The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-16

Secretary Hay. in reply to the address,
said.
No person Of ordinary humanity can ia sc
rne c %hoSs fSR II" jews Of
Kishiineii, these iamentabie events have
caused the impression thLou tfh.
co-religonists who form such a desirable
element Of our 2opniation IN lnansaTx 'r n.y.
body can ever make the Americans think
III Of the Jews us a class or as raccs-we know
them too well. In the painful crisis through az
United states have given evldenc", 9, IN, NE
hHd OF se love OIL
: The Government OF the tinted States must
exhibit the sane Qualities ! Know sou
dent. No one hates more energetically
than he does such acts OF cruelty and lt,jus-
Gr as ,hoiG we dep0brs But ne mm, and
then decide whether any .ohicial action can
be taken In addition to the impressive, and
in This country during The last month
You will have. observed that no Civllaed
Government in the world has yet taken Of o.;
fetal action--ths consideration alone would
bid MS to proceed with care. The Emperor
OF Russia Is entitled to our respect, not merely
but as man whose persona, character Oh is
We should not be Justified in assuming that
so many proofs OF his devotion 10 peace and
religious liberation, has not done and Is no,
doing all that lies in his power TO put stop
whether they belong to the ignorant populacc
or to high official circles, and to prevent the
recurrence OF the outraReS which nave so
shoc<cd humanity.
In fact. all we know Of the state Of things
in Russia tends TO justify The hope that even
results may come; that he who watches over
Israel does not slumbsr, and that the wra,;;I
OF man. now. as so often In tho past. snail
made
Accompanied by Secretary Hay, the dele.
CATION then went to the White House and
laid the mater before the President. MIR.
Roosevelt listened attentively 10 he state,
ment made by Chairman Levi and replied
as follows:
MIR. CHAIRMAN: / need not dwell upon the
fact so patent as the widespread indignation
with which the American people heard Of the
] have never in my. experience in this country
known of a more immediate or deeper eXs
horror over the appalling calamity that has
1t is natural that while the whole civilized
world should express such feeling. it should
vet be most intense and most widespread in
the United States; for OF all the great 20 wers
! think | may say that the United l states Is
its national career most has been done in n"
way, Of acknowl Lodging the debt due 10 the
TO those American citizens who are of jewish
ancestry and faith.
one Of the most touching poems Of our
own great poet. Longfeow. is tina on the
who goes through any Of the old cemeteries
G. 6nf f Tine. ~a Mil name of
an American Of Jewish race. who. IN war
or in peace did his full share in the founding
Of this nation
From that day to this. from the day when
the Jews OF Charleston. Of Philadelphia. OF
New York SUPPORTED the patriotic cause q Inc,
by arms. Washingto OH and his colleagues who
were founding this republication that day
tary or civil. in which there have not been
citizens Of Jewish faith who played an emil
nrnt part for the honor and the credit OF the
l remember once Gen. Howard mentioning
TO me the fact that two OF his brigade com,
the Grand Army which | have attended one
stands out with peculiar viviidness- a meeting
Grand Army Of Jewish creed, in. the Temple
in ,forty-fourth street Temple Emnnu-E TO
welcome the returned veterans iai, OF the spanish
the army. one Of the best Colonies among tho
DAY and VINO fought, beside me. was Jew.
One, OF the commanders OF the ships which
in ,Ihe blockade of the Cuban coast did SO
promoted five, men from the ranks for
valor and good conduct in battle 1t hap
Rsned by pure accident for knew mem nGss
and one jew: and while that was q pure ac-
Illustration Of the he cth"ic and elsions make
up of our nation and OF the fact that II man
is a good American that Is all we ask. without
In the same way when ! was Police Com
missioner in New York. had experience
s. ass wo
' Maesabse type iS the Police bspsfI-
nent under me by police officers OF Jewish
Let me give you one little incident with
direct bearing upon this question OF ,persecu-
ton for race or religious reasons. You may
possibly recall | ain sure certain Of my New
York friends will recall, that during tho time
was Police Commissioner man came from
start an anu-Jewish agitation in New York
and announced his intention of holding meet
The matter was brought TO my attention.
OF course 1 had no power to- prevent those
detailed a Jewish sergeant and forty Jewish
policemen to protect the agitator while he
held his meetings: 50 he made his speeches
denouncing the jews protected exclusively
by Jews. which always thought WAS prob
ably the very, most elective answer that
could possibly be made to him. and probably
spirit in which We Americans manage such
Now let ME give YOU another little example
OF dealing with a Russian jew. an experienced
that | had while handling the Police De;
nartneHt, ana tIlaV COlltu nave OcCuTEtu,
Think, nowhere else than in the United states
There was n certain man, appointed under
the following conditions ] was attracted TO
him by being told. on q visit to the Bowery
branch Of the. Young, Mems Christian Assoc
citation, that they had Young fellow there
a jew. who had performed feat OF great
note in saving people from n burning building
and that they thought he was inst the type
Tor a policeman. had him called NJ and
told him to take the examination and see II
he could get there. He did and h" PASSED
hut he AZ once, out of his salary. proceeded
TO educate his younger brothers and sisters
and he got her two or three Of his old kins-
folk over from Russia through tho money
he aved. ard provided homes for them.
] have given you examples of men who have
served under me in my administration Of
the Police Department in New York and IN
my regiment. In addition thereto some of
my, nearest social friends; Some. Of those
life. have been men OF Jewish faith and OK
traction.
Therefore. inevitably have felt degree
Of personal sympathy, nnd personal horror
Of this dreadful tragedy. as great MS can Nst
in the minds OF any of you gentlemen Your
selves Exactly as ! should claim the same
sympathy from any one OF You for any
tragedy that happened TO any Christian peo-
pie. 50 should bold myself unYorthy' my
ympathy and just ms deep sorrow and just
az deep horror over an outrage like this done
to tho Jewish people in any part Of the earth.
! am confident thnt much good has already
been done by the manifestations throughout
this country, without any regard 10 creed
whatsoever. Of horror and sympathy ever
what has occurred
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