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possible in this country to bring these
atrocities to an end
"A government" said Mr.. Goldfogle:
that compels people to live in small
towns. forbids the children to attend
schools because their fathers hold GER
tain religious faith, cannot push aside the
responsibilities for a race prejudice which
resulted In this massacre"
Rev. Van Schaick, il.
Rev. Mr.. Van Schaick, jr., pastor Of the
Church of Our Father. spoke in detesta-
ton of the horrors that have been precipi-
tated upon the Jewish people in Russia.
The ignorance Of people who permit and
take part in such atrocities is well at
tested he said, by these acts of cruelty
The resolutions that had been prepared
| were then laid before the assemblage, and
they were adopted unanimously.
Rev. DR.. Smith.
In speaking these resolutions Rev.
DR.. c. Ernest Smith, rector of st. Thomas
Episcopal Church. said this was a time
for Indignation. and he felt that it was
well for the people to express their horror
at such acts as had been reported from
Russia. and as far as possible to use their
influence to prevent repetition of such
things in the future.
Russia said Mr. Smith. ''is guilty be-
cause of her conduct after the deed. Has
she offered one word Of sympathy? Has
sorted to capital punishment? Russia is
silent-as silent as the pines in her forest
! and the stones in her Streets
OF all races that should be held invielate
by Christians. said Mr.. Smith. the Hebrew
race stands first. as the Lord Himself be-
longed to that race.
Mr.. Simon Wolf announced that contribu-
lions to the cause of the sufferers would
be received by the treasurer Mr.. Edison.
and that on Monday night June Is, the
Council Of Jewish Women would give a
lawn fete for the cause. to which contri-
buttons would be acceptable. He Endorsed
all that had been said for his race and
said that the words which had been uttered
would be waited to great Russia. He ex-
pressed his confidence that Hberality and
humaneness would finally reach Russia
THE Star Spangled Banner" was sung
by the assemblage, after which Secretary
Murphy announced that many letters from
prominent men and women had been re-
ceived in relation to the cause of the meet
ing Mr. Murphy read some of these let
terS.
Gen. o. o. Howard.
Extracts from some Of these letters fol-
low:
General 90. Howard: Surely the car
and his council cannot possibly look upon
the horrible massacre and the vile conduct
of so many of his subjects in any other
way than we did when a set of selfish
brutes undertook to annihilate the Chinese
in Wyoming. am sure that the perSecu-
ton of the Jews in Russia and the driving
of them out in large numbers are facts
that are awakening the interest and SYM
pathy and the denunciation of all right
thinking men of every civilized nation on
the globe. ~
Former Secretary Of the Treasury George
S. Boutwell:i'I heartily sympathize with
the stricken sufferers in Russia These
outrages deserve the execration of man
kind" -.
Senators 5McComas and Foraker.
Senator LIE. 1McComas: mo humane
man, surely no American, can fail deeply
to sympathize with the unfortunate Rus
sian Hebrews At such atrocities the world
shudders, and our own people everywhere
have been prompt to express the American
sentiment of humanity"
Senator j. B. Foraker: 'It would afford
me pleasure to Join with you in expressing
not only sympathy for the unfortunate,
but a fitting protest against such inhuman-
ity and barbarism
Carl Schurz: THE main question is not
whether the Russian government may be
, in any degree responsible for the Kischiney
horrors The point is that such atrocities
are the natural outgrowth of the anti
Semitic movements movement most bar
barous in its injustice and most cowardly
and contemplate In Its intolerance. There
are many persons who openly support and
encourage that movement and who pretend
chimney massacre be held UP before their
eyes in its true colors. that they may
perceive the true character and the natural
Fruit of the reckleSS agitation which they