The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-04
Jewish Massacres Were Deliber-
ately Planned
Infiammatory Newspapers melted the
Apti-Semitio Popu-
lace,
THERE Is STILL DANGER

tion of the origin, authors, and extent
Of the recent massacre and Iooting Of
Kishineff. He traversed almost the
whole territory in the Jewish pale Of
settlement from Odessa TO Warsaw, in
curing into the present state Of the
anti. Semitic feeling arising from the
Easter outbreak. The origin OF the
riots at Kishineff was not as reported
by Russian accounts. alleging that a
Christian woman was struck by the
Jewish proprietor of merry go-round
which provoked the crowds to the en-
suing riots. There is no truth in this
story.
The real cause of disturbance is this
The only daily paper at Kishineff,
Bessarabyetz, is violently anti-semit'
10. The chief editor. Kroushvan, has
systematically infiamed popular feeling
against the Jews as foes of Russia.
Kroushvsn's attacks have been con
tinuous for the past six years. Mer'
chants and employers giving work tc
Jews were held up to public odium.
The expulsion or determination Of the
race was openly urged. Two events
occurring shortly before Easter were
seized upon TO incite the mob TO muir
derous violence. One was the murder
Of boy by relatives for gain. The
other was the suicide Of girl in the
Jewish hospital at Kishineff, Bessara-
byetz declared them ritual murders by
the Jews. summoping Russian Chris.
tians to punish the authorts Of alleged
crimes.
The rabbi at Kishineff, fearing the
results Of these appeals, hastened &c
the Greek bishop and implored him tc
calm popular mind The bishops re
ply was he feared there were some Sc
mitic sect which INDUCED in the MS,
Of Christian blood at Paschal ceremo
MES and refused TO intervene. Aboui
the same time representative jews Wis
tied the governor and warned hin
that Kroushvan's inoitation would
lead to murder unless restrained. Gen
eral Won Raaben assured the deputa
tion that precaution would be taken
but no attempt was made to stop thu
appeals of Bessarabyetz to anti -Semit
10 hatred.
The superstitious populaoe. sect nl
the warnings were UNDECIDED, planned
the attack for the Easter holidays.
Kishineff news declare that Kropsh'
van received a message from st. Pc
tersburg on the eve Of the outbreak tc
plan the riots. A few days previous
ly band Of strangers arrived at Kish-
ineff. comprising thirty Albanians and
some Macedonians, believed TO b.
brigands brought here especially fol-
the attack on the Jews. The actual
leaders Of the riots were students and
seminsrists from the royal school and
the city religious colleges.
The rioters comprised thirty bands,
averaging 80 each, with a seminars
on a bicycle directing the attack. The
bands were composed Of the lower EN-.
ployes in various departments of the
municipality. Tho bands were armed
with sticks and stones. There were nc
firearms. They attacked the Jews
quarters at thirty different points sim
ultaneously, proving deliberate plan
OF operation.
The outbreak was not the casual,
accidental uprising of mob agains,
the Jews. but carefully planned at
tack by local anti. Semitic leaders
whit the passive connivanoe of Chief
Of Police Schanzenko and the active
encouragement of many Of his officers.
During the progress Of the first day :
outrages the Bishop II Kishineff, en-
route to dinner with rich mobiles,
passed in carriage through tho mob,
giving his blessing to the crowd.
No evidence was secured to impli.
cate the government of st. Petersburg
In responsibility for the outbreak.
which has covered Rusisa's name with
shame. but Minister Won Plehve mus
have known the outbreak was contsls.