The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-08

ijcSsafaDiaH Jews assert TWO Things. IN
he first place they do not know nor
AN they decide upon an attitude to.
Yards the Roulmnian rule until the
ate of Bessarabia will he decided at
he Paris Conference. Thus far the
question is still pending, nltho the Rus
ian element of Bessarabia. under
Krupensky and Schmidt, Is fighting bit
crly. against the recognition of ROu-
mania's claims. Because of the pos
sibility of Bcssarabia becoming Rus
Sian territory again, the Jews fear to
tlOpt any definite attitude or take n
positive stand. Even assuming that
hey would accept Rounania's rule,
they are prevented from doing so by
i,oumania's own actions. Ronmania is
treating Bessarabia as step-child. and
thus far has not allowed sufficient
time for proper adjustment under
the changed circumstances.
The Jews cannot favor n union with
Ukrainia because bad as things are
lndcr the Roumanian rule. one is at
least sure of his life If not of his
property The real misfortune of the
,ituotion lies In the fact TINT Bessar-
,hi, 10 iron tod ,s conouercd territory
md in the effort ia keen her. Rou-
mania is making n terrific attempt to
..Roumoniunize- the entire province
and tho humiliation repar dless of the
hordsb;ps which such policy pro-
dnoos ,Iort,,, law re;gns evervwbcre:
tho nross is censored: and nobody dare
..v onytt;np In onnosit,on to the gov
arnmont for when one da res saw some.
aim. ho ;s tro,,ed as nm enltny and
nunisbcd witbout mercy IT is enough
tn saw TINT one Is n Bolsbcyik to have
him arrested and tortured almost to
Loot, Tbore 10 M refress obtoinablc:
.omnlaints are not listened to and fall
mon aoof oars
Other factors which contribute large
Iv IN the miserable conditions of life
arc the hirh. cost of living and the
moor nav which the officials receive.
ono may ask. wherein lies the conncc.
t,ons The answer is very simple:
What ore the Jews for? And thus the
lows have become the easy prey of the
a.ftL.ials.. svho are extorting from them
.l,y,t MI fluids Of pretexts the very last
r,,ble between the accusation Of Boil
sbeyism. and the desire for graft ON
the part of every official from the
lowest 10 the highest. Jewish life in
Resso rabia. particulnrly In the small
GOWNS has become very wrctched in
deed. and almost unbearabIc. As some
one said to me: we might stand for
everything If they would NOT beat MS
mr. murder MS to extort. money from
rs :. Once N lew fills into the hands
of rho poli,t there is no knowing wbeth-
ar he viii, ever come OUT. and the qucs
tion olwnvs is for how much he can be
rescued. If costs a fortune-sometim
10000 roubles-to ransom the half
dead victim. ! was told of an incident
of Jew who had returned from
Odessa. At first the police arrested
him; he was beaten numerically; and
II cost 10000 roubles to get him out of
their power. He was half-dead when
the military officials arrested MN. IL
cost W.O0O ro',bies to OBTAIN MS re-
lease this time After the Jew hao
somewhat recovered ne engaged a ho"-
manian lawyer 10 NE u cohhpiaii' anu
try to recover his money Inc lawyer
went to the General at kishiheii anu
placed the matter before him.
The General became ehrageu at the
lawyer and threatened him win court