The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
RUSSIA AND THE JEWS.

II
ated, massacres of the Jews are due about old
Christmas The selection of the Christmas day of the
Greek church occasion for murder makes it clear
that the an-Semite agitatos depend upon the religious
fanatcsm of the people the motive for the abhorrent
crimes which they incite.
In past ages other branches of the Christian church
have depended upon the motive for bloody assaults
upon each other, and in the result every instinct Of
humanity and every precept of Christianity were out
ragged. But live in different world. Even at
Rome the Ghetto is and at Frankfort the Jews,
the slaves of the city, its Only in
Russia is it possible. by official connivance and ap
prova indulge i'll wholesale murder with difference of
faith its Even in Turkey the quarrels which
embroil Christians and Mahometans have distinctly
political origin. and merely embttered by religious
differences secondary influence.
Chrstendom duty to the Russian Jews The
question is how shall it be discharged? No doubt the
widespread protest against the of last year i'm
PEELED the Gar to inhict such punishment visited
upon the bloody wretches who committed the crime
With that experience fresh his memory, may be that
the protesting sentiment of the world. which has been
evoked by the current threat of murders, will
such precautions will prevent another outbreak
But Russia in her operations in Eastern ASIA has shown
such disregard for the opinions of mankind that she
be equally mpervious influence affecting her domestic
policy and disorders
One thing Should be sure If she press her Eastern
interesting situation that history has
corded In such not the nations governments,
Chrstendom as one of moral grand divisions of
mankind, would be on the side of Japan Buddhist
power, because of sympathy for the Jews Out of great
evil great good possible and the mind cannot imagine
nyhing that would much gory the brotherhood of
that spectacle.
There is one element of safety for the Russian Jews
that has not been taken into sufficient Russia
carry out her vast policy of aggression in the
East without borrowing great sums of money and she
borrow without the consent of the Jews who
troll the floating capital of Europe. The who called
Rothschild "the Jew of the kings uttered something
more than wttcism The Rothschilds and the great
Jew bankers of Europe potent influence for
peace than the Hague It is the fact that nation
can float its war bonds in Europe unless the Jews un-
derwrite the loan In such situation Russia may be
compelled to elect between the luxury of numbering
Jews the day of the nativity of the Prince of Peace
and her ambitious schemes of aggression and expansion
in Eastern Asia
The calls upon the Government of the United States
for interference have been renewed In considering
them il is well to have eye past precedents. The
opinion propagated that the action Of the President is
necessary make any protest effective In the OF
the Hungarans and III other instances, the action
pressive of sympathy has been taken by Congress- and
the Executive has been left free for obvious If
we are prepared make the abuse of her Jews
bel against Russia and people desire declaration
of follow rejection of demand for mercy the
case is different If that is the wish of the American
people, it must considered also that such declara-
ton of war would be instantly followed by the murder
of every Jew in Russia.
Would that result bring continental Europe into ai-
ance against Russia? With another Bonaparte in lead
this might be the result, for Napoleon would have
santly seen the political advantage of such situa-
ton Had it occurred in his day the French would not
have been alone Moscow and his dream of breaking
Muscovite power and confning Russia beyond the
Dneiper would become actuaiy In view of these
considerations may we'll be that the safety of the Rus
sian Jews is best assured by exceeding diplomatic action
The obvious purpose of American politicians to make
domestic politics of it should be looked upon with
suspicion American Jews among most infuen-
ta and most respected citizens They know that Amer
lean sympathy does depend upon the pyrotechnic
pretense of American politicians If these American
Jews consult together and acting Americans, advise
policy to be followed by the United States, it will be
sure to be WISE prudent and effective and American
public opinion will instantly back up and enforce it
Such Jews perfectly we'll that the artificial
sympathy pretended by enemy of law and order, an
enemy of the President and the adviser of assassination
in his own country has purpose which the Rus
sian situation as pretext only In the matter of the
Jewish petition to Russia the President guided by
the wisdom of Jews who not infatuated by praise
of themselves and that he and the country will heed
such wisdom again there is no doubt.
The Carlisle Indians have and gone and the
scaps of the pick OF Californian pigskn experts
the bets of the victorious redskins Poor Lo has taught