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The Jewish outlook. (Denver, Colo.) 1903-1913, 1907-02-08

The disaster at Kingston invests with
special interest the history of the Jewish
community in the island Of Jamaica.
The conquest Of Jamaica by Cromwell
in 1855 found Jews already among the
settlers on that island. Jamaica had been
given to the family of Columbus, and by
marriage brought into the possession OF
the Braganzas, who afterwards obtained
possession of the throne of Portugal.
Columbus was favorably disposed to-
wards the Jews, and, excluding the in
QUESTION from the island, rendered their
settlement easy. Jamaica thus nOminally
under the crown of Spain, was still to
some extent autonomous and Portuguese,
and it was under these conditions that
Jews first found themselves in the island
The conquest by the English led to the
expulsion of the Spanish settlers. SINH
lar treatment would probably have been
meted out to the Portuguese and with
them the Jews (reputed Portuguese) if
the hostility between the Spanish and
Portuguese had not been so keen as to
render impossible the withdrawal of the
latter to Cuba. Without a near refuge
elsewhere, the Portuguese were suffered
to remain on the island and thus the new
Englis government, immediately on the
occupation, found Jews among it's sub
jects.
The presence Of Jews in the island was
considered by Cromwell an important
factor in the furtherance Of his colonial
policy In his organization of the colony,
he received valuable assistance from
Simon de Caceres, the colleague Of Car
vajal The Restoration made little diff
ference in the condition of the Jews in
Jamaica. Their numbers increased and
they continued to flourish. Some of
them were engaged in retail trade, but
the majority were wholesale merchants,
and the greater portion OF the trade with
The Jewish outlook. (Denver, Colo.) 1903-1913, 1907-02-08
The Jews Of Jamaica Before the Disaster

the Spanish Main was in their hands.
During the term Of Office Of Governor
Molesworth, the settlers received per-
mission to erect a synagogue.
The commercial success Of the Jews,
however, aroused jealousy among their
neighbors. In the year 1871, the English
merchants petitioned the Council Of the
colony for the expulsion Of the Jews.
The petition was in due course trans
mitted to England but Governor Lynch,
in forwarding it, argued strongly against
the prayer being granted and paid
striking tribute to the value Of the Jews
Of the colony. The views Of the governor
were adopted by the King in council, and
the result Of the petition was a recon-
mendation that steps should be taken to
encourage the settlement Of still more
Jews in the island, and this desire for
further Jewish colonists was satisfied by
immigrations from Brazil and Surinam.
Despite the somewhat satisfactory pO-
sition that the Jews held in the island,
attempts at persecution were not entirely
wanting. In 1861 an endeavor to effect
their expulsion was made by the Council
of the island on the ground that the
Jews were the descendants from the
crucifers Of the blessed Jesus. The
Grown ignored both the request and the
reason for it, but the special taxes levied
on the Jews on the ground Of their
wealth, were continued. Another reason
given for this exceptional taxation was
the exemption of the Jews from many
public duties and consequent expenses, it
being suggested that these exemptions
were beneficial rather than of the nature
of disabilities. The Jews were at that
time excluded from all public office, de-
MED the elective franchise, disqualified
from serving on juries, and debarred
from the privilege of purchasing white
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CHAPTER Nv.
at the Altar Steps.


Whats all the rother. sweetheart,
and what's the matter with me mater 2"
asked Jack, after tho loving greetings
between Olive and himself. which his
mother had preferrsd not TO witness
Olive told him her fathers wish.
THE best news ! ever heard In my
life,''# he declared earnestly. with a
joyous smile. But it might have been
better.
Better"
''Mr. Parmen ter might have wished
Tito take place tomorrow. That would
have been ever better. wouldn't it,
and he kissed her again. and what
about the mater q
"she was concerned to know the rea-
son, Jack"
"oh. reason be bothered. The fact
Is enough for me. BY Jove. this T Is
something worth coming down for in
+ a hurry. I'll write to the chlefEand get
leave for month. And What is the
Ireason?"
Olive told him Of her fathers pre-
sentiment. and his eyes clouded. 5"Ah
I'D rather have had any rens son but
that" he said. sympathet!cal.y. But
you don't really think there is any
danger of the sort?"
| had news that upset him tl.e day be-
fcresyesterda5. ana you know his heart
lis not strong enough to stand any
| great shcrh.."
II am sorry, Olive. But he is right
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4, nm uc,e Girl. In 'Frisco.

