Russia’s Opposition to Jewish Rights
The reactionary element in Russia is still very active in opposition to reform. It is especially violent against any relief for the Jews. A late despatch says that "the party of legal order has joined the openly reactionary leagues." The czar and premier have received a warning from Kiev, in which it is stated that "the extension of the rights of the Jews will drive the patriotic Russian people to criminal measures." To people who have modern ideas of "legal order" and "patriotic" citizens, this sounds decidedly reactionary. But such is the fruit of absolute monarchy in the hands of poor humanity. But it is said that the peasants are beginning to look upon the Jews in a more friendly way.