The Jewish outlook. (Denver, Colo.) 1903-1913, 1905-09-29

the purpose of suffrage with orthodox Rus
slams. The franchise being conditioned by
high property qualifications, there is reason
to believe that some Jewish merchants will
be privileged to exercise the franchise.
Whatever the limitations, the assembly
marks very important step in advance and
more liberal concessions are likely to fol
low, though it is difficult to predict the effect
of the conclusion of peace between Japan
and Russia and of the diplomatic" victory
achieved by Russia which is announced
while this article is passing through the
press.
The end of May (the 24th) witnessed the
peculiar but nevertheless highly edifying
spectacle of Jewish wOrkmen in Warsaw
largely members of the "Bund," assisted by
Christian workmen, creating a riot while
wrecking houses of vice owned by Jews
Whatever our opinion of the Socialistic
movement with which the Jewish working
men in Russia have identified themselves
and of the Jewish "Bund" in particular, the
Russian Jew has learned self-reliance, he
has will of his own and will assert it.
The "Bund,' by the way, which dates from
the time when the first Jewish Workmen's
Socialist Congress held September,
1890 stepped out of the general organiza-
ton of the Social Democratic party of Rus
STA on the occasion of it's second convention
in the latter part of 1903, the "Bund" taking
issue with their Russian comrades on the
subject of national autonomy" which, in
view of the exceptional laws imposed upon
the Jews, the "Bundists'' maintain, the Jew
ish proletariat of Russia must insist upon
securing
With the increase of emigration from
Russia it becomes necessary to devise
means for the proper organization thereof.
An international Jewish conference, con-
vened by the Hilfsverein der Deutschen Juden
and Grand Lodge No. VIII of the Independ-
ent Order of Bnai Birth for Germany was
held at Frankfort, December 4th and 5th.
The gathering was a representative one.
No fewer than 1O4 gentlemen were present,
the delegates coming from Austria, Den
mark, England France, Holland, Germany,
Roumania, Russia and Switzerland. There
were no delegates from the United States.
1t is noteworthy that all sections of Jewry
were represented, the delegates of the Zion
ist Actions Committee and the Jewish Colo
NAL Bank sitting by the side of representa-
tives of the Jewish Colonization Association
and other bodies. While it was agreed that
no measures should be adopted calculated to
increase the flow of emigration it gen
orally recognized that in the interests of
the Jews of eastern Europe, emigration
should be conducted on systematic basis.
While this article is passing through the
press the news reaches America that on
August 18th the Aliens Bill became the
Aliens Act, and England is committed to a
policy hitherto foreign to her statute books.
But it is to be hoped that she will continue
to receive such of our Russian brethren as
are competent to become Sef-suppOrting,
her free soil, and that the good name of
England which has thus far been immune
to the shameful continental contagion, will
not be furnished by open anti-Semitic agita-
ton.
Referring to a speech by Mr.. Chamberlain
in which that "uncannily clever statesman"
told the people that the only solution of the
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