New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
PRUSSIA LIKE RUSSIA
{, avs of 1847 Against All For
elm Jews Still in Force.

,co,vrisht, 1912, by the Breht"oou o''r''i'
p.neror William has been taking couh-
9TH Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hoi!-
ord his ministers as to the possloi'-
wee occurring from the Prussian lesiS-
~ v roneal of the laws OF 1877 against
IS'", Iews for Russia is not as so
Nv Nv people believe. the oniy buropea.i
H. ",rer that places all sorts OF obstacles Al
rsv Of Hebrew foreigners by reasO'i
.ho,r creed and race. in the kiileoo',
" n-,,seia according TO statutes enacted
~ reign of Frederick William ~
u ~, Jews are prohibited, under the
W.. aI,,. n fine and imprisonment 10 re-
peNI' 80, longer I'm the kingdom than SIX
'oats without special permit s'"i'oO
W tbe Minister of the Interior.
e,n,Iar penalties are provided tor frus-
oit,zens who may employ toreish
,T.hrevs In any capacity. without Spev."'
n,norization In each instance from tho
saSistor of the Interior. and how stlIclIs
-. laws are enforced is best SHOWN y!
[act that only the other day the Der
Wn courts inflicted fines upon N''
Snown Jewish merchant ana FrusSia'i
ajt,zsn of the name Of Max Noipe .oi
..,,rg in his capacity as presiding eloei
= one of the metropolitan syna9osueS
,o,oved an Austrian Jew, Morltz M'lel'
,sligious teacher of the younger mem
&c of the congregation, without oo'"''
i.r any permit from the Department u
,he Interior Elder Wolpe mas nov
obliged 10 dispense with the services -
voritz Miller. who has been coinPeHo" ~
iooya the kingdom and TO return 10 AUS
ria. ,,.,,.o,, extreme
~ liberal toward the Jews. But ms SUI
,.,,s-and by that Of course, ! mean the
,n-,,ss,ans--do not share his views IN '"Is
rssnect, q fact which is strlKlhs'S vi
$40 the complete exclusion OF jews l'0'ii
AZ commissioned ranks OF the army anu
.ayv There were some in the wal "a
.o-n end even until the beginning OF 'he
"a,av+ reign. But to-day there are nohe'
w. hs,nr due TO the fact that the officers
n, a regiment are permitted 10 pass ufoi'
che eligibility Of any candidate oelore ne
:. assnitely gazetted to their corps anu
-, thev invariably turn down every
Jewish name -,,,
~ tba national legislature Of Prussia
.,..,oh the higher and lower aristocracy
~ predominant influence, most oI
.Sa members of both houses holding eol''-
,,,ss,ons in the army, either on the ac'''e
Tst On the Landwehr or in the reserves
,hs same anti-Scmilc feeling pre'ai's'
end anv bill that the Emperor may cause
~ ministers 10 submit 10 them tehulHe
- ronaal the statutory disabilities OF lo'-
~, 1o,ys * likely 10 encounter the same
overwhelming defeat that has iaNen u
,hs share of other measures lniilaIeo u!
William IL. -;,,,. 20
The matter is all the more SERIOUS u
- ei,ca Prussian officials, unlike
hose for instance, Of England 90 not ca
ercise any Judgment in the appllca'ioh %
sx;s,lre laws, There are HUNDREDS OF
.,ot,rtes in England, some OF them oa'l"S
nom the reign Of queen AhzaOeul am
r-on James !, providing eXtraFasah' pen
o,,ies for the most trivial offences ana III
.co,land the medieval law decIee1hg cap
tal punishment for infracuons Oh O'S
lsvsrtb Commandment continues uh-
hanged OF course, no attempt Is Hl"O'
,ovadays TO enforce either this OF ol"''
.tst,t.es Of an analogous nature, ana they
lave been permitted 20 become dead let
RS But in Prussia, as long as Ia"
mains unlepealed, no matter how aroi-
,ary its tenor, the government ohlelals'
he magistrates and the judges consider II
r. no their duty to execute its provisions
with the utmost rigoL