Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-08

Does not nussia, calling herself
Christian, know that II was these al.
tefances OF Christianity which drsl
save rise 20 tho llo and legend 81
fitual murdcrf' Does not Russia,
pretending 20 be Christian. know how
bitterly the early Christian fathers
complained against such a goddess ac-
cueation (Tcrtullius. Apolog ndtcrs,
eeniea, chaps VII, VlID, ana how
strongly they denounced and con-
demped (Aufussin, liber de Hacresi-
bus) such criminal charger
Not until tho thirteenth century.
the century which gave birth 20 the
darkest fanaticiam ana cruel supcr-
atitlpn Of the middle agea-the burn
Ing of books, and tho killing of
witchcs--hecame SO common u was
not until then that the blood accu-
sation was ever brought forth aRalnst
the dew Tho reason ~ the crime.
which had for centuries been falsely
charged against Christianity, was now
with equal falscness turned against
Judaism can readily be seen. Ia tho
first place. the people Of tho time
were 80 deeply sunk in iQnorauce,
fan8ticlsm ana superstition that tho
inventors az the Die could hope 60
gain crcdcncc FOR their malicious
Islander. nut W addition % that. the
Held of Jow-hatinq ana jew batting
had then become fcftllzod by the cone
slant cause OF anti-scmitism--cnvy
As loag az the jew remained merely
the aimloss wandcrer ana nameless
sufferer OF the world. the worlds hos
tllity towards him showed itself only
spasmodiCRily. Ia times OF Insane fan
atheism, as during the crusados. In
its sober moments and more rational
moods the worlds contempt was not
unmiNed with pity for the Jew. In
the thirteenth century. however. the
Jew had In many Instances attained
to wealth and afflucnce and achieve
mcnt spain. undcr Mohommcdan
rule. had early recognized the benefits
and blessings that would accrue 10
her land n opportunities were opened
10 the jew % enriching the country's
science and commerce and literature.
AZ a result. jews came then 90 Dee tho
most eminent scientists and scholars
OF Spain This Wcil-hcinR of the jew
aroused tho envy on his opponents in-
tenslfyng and seeking for an outlet
IN persecution, for which the old
Islander and calumny of ritual muir
der" offered q convenient excuse.
That the honest and enlightened
among Christians az once realised
the iniamy OF the charge and would
not besmirch the name Of Christian
itv hy such villHnous Vaccinations
can be seen from the fact that Pope
innocent ~ at once C2fTl issued "a
proclamation AGAINST the develish ac-
cusation. while Frederick o. had pre-
vlousiy called together e large mum
Der az semetlc scholars and Jewish
converts TO Christianity ANA uphn
their oath and unanimous testimony
freed tho Jews from an suspicion ~
the "foul and false satanic ACCUSE
ton" The example OF this popc and
this prince who were honest and
truth-ioving enough 60 denounce tho
falsehood has boon ,lliowed through
out the centuries hy many anothrr
pope and many another prince end
millions Of otho honest persons. but
10 no avail In This twentieth ccn-
fury Infamous Russia rcvives thc libel
of ritual murder.
who. then ls 90 that is being irled
at the bar OF civilizations It thc
one jew RcIlis. is 20 the entire jew
Ism people; or is 70 Russia herself mat
h. nov on trial ut the bar Of ciNiliga-
ton?