Agriculture In Russia

The predominating trait of rulors from Cassar downward is an invincible hypocrisy. People of education and experience are invited to occupy themselves with agriculture, but they are well aware that no sooner have thoy arrived and settled down than they will be unmercifully expeiled again. The Jews are blamed f or agriculture, and are accused of not wishing to live by the sweat of ' their brow; yet they are forbidden to colonize without the pale or to own property. The Jews mlght round on his persecutora and say to them: "You condemn me for not taking kindly to f arming, while you yourselves, Pharisees that you are, have reduced your farms to the last stage of impoverishment. God be praised, we Jews have had no part in it; but to envy you or to wish to be in your position Is more than can be expected of us." All this talk of agricultura, says the Contemporary Review, Is mere clumsy hypocrisy. The peasants fly from the land, happy, indeed, to find some othei occupation. Others are not permitted to take their places; those who have the right are too ignorant to do anything, and the result is - chaos.