Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
Report of the Trouble.

Simon Wolf of this city, chairman Of
the board Of delegates of civil rights OF
the Union of American Hebrew Congre-
cations, is in receipt from the State De-
partment of a copy Of a report made to
the department by the American en-
bassy at st. Petersburg outlining. in
brief, the present situation respecting the
threatened expulsion of Jews from ktev,
Russia.
The order of expulsion. 1t is stated.
was not carried out, but was held In
allegiance pending further study Of the
situation by the Russian government
Subsequent to the receipt OF this IN
formation by the department the Amer
lean embassy at st. Petersburg, through
mitted to the department somewhat
elaborate report concerning the anti
semitic agitation in Russia. which, he
says, is not clearly understood in many
quarters abroad. In the course OF his
report Mr.. Wheeler says:
Before May 22-June 4, 1907, certain
Jews holding certificates of the First
Guild were permitted to reside in kiev.
The Amnesty circular Of that date gave
the right of residence, also, to other
Jews who had been domiciled there con-
trary to law during the disturbances OF
19O5-19O6 Upon the issuance Of this cir
cular the Jews of the First Guild ceased
taking out their certificates. deeming this
no longer necessary. They also began
to take UP other lines Of trade which
had been forbidden them under the terms
Of their previous certificates. Under the
pressure OF the duma NJ. Stolypin was
obliged in March Of the present year. to
repeal the circular, and a strict enforce
ment Of the law was ordered.
Expulsion for All.
"The situation was now adverse, not
only for those Jews who had Illegally
established a residence, but also for
those who, previously possessing the
right of residence. had failed to take out
the requisite certificates and had gone
into forbidden lines Of business. These
latter, under the law. had thus forfeited
the privileges previously held. 1t was
a question, therefore, or the expulsion
of all alike.
1.-The wholesale order gave rise to SO
many protests, both from the Jews af-
fected by it and from commercial organi-
cations, which deprecated any disturb
ance of the business conditions or the
section, that q commission was appointed
by the governor general OF the district
to consider the situation. and at the same
time a commissioner was sent from the
department of commerce and INDUSTRY
cit is this commission which has now
reported. Latest advices give the de-
tailed results of it's examination as fol-
lows:
"Cases examined, 1.1SO: allowed to re-
main, 10; expulsions confirmed. $50;
cases still undecided. 80.
1.-The total number of cases decided ad-
versely. it will be noted. is considerably
below the number first alleged. and 1t is
probable, as stated in dispatch No. 100,
that sufficient number Of those who
failed to renew their guild certificates
will be allowed to remain by paying for
the privilege. to materially lessen the
number finally expelled.
No Violence Expected.
There is at present little likelihood
that the carrying out of the order OF
expulsion will be the signal for any act
Of violence"
It will be noted from the text Of the
State Departments official advices that
NJ. Stolypin's action in repeating the cir
cular and in ordering a strict enforce
ment Of the law was due to the pressure
brought upon him by the duma, the wide
ly heralded representative legislative
body Of Russia.