The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-05

'iat the issue was wider than the rights or
wrongs Of the Russian Jews. | urged our Gov
eIhment 20 press upon the Tsar the necessity
Tor their instant emancipation a measure the
easier and the more natural. inasmuch as they
had come into the war with burning enthus-
iasm. inexhaustible sacrifices. and incredible
heroism Their emancipation would have
meant 10 the Allied cause an immense asset
OF good will-the good will OF a people of
journalists
But the opportunity was let slip. though IT
was war for righteousness and the freedom
OF small natiOnalites. and though even Rus
sian Senator-Baron Rosen, formerly Ambas-
sador at Washngton-cried out in the I'm
perial Council: 1T is impossible simultaneously
20 serve two gods-it is impossible 20 profess
as regards International relations The great
principles of liberty and justice and 10 ignore
them regards inner Affairs. This would DO
unparalleled political hypocrisy and cynlcism."
But was there at least an alleyiaton-for war
time ony-of the legal sunerings Of the Jews
OF Russia Surely Russia was touched by
their Jewish patriotism. They were the sole
nationality from which only sons were con-
scripted and they bore 70 without murmur;
tHcy even added yoluuteers-they came back
from America Itself Their Weather classes
surely Russia-the land. as stephen Graham
tells US OF pure primitive Christiauity-cou.d
not hut respond tO this supreme example OF
Christian forgivoucsst
How Russia responded YOU shall now hear
And though stream of documents has poured
upon me from Russian Jewry. % is not their
evidence that shall call. though 90 isl natural
ly nearest Co the facts. ] will gu only 10 the
speechcs in the Duma. published IN the Rus
sian papers. neither censored by the Russian
Government nor C1ntradlefsd by it:
Under the mask of military requirement"
said Professor MIEuhon. the celebrated leader
OF the Cadet Party constitutional Demo
H..H
sponsibuit. for uucommitted crimes we're
adopted against the Jews-measures remind
INK ono uI tho savage laws Of the Dark Ages.
and degrading us boo the eyes OF the civilized
world THE Jews said q. p KtrensiI
labor parity. 'hayr been crurifcd by hatred
and CtIumuy.' a series OF measures" cried
Friedman tthc Jewish Deputy. absolutely Boa.
credible and unhCard OF in the history of hu.
r.ar.'.. whether for their cruelty or their
pret.St"
What was trIs pretext7 Let Tschkheidzo.
fhc leader OF fho Socialist Democrats. answer.
"Gsuuemeu" Doc said On the uuma ON the Ist1
.. ..Itf. 1915. .fIo Government. once more
uu &c. 'Isf lfEa. turned again FOR a scape1oa- tu
Che Jews This time instead of a charge o.
r..Il. fuHr' DO Oh. tha accusation of felony
and treHChery But sU Russia and au Furope
knows what has happened behind the armies
aud on the hatuehelde. The guilty are not
fIe IeHs.fho whole country know. chat Tho
guilty are the traitors some of them recently
In high oTire some Of them nuU htnrtI. who
have 1aftened ON OFFICIAL contracts"
And what we're the measure to rcurcss the
innocent Jowa9 one was. lke tho Germans
ir HeIFium 90 take hostage. ono. unlike Tho
Germans. from their own subjects -Four hun.
dred of the jewish elders were thrown into