The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
DRIVING JEWS OUT OF KIEFR
SrOLYPIN SENDS OFFICIALS
TO DIRECT PERSECUTION.

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ST.. PETERSBURG. April 3S.-Next Thur~-
day n q day % dread for the Jews In KieR.
While the Orthodox Biahop FlAviAn In
waahlng the feet Of twelve men on Holy
Thursday. which comes next week under
the Russian calendar. . rite which sym
boliRsa the divine humility and charity
Of the Saviour. troops will he driving
100 Jews and their wives and Children
out % KieR in order that the Holy City
shall mot be polluted by the presence Of
Jews during Holy week.
Premier Seolypin IN unwilling 10 trust
the municipal authorities oG KieG " ith the
duty Of expelling the Jews and has de-
apAtchcd four officials OF the Ministry %
the Interior 20 superineend the expulsion.
The city has been divided into four dis
tricts. each under control Of one Of the
officials referred 20. who will be backed
up by troops. They will expel every jew
from his residence.
Many Of them have been tolerated by
the local officials. Premier Stolypin. how
yer. intends To drive out every jew. en-
forcing the letter Of the law rigidly.
Where these exiles are to go and how they
are going 70 live doea not interest the
Prime Minister. apparently. for no prep
Arations have been made for feeding tho
multitude Of exiles.
Petitions from the Merchants Guild.
Stock Exchange committees and num-
beers Of influential Christians for the
abandonment Of the Governments plan
Of persecution OF the Jews during Holy
Week have been ignored. The police
stations az Kief are filed with unfor-
tIInAts Jews who. ignorant OF the order
Of expulsion. have come there 90 receive
medical assistance. They Are being de-
ported rapidly. In order to prevent the
Jews from returning to KieR surrepti-
ttously guards are stationed At the rail-
road dsposa and steamship wharves.
The Government requested to-day that
the Governors Of the Southern and West
srn provinces examine into the question
Of the expulsion of the Jews from Kielf
There 10 now considerable hope enter
tanned that they will he allowed 70 remain.
The military season 10 in full swing
Tho Car has held daily reviews on the
great parade ground At Tsarskoe-sselo
Of the Imperial Guards regiments. in
GLIDING the Cossacks OF the bodygu
The plains Of ~. Petersburg province
are crowded with the first year con-
scripts who enlisted after the last harvest
and are undergoing final preparati ions
for imperial inspection early in May
The CzArina and the Czarovitch watch
from their carriages daily the reviews
by the Gar.
The municipality OF st. Petersburg
elscted recently a new Mayor. IlyA
GlAzounoH. who became affected I'M
mediately with the mania for correcting
abuses. report reached the Mayor
fed. He thersupon announced that he
would visit the roo officially the next
day 30 see for himself what was going
on.
When NJ. winkler. the custodian Of
the roo. heard Of the threatened inspec-
ton he assembled all the keepers at the
front gate and refused to allow the Mayor
to enter the grounds The ROO II con-
trolled by the imperial and not by the
municipal authorities. Mayor GlazounOf.
however. insisted upon his right To see
that the animals had enough food NJ
Winkler offered TO put the MAYOR in the
den Of wolves to learn for himself how
hungry they were. but the Mayor de-
clinsd
The upshot Of the whole matter was
that Mayor Glazounon was Obliged to
retire discounted. The gardens have
beer closed TO tbs public until the aues-
ton % the official right Of entry j. settled
by the imperial authorities.