The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29

fees. Anything that will tend to take
power away from them is naturally
very obnoxious to them. The students
are the friends of liberty and therefore
are the enemies of the Black Hundred.
Students, you know, wear uniforms, so
they are easily picked out and at
tackled.
Il have a very large correspondence
with Russians and hear great deal
from them tSat does not get into the
newspapers. l have information now
that Jews were killed in over forty
towns. AS a rule the newspaper re-
ports of the massacres are not exag-
gerated. Letters that come long after
the cabled dispatches usually confirm
the main facts, though Of course the
full details are not sent to the papers
Immediately.
at is my opinion that these riots
will continue perhaps a year longer.
The Black Hundred and all those who
want to save the autocracy will leave
nothing undone. They will go to ali
lengths to keep their power.
''In the matter of religious liberty the
Jews are supposed to have 1t. l say
they are supposed to have it, but they
do not. You hear of the car issuing
proclamation-a ukase, it is called-giv-
ing absolute liberty to the Jews to wor-
ship in whatever manner they see fit.
The ukase sounds well, but It does not
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giving freedom in things religious, but
there are many additions to the law
and a dozen different ways of inter
preting it.
ITO show just what the proclama-
tons of the cZar amount to 1t is only
necessary to mention the case Of Mos
COW. The Jews have splendid syna-
gogue there, which they built at great
expense. 1t is finished, and yet they
do not worship in it They are not
permitted to. When the Grand Duke
Sergius was in power he kept them
from using it. Since he was killed
they have made application to enter
their place of worship, but permission
has not yet been given. They are still
trying, and before long they may sue
coed.
I'm other than religious affairs much
less liberty is allowed to Jews. Only
q part of Russia, you know, is open to
them for settlement. The pale of set
tlement, as it Is called, was established
in 1871, and the rule restricting them
to certain territory has been in force
ever since, though the limits of the pale
are changed from time to time. Most
of the large cities are outside the pale
st. Petersburg and Moscow, for in
stance OF course there are many ex-
ceptions-Jews who are allowed to live
anywhere.
''The more prominent and wealthy
merchants - men who correspond to
Wall street fnanciers in this country
may dwell in any part of Russia. n
special law In Moscow is that a Jew
not belonging to the merchant guild Of
that city or to d liberal profession for
feirs his right TO reside in Moscow.
Physicians, graduates Of colleges, may
dwell anywhere IN Russia with their
families and servants Others favored
with unlimited right Of residence are
those who have served their complete
term in the army in accordance with
the CONSUMPTION regulations.
Some queer distinctions are made
in this matter Of limiting the residence
OF Jews For instance, an artisan or
mechanic may live where he chooses,
but a teacher Is confined to the pale.
A poet also has 20 stay at bona so TO
speak. No Jew may live permanently
in Finland. The military province Of
the Don is open only to those Of higher
education. II Jews dlso0ey the law
and take up residence outside the pale
they are first sent home and then may
be prosecuted.
AN interesting fact relating to the
Jews in Russia is that their number
remains just about the same. The lat
est census compiled was in 1897. Since
that time emigration has just about
eq-aled the natural increase, SO thai
there has been very little change in the
figures.
The problem of what to Go in such
a crisis as row stirs Russia is big
one. Outside governments cannot very
well interfere, because it is not proper
ly matter with which they have any
thing to do Since it is evident that
President Roosevelt is powerless to give
any help, the church in this country is
going to try to do something. The
movement is already on foot. proml-
nent clergymen are interested in it.
They will try to work through the
church in Russia, and they may Go {,
great deal Of good. No definite an
nouncement of their plan has been
made yet, but it will soon be made.
THE change, as l said, will have t.
come about very slowly. The great
sacrifices that the Jews are making, il
my opinion, will do more than any
thing else TO break down the nreiElicr