The daily morning oasis., 1919-07-20
PACIFIC FLEET STEAMS FOR THE
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JEWS DENY ANY
TENDENCY FOR
BOLSHEvISM

NEW YORK, July 18.-Bolshevism is
not a revolution by the Russian Jews
for the Russian Jews, as is popularity
believed, according to the bolsheviks.
Investigating the way the Jews line
up with regard to bolshevism leads to
the conclusion that three-fourths of
the Jews are against bolshevism.
This stand on the part of the ma
jority of Jews is probably due to the
fact that the Jews have. been the
heaviest losers among the little bour-
geoisie of Russia. This is especially
true of small cities. In the provincial
districts most of the Jews were buyers
and sellers and had gathered ADgether
small fortunes, usually from five to
twenty-five thousand rubles. Today
that sum is nothing, but in the old
days it represented quite an amount
comparatively speaking, enough to
enable operation of small business.
Generally the Jewish merchant lost
this fortune entirely, through con-
fiscations of stocks in stores, or of
warehouses Of wool and cotton and
grains. 1t was the Jew who lost
heaviest because he had most While
fortunes of merchants were confis-
Gated, either without payment or at
low prices set by the state, the
peasant was allowed to sell at market
prices. Confiscation was not attempted
with the peasant, who was regarded
as producer.
A typical case was called to the at
tention of the correspondent while he
was interviewing the chief of the
economic soviet in Moscow. Two
Jews from the provinces reached Mos
COW and Immediately put their case
before the soviet for decision. They
had been sent by the merchants of
hniy wi oIr ocf oll oil 0F
whom were required to give up wool
and other goods they had invested in
at price set by the government. The
peasants, on the other hand, were al
lowed to sell at competitive price.
What the result of the protest was,
the correspondent could not learn,
since it had to be passed along to
several soviets, and numerous yards
of red tape had to be unwound before
the matter could be solved Probably
the goods were conficated before the
decision could be altered.
Similarly, in all towns the Jews
have run the small shops, which have
been closed by the bolsheviks. The
Jews were the ones who lost their
means of support, and had to go to
work at new places. The Jewish
rabbis have been against bolshevism
from the beginning and have exercised
a great influence over their people.
On the other hand, it is true that a
large percentage Of Jewish intel
lectuaIs, mostly men who have been
the victims of the old government,
have become leaders in the bolshevik
This has been explained by the fact
that under the old regime Jews were
prevented from entering certain other
lines of activity by laws which dis
criminated against the Hebrews. The
Jews naturally took to intellectual
pursuits and became writer's, lawyers,
and thinkers. They welcomed any
sfstem which would guarantee them
an equal opportunity. These intel
lectuals quickly adjusted themselves
to the bolshevik ideas, and owing to
their keenness and energy, many came
out on top in the new government
That the majority of bolsheviks are
Jews is ot true, it is evident. Prob
ably they have larger percentage of
representation in governmental posi-
tions than the Gentiles, but every ef-