New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

holy Crusades upon which Christen-
dom embarked cost the lives OF nun
dreds of thousands OF Jews. The Span
ish lnquisition will forever remain a
bloody stain on the pages OF Chris
tianity's history.
But even more important 20 the mod
crn world was the Jewish contribution
10 the commercial development Of the
world. The Jewish migration from
country to country marks the path OF
economic progress IN mankind. ARABIA
reached its zenith in civilization when
Jewish life centred there. The gradual
economic and political rise Of Spain IN
the medieval ages was largely caused
by the large influx of Jews to the coun-
try.
SPANS power rapidly declined after
the Jews were driven out Of the coun-
try. while Holland. which opened its
gates 10 the cxiles. became the leading
commercial nation in the world. The
stream of Jewish migration then turned
eastward. Germany. Poland and South
western Russia we're M turn developed
economically by the Jews. while in
England. France and America their
commercial role was by no means sec
ondary.
Oppression Caused Migration
The reason for Jewish migration was
the oppression 10 which they were sub
iectcd i'm the countries in which they
settled. After developing a certain
territory. competition with the native
{ population would put the Jew on the
! defensive. This economic factor would
strengthen the hostile attitude toward
/ him. Prosecutions would increase. The
/ lew would be forced TO look for a new
promised land. Such a land was Rus
/ STA when he first entered that country
The same was true OF Germany and
+ Poland.
/ Up TO a comparatively short time ago
the Jewish problem was really but q
matter Of safe existence. The finding
Of a refuge was tho ultimate goal OF
the Jews daily life. In his spiritual
realm he dreamed of a new, bright
future. That future was invariably
connected with Palestine. And Pales-
tine was only a distant hope. There
was no practical side 10 this national
feeling The Jews considered them
selves a nation without a country, and
10 was left to a divine messenger to
restore their country TO them.
As modern civilization developed, the
intolerablc condition of the Jews be-
came a burning political question in
every advanced state In England the
Jewish problem came up for solution IN
1855. when Cromwell was converted TO
the cause of the eXicd race. Other
countries were not so quick TO recog-
nize the justice Of allowing the Jews
freedom. I'm America the Jews played
a very important financial role during
the Revolutionary War
Jew Financed Washington
Washington was financed by Jew
i'm his campaigns. The French Revolu-
ton was the beginning of strong Jew
! ish emancipation movement throughout
Europe. France led, and Napoleon
/ even summoned Jewish Assembly.
/ Italy, Austria and Germany proceeded.
after France, to gradually cqualiZe the
jew with the rest Of the population.
The nineteenth century saw practically
! half Of the worlds Jewry legally
emancipated.
The Jewish problem took definite
shape toward the end Of the last cen
turv. II was noticed that in those coun-
I tries where the Jews had been enamel
pated there originated an anti-Semitic
movement. Germany was the birth
place of this modern anti-Semitism. On
the other hand, in Russia and Ru-
mania. where more than half OF the
worlds Jewry lived, prosecutions were
intensified
In spite Of the Berlin treaty Of 1873
By which Rumania bound herself 10
grant equal rights 10 her Jewish in
habitants. the condition Of the Ru-
manian Jews grew worse. In Russia a
series Of massacres occurred in the
early sos. and since then the several
million Russian Jews have undergone
one Of the bloodiest periods in the his
tory Of their race.
Eyes Turned To Holy Land
The situation of the Eastern jews
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