The Denver Jewish news., 1919-01-09
Jews At International
Diplomatic Meetings
MEASURES TAKEN BY JEWS TO
SECURE THEIR CIVIL. POLITE
CAL AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS
AT INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMAT
&c CONGRESSES AND CONFER
ENCES.
tContinuation.)
CONGRESS OF PARIS ua5G) AND THE
CONFERENCE OF PARIS U85s)

The first of these International di-
plomatic gatherings resulted in the
Treaty of Paris on March 30. 1856,
which put an end to the war of the
Crimea. BY the terms of this treaty
Russia ccded part of Besarrabia which
was united with Moldayin. Wallachia
and Moldavia as well as Servia were
confirmed in thdr rights and i'm
munities and placed under the protec-
ton of the Powers. The second con-
ference resulted in the Convention of
Paris on August 10, 1858. for the or
ganization of the principalities of
Moldavia and Wallachia and included
the electoral stipulations.
Article No. 4G of this Paris Conven-
tion reads as follows:
All Moidavians- waliachians are equal
before the law and equally admis-
sibe to public functions. The Moldavians
shall enjoy political rights equally. The
rnjoyments of these rights can he
tended to the other religions by legis-
lative enactments."
1t was this clause which left the set.
tlcment of the Jewish question to the
discretion of the Roumanians and en-
abled them to deprive the Jews of their
civil and political rights. 1t seems
diplomatic gatherings the Jews made
no attempts to safeguard the rights of
their fellow Jews in Roumania. On
March s. 1873, the Jewish Chronicle
says: T.
"a memorial to either of these confer
ances. 'from the Board of Deputies. then
the only Jewish organization In the world.
sent to sneak in the name Of the Jewish
people. thru the instruinnntaiity Of the
British Government. would probably have
sufficed to prevent the insertion in these
treaties of the notorious clauses which
enabled Roumnnia to set on foot the too
we'll known prosecutions of her Jewish
subjects W.
CONFERENCE AT CoNsTANTINOrLE
tDe~ember-Jsnuary. Iss7.,7- 49,
This conference was called for the
purpose of solving the problems Great
ed by the aspiration of the Christians
subjected to Ottoman rule and to pre-
vent. If possible. war between Russia
and Turkey. On Jan. IS. 1877. the
Council of the Sultan rejected the prop
ositions of this conference as to re-
form in Turkey. and Russia declared
war on Turkey on April 4. 1877. In
connection with this conference, how
ever. the most thOro-going attempt, as
yet recorded. was made by the Jews
of the world to secure and safeguard
the civil and political rights of their
fellow-Jews In the Balkan princirali-
ties. An international Jewish Con-
gress representing the principal Jew
ish organizations of the world. was
convened in Paris and held sessions
? from Dec. II to Is. 1876.
The initiative was taken by the An.
glo-Jewish Association which. on No
vember To- 1876, passed the following
resolutions: t
.Momentnus changes heing imminent in
.hc Fast likely to affect large communi-
les Of Jews.
"Resolved. That It he proposed to the
Alliance Israclite Universelle to convene as
sercnfter. in conjunction with this rss"cia-
ION the Alliance in Vienna. aud other sim
'iarlv constituted hodies In Emr"ne and
tmerica, n conf"-enca coi"nosad Of dele
,ates of surh bodies. IN order to Deliberate
rpon and adont such measures ms NAV
seem best CALCULATED to secure to the Jews
IN the rrovinces effected nv tn" var tho
same rights may be obtained for the
Christians
f 1t he deemed desirable. enter uron the
consideration of the question of religious
liberty generally and the means for pro-
netting Its unrestricted enjoyment In those
-ountr;es in which IT Is at present but
'mperfectly recognized.
Paris was finally designated as the
proper place for the holding of this
conference. which was convened for,
Dec. IL. 1876, and continued until Dec.
10, 1876.
This conference. which was perhaps
as close in approximation of II Jewish
gathering which the times permitted
consisted of 60 delegates. of whom -
were members of the Central Commit
tee of the Alliance at Paris. The dele
gates representing America came from
a Board of Delegates and were Messrs.
]. NJ Lawrence, Arthur LEVY and vii.
| liam Seligman. all of New York.
At the first session of this confer
ence Adolph Crem:euN. president of the
| Alliance Israelite. Universelle, was
elected president, and Baron Henry de
Worms, president of the Anglo-Jew-
| ish Association. was elected vice presi-
| dent The other vice presidents were ::
| NJ Astruo, Chief Rabbi of Belgium !;
DIR. s. Kristeller. DIR. Perlin and Mr..
William seligman. of New York.
| ITO be continued)