The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-11-06

During the last six months, the
Jews Of Galicia have been visited by
a succession of prosecutions, in which
Jewish lives and Jewish property
have been sacrificed in the most wan
ton manner In fact, the treatment
to which the Jews of Poland,
Lithuanla, and Galicia have been
Systematically subjected Of late forms
a singular commentary on the claim
Of the Central Powers that they are
fighting a war of self defense. Ger
many and Austria Hungary have
made repeated protestations of the
high moral ideals by which they are
guided in their conduct of the war.
But if these protestations are exam
ined in the light of the prosecutions
to which the Jews Of eastern Europe
have been exposed, they appear rath-
er insane.
Not only have the Central Powers
entirely neglected the interests Of the
Jews in the occupied territories OF
Poland and Lithuania, but they have
actually encouraged there a policy OF
political economic oppression, DELHI
erately ignoring every claim Of the
| jews LAllu lIISy nave LOI I4lOA ely uC-
MED their rights; they have over
whelmed them with wrongs.
Faith in Central Powers Destroyed.
For some years before the war the
Jews in Poland had been suffering
under an economic boycott. After
the withdrawal of Russia from the
war the Jews naturally wondered
whether Germany and Austria, which
| had always laid claim to q superior
civilization to that of Russia, would
put an end to their trials. On the
contrary, their sufferings have beer
even more intense.
Anti-Jewish propaganda has beer
in constant circulation. Articles ap
pear almost daily in the newspaper
accusing the Jews of all sorts o
crimes and advocating enforced emf
grafton. In order to insure still
wider circulation for this propaganda
leaflets are repeatedly distributed b!
unknown agencies calling for attack
upon the Jews. These leaflets hav,
been sent out not only in small town
where it might appear that they haC
escaped the eyes Of the government
al authorities. but also in the larg
cities of Warsaw. Lemberg ant
Cracow. These incendiary leaflet
and posters are written in Polisl
(full of Germanisms) and are printed
in type used in German presses, 81
that the conclusion is obvious.
In Warsaw and LODI antiJewisl
posters calling upon the people to at
tack the Jews were exhibited in tn
streets for three days. Although tn
Jewish press was not allowed to refe
to them at all a German-run Polisl
paper was permitted by the censor
ship to express its approval of them
This case of unfairness on the par
of the Government was so obviou
that the two socialist deputies, Cob,
and Noske entered a protest on tn
subject in the German Reichstag t
:, the Chancellor. but without receivin
any satisfaction.
Germans Admit Ant!-Semitism.
, 1t is significant that even the Ger
, man semi-official organ, the NOrd
deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung admit
ted last March that there had been
recent increase in Anti-Semitism i
Poland. Little else could have bee
expected from the rev governmen
set up last January by the Centre
, Powers.
Not single Jew has been appoint
ed to the office of District Admins
traitor in the cities of the occupie
zone. OF the 200 Jewish councillor
IN the Austrian occupied territory, ne
a single one was allowed to attend g