The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
n, HERMAN BERNSTEIN.
Editor Of "Thc Day"

erty-his ambition thrOttled his cray
ing Tor education stiiicd. his oppor-
,uniues ;or work and trade blocked.
Then picture the sorrows of the Bel
gan, attacked. ruined, homeless. starry
Ing. with widows and orphans on all
sides Take away from the Belgian
his fathcrland, his hope for rcgencra-
lion and for justice. the sympathy Of
he world and the relief sent by gem
erous humanity-and you will have
faint idea ~ the sorrow and suffer
ings Of the Polish jew to-day.
Upward Of three million Of Polish
Jews are starving, homeless driven
from place to plc'n by the armies that
are hghting Russia and by the armies
hat are fghting for Russia; boycotted.
Inundated slandered by the Poles, ac-
cused Of the vilest crimes, VI dis
loyalty, of espionage and trcachery--
all FOR the purpose Of dsCrcditing
them 20 ~ to rob them even Of the
hope q freedom and justice in the
future
For several years before the out
break OF the European war. the Jews
OF Poland suffered as no oppressed
people have ever suffered anywhere
else on the face OF the earth. In ad-
dition 10 the general disabilities and
the restrictive laws when paced them
BEYOND 'he pa'e ol human rights they
were merc"eSSy houhutn ana Tor
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~ -. ha,,,s,,i 80,
po,and - ra,i,n ro,,r,-,,,t..aI 80
i,,,ana.od aud rogo,,ora,ad nond,,,,,,
c,,rrircIy do,,tsad and or,,at,,,
avocn,ad r,rr,,i,,, ~ ocano,,i, La,.,
co,, against the lows within ~.
po,fsb nro,,tpcos
Tho a,t.Iou.ly, hayc,,, &, it, ,,u,o
,or,,, ,,ro,, o,,, ~ roif,ic,i 5,,,,,Ia.,,,-
mon, and tho vanp.nrr. Tho pole.
ure,ksd unon rho Iav.s ,,,s di,nn,,.,,
Tho liberal Polish Ieade.,s of vestardnv
b.came tho mos, rat.d bo,r,l,ss Loo,
hslters Orders were issu.d tbro,igh the
press To boycott the Jews throughout
Poland. Poles were warned a-linst
buylnr ANYTHING from Jews. Polish
physicians refused To render medical
aid to Jews, Polish druggists refused
20 sell medicine To the Jewish lick.
Polish hospitals refused to admit Jew
sh patients. however critical their
condition, ana there are records OF
Jewish families sain. burned 10 death.
as IN the time OF the lnGlisition; of
jewish homes destroyed OF JewIsn
shops plundered.
inc poE'"nt policy ao'GuJEed 10y
me husSan foN rnmeht. was taken
up ~ another FORM ny IN" Poles.
ProNu!atloHs 'HcS 'oEtured ln' d'N'Nl
poF' Wl'n!h 'h'F prov '"''H' 'u"''i
men, "tten putting thcn 10 DEAN
'P'" one protest o. hHoI1er'
When the war broke out the Jews
o. Russia were carried away by a pas
sionatc loyalty 10 Eusa.l ,hat, 20 the
outsider. seemed nor. than strange.
They en- lsted a. volunteers n large
numbers, they established hospitals,
they gave 'arga sums ~ money for tn"
wound, soldiers, they fouIht and died
for Russia, where it had been 50 hard
for them to live.
Amonp the first baroas nr tho PMS
sian troops the Jews furnished a cor
spicuous,v Iarpe number Tho Jewish
heroes Distinguish d themselves bv
their courage and devotion. ana
even tho ave- ~ tho p,soi,n reaction
aries seem 4 "a have heen op.ued The
lew ba,to-s snddepI, re,Ii2.d their
hIurdering norrowress ard slck.y
prejudice
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