Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
PROTEST AGAINST MASSACRE
Grover Cleveland Chief Speaker in Carnegie
Hall Mass Meeting.
PROMINENT MEN CHAMPION JEWS CAUSE
Strive TO start n Great Moral Move
ment with . View of Awaken
ing the Russian Gov
eFnment.

NEW YORK, May 27.-Tnere was a great
and representative gathering at Carnegie
hall tonight, called TO protest against the
massacre Of Hebrews at kishinert. The
announcement that former President Grover
Cleveland would speak led additional in
terest to the gathering. While Mayor Low
was delivering the opening address, express
sfve of the hope that Russia would give
more liberty to her Jewish subjects. Mr..
Cleveland entored and was greeted with a
tumult of cheers.
William II. Baldwin, jr., read letters and
kilograms sympathizing with the objects of
the meetings from Lyman Aopott, John F.
Dillon, Carl Schurz, United States Senator
Platt, William d. Howels and Rev w. C.
Biting.
Mr. Baldwin also read the resolutions
which denounced the massacre. urged the
claim of the Jews in Russia to just treat
ment and protection and declared that the
people of the United States should exercise
such influence with the government OF Rus
sia as the ancient and unbroKen friendship
between them and the United states should
justify, to redress the Injuries inflicted OH
the Jews Of Kishineff and to prevent the
recurrence OF outbreaks such as have
amazed the civilized world"
Mr.. Cleveland said:
1 have only word to say. but / wish TO
be counted amCng those who are In hearty
The influences which have called US to-
gether tonight have occurred out or our
recognition Of the promptlngs OF civiliza-
ton, and our duties to the best and deepest
OF our national characteristics. This demon
stration furnishes cheering and reassuring
evidence that our American sympathy @ toI
may be, our American love of humanity and
our attachment to justice and right, are
still active and unimpaiped. There Is an.
other trait interviewer In the warp and
woof of our national character, which Is
here exhibited in most gratifying freshness
and strength. Our people, when their sym
pathies are touched when their humane in
stlncts are aroused are not afraid to speak,
and in such circumstances Il Is not their
habit to smother or cautiously soften their
words.
Every American humane sentiment has
been shocked by a late attack on the Jews
in Russia. an attack murderous, atrocious
and In every way revolving. AS members
OF the family of mankind, and as citizens
of free nation. we are here to give voice
to the feeling that should stir every. true
man and every American worthy OF the
wholesale murder OF defenseless men, wo-
men and children, when assured OF safety
ndsr the sSfS of t0Ss sHss 2
10 a distressing fear that even the enlight-
eminent of the twentieth century has
bsi1t bsrity of feI Su%an nature nat % nor wholly re-
deemed the civilized world from man g
inhumanity TO man"
We and all our countrymen protest In
the strongest language at our command
and with the moral force which our Amer
lean citizenship gives us, against these
murders and outrages and we insist that
Swift and condign punishment ought to be
visited upon their barbarous perpetrators.
Nor II this all, we will in q fashion, quite
American and with open handedness, al
ways display when human distress appeals
TO us, assist the families made headlesa
and robbed OF support by murder, and
those, who, wounded and terrorized and IN
hunger and want, have been driven from
their homes.
/ know how easily our indignation
prompts us 10 the use Of strong language
and I know how naturally we are tempted
to indulge in overdrawn statements and
extravagant demands on such occasions
, as this, and j am sure that In our char
acteriEatioh OF the crimes we here con-
template and In expressing our detestA-