The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23
HE3CIES OF GAR
GROW VERY SMALL
ON EXAMINATION
His Recent Manifesto
Bestowed No lmpor-
tant Blessings.
SLIGHT RELIEF FOR JEWS
Nothing Done to Enable Him
to Live His Own Life
in Native Land.

IN Native Land.
~ ERNARD G. RICHARDS. writinz
/ x In the Boston TRANSCRIPT ex-
presses the view that the recsnt
manifesto OF Gear Nicholas %
Russia bestowed no important blessings
upon the empire Of Russia, and that
/ what was given represented absolutely
necessary concessions, and not acts OF
/ clemency.
Mr.. Richards says; THE small mercies
I OF the Car are becoming even smaller
1 en- examination, though they appeared
I big as the catalOgued expressions OF
/ gratitude were read in the recent mani
/ festo. Beside the dire poverty OF the
! RUSSIAN people, the oppression and
misery with which they arc burdened,
the little faVors SHOWN by the autOcrat
/ become meaningless. and Il a great hope
+ vas cherished in the country a short
time ago. the disappointment - now
! greater. Small as these kindnsssss are
I they are not even genuine, and Tor the
( most part they represent rather ALSO
/ lutely necessary concessions than acts OF
/ clemency.
90 The abolition OF corporal punish
/ ment among the rural classes ana Tor
{ first ohenses OF soldiers and sailors, Is
/ simply an act Of seIf-protectf0n on ths
I part Of the government, Tor this prac-
/ tice has been causing no end Of rebel
/ Hon and trouble TO the authorities. Many
an uprising was brought about by the
I nOgglng OF q peasant The kiout drove
I many people into the revolutionary
movement, and some OF the revolution
\ aries, believing that the worse cOndl-
lions are the sooner the redemption VIII
come will now regret the abolition OF
I corporal punishment
The remission Of arrears due 10 the
STATE for purchases Of lan1 and other
I direct impOrts' means no particular loss
I 20 the government for these debts never
7 would be paid by the poverty stricEzen
i peasants. There are endless debts IKE
\ these. with the amounts running into
I the millions, which are never PAID ana
this remission IS only "a Kindness MADE
out OF necessity Even IN years or pros
Eerity the peasants cannot amord 20 pay
The current taxes. so heavy are the
I amounts. The bT5Eeil heart of poor
{ outraged Finland has not In the least
been mended by the merclef o. me
manifesto and there IS no rejoicing heard
[ in the little land, The ezlles Will not
( return IN spite OF the amnesty ana tli1
remission OF paltry nae VIII not recon-
Gle the people 10 the rulnous Ilis OF
/ Russia
Yiddish Saying Recalled.
s.Tbe Jewish stepchIIdren OF Russia IN
far q way exile read anxiously and with
Z DaIpftatinz hearts the Cars manifesto
and they came upon these lines. Re
mission OF fines imposed upon jewish
communities In cases OF Jews avoiding
military service Sume shrugged their
shoulders and repeated the old 4iddlsn
saying to the effect that from GER
tain auimal-uup0Uula with err people
lit is well 10 procure even a hair but
all were grlegouSly d1sap polnlell 30
many Larasslug restrictions sucn re-
poverty and misery as is lnclosed zFit-l-
in the pale Of settlement ara no re-
dress. no relief even on this ausplelous
occasion Nothing IS done TO enable the
Jew TO live his own me ID ms LatlFe
land. only another incentive is given
him 70 fee. 10 become an exile q sttus-
i Cling stranger in "a strange land YheEe
branded by the MARKS leIl on AilA ~
Russian persecution he is becoming
ever q less welcome guest.
"a little outrage is removed one OF the
t1assr OF the many OuLrages, and its re-
|uovaI only calls attention 10 the wrongs
Inerrerrared by this government. Denied
AN the rights of human beings deprived
OF all possible OppJT EunlTtts IN me-
Young Jews fee TO America England
and Africa and Tor TINS l4eiE p-lSlits
are fined. The nne imposed upon paI-
ents for every son who fails TO present
{ himself for military service IS a55
I r0ub-s s Considering the scanty means
1 of the people this is q large sum OF
I money ana so lGug as the pare4.-S li3
T question possess anything IN tiIe way oE
business that can be eoaIiscale1 ne S-5s
government soon receives this me rms
payment often causes the L1-=t or $40
{ traders and oCner latd-'t -L Gus
/ zlns of the Ghetto. who are anus rob
bed OF all the capital they nave ana
the only means or earning d IN St--l-s.,--
rsrv service and TenOunce ms oppor-
I tunities IN q better 1reef Lalld OF az
count of Eae $40 rCuoles- me go p
a problem that cQlIrullS every -a-Lrs
of sons who decide upon emigration ana
I so many are forced 20 look 20 --iliSIl-a
and other lands Tor salvation very
a
money sent by the sons 10 tnelf par
euts. but 10 is some Jlnne oeLofe lLis
young men establish themselves mere
and there Is always neeu or ~ oA-.af
on part of the parents an oLlity "lllcA
is always difficult PARENTS are Lte-
D. i0uentlv cast out of their homes on ac-
e0unt of this fine and rather than 10
permit this some sons have returned
from their exile 10 enter the car 8
army.
Increase Of Poverty.
cor course. those who possess no prop
crty of any kind and have TO means do
not pay the hue. and the remission OF
payments for the last two years which
is part OF the manifesto. involves a ma
+ ioritv OF those hned VINO could not
\ have paid i'm amy case. Reports from
n Russia show that OWNS 20 the increase
of poverty among the people. the in
Icome 10 the Government from this
source is also diminishing i'm cases or
parents or several sons, who could be
i forced. or intended 10 pay This zine, The
present exemption VIII be ut some a.id-
IL viii enable them TO send more t5l,tu
one 0f their offspring TO America And
So the cars mercies VIII cIap-~ the
} people TO flee from them.
. { s.F3ut the manifesto does one real goou
service-tt makes known and GlFerLses
some OF the evils and weaknesses OF the
Cars dominion.
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