Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-13
gASS|N|' 5 ATTITUDE
Does Not Wish to Be Put
Down as Enemy of the
Jews
PUBLIC DECLARATIONS USELESS
Ambassador Says Russia DepIores
kishineff Massacre, But Will Not be
Influenced In Her Internal Policy by
Outside Pressure-visit to President
Nation to Take No Action.

Washington, d. c., June 13.-"It is
absurd to pur me down as an enemy of
the Jew," said Count Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador, in conversation yes
terday. Il have many warm friends
among the Jews both here and in Eur
ope. There are great many COM
mendable people among the Jews in
Russia.
In Hamburg, Germany, Where l was
stationed ten years, I became acquaint-
ed with number of prominent Jew
ish citizens and found them exemplary
people. In Paris my family physician
was a Jew-the eminent DR.. Spring
er.
ITO illustrate further that l have no
antipathy toward the race, l am on
good terms with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Stern of New York, and my daughter
has been at their home
The public meetings that have been
held in the United States, and the reso-
lutions that have been adopted, will be
ineffective in my country. Russia, with
her 1S7,00O,oo0 inhabitants, will not be
influenced in her internal policy by
outside pressure. She will take care
of her people
las an evidence there are now more
than 500 of the Kisheneff rioters in
prison, and the guilty ones will be pun
ished severely.
I'VE do not desire the Jews to leave
Russia. The attitude of my govern
ment since the Kisheneff affair attests
to this. We have hearts as well as
other people. We do not want to see
piIlage and carnage any more than you
do.
Il insist that the action of the Russian
government from the moment it be-
came acquainted with the facts of the
unfortunate occurrences at Kisheneff
have been all that its severest critics
could ask for"
President Roosevelt had the oppor
tunity yesterday of discussing person
ally with Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, the killing of the Jews at
Kisheneff, and there is every reason to
believe the conversation was of an
exceedingly satisfactory character TO
both parties. While those who We're
present and those who are in position
to understand the presidents attitude
on the kisheneff affair, feel bound TO
observe secrecy concerning what was
between the president and the am
bassador, enough is known to justify
the assertion that the United States
will not make any repre-
TO Russia on the subject Of
the Jewish massacre or in any way
express indignation over that tragic
incident
Count Cassini's conversation with Mr..
Roosevelt dealt in a general way with
the relations between Russia and the
United States and the kisheneif mas
sacre naturally was touched upon. The
exchanges between the president ard
the ambassador are said TO have been
most cordial.
1t had come to be understood in gov
eminent circles within the last few days
that the president was not likely TO
take any action in regard to the killing
of the Jews In Russia. But nobody was
willing to say positively that Mr..
Roosevelt would not do something.
Count Cassili's visit apparently has
resulted In clearing up the uncertainty
in this connection and in averting the
danger of strained relations between
the United States and Russia, which 1t
was freely predicted in authoritative
quarters, would follow any public ref
erence by the president to the Kisheneff
fro