New-York tribune., 1903-06-30
PRAISES PRESIDENT.
THE PROTEST TO RUSSIA.
Rabbi Sherman Says Cease
4gitatiOn.

Detroit June 23.-The annual meeting OF the
Central Conference of American Rabbis. which
was organized in this city fourteen years aeo
opened tonight in Temple Beth-El, with three
score of rabbis from all parts OF the country
nresent. To-night's meeting largely one
of welcome Rabbi Joseph Silverman, of New
York the president OF the conference. in MS
message however took up the recent Jewish
uassacres in Russia, and reviewed the protest
of the B'nai Birth Society to President f'oose-
velt and the Presidents action in forwarding
the society's protest to the Car
Rabbi Silverman said that in view OF the
Presidents action it was wise to cease further
agitation for public meetings of protest. ana
urged the adoption of resolutions thanking the
President and informing the public that the
exigencies of the situation at Kishiner nave
been met. far possible. The resolutions
will be presented and considered on Wednesday
morning
Rabbi Silverman's address was, in part as
follows:
pass with saddened heart to considerati01i oi
OF the in Poeen5 to the % 5sFre hoe tTu6
3ot Tet been at told and perhaps never win be
Known But Of one thing certain that the the
favorably upon robbery, piilage, rapne ana mnr lg
der. whether undertaken under the guse OF Poiit
cism, III Russia. 1t is reassuring to fnd that a
sympathize with the Jews in their sad plight and
90 not condone the outrages committed on RUSSIAN
soil.
Public meetings of protest and Indignation have
been held in almost every city Of America ana III
the great centres of Europe. Money has been gen.
erousy contributed for the relief of those families
caIamites or all those meetings none was more
than tt 1 arr arrarged P on 5ne the
hand and President Roosevelt and Secretary hay
on the other Much diplomacy was exercised IN
properly bringing this delicate subject to the atten
tion of our government, and so strongly impressed
was the President by the moderate, yet emphatic.
request made by the committee, that he at once
dent admiration of the Jewish citizen and patriot.
and his sympathy and sorrow. as well as his nor
dress has reverberated around the globe, and has,
doubt, shown the Russian well as the Other
European governments that America Will not De
silent when injustice and barbarity are practfsed
in any part OF the world.
1t has trauspired that President Roosevelt
has acceded to the request of the executive commit
to the Gar the petition praying for the protection
Of the nalienable rights of all his subjects and
citizens We must regard this act as a great vic
tory for the American Jew and Israel at large
In view of this action of our government, it seems
wise that all further agitation for public meetings
of protest should cease and I therefore suggest
that adopt minute to the following effect:
Firstly. commencing the wise course of the eX-
ecutive committee of the B'nat Birth
secondly, thanking our government for Its fr1eno-
ly offices in forwarding the petition to the Gar
Thirdly. advising the public that the exigencfes
of the situation have been met so far as possible
through the diplomatic means and meetings of pro-
test and sympathy: and,
Fcurthly, thanking President Roosevelt and the
chiVarOuS and patriotic citizens of country for
their generous sympathy, their contributions of
money for the relief of the victims and their
equivocaI denunciation of this crime perpetrated
against Israel and humanity
I recommend that the minute when adopted be
published and copies thereof suitably engroSSed be
forwarded to the President Of the United States and
to the president of the executive committee OF the
Bna1 b nth.