New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
RUSSIA AND THE JEWS.
Couat Cassini Says Jesos Rum Rus
sian Peasants.

v-esh;n4ton Nav 1S-None of the many reso-
,..o,,- ,elasive 70 the Kishineff outbreak adopt
cd Yesterday at various places In the Ohi'eu
states have reached the State Department anu
the officials have nothing new before theiii oii
,.,,.h IN proceed It is not known whether
,urther instructions have been sent 70 the eHi
asssx at St Petersburg. So far the department
So heeore I. only newspaper clippings describ-
ing the Kishineff massacre, and it scarcely heeis
authorized 30 move on that basis. even II IL hau
.ns mower to do So Admitting desire TO IN
x-esttrate au disregard OF the formal assurance
of the Russian Government to Ambassador ny
corn;ck. the department would pronaoy haNe
to content itself with the sworn Statements "a
,,af,yeas from KishineT. To procure informa-
tion through the American Emoass! of tiie
American consuls in Russia would pToodDis
render American diplomatic agents persona non
grata in case they should cast ooup' oii 'i'7
official Russian statements
The brief cable dispatch from St petersburg
,b,s roorning might open the way for diplomatic
action on the part OF the United states III inns
a+,er That statement said that the Russian
,-ovs-nr,ent had forbidden the Jews to arm OF
defend themselves with the deliberate purpose
of forcing them 10 emigrate TO the OIlteu
States for nowhere in Europe could they mo
refuge Such action would be similar 10 'ilo'
.eren hv the Rumanian Government on which
the State Department laid down the doctrlhe
that the dumping our shores OF horoes oi
enferants likely TO prove paupers was oohoNlouS
20 the United States In spite Of the vigorous
rrotest against Rumaaia's action contained III
fhA state DEPARTMENTS circular note to the
,o,yers ,be Rfmanian Government never ad-
rni.-ed our right to interfere even on the basis
,f i,,,r,isration and conditions continue much as
,hev were 50 far as the Jews in Rumania are
concerned
Count Cassini. the Russian Ambassador, in
conversation to-day with representative OF
The Associated Press relative to the jewish
troubles in Russia said
There Russia in Germany 7a And And Teas6n ASstTaf fo1
this nnfTiendy attitude is found in the fact ana1 a.
the Jews viii not work IN IL the neiG 1eeTs Ir Give
. Jew couple Of dollars. and he becomes banker
.aeo Anu a.oi of ~ Russian peasant whom he soon
has his power and ultimately oestroys. ya - ,haf
= conflict between peasants and Jews occurs Ofoi-
aIrg q % 'e st5rs thai he should entertain feeling
of resentment for the one who has wrought MS
Emperor Nicholas sought to help the o1Unss Jew by
ordering the establishment OF agricuttIal Ia Teys -
engage IN agricultural pursuits instead OF npnTa icy
lending but the effort not successful nor nave
other projects establishing Jewish states been sue
concerned is just this: II is the peasant against
the money lender and not the Russians againsT tne
IeUs There is no feeling against the Jew in Rus
sis because of religion 1t is as l have said-the
Jew ruins the peasants with the result that con-
acfs occur when the latter have lost al thelr
WORLDLY possessions and nothing to live upon
There are mary good Jews in Russia ana lhey
respected Jewish genius Is appreciated III
Russia and the Jewish artist honored- Jews also
appear in the financial world in Russia
The Russian Government affords the same pro-
lection that IL does TO any other or US
citizens and when a riot occurs and jews are al
lacked the officials Immediately take steps TO ap-
who began the riot. ana VISIT severe
ssnishnent upon them. In the past Russians nave
en- punished severely for attacks upon jews; G.
Notwithstanding these conflicts. the Jews continue
20 DO the very things which have been responsive
for the troubles which involve them
The Russian readily assinlilates with me peoiLe
the Jew : apparent that the fault must lie Win
the Jew and not with the Russian.
The ambassador ; attention was called TO the
statement contained in press dispatches from
St Petersburg today 10 the effect that a
ministerial decree had been issued forbidding
the Jews arrning themselves for their own pro-
lection.
Il have received no information regarding the
nature Of the decree he said, but know that
when the facts are made known it will appear
differently, and it will be shown that the decree
does not discriminate against the Jews. Ihe
fact that Lieutenant General Raaben, the Gov
errsor of Bessarabia. has been called to St
Petersburg shows conclusively that the imperial
authorities are seriously regarding the recent
occurrences at kiShineff, and are taking prompt
measures to punish the guilty and to prevent
Teoetitions OF these disturbances