The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
NJ GROUNDS FOR
 SPLIT WITH RUSSIA
Precedent Allows Presentation
 of the Jewish Petition
NO CHANCE FOR QUARREL
No New Developments Respecting Petit tlon Except That Many Christians as We'll as Jews Will Be
 Asked to Sign 1t.

Washington. June 27-The officials of the state department assert positively that a close examination of precedent justifes the presentation by the United States government of the lavish petition to the Russian government, and that no government has right to object to the presentation of such a petition. nor has the government a right te object If the presentation is declined. This means that the United States will not find ground | for a quarrel with Russia if the czar re- fuses to receive the petition now being prepared by the council of B'Nai Rith.
 There were no developments today re- specting the petition save an ennounce- ment that 1t is the purpose of the fram- CTS to have 1t numerousS signed by 1 prominent Christians as well as Jews. It has been intimated that some changes were made in the text af the document, and 1t Is said in this case the President and Secretary Hay will closely scrutinize | 1t to make sure 1t contains no objection l able language.
 Parliamentary Movement Spreads.
 St. Petersburg. Wednesday, June 2.- 1 The revolutionary movement in Russia seems to be spreading unceasingly and Is reaching regions hitherto free from the radical agitation. Leaflets directed against the existing condition of Russian home affairs and demanding revolutionary 1 changes were circulated broadcast during the month of May in thirtyfour cities and towns of the empire. Serious street disturbances have occurred at various places. as already eabled, Including Ba- kou, Warsaw, Berdichey, Tifis, Batoum, Balalkhna and Tomsk. 1t Is said that the anti-Semetic agitation at Easter tide ex- tended throughout the entire pale of he Jewish settlements. The Monarchical so- ciety organized at Pinsl1 circulated leaf 1 lets beginning:
 "klll the Jews"
 Brother Workers. Orthodox and Cath
 olic
 Christ has arisen Let us embrace, i kiss and go and kill the Jews
 At Postov- v-on-the-Don 1t is said an off, cer of Gendarmerie has been going about the bazaar telling the people that it Is the lows and socialists who prevent their l little father" the czar. from giving all his children everything they need and, therefore the Jews and socialists must be killed off Swarms of detectives at Rostov are trying to locate a social'stic printing office.
 A theatre demonstration at Kevno was recently suppressed by detectives who scattered the audience and clubbed those who shouted down with the autocrats." "
 Revolution Growing.
 The multitude of arrests in Alden due to domiciliary visitations which have taken place among army officers. literary men. teachers, worlkingmen, students and other classes at St Petersburg, Kiev, odessa, Virballen and in fact in the cities and towns throughout the empire, attest the colossal growth of the revolutionary ag- itation It Is naturally strongest in the pale of the Jewish settlements, but it has reached such far-off places as Kostrom, on the River Voga, a region hitherto free from any radical movements.
 Dr. Dorosbevky, who was equally inde- fatigable in his attentions to the victims | of the Kishinen massacre and in his fear less publication of the truth concerning the massacre, has been forced to resign his position in the Bessaraian province hospital at Kishneff.
 According to Kishineff correspondence the immigration movement shows no sign of abatement. The relief committee is supplying food to 10000 people.