The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-06
ENVOY DEFENDS RUSSIA
Ambassador Mccormick Dis.
cusses the Kishineff Outrage.
THE GOVERNMENT not 10 BLAME

THE GOVERNMENT not TO BLAME
Our minister 10 the Cars Court De-
eiares It HAD No Completely In the
Massacre Mt Ail-says Condition OF
Jews In Russia was Never Better
Than Now.
zone thing is certain the Russian
government, the national government
/ mean. certainly had no completely in
the affair at all. That the authorities
at st. Petersburg had any previous
knowledge Of the matter is preposter
Gus. The whole affair occurred just as
iynchings and other outbreaks occur in
the United States too quickly for the
authorities to take any steps to prevent
them
So declares Robert $. Mccormick
United States ambassador to Russia
who recently arrived from Europe to'
attend his sons wedding. in explaining
the massacre Of the Jews in Kishinet
to a reporter Of the New York Amer
lean.
In discussing the murder Of the Jews
the ambassador said:
According to the official proelama-
ton the affair was started by boys
whose quarrel later involved adults
and started the massacres. IT may not
be known in the United States that I'M
der the Russian laws every official Of
the peace in Kishineff is personally iia
bile for all losses oceasioned by the
riots which he failed to prevent, and
every person, Jew or Christian, who
suffered the loss Of any property at
KishineT can recover the full value
from these officials.
"The fact that the governor Of the
province has been deposed would seem
to indicate that the authorities Of that
district were at fault in not quelling
the riots earlier. 1t Is certainly an In.
dication that the imperial government
| Intends to investigate the whole affair
and that investigation undoubtedly
Will fix the responsibility and | believe
win show that the Russian government
IS blameiess in the matter.
"As d matter Of fact, the condition Of
the Jews in Russia is rapidly being
ameliorated. thanks to the efforts q
1 the car. who il d kind hearted, up
| right ruler and who believes i'm reH
1 gious freedom and hates war and in
i ternal dissensions. The condition o.
4 the Jews in Russia was never better
than it is today
sWith regard to the mass meeting!
that / am told are being held in thf
II United States on the Kishineff affair
/, the situation il similar to that q few
years ago when a number Of Austrian
citizens We're killed In the Pennsylva
MIA mining region. Mass meetings t
express the indignation Of the peopl
y were held all over Austria, and thei
resolutions of indignation were sent t
J this country, but there was 40 ofiieia
! action taken and the matter ended i
j talk.
j eThat is tile way the indignatio
meetings about this Kishinef affai
II win end in talk. They VIII accom-
| plish nothing
L EGEE &tstH Al9t lA1AA anna AAt@t 81 y Z
! not be any official communications Q
J the subject between the United State
and Russia
! II have not sent nor have / bee
I asked for any official report on e
i situation. have made an unoiiieis
/. statement. which / believe was cable
over here. That Is all have done III
! ILL Il am likely to be called upon e q
The situation does not come within q
+ scope Of international diplomacy ia Il
f slightest degree.
:. ut IS no surprise to me that indi
i nation meetings have been held her
: for the American public is inclined
! be inlpulsige and the Jews are SON
! what prejudieed against Russia.
I that country the people take thin
/, more calmly, and even the Jews Of !
i. Petersburg are not SO stirred up ~
the Kishineff affair as the Amerie;
neople seem to be- It is because
this caImness that reforms come mo
: slowly ii Russia than they do with !
4 but they do come. and the honesty q
81 sincerity Of the czars government &
4. be relied upon.
u ar. Mccormick laughed heart
s. when questioned about the report 90
s. he had devised new and gorgeo
Il, ambassadorial uniform. which be we
- on state occasions in st, Petersburg.
II II guess some enterprising cor
spondent got hold Of description
one az my wife's dresses" he said.
wear over there just what wol
"a. wear in this country az similar 81
~ tions-a plain evening suit and nothl
8 to distinguish me from q waiter hu
III bit Of gold braid, which Is absolut
III necessary.
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