4 few evenings ago, about $50, as II
was walking along octayia Street ~.
near suffer, ! passed two intelligent.
looking, neatly and tastefully-dressed
little Japanese girls, one apparently
Twelve years old and the other prob-3
ably fourteen, Although their gem
eral air Of refinement was strikins,l
what particularly impressed mo We're were
the few words Of their conversation
that overheard as they walked ny,
They we're not talking IN Japanese
~ do not like any one to talk about
me in that manner" said one. on,
YOU really don't suppose that she
meant II, do you?" was the reply
..Well how could" That was all =
heard The English was perfect.
Without suggestion OF foreign ae-i
cent, and the voices were sweet and
we'll -modulated. Had MY eyes been
closed could never have imagined
that the girls We're anything but the
daughters OF cultivated Anglo saxpris.
Yet che admission to citizenship al
these people Ia hystertaaily opposed By
lot OF wiid-eyAd. Swedes. Firms, Hun
garians and other foreigners, whose
speech is Almost unintsltigls 10 % ria-
Itive-horn American. Can Francisco
NEWSLETTER.
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Mr.. Dooley on the Hague Conference
By F. p dunno. Gopyrght 1907 BY H. H Mcclure & COY

discussed RESOLUTION offered be tn
Turkish dillygate abolishin war alto
gether. This also was carried, on'y
England France, Rooshya, Germany,
Italy. Austhree. Japan an TIL United
States votin' no.
This made tn way clear f'r tn dis
cussion ~ tn larger question ~ how
best INTERESTS Nv peace. TIL conference
considhered tn possibility Nv abolish
In tn mushroom bullet, which enther-
in tn inteeryor Nv tn inimy not much
larger thin marble, soon opens its
dainty petals an goes whirlin' tn
allyminthry canal like pin-wheel.
TIL Chinese dillygate said that he re-
garded this hero insthrumint ~ peace
as highly painful. He had an aunt In
Pekin. an estimable lady, unmarried,
two hundred an fifty years Nv aga.
who rayce,ved wan without warnin'
durin' tn gallant riscue ~ Pekin firm
TIL foreign Legations few years ago.
He cud speak with feelin' on TIL sub
ijeck as tn Chinese army did not use
theee pro-jictyles, but were armed
with bean-shooters. TIL English dilly-
gate opposed tn resolution. 1t Is.
says he, quite thrue that these here
pellets are In NANNY cases harmful ia
tn digestion. but ! think 1t wud be
abolished ontil their mannyfacther IS
betther undherstud be tn subjick
races he says. II suppose wan /,
these bullets might throw white mar
of his feed, but we have abundant
lproof that whin inflicted into a. black
man they gr-reatly improve his mora
tone. An, afther all, tn improvemin1
|iv TIL moral tone is, gintlemn, a ia,
graver matther thin amy mere
physical question. we know firm ex
|peeryence in South Africa that tn
Icharmin' bullet now undher discussion
Ibid much to change conditions IN tina
enlightened an Juicy part " his Ma
|jesty's domains. TIL darby that hap
g|pened to stop wan was all TIL betthe
sIf'r It, He retired. firm labor an civ,
up his squald an bigamious life h,
.lsays, 4 am In favor howiver, iv re
strictin' their use to encounters witt
races that we properly considhar in
Ifeeryor,' he says. tn dillygate fr'n
Il Sinagambya rose to question Nv priv
Ilege. State ye'eg question ~ privi
,llege,' says TIL chairman. I wud lik
Ito have TIL windows OPEN says tt
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you" cried Olive in deep distress.
1t is easy to say that was the
sneering reply but this marriage
will do It in any event. You have
always taken pleasure In thwarting
and humiliating me and every one at
the Castle"
II am very sorry you think that.
assure You II is not the case" said
Olive.
Mother, how can your" exclaimed
Jack holly.
"If you continue to naunt me in
this way shall refuse to go to the
wedding at ALL" replied Lady Belbor-
ough. Just as her husband Joined the
| little group.
.yvhat is the natter?" he asked.
Mother Is angry, sir, and has In
suited Olive" said Jack hastily.
Lord Belborough had but little
weight In his family as rule; but
The was genuinely fond of Olive and
4 Immensely pleased with the match his
4 son was making. IT think can UNI
4 derstand." he said very quietly
Then to Olive: My dear, you will
make a very bes,r tiful bride;&very
|beautiful indeed; and you are as good
as you are beau tttul. Any mar
might be proud to win you. Jack Il
>
he kissed her tenderly.
= Tears Of modification sprang to hi
} wife's eyes. =
"of course you could be trusted t,
side against me. I. shall not go t
the wedding. The county shall Sc
\ that some one at the Castle is agains
such q degradation.'a
: "Carollne!' cried his lordship, stern
4 ". Never mind my dear child" h,
-fadded to Olive Jack has chosen ex
actly as I would have had him choose
! and / shall be as proud Of my nep
+. daughter as Jack will be of his wife
J Now. Caroline, I wish. to speak to you.
