The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

VI III - NDuaN Io4o tASA N~0~
before President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Hay and they are content 10 bid
by whatever the executive decides is
best for them. BY appointment at half
past 10 o'clock this morning. the eXecu-
tive council of his association called
at the state department.
SECRETARY HAYS ASSURANCES.
In reply to the memorandum, Secre-
tary- Hay sand:
NO person OF ordinary humanity can
have heard without deep emotion the
story of the cruel outrages inflicted up
on the Jews of kiSchlnev. These la
inevitable events have caused the pro-
fOundeSt impression throughout the
world. but most especially in this coun-
try, where there are SO man of your
cO-religiOnists who form such q de-
sirable element of our population in in
dustry thrift. public spirit and COM
mercial morality. Nobody can Y
make the Americans hin i'll of the
Jews as a class or as a race-we know
through which they are now passing.
the Jews of the United States lave
given evidence Of the highest qualities
generosity. o ' of justice. n power
Of self-restraint.
The government : the United States
u tAIiIDll liz III NuClIIlltS- L
know you do not doubt the sentiments
of the president. No n hates more
energetically han he does such acts of
cruelty and injustice as those We de-
More. But he must """efully consider
all the circumstances n then decide
whether any official action can be taken
in addition to the impressive II most
effective expressions of public opinion
in this country during the last month.
You Will ave observed hat no civil
lied government in the world has yet
taken Official actiOn-thiS consideration
alone would bid US to proceed with care
The Emperor of Russia is entitled to
our respect. not merel- as the ruler or
a great and friendly nationo, but as a
mar whose personal character is even
more elevated than his exalted station.
We should not be justified IN assuming
that this enlightened sovereign who has
glen as many proofs of his devotion TO
neace and religious liberation. has not
done and is not dong all that lies in his
power to nut a stop to these atrocities.
to punish the guilty. whether they be-
long to the ignorant populace, or to
high official circles. and to prevent the
recurrence of the outrages which have
so shocked humanity. In all we
know of the state of things in Russia
tends to justify the hope that even out
of the present terrible situation some
good results may come. that He, who
watches over Israel does not slumber
and hat the wrath of mo" now as so
often in the past shall be made to
praise Him.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S AID
DRESS.
The call on the president at the
White House followed and there Pres
ident Roosevelt after the memorandum
was laid before HIM said in part:
n OH as,,,1 - ' wood NO 1urC1 I1nn1
a fact so patent as the widespread in
dignation with which the American peo-
pie heard of the dreadful OutrageS up
on the Jews in kischlnev. | hav never
in my experience in this country known
of a more immediate or a deeper ex-
preston of sympathy for the victims
and of horror over the appalling calam-
ity that had occurred. 1t is natural
that while the whole civilized world
should EXPRESS such a feelin" 1T should
be most intense and most wide
spread in the United States; for of all
the great powers I think | may say
that the United states is that country
in which from the beginning of it's ma
tional career most has been done in
the way of acknowledging the debt due
to the Jewish race n Of endeaVorlng
to do justice to those American citizens
who are of Jewish ancestry and faith"
President Roosevelt reviewed wildly
lle DALI lit Jews 1dNc ployCo II AliS
DEVELOPMENT of the United States. : : :
Il should hold myself unworthy of
my present position if l failed to feel
just as deep sympathy and just as deep
sorrow over an outrage like this, done
to the Jewish people, in any part of the
earth. l am confident hat much good
has already been done by the manifes-
tations throughout his country, with
o,,t ory- q y1 70 orna6 u-ho tG0aVQr of
horror and sympathy over what has
occurred. 1t is gratifying to know,
what we would of course assume, that
the government Of Russia shows the
feelings of horror and indignation with
which the American people look upon
the outrages at Kishenev, and moving
vigorously not only to prevent their
continuance but to punish the perpetra-
tors. That government takes the same
view of those outrages that our own
government takes Of riots and lynch
| ings. which sometimes occur in
country, but d. not characterize either
our government or our people.
4 have been visited by the Russian
ambassador on his own initiative, and
in addition to what has been said to the
secretary, the Russian ambassador has
notified me without inquiry
upon my part that the governor of
Kischenev has been removed; that be-
tween three and four hundred of the
participants in the outrages have been
| arrested and he voluntarily stated that
those men would be punished to the
utmost that the law would permit.
4 will consider most carefully the
suggestions that you have submitted
TO me, and whether the r0W existing
conditions are such that Zny further
official examination would be Of ad-
vantage TO the unfortunate survivors
with whom We sympathize so deeply.
Nothing that has occurre recently has
had my more constant thought, and
nothing will AVE my more constant
thought, than this subject. In any
proper way by which beneficial action
may be taken, it will be taken, to show
the sincerity of the historic American
position Of treating each man on his
merits as a man without the least ref
erence 10 his creed, his race or his