural economic
and social conditions. The facts of
the economic and social conditions
within the Pale of settlement, he
writes are so objective that the warm
ing they give of a coming catastrophe
cannot be ignored. 1t would, be like
leaving an epidemic of smallpox to
cure itself by neglect. This condition
of things is fully explained and ex-
pressed by the term unnatural. 1t is
analogous to a situation which would
result from a federal law compelling
every European-born artisan and la
borer within the whole United States
to reside inside of Pennsylvania and
to be forbidden to seek emplOyne nt
outside the cities and towns of that
state. The murderous competition for
employment, the. deadly rivalry for
existence, the bad blood between OPP
posing races, the poverty and social
wretchedness which such condition
OF things would create-apart from
the operation of coercive laws-can
readily be imagined by the American
reader. But this is no overdrawn pic
ture Of the economic anarchy prevail
Ing within the Russian pale of Jewish
settlement 49,,
Are Wretchedly Poor
THE towns are crowded with arti-
sans and traders and as these are out
OF all proportion to the producers and
consumers Of an agricultural country,
they necessarily become more desti-
tute and wretched as their numbers
increase. They are too poor to emf
CRATE. They are prohibited from mi
grating. They cannot seek work on
land. They are not permitted to en-
gage in several occupations"
Mr.. Davitt assarts that the czara afSn
accomplish much for the j ws In his
domain by destroying the legend OF
the blood atonement.
M. De Plehve and the car" he
ayers, can accomplish one good and
blessed work, If SO minded, without
altering single anti-Semitic Russian
law. The emperor can destroy In Rus
STA, the atrocious legend about the an
nual killing of Christian children by
Jews as an alleged part of the blood
atonement in Hebrew Paschel rites
In this humane and. Christian task he
Is entitled to the cooperation Of the
emperor of Austria, the king of Ru
mania, and the heads of the other Bal
kan states, where. this story of ritua
murder Is constantly circulated, ant
not infrequently as a part of politica
propaganda. There ought to be ;
truly Christian crusade waged agains
this Infamous product of an ancient
insensate, sectarian hate"
Mr.. Davitt calls attention to tn,
striking economic growth Of Russi;
In the following sentences:
Russia's Rapid Progress.
What Russia is accused Of covetin,
In Manchuria or devising in Persia AM
not what she Is strenuously and ran
Idly achieving in the sphere of her vas
domestic activities, exercised the crit
lcal attention OF West European an
American journalism. And vet tn
wide and sure and extraordinary prog
sress that is being made in the econ
omtc development of great empire
as self contained in it's measureles
natural resources as the United State
and with an assured domestic marke
Iva A1Aooe VI lis product
in a population Of fully 14O, 900, 600
growing at a rate upwards of 1000. 90
annually out of a natural increase
ought to be subject Of inflnitel
greater concern to the public though
of commercial rivals like Great Britai
and the United States, as 1t undoub1
edly 1t, to the keener sense Of Germa
competition, than what Russian 20
Icy may or may not mean in its diplc
matte trend in the far east
Returning to the subject of the lie,
and discussing the amelioration of h
condition, Mr.. Davitt says:
Il have come from a journey thr
the Jewish pale, a convinced believe
in the remedy Of Zionisn. I failed +
see any other that can offer an eou;
hope of success. It Is a necessity {
the actual situation and faces III
growing perils of the Russian Je
with a courageous plan of repatris
ton. Hope for partial or ultima1
emancipation in Russia there is non
Other countries cannot be expected +
relieve Russia of the unhappy victim
Of oppression and poverty. Wher
then, are they to go ~
MRc CIEVETKNn Ic III