He led her away and for once asserte'
: his authority IN manner. that 81
fenced sven hep bitter tongue
. +S535tfsSt
: The wedding day was gloriously fins
h and Gil the great house was astir wit
t excitement and hustle.
\ But there was a cloud on olive
9 spirits The period Of restless excite
ment had so told upon Mr. Parmente
t that he was really Ill Olive wa
r dressed in good time before the hou
) FOR the cerelnony;s ana rarely beautifr
, land sweet she looked, despite tn
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Fdillygate firm sinagambya. 4 feel
faint he says.
9TH Hon'ra BILE Joe Choate dilly-
gate firm tn United States, moved that
I'm future wars enlisted men shud not
wear eur-rings. Carrid, only Italy vot-
In no.
9TH conference thin discussed blow
in up tn ininly with dinnymite poi
sinin him, shootin' TIL wounded, set
tin fire to infants, hilin' prsoners-iv-
war In hot lard an robbin' graves.
Some excitemint was created durin'
tn talk be tn dillygate firm tn cam
nyhal islands who proposed that pris-
oners-iv-war be eaten. Th' German
dillygate thought that this was carry
lin specyal gift Nv wan power too
| far. It wud give tn cannybal islands
a distinct advantage in case ~ war. as
European sojers We're accustomed to
horses. Th' English dlllygate said
that while much cud be said against
| a practice which personally seemed to
him rather unsportsmanlike. still he
felt he must reserve TIL right ~ amy
'cannybal allies iv Rrittanya to go as
far as they liked.
eth Hon'rable Joe Choate moved
THAT In future wars no military band
! shud be considered complete without
a base-dhrum. Carrld,
4 9TH entire South American dlllyga-
4 tion said that no nation ought to go to
WAR because another nation wanted to
hang 1t UP on TIL slate. TIL ENGLISH
}ldillygate was much incensed. Why
i gintlemen, says he, If ye deprived us
#liv tn right to collect debts be KILN
tn debtor ye wud take away firm war
Its entire moral purpose. ! must ask
ye again to cease thtnkin' on this
subjick IN gross mateerynl way, an
|considher TIL moral side alone he says
TIL conference was much moved be
! this pathetic speech. tn dillygate firm
France wept softly into his handker'
chef. an tn dillygate firm Germany
whit over an forcihly took an open
! face goold watch firm tn dlllysatt
! firm YinZwala.
J, "rh' Hon'rable Joe choate movef
!. THAT In all future wars horses shud b.
!, fed with hay WHEREVER possible. Car
-irId,
!, "a long Informal talk on tn rein
! Introduction ~ scalpin followed, a
last TIL dllygats firm chiny arose an
! says a., sra like to know what war Is
{, What is war. annyhow7 TIL Lor'
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shadow caused BY her fathers condi,

shadow caused by her fathers condi-
ton.
Her bridesmaids arrived and all were
waiting for the carriages, when DR..
Gregory came in search Of her.
II wish to speak to you about your
ia ther, Miss Parmenter," he raid. and
his look was very grave. II really
doubt IL he ought to go to the church.
He ought rather to be In bed"
Where is he?''
at left him in the library with Mr..
Easement. cannot account for the
change In him In the last few days.
He is worse than I have ever known
| him. Has he anything on his mind.
think you, that can account fer It? He
| is in state Of intense nervous ex-
element and apprehension, 1t seems
| to me-"
''Let us go to him." said Olive. II
know he has been very much excited
for the past week. You remainder. !
i told you his last ats ok was tile result
OF telegram that appeared to dis
4 tress him greatly.
IF You can persuade him to remain
at home instead of & ding to the church
j am sure It will be best. He cannot
stand any excitement
/ But Mr.. Parmenter would 40. hear o,
i anything Of the sort. The mare sug.
4 gestion provoked him into an nln,os
I angry protest. Not see ny. child mar
9 RED" he cried. II should go If I hat
to crawl on my hands aad knees tn,
whole way"
! Olive signed to tile others to Ieav,
thenl and as soon as the two wor,
alone. she threw herself on her knees
/. and put her arms round his neck"
Dearest Ills only for your owl
sake" she whispered. CDR. Gregor,
Z thinks the excitement will do yol
harm"
Don't Olive, don't. I must see 70,
married. You don't understand; and
. can't tell YOU now. couldn't bear t.
walt here alone. The suspense woul,
I kill me-
But. dearest. shall be marie
just as surely. Mr.. Easement can Civ
me away; and every one will under
stand that only your health is tn
cause Of your absence,
At that moment the first OF tn
: carriages drove up to the house, an
:. he started UP and looked about him.
