The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
HAS BACKED DOWN
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT SEND THE
JEWS PETITION.
TO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
THIS CHANGE IN PURPOSE NOW
SEEMS CERTAIN.

President Received Another Deputa-
ton of Prominent Jews-TalISed
over the Kishine1f Massncre-Pres-
ident Does Not Now Seem quite
So DESTROYS of Making Suggest
ions to Russia Relative to Her
Internal GOvernment-The Days
News from Oyster Bay.
oyster Bay. L. l., July 14-An inn
portant conference was held at Presi-
dent Roosevelts home between the
President and representative Jewish
citizens of the society of B'Nai B Rith
regarding the petition to the Russian
government on the Kishineff outrages.
Besides the President. the parties to the
conference We're Simon Wolf of Wash
ington; Oscar Strauss and Leo N. Levi,
of New York.
The administration has been embar-
raised by the delay of the representa-
lives of the B'Nai Birth society in
presenting the petition. A draft of the
document was handed to President
Roosevelt several weeks ago by Mr..
Wolf, but it was decided after some
consideration, to modify the text of the
petition before presenting it formally to
this government for transmittal to Rus
STA. Time was desired, too, to obtain
to the petition the signatures of repre-
sentative citizens of the United States,
Of all the religious faiths.
VIII Not Go Forward.
AS a result the document was not
placed in the hands of the President
until to-day.
The result of the conference has not
been disclosed. but a strong intimation
is given that the petition may not be
forwarded to the Russian government
The desire of both the President and
Secretary Hay is that the Kishineff in
cident should be closed as soon as
possible, as further delay in its con-
sideration might prove embarrassing
to this government in other diplomatic
negotiations with Russia.
Inasmuch as the Russian government
has indicated by the adoption of severe
measures a genuine disposition to pun
ish adequately the perpetrators of the
kishineff murders, and in addition.
those who instigated them. it is prob
lem for the President and Secretary
Hay to solve whether representations
concerning the incident, now are either
desirable or necessary.
Members of the Jewish COMMITTEES,
together with Dr. Albert Shaw editor
of the Review of Reviews, and has
friend from England, Maurice Amos,
were the guests of the President at
luncheon.
The Mission of Root.
Secretary Root left to-day for
Washington. He said that he could
not sail for England before the 23d of
August, because it was desirable that
he should see the general staff in full
operation before he left the country.
President Roosevelt is delighted over
the success of the American rihemen
in recapturing the Palma trophy in
England. The following exchange of
cablegrams regarding the contest has
taken place:
London July 11.-President Roosevelt,
Oyster Bay. N. Y: American rifles,
ammunition and men won a victory
to-day over Great Britain, France,
Norway, Australia, Canada and Natal,
and bring back the trophy Jones,
Secretary National Rife Association
of America"
The President responded as follows:
oyster cay, N. Y, July 13.-Jones,
London: Accept my hearth
est congratulations for the American
victory. Theodore Roosevelt"