The Reform Advocate (March 20, 1897)
Roumania . A project , indirectly aimed at Jews , is a bill , which has already passed the chamber of deputies , and which will enact the compulsory closing of shops , factories , etc ., on Sundays and Christian holidays . The harm which such a measure would cause to thousands of Jews , who work day and night to gain a bare subsistence , is incalculable . Another restrictive measure deals with Shechita . The chief veterinary at Jassy , M . Jocu , has proposed the prohibition of Shechita , so that Jews will be compelled to kill cattle in the same way as Christians . M . Jocu , in his report to the mayor , mentions that in Saxony and Switzerland Shechita has been forbidden . The mayor inclines to the view of the veterinary .