The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-03
VOICE THEIR HORROR
AT MASSACRE
OF JEWS
Citizens in Mass Meeting Ex-
press Sympathy With Suf-
ferers From Russian
Atrocities Resolutions
Protesting Against Recur-
renee Are Adopted.

atrocities against the Jews at Kishe-
new took definite form in st. Paul last
night in a meeting which crowded
Mozart hall to its utmost capacity;
and Jew and Christian alike, without
regard to religious creed or nationality,
Joined in condemnation of the cruel
massacre and in expressions of SYM
pathy for the oppressed and suffering
people.
The meeting was called by the Young
Zionists of st. Paul; which is a Jewish
society, and the assemblage was
chiefly made up of Jews; but in the
audience and among the speakers We're
many who were not Jews and were
as ready to give expression to their
sympathy.
B. Calmenson, president of the
Young Zionists occupied the chair,
and with him on the platform sat E.
G. Rogers, clerk of the district court;
d. w. Lawler. Rev. Jacob Aronson,
Rabbi Rypins, Marcus Tessler. M. D.,
Morris Abrahamson OF New York, lee
tuTer of the American Federation of
Zionists; State Senator Hitler Horton,
and Henry Gallick, court commission
er. In opening the meeting Chairman
CalmensOn said that he had just re-
ceived word from Archbishop Ireland
that he would be unable to attend
and read a letter from Mayor Smith
in which the mayor expressed regret
that previous engagement out of the
city would prevent him from being
present, but stated his most sincere
sympathy with the purpose of the
meeting.
Rogers Expressed Sympathy.
E. G. Rogers who was the first
speaker introduced, said that before
receiving the invitation to come to
this meeting he had made another en-
gagement for the evening, but he had
felt ii to be his duty to accept the
call of his Jewish fellow citizens, if he
could be of service to them in any
way. for in times past he had found
them to be his friends In part he
said: The people of America SYM
pathize with the Jews in the persecu-
ton which they suffer in all CONT
mental Europe, but which finds it's
most determined expression in I'M
civilized Russia.
What has made this possible is
that the ear OF Russia is the head of
the church as he is the head of the
state. Church and state should be
distinct and separate, and the time
will come when this will be in every
country on the globe. The time is
coming when the Jews will have the
same rights and the same privileges
as any other people"
D. w. LawIer Speaks.
D. W. Lawler said: st feel that my
poor power of words is totally made
quate to express my horror at the
terrible drama which was enacted in
Russia only a few days ago. Not long
since l had occasion in the develop
ment of a youthful mind to read to a
boy the story of Ivanhoe and after
reading the portion of that story which
deals with the distressing persecution
suffered by Isaac, the Jew of Chester,
L felt that some explanation was nee
eSSarV that he ShOnl6 NOT form IyrOpc o.
and harmful impressions and that his
dreams should not be Swallowed by the
horrors Of the story. I explained to
him that those things had transpired
700 years ago before the present age
OF enlightment and civilization, and
that only 200 years ago men and wo-
men were burned at the stake in
America for supposed witchcraft but
that since that time the world had
changed and people had become more
cizilized and more reasonable. That
boy came to me few DAYS ago and
showed me in a daily newspaper an
account of these atrocious outrages in
Russia, and what could I say to him
when he pointed out to me that in the
streets of one of the greatest empires
of the world men and even women and
children had been butchered and
crimes had been committed that are
too horrible even for mention, I am
aghast not at the stupidity and blind
crfminality of those who have COM
mftted these outrages, but that such
things can be done in the civilized
world.
1.-THE Jew needs no eulogium. The his
tory of the Jew is one of the brightest
and most marvellous of the worlds
progress. In art, patriotism, science
and finance the Jew has carved his
way to the highest place. The Jew
needs no eulogium and no defense, and
need
tonight. We are here as American
citizens. With the previous speaker I
urge you to be hopeful and optimistic
Tor the Jewish people will progress
as they have already progressed and
the time will come when these persecu-
tons will be forever at an end"
Rev. Jacob Aronson addressed the
company at some length in Yiddish and
was followed by Rabbi Rypins, who
said in part:
Owe Duty to Living.
Il hope I will not break the har-
mony of the chords which have been
struck by the previous speakers or
lessen the spirit of optimism which has
been invoked. You have been hidden
10 be cheerful and patient in the pres
ence of atrocities of the most cruel
character practiced in the name of a
religion which teaches love. 1t is true
as Rev. Aronson has said that we can
90 lOInlng Tor those who are dead their
SUFFERING is at an end; but we still owe
a duty to the living and that we must
not forget 1t has been the history Of
the Jews to suffer and for at least 1900
years they have been the scape goat
people for all persecution. Mr.. Aron-
son would have you believe that this
suffering is but temporary and for the
punishment of our SINS but l take an
other view of it. l deny that we are
sinners although do not claim that we
are saints.
1t IS our mission to be the martvr raca
OF the human family that we NAV edu
cate the world to the true standard Of
righteousness. We have no apology for
being here in America or for being in
Russia. We are wanderers not because
we are sinners, but because we are teach
ers and have mission and a MESA ee
TO humanity. Israel does not invoke the
power OF the nations against the Rms
sian prosecutors. but does want a stronger
power. the power Of human afRv
against heather people which calls it.
self religious. ~
" The Jew is prosecuted because he ac-
cepts punishment as though it were de-
served Ours is a struggle of the minor
lty: but God Is with us and we will pre-
vail ultimately"
:, Rev. Norris Abrahamson. lecturer for
the American Federation OF Zionigts. fol-
lowed Rabbi Rypins, and spoke in Yid-
dish. At the close of the meeting SEN
ator Hitler Horton read resolutions which
vote 'iiAe
The preamble recited at considerable
length the prosecutions of the Jews in
russia and the resolutions were aas fol-
Adopt Resolutions.
Resolved, That we. the citizens of the
fr,