Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-12
RUSSIA AND THE JEWS.

The demand of our fellow citizens who are
members of the Jewish faith that they shall be
granted the right to travel in Russia the same
as those who worship at other affairs is pre-
eminently just and fair, and if the Russian gov
eminent does not accede to the just demand, then
all intercourse between this country and that
should be forbidden to enter the United States
and those who are here and are not naturalized
should be expelled.
The severest criticism against this nation us
that it does not have Sufficiently strong for.
eign policy We have never protected our cit
in foreign parts should protect Them
and we have allowed foreign government to
treat us with contempt that they would not
have dared to have treated a petty European
state.
Our position, Of course, has been due to the
fact that we have amongst us lot Of sentimental
lists who fancy that the millennium has daWned
and that the lion and the lamb have lain down
together Great Britain the contrary has never
hcSitated for IA moment to protect her citizens
in Ii matter what part Of the world they might
be, and her name Is respected even among bar
barous and savage tribes who know nothing OF
her geographically. The United States should do
the same thing.
We even discuss in this country the rights
Of foreigners under the constitution, and we de-
bate whether this nation is as sovereign in its
rights and powers the other nations Of the
world. We lower ourselves in the eyes of the
WORLD by thdl puclllanmOuS conduct. IL we
have not>nerve enough to protect ourselves, when
we have the power, why should expect other
nations to respect u.s.
Russia Las for years violated the treaty be-
tween this country and the empire. She has
acted with arbitrarineSs and inSolence that
she would not have dared to carry toward Great
Britain and we have tamely submitted to it. She
has expelled our citizens time and again be
cause she did not like their writings their
records. Thus Kenyon, Biglowe and others have
! been forbidden to enter the empire because they
| criticised the crimes and sins Of the emperor
and the arstocracy. The Duke Boreas came to
this country and conducted himself as though
he denizen of the tenderloin and we en-
| dured it. In word, have allowed Russia to
continue her insolence until it has become ncn-
| durable, to
The Of the Russian government,
because the is only weak imbece, with
no power or influence, afraid to move, and a de
| generate of the most pronounced type, is that
| because we object to Chinese the Russians have
a right to object to Jews The eases, however,
are entirely different If Russia objected to
Americans engaging in business in the empire;
to their competing with her Subjects there would
be reason to complain If the objection was
against class that effected Russia industrially; if
, 1t applied to certain occupations there would be
some room for argument, and that is true Of the
treatment of the Chinese i'll the United States
since we hGve no objection to Chinese scholars
gentlemen and professional men, or even mer-
chants, but if the president of the United States
belonged to the Hebrew faith or Hebrew
member Of the cabinet wanted to enter Russia
both would be barred. America can not allow
: such condition to exist, <and since she can not
enforce her demands by force of arms-which is
. to be regretted-for another licking Of Russia
!. would be good thing-a treaties should be
abrogatcd; all Russians excluded, and all Rus
SLAMS expelled, until the people of Russia reacl
= state Of enlightenment that entities them to b,
: caSsed with the civilized nations Of the eartl
and to be dealt with as civilized.