Year: 1867

ianu unless tncy conceded 20 otners the rights ch
they were ready enough 10 ciam themselves he
acknow'edeed with gratitude the frendvremons
which had been offered by the noble lord tanesl and
by his predecessors In Office The honorable member
concluded by asking whether the cammu unicaiions be-


tween her Maiestys government and Serva afforded any
hope OF Improvements In the treatment or ,s jew ish
subjects and BY moving an address for papers on the
subject.


papers for which the honorable baronet asked ana
which would contain all the information in the posses
sion OF the government on the subj Ct Ho believed the
statement Of the honorable batonet 10 be perfectly fair
and accurate and he was quite that the feeling OF
the House would be one Of unanimous and cordapsym
pathy with the honorable baronet's object Hear hear
He concuTed In thinking that this government had
moral right to give advice 70 the and people
OF Servia He did not rest that right 90 much the
stpuiations OF the treaty o. Pas for he thought with


the honorable barouet might fairly rest on the efforts
which not this country aions but the European Powers
eo.ecuvey, nae maze on behalf OF servia 70 procure
which to the Servians had been constant source OF
irritation He could only confirm what the honorable
baronet had stated In the now In orcs ia Serva
regulating and restricting the occupations OF the
jewish community, and be did not think the hon.
orabe baronet had characterized those laws in
which were TOO strong for the occasion He afraid


was impossible TO deny that the conduct Of the Ser.
vian people towards the Jewish community residing
among them bad been utterly unworthy ef people
which bad suffered, and which ON other grounds had
justly and reasonably aspired TO take place among
tho civilized communities Of Europe He said tbs con-
duet Of the Servian people, rather than the Servan
governmcnt because, II ne were mot mis,nformed II
had besn much moro a popular prs3udice and


gofry than any International impolcy the part of
the government. Tho Servian government were. we
believe, Wiling to do what fair and rraeonabie in
this matter thcy assured they could do with
out coming toe strongy into conflict with popular pro-
jndices The existence OF those prejudices was the
more discreditabe because the Servians ought 20
member that there people who had spoken more
strongly on behalf of their nationality. None had shown
more mpatence OF oppression, Of anything like for
eign constraint domination, and none had appealed
more freely or frequently to the general feeling OF
Europe behalf OF the Christian races. t4icar,
hear) He thought that this discussion, how
ever short 1t might be would do god
state like Servia-n half civilized community-was
always peculiarly sensitive to European opinions, and
he thought that in this respect also the publication OF
the correspondence would bc useful Tho inhuence Of
the British government whatever that influence might
be had been, and would for the future be- exerted in
Servia and they hoped everywhere else the Of
toleration and humanity. The government must of
obtrusivcly and quieuy-hear hear)-and. above all,
come the rooted prejudices OF many years. (Hcar.
hear For his part he had great confidence,
much in diplomatic the pressure OF
general European opinion, which, as nations came into
contact with each other more and more brought to
bear upon every community and every people. Hear
The suggestion which the honorable gentleman had
thrown ont that the government shou avail themselves
of the opportunity afforded by the visit OF the Prince OF
Servia to Consantinoplo was very judcious one. He
might add that any memorial or representation either
from the jewish community Of Servia or Of Europe on
this subject would receive the support of the British
ambassador tCheeral