Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-04
Mob Incited to Perpetrate
kishinev Horrors by Anti
Semitic Newspaper
PLANNED 1T SYSTEMATICALLY
Popular Feeling Was First lnflamed by
Editorial Utterances and Murder
and Suicide Later Formed Basis for
False Accusations Against Jews
Precautionary Measures Not Taken.

Kishenev, Russia, June 4.-Cable by
Michael Davitt: I have completed an
investigation as to the origin, the au-
thor, and extent Of the recent massa-
cres and the looting OF Kishenev. !
have traversed almost the whole ter
ritory within the Jewish Paleo settle
ment from Odessa to Warsaw, inquir-
ing into the present state of the anti
Semitic feeling arising from the Easter
outbreak.
l found that the origin Of the riots
by the Russian accounts. which alleged
that Christian woman was struck
by the Jew proprietor Of merry 60
round, which provoked the crowds Of
cause of the disturbance is this: The
only daily paper in Kishenev is the
Bessarabyetz. 1t is violently anti
Semitic, and the chief editor, Kroush-
van by name, is of Moravian origin,
and he has Systematically inflamed the
popular feeling against the Jews as the
foes Of Russia, as the propagandists of
socialism and as the enemies of the
Christian religion.
Two events occurring shortly before
Easter We're seized upon by kroushvan
TO incite the mob to murderous vio-
lence.
One was the murder of a boy be-
longing to the village Of Doubbosary.
situated between Kishenev and Odessa,
by his relatives, for gain.
The other was the suicide of a girl
at the Jewish hospital OF kishenev.
The BessarabyetZ declared them both
to be ritual murders by the Jews and
summoned the Russian Christians to
punish the authors of the alleged
crime.
The chief rabbi of Kishenev. fearing
the results of these appeals fastened
to the Greek bishop and implored him
to calm the popular mind by giving
an Episcopal assurance that no such
ritual was practiced. The bishops re-
ply was that he feared there was some
semitic sect which really did indulge
in the use OF Christian blood in the
paschal ceremonies and he refused to
intervene.
About the same time a body OF rep
resentatiyes Jews visited the governor
and warned him that Kroushvan's in
citions would lead to murder unless re-
strained. General Won Draaben as
sured the deputation that precautions
would be taken, but no attempt was
made to stop the appeals of the Bes-
sarabyetz to the popular i-semitic
hatred.
kishenev Jews declared that Editor
kroushvan received message from ST.
Petersburg on the eve of the outbreak
to plan the riots. A meeting was held
and plan of attack decided on. A few
days previously a band Of strangers
arrived at kishenev comprising thirty
Albanians and some Macedonians. They
are believed to be brigands brought es-
pecially for an attack on the Jews.
These bands with sticks and stones,
but no firearms, attacked the Jews
quarters at thirty different points ST.
simultaneously. thus proving a deliberate
plan Of operation"
Mr.. Davitt then describes at length
some of the awful scenes enacted dur
and which equal in horror anything
yet told of the massacres.
He declares that while the st. Pet
ersburg government may not have been
privy to the rising3 everything points to
the fact that Von-Pleheve knew it was
contemplated, and failed to take pre-
cautionary measures.
He urges as measures to prevent fur
Their massacres, that a ukase be issued
declaring that the Jews have no ritual
requiring Christian blood; that the
clergy be compelled to read this in the
churches all over Russia and the lead
ing Jews get together to formulate
plans for the protection of their fell
lows in Russia, or to get them out Of
The country.