New-York tribune., 1905-01-29


hishineff massacre would have suffered diff
ieTent fate if the judges had been independent
The Jews show great aptitude for learning,
but only three in each hundred students in the
universities at St Petersburg and Moscow may
be Jews Jews may not own land or even man
age an estate for another person. They are for
hidden to engage in certain occupations. Jews
with certain exceptions, were for long time
compelled 10 live within Poland, or in towns
within the adjoining provinces known as the
Pale Of Jewish Settlement" They could not
live within about thirty-three miles of the from
.ier. Under certain decisions of the Senate,
Jews settled in villages before 1sS2 had the
right Of remaining there, but only provided
they did not remove therefrom. Many were
driven out who had settled there before because
their names had not been enrolled as villagers,
or because they mad temporarily left the VII
laee. in some cases TO perform military duty.
Suburbs Of towns and some small towns have
been in many cases declared villages, and Jews
have been expelled from them under the regu-
lations prescribed for villages. Skilled artisans
and merchants Of the First Guild. men paying
at least 1000 rubles taxation annually, VINO
were supposed TO have greater freedom than
other Jews. have even been expelled In all cases
Of expulsion to the Pale" Jews have TO find
the means of removal by selling off their goods
and chattels, as they cannot collect debts when
IL IS Known lldL lLt1 are llluci OioCiS ~ IL
part. Under one condition Jewesses may re-
main. That condition is that they apply for
yellow ticket indicating their right to ply their
vocation and become enrolled as prostitutes. In
this way does Russia break down the morals of
her own people
Strange as il may seem this subterfuge Of be-
coming a prostitute has been adopted by inno-
cent Jewish girls TO secure an education 1t Is
told of one girl that anxious was she to study
10 St Petersburg that she had herself registered
ss a prostitute so that she might attend the
university, never suspecting what formalities
abe would have to undergo in consequence 1t
was found that she was not what she pretended
TO be, and she was punished for the deception
and sent away.
A well known Orientalist a man seventy years
old. according TO a story published recently in
this country had business in Moscow. city
which was not his home. and consequently a
place where he could not remain He did not
succeed in finishing his business before night
fall Knowing that hotel would accept him
As a guest, and not feeling inclined to endanger
any of his friends by applying to them for shell
ter. he went to the railroad station by which he
had entered the city. Asking a railroad official
where he could possibly go TO spend the icy cold
night he was told that he should seek out the
only place where a man is permitted to take
room and spend the night without passport
a brothel Accordingly. this man Of seventy.
tn order not to freeze. was obliged to pass the
night with a drunken woman. He sat until
morning in a chair praying. This story was
made public by well known Russian author.
Many Of the laws aimed at the Jews are con-
sidered TO be impossible of enforcement and in
tended simply as pincers for use by INSCRIPTIONS
officials to squeeze money from their victims. A
Jew with plenty Of money can obtain what he
desires
Prince Kropotkin recently said:
From 1894 to 1901 not one single political af
fair was brought before court Of justice or an
examining magistrate All inquests were dealt
with by police officers functionaries OF the
Minister OF the Interior. Nearly six thousand
persons were involved in the year 1903 in pollt-
jcaI cases OF these SOP were sent into exile
for terms I'D ten years. At the same time the
exceptional laws promulgated during the last
two reigns have given to every police officer IN
every province of the empire the right to arrest
every Russian subject without warrant, and TO
keep him imprisoned a suspect for seven DAYS
and much longer under various other
Uretexts-Without incurring any responsibility
Nor than that II was publicly youched at
one of the lawyers meetings that when arrests
are made en- masse the policemen receive the
advance printed and signed warrants OF arrest
and searching, which they have only 10 IN
scribe the names Of the persons whom they