5 What is that?',
Only the carriages, dearest, to tax
! us to the church,"
# No. no. Go and see. Quick. Do a
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He pnssea hours at the great gate.
heir OF Belborough We shall expect
you9to give up this middle-class rude
nese You sadly need forming. my

heir OF Belborough We shall expect
youato give up this middle-class rude
mesa You sadly need forming. my
dear"
II have not had the advantages of
your ladyship's birth. but l know re-
torted Olive. unable t. 2. y refrain rain from
the little sting.
The elder lady smiled indulgently.
NO one knows better than l do how
money has deterioated the tone OF So
ciety; but really I must try to i1n-
prove you. But do learn restraint
Olive laughed am afraid I shall
never be very different from what ]
am, You see I am partly American
ana say what I think"
"a positively atrocious habit, child
Only vulgar people indulge that terri
i BILE mannerism.
Jack likes twas the quick reply
given with a smile.
"He is ridiculously in love with you
III know: and that would account fol
| anything But he'll get over that. ant
/ then you must really be careful. i
| will Jar on him; and you will make
heaps Of enemies"
81 have not made them round Bel
borough; but please let me say M
i.,nore about this. If myYfather asked
me to be married tomorrow, ! Shout,
do 1t, Lady Belborough. especially 70,
1 such a reason as he has"
/ II suppose that is his real reaso,
and thatit has not anything to do witt
i your fortune. OF course, that is mos
i important
/ II don't think Jack thinks so. But d,
i let US cry a truce. y
ut Is all most extraordinary" ex
4 claimed Lady Be!borough rising t,Bu
Il then you are a very extraordinary girl.
Il Jack Will agree about that at an
/ rate" cried Olive. "Ah. here he Is. we,
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knows. we don't says tn Chairman.
We're all professors " colleges or
LAWYERS whin We're home he says.
y. ]! y war to shoot my aunt?' says tn
dillygate firm Chiny, Cries iv No,
no. Is It war to hook me fathers
bashfully hurrId away to escape tn
attintions " Europeen sojery?' he says.
Is robbery war; says he. Robbery
is nicissry part Nv, war; says tn
English dillygate. FIR tn purpose ~
enfoorcln a moral example, he saws.
Well says old Wow Chow. I'D like
70 pc able to go back home an tell
thin what war really Is. A FEW years
back ye stint lot Nv young men over
70 our part ~ tn wurruld an without
sayin with ye'er leave or by ye'er
leave they shot us an they hung us
UP be our psyche knots an they
burned down our little bamboo houses.
| Thin they whit up to Pekin, set flre
to tn town an stole ivrything in
sight. I Just got out ~ TIL back durc
4 IN time to escape lab In TIL spine
from a German that I nver see he
lfure. II It hadn't been that whin /
was boy won TIL hundred yards at
! tn University ~ Sambang lr two
hours All forty .minyits an IL 1t hadn't
happened that ! was lightly dhressed
I'm summer 6versklrt an thin blouse
an II tn German hadn't stopped tc
steal me garters I wudden't be here
at this moment says he Was tina:
war, or wasn't it7' no SAYS IT was ar
expedition says tn dillygate firm
i England, TO serve tn high moral 100
4 tiles iv CHRISTIAN civvylization.' Thin.
says tn dillygate firm Chiny, putin
on his hat, I'm fr war; he says. II
4lain't SO rough he says. An he win
lhome."
but Ia the navy goln' to TIL Pas
ssync?" asked Mr.. Hennessy.
IL ye, took a vote in tn navy on IL
4 I've bet i wud," said Mr.. pooley.
4 That's TIL throuble about these her,
y movements FIR peace We use tn,
wrong kind ~ people to stop war
4 Instead ~ usin' Professors am law
Iyers We ought to use so1ers. A peac
movement that cud get TIL support 4
Ith' United States navy wud be wortl
while. Let ivry man do what he cal
in his own way. Let him attend &
til thing he knows most about lie
tn sojers stop war ant tn professor
stop talkint"
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to tn home ~ tn Christyan Indeavor
Society or throng tn free libries readin'
relligous pothry. Me frind Bob Evans
is goin' to conthribute series Nv arti-
cles to tn Ladies' Home Journal on;
croshaying. FIR tn Hague Peace Con-
ference has abolished war. Hinnlssy.
Ye've seen tn last war yell liver see.
me boy.
