The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-15
CHAPTER TX.
HOW JUSTICE WAS MocKEp.

OF course it was necessary that some sort
of an official inquiry should be made into
causes that had led to the rioting. massacre,
and destruction in the Jews quarter OF the
city OF st Petersburg. But anyone at all
acquainted with the burlesque Russian
knew perfectly we'll beforehand what the
result of such an inquiry would be.
1t was useless for the prosecuted race to
hope that they would be compensated for
The wiliul destruction Of their properly;
while those who had to bewail the loss OF
their friends and relatives who had been so
cruelty hutchered moaned in SILENCE. And
dawn when they would be delivered from
lie barbarities afa Government which.
while Boosting that it was enlightened and
civilized, would by its ACTS have disgraced
many Oriental countries about which the
world has from time to time affected to be
highly indignant, But as yet Russia and
the Russian people seem in many
ways to have scarcely emerged from the
darkness and ignorance OF the medieval
age: All that is bad in Governments OPP
preston, persecution, harsh laws, the sup
preston of the liberty of the subject, the
iii erty of the Press, freedom of speech
open eriticism--is still upheld in the Cars
Kingdom, and the man who dares to raise
his voice against it all can hope for no mer-
cy.
The official court of inquiry was consti-
tuted and opened with great flourish o.
trumpets and much display of red-tapiSm
and that pomp which tie semi-barbaric
Russian official so dearly loves. Count
Nicholas Suvorof was chosen president OF
the court, in spite of his well-known and
rndisguscd hatred of the Jews.
A formidable array of witnesses We're
called forth, and great care was taken til.
-, ~, zft1.J Ia
1t was great thing for the Government
that they were enabled to say that the riot
had had its 6rigin I'M the killing of the
Christian by the Jew i'm the Apraxin- dvor.
1t was nothing to the point thu tho pnfpr=
tunate Jew had been provoked almost to
madness by being beaten and knocked
down tile Christian first OF all.
'irhese Jews have too much liberty, and
have become insolent,' Count Suvorot OBJ
served, lofiily. ''and they must be taught
the lesson that they are not to take the Ii G
of a Christian because lie happens to have
committed all assault. The Law is jhrst and
recognises no distinction between sW and
Christian in IFS adlhihigtration. n q Jew
hath agrievancR, let him bring 1t before the
ance redFessed."
When this was said groan escaped from
the lips OF one WHO had been cal cd as 4
witness, and he exclaimed, with rash bold.
ness
ut is ale, a shameless liel' cried A ron,
start tngto his feet, and looking grand in
his fiery anger. II slew human brute
who would have polluted my child by his
touch; aud the father who hesitatcs to pro.
tect his daughters honor is unworthy to
walk Gods fair earth"
peace, peacep exclaimed the President
paesionately; and then to Alexieff, who was
present, he said: This Jew must be re-
moved, since he hath no respect for The
majesty and dignity which we represent
The bHsj,tcss of the court, which, i'll tho
name IF God aud the t'zar, is constituted
10 see that JUSTICE is done TO kfl those who
are aggrieved, cannot be distHrbed'by sHcl
.unsceinly Interruption. Therefore, takt
| him away
"Alas! how the Goddess OF lEqth mus
| hide her face and weep as she hears sucl (
lila k lie as that uttered In her name"
He who thus gave expression 70 hi
thoughts was Aaron Arnma, who. althou
| prisoner charged with the crime OF viii