The Washington times., 1903-07-02
INTEREST Is INTENSE
Administration Feels That
Entire Question of Inter-
national Amity Is InvoIV-
ed and at Issue.

Affairs between Russia and the United
States as a result OF the Kishinev Incl
dent are rapidly reaching the acute
stage.
The Russian government. through it's
embassy lin Washington. has authorized
the statement in most positive terms
that il has not in any way offered any
official explanation to the United States
regarding the treatment of her Jewish
subjects, and has never addressed the
American Government on the subject
Furthermore, she declares emphatic
ally she will refuse TO receive from any
power any representations. petitions. or
communications touching upon her in
ternal affairs. This, Of course, means
that she will not accept the Jewish pc
tition which the President has decided
to send to Russia through the American
embassy in st. Petersburg.
Will Not Influence President.
Russia's declaration that she will not
receive the petition will not in the
least influence the President or cause
him to change his determination in the
matter Even against the advice and
counsel of several members OF his Cabi .
net he has firmly resolved 10 send the
address TO St. Petersburg. and to follow
his plan heretofore outlined of having
either Ambassador Mccormick, or in his
absence the charge d'affaires, ascertain
from the foreign office whether or not
the Russian government will receive IL.
If it does not receive the address. as
is now intimated there is nothing more
thai the President can do.
May Impair Relations.
The matter. however. will probably to
some extent impair the friendly rela-
tions between this Government and the
United States. II is stated upon au-
thority that the only reason why The
petition has not already been forwarded
is that the address has not been fur
nished 20 the State Department by the
petitioners.
1t will be recalled that the commit
tee of the B'nai Birth. when before
the President ana Secretary Hay. stated
that it would attempt the work of pro-
curing signatures only in case this Gov
ernment decided to transmit the paper
TO the Gar
The State Department will give 10
heed to the statement authorized for
publication BY the Russian government
that ii will not receive the address. or
that it has not MADE any representations
10 the United States upon the subject Of
OF the Kishnev matter.
Regarded as Remarkable.
The departmen. regard this method
o. making q statement to the American
Government as somewhat remarkable.
especially when. by efforts which are
considered as the reverse OF friendly.
it has sought 10 make China join in
breaking the pIighted faith OF all the
powers as 10 tho open door In Man
churia. and has endcavored 20 bar ,ur
people from access to the Manchurian
trade
Count Cassini. the Russian anbassa-
dor. denied himself TO newspaper cor
respondents this morning. sending word
that he was Ill. in the hands Of his doc
tor. and suffering from the effects OF the
heat.
Aroused Deep Interest.
The statement issued by the state De-
partnent al late hour last night. and
bearing upon tho relations between this
country and Russia, has materially
aroused the deepest interest in diplo-
matte circles here. i IS recognized as
the FIRST expression or the American
Governments dislike OF Russian meth
DDS, which has increased rapidly since
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