The Irish standard., 1903-06-27
Davl,t BIamcs Russians,

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Rrgarin" the Russian massacre of
Jews ut KishincM. Michael Davitt, spc-
ciai correspondents for lIcarst'S papers.
has Il dispatch III IIrarst's Chicago
American of thu !th. the dispatch be
| III" dated at l<iShiraii the 3d. which
fixes responsibility far the massacre
upon the Russian authorities. Mr.
| havitt says: | found the origin of tho
riots nj kiShinyti' not as reported by
Russian accounts alleging that n
Christian woman WAS struck by the
jewish proprietor of y merry go-round
! which provoked the crowds to the en-
suing riots. There is no truth in this
story. | found the owner of tho
merry -"o-rcunli. Il German. Reinho!d
MeI"-ert. and Il Christian. He as
Sti'tu me no woman Was inSultel or
/ hurt on that occasion. Tho real cause
OF the disturbance is ibis: The only
daily paper at NiShiNeif. Ecssarabia,
is violently anti-Semitic The chief ed
itor, hronShvAli is of NIOldayiAn or
Gin and has Systematically inflamed
public feeling against the Jews as
foes to Russia. rroraganGis.s of So
| clAliSln aud enemies of the Christian
religion. kroNslllvnn'S attacks have
been continuous for the last six
years. Merchants ana employers Civ
ING work tu Jews were held up TO
public odilm. The expulsion or ex-
Termination Of the race WAS openly
urged. Th" B"ssarnhctz has 10000
circulation. chiefly among tile nnlicc,
municipal authorities ard workmrn
generally. Two events occurring short
iy before Easter We're seized upon by
kroushraM to incite the mob TO mur-
uerOnS violence. On" was the muir
Ger of hoy in the village of Doub-
hGSs;lry between Kishinptt and
Odessa. hr relatives. for gain. The
other WAS the suicide of !, girl in the
Jewish hospital ut IIishinrll' Bcssar-
nnriz declared them ritual murders by
y
tinis TO punish the authors of the al
legged crimes. . Tho actual lead
cls cf the riots were students and
miliariStS from the royal school anl
the city religious colleges. All state
| lnents made to me agree that seminar
! lists directed the movements of the
| llnt IL IL
strangers. The rioters comprised 30
bands averaging so each. with Il SEM
| inariSt on Il bicycle directing the at
| tack. The bands were composed of
| the lower employees in various depart
mpnts of the municipality. the tclc-
| graph. UoStOtiice and other nunicipal
officers. hut artisans. labnrers and
MOldnvialls from the suburb formed
the greater body of the rioters, with the
Albanian strangers above mentioned.
| The bands were armed with sticks and
stones. There We're no firearms. They
attacked the Jewish quarters at 30 diff
ferent points simultaneously, proving a
deliberate plan of operation. All the
evidence | gathered in eight days of
searching inquiry ut kishineff con-
vinceS me the outbreak was not the
casual. accidental uprising of Il mob
against the Jews. but carefully
planned attack 10y local anti-Semitic
leaders with the passive connivance of
the chief of police, SchanZenkO. and
the active encouragement of many of
the officers. Gen Van Raabens de
plOrahlc weakness in not employing
the military force to uuell the riots
the first day is responsible for the hor.
rors of that night and the massa crcs
and violations OF women and girls on
the second day.