Antisemites.

Antisemites. the modern opponents of the Jews in Russia, Roumania, Hungary, and Eastern Germany. In these countries the Jews are found in great numbers, and their constantly increasing wealth and influence excite popular jealousy and alarm. The question how far it is advantageous for a country to allow excessive wealth and political power to pass into the hands of a race avowedly alien, and but little influenced by the sentiment of nationality, admits of discussion, but there can be no excuse for the brutal outrages upon innocent individuals that occurred in Russia and Hungary in the years 1881-84. Even in the enlightened capital of the German empire the Judenhetze raged hotly; and an Anti-Semitic League was formed in 1881 to restrict the liberty of Jews in Germany. The emperor interfered to stop the cowardly persecution, but not before thousands of Jews had left the country. The persecution in Russia assumed a more brutal character than in Germany, and thousands of Jews fled to America, Spain, and elsewhere to save not alone their liberties and their property, but their lives. In Hungary violent anti-Jewish riots occurred at Pesth, Zala, and elsewhere, which were not brought to an end until martial law was proclaimed. See JEWS.