9TH Hague conference. Hinnissy, was
got UP be TIL Gear " Rooshya just be-
fure he moved his army again tn Japs.
1t was q quiet day at Saint Pethers-
burg. TIL prime minister had Just been
blown up with dinnymite, tn Cars
Lscle had been shot an wan Nv his
cousins was expirin' firm dose Nv
peace In tn warrum summers afther-
noon tn Gear felt almost dhrousy a he
set in his rifle palace an listened to tn
low. monotonous drone Nv bombs beln'
hurled at tn Probojensky guards. an
picked TIL broken glass out Nv tn
drink that'd just been brought to him
be an aged servitor who was president
llv tn Saint Pethersburg lodge Nv Pa
thrlotic Assasslns. TIL monarch's mind
turned 70 TIL subjict ~ war an Ia says
TO himsilf: What q dhreadful thing It
Is that such q beautiful wurruld shud
Ibe married be thousands Nv innoc!nt
men be!n' STINT out to shoot each other
f'r no cause whin they might Bother
stay at home an wurruk f'r their rifle
sthers,' he says. i will diguise me-
silf as moojlk an go over to tn
ltil!ygraft Office an summon meetin
Nv tn Powers he says
"That's how It come about, All tn
powers stint d!llygates an gr-reat
lmanny " tn weaknesses did SO too
They met last week In Holland, an
they have been devotln' all their time
isince to maxim war impossible in tn
future. TIL meetln' was opened with
Ian ACRIMONIOUS debate over resolu-
ltion offered he dlllygate firm Parry,
I quay calm fr lmmeejit dlsarmamint
which Is tn same, Hinnissy, az noti
Z fyln' tn Powers to turn In their gun!
to TIL man at tn dure, This was car
. riel be very heavy majority. Among
those that voted In favor ~ 1t were
Paryguay. Uruguay, Switzerland. Chi
my Belgium an San Marino. Oppose.
were England, France Rooahya. Ger
many, italy, Austhree, Japan AM TIL,
United States
This was regarded be all present a
fla happy auggry. TIL conY!ntion ttli,
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IT eee,'' said Mr.. Hennessey, were
gon' to sind tn navy to tn Passyac.'
II see we're not, too" said Mr.. Doo-
ley. There's two Sides to lvry ques-
'tion. an in Washington there arc
Itwinty-two to iv'ry answer. Wan day
lsees tn navy tearin' around tn Horn,
mot to intimydate tn Japs, mind ye
but only to show thin that II they're
llookin' FIR throuble they can have 1t
without movin' out Nv their back yards.
Another day tn navy is still at home
lexplodin' itsilf TIL navy gun her nam
was Maude. I wudden't want to be in
front ~ wan ~ thin gr-reats mines
| iv destruction. but II had to make
me choice an all tn places undher-
meath were taken, I'd rather be In front
thin behind FIR purposes Nv safety
they ought to be pointed tn other way.
4 II war comes tn minyit we turn our
guns on tn inimy twill be all over with
him.
4 mo, sir, I can't tell whether tn navy
! is goin' to spend TIL rest Nv its days
Inrotect!n' tn what Hogan calls our in
suited possessions In tn Oryent, or
A whether 1t is to remain In tn neigh
lborhood ~ Barnstable maxim TIL gla-
4 ziers ~ New England rich beyond tn
lldhreams Nv New England avarlce,
which ar're hopeful dhreams. TIL cabi-
lEet is divided, TIL sicrety Nv tn navy is
lolVlQed, III pTlSldlnl ID 0lYlQeo an III
'lpress Is divided. Wan great td!tor
firm his post " danger In Paris. has
|ordhered tn navy to report at San
Francisco at four eight next Thursday
Another great iditor Twin In Germany
has warned 1t that It Will do SO at IT.
Iperil, Nnwthin' Is so fne as 60 see 6
,Igreat modhern Journalist unbend firm
his mighty task " se!ect!n' firm 6
bunch " photographs tn prettlest cook
,lv Flathush, or engineerin with hi
great turrowed brain tn Topsy Fizzlf
T compytition to trifle with some lighI
warm-weather subjict like internay
tlonal law or war. But men such al
i these can do anything.
"But. annyhow what difference doe
lit make whether TIL navy goes to tn
Passyhc or not? II 1t goes at all /
won't be to make war. They've dump
ed all TIL forrteen-inch shells into II,
Isea, TIL ammunition hoists ar-re flle'
!, with American beauty roses an orchids
I TIL guns are loaded with confetty Th
. officers dhrink nawthin' stronger THU
vanilla an strawberry mixed. VIII!
2 lth' tars go ashore they hurry at vans