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forth. At the same time, she explains that,
granting all this, she still, without malice-
simply as a political necessity-asks that any
one of Jewish blood or of Jewish faith shall
not insist upon visiting Russia for purposes of
either business and pleasure or with the idea
of citizenship.
Russia then goes on to state that any religion
that is n’t in sympathy with the Russian form
of government is not a desirable thing to have
in Russia, and, therefore, members of any
religious faith are debarred that may seem to
Russian officials to be dangerous to the peace,
amity and well-being of the Government. The
rule is to debar all Protestant clergymen,
exactly the same as Stephen Girard provided
in his will that no clergyman should be
allowed to enter Girard College.
A Horse of Another Color
‘ HE argument has been put forth in
America that Russia would be very
resentful if we should debar communicants
of the Greek Catholic Church. To this Russia
responds that we have a perfect right to
debar communicants of any church, just as
we have the right to debar members of any
particular society or faith, be it political,
social or religious, just as we debarred the
Doukhobors, and just as we debarred Turner,
the Anarchist. ([Russia cites instances of
Where we have deported members of certain
Italian and Russian societies. We endeavored
to deport Emma Goldman, a Russian Jewess
who was out of sympathy with American
institutions, and the only reason we did not
deport her was because she was the legal wife
01' an American citizen.
The plain statement is courteously made that
the United States makes it the rule to exclude
all foreigners who are out of sympathy with
the American form of government; and
Russia merely asks that we will generously
give her a like privilege.
Altogether, it looks as if Russia had the best
Of the argument, as far as logic is concerned.
And She proposes, since we have abrogated
the treaty of Eighteen Hundred Thirty-two,
t0 double our duties, just to let us know that
‘etaliation is a game that works both ways so-
The Russians call attention to the fact that
the exclusion of the Jews is not a matter of
executive decision. It is fixed in statute law
and has existed steadily for more than a
h“n“-‘fed years; that our agitation on the
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subject is entirely without reason; and that
America has not been injured in any way,
save in the supersensitive minds of people
who are trying to push in her door.
Incidentally, the Russian Minister of State
is polite enough to disavow any desire to
insult Americans and professes the greatest
esteem and admiration for American citizen-
ship, hinting very delicately that Russian
Jews in America are ours now and that we
should keep them here and that Russia wishes
them all joy and prosperity.
Certainly no Jew wants to go to Russia to
live. And since this is so, why seek to deprive
Russia of her religious prejudices by coercion ?
And if indeed we are “ Christians,” can we
afford to adopt retaliatory methods?
And further than that, have we corrected any
evil? Not the slightest. If anything, we have
deepened hate, and the status of an American
citizen of Jewish blood, on the Russian
border, is exactly where it was before. Two
wrongs never make a right. We are worse off
now than ever, for not only are certain of our
worthy citizens debarred, but our products
as well.
Do-
If you would be happy let not happiness be
your aim.
so
The Labor Famine
T is beyond dispute that
native-bom Americans do not
possess the natural qualifica-
tions and tendencies that
make good servants.
We have a surplus of original-
ity and initiative, sometimes
I productive and sometimes not.
' ([But as a people, we will
not take orders. When an
, order is given, the average
American starts a line of
The dead lift and drudgery which civilization
demands, is now being done in the United
States by immigrants from Southern Europe.
(LWe are amalgamating these people very
slowly. They come here, work a few months,
a year, spend little, live like poets under the
ideal commonwealth, and go back to Europe,
loaded with their well-eamed gold.
From Saint Paul to New Orleans, and from