Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-27

resortlng to every conceivable means to
terrorlze the Jews, freely proclalmlng
that the Kisheney massacre Is a sam
pie Of the treatment IN store for all
members Of the race II they do not i'm
medlotely quit the country.
Innammatory hsndbills are being
strown about the cities declaring that
the Jews have invaded the land like
locusts, not only sapping the economic
life OF the Christians but also commit
ting rltuallstlc murders on every hand
with Christian babes as Victims. These
manlfestoes declare that the time for
legal measures against the invaders Is
gone and adjure the people to use more
effective weapons
Meanwhile the Roumanion govern
ment. It Is alleged is perseYerlng in
the attempt TO create economic dis
ordinations against Jews such as win
leave the Hebrews absolutely unable to
find profitable employment either for
their time or money from one end Of
the Kingdom to the other
These facts call for some action by
the civilized nations Of the world in
behalf Of the Hebrews who are scat
tered among the nations Of the earth.
II Is evident that coercion against Rus
sla is out Of the question, but a nation
al conference on the jewish problem
could be called together and the states
men Of the world could find the right
solution. by establishing the people as
a nation In the land OF their fathers
The Hebrews Of the United States
might urge our government to take the
initiative in this great movement. They
would be supported In this by the unan-
imous sentiment Of the American peo-
pie,
II history Is authority, the jew is well
worthy OF an international effort, for
his race has indeed, a brilliant record,
Notwithstanding all drawbacks. We
need only mention names as Judas
Maccabeus and Josephus, in ancient
history. and Dlsrael in recent times
We may mention hnanciers. az the
Rothschids; phllanthropisls as Moses
NIontehore md Hlrsch; actresses, as
Elisa Rachel and Sara Bernhard;
actors. MS Somewhat; lltterateurs as
Heinrich Heine Berthold Auerbach,
Israel Zangylll But why enumerate
namesy Caesare Lombroso, Max Nor
dau. D'Ennery, Mordecal Noah, Moses
Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn, Jakob
Meyerbeer and Theodore Herzl are all
names that are indclibly written upon
the pages Of human civilization. Wher-
ever the Hebrews have had an oppor-
tunlty, they have produced leaders
among men. They are worthy Of an In
ternatloual conference.
A careful estimation OF the Jewish
population Of the world places II AT, In
round numbers 100000. At the time
OF David, they numbered probably g.
100000 But since then, the division OF
the kingdom occurred, and a greater
part became scattered among the ma
lions, and their identity was lost In
this country there are about a million
Jews. One fact Is sure, They cannot
be eSterminated. Their destiny is
not that They have endured wars, ex-
patriation, captivity persecution, tor
ture, but they have survived It all.
thanks TO their devotion to the faith OF
their fathers. The time would seem to
have come for a permanent solution of
the Jewish problem in the world. 1t
should be discussed freely and exhaus-
lively Never could an international
congress be called for nobler and
more important object than this.