Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-02
OUTRAGES ON JEWS.
The President viii Transmit Peti-
tion to Russia on the Matter.
IISRECEPTION VERY PRODLEMATICAL
A. the white House Conference with Jews
IL Was Said That tho Gear Was Kept
from knowledge Of the Truth
By the Buresucrats.

| Washington, June 26.-The presi
dent has decided to transmit to the
Russian government the petition te
him by the executive council of the
B'Nai Birth regarding treatment Of
Jews in Russia, This action has been
taken after mature consideration. AT
first 1t was decided that the petition
should not be presented because it
might be resented by the Russian
government and lead to a response
that would cause a break in the re-
lations Of the two countries. How
ever, the first conclusion has been
reconsidered and by direction of the
president the petition will go for
ward. What the result will be is
problematical.
At the white house conference on
the 18th inst. the Jews made the
point that the car was kept from
knowledge of the truth as to the
condition of the Jews in his empire
by the bureaucrats, who hedged him
about on all sides, and they were
sure that il the president would only
once assist them in laying their case
before the car himself he would at
once adopt measures to alleviate
their condition. The president at
that hearing promised to do what he
could. 1t was at once perceived that
to do what was asked involved the
danger of short reply and dispo-
sition developed to regard the full
publicity which had been given to
the white house conference as sufR-
cient to meet the needs of the case,
for 1t was assumed that the car
could not fail to see some of the
newspaper comments and reports
upon this subject. The Jews, how
ever, were not satisfied with this
passive attitude and the president de-
cided to adopt the bold course Of
sending their petition directly to the
car through the United States en-
bassy at st. Petersburg. Officially
IL. is expected that this will be re-
ceived, but privately it may be stated
that there have been no lack of init
nations from informed sources that |
the car will never be permitted to
see the petition, as the Russian prime
minister will not receive 1t for trans
mission. In fact it is realized that
the Russian position is still correctly
described in the statement telgraphed
from Washington on June 0 by the
Associated press, from which this ex-
tract is taken: Nor will it be posi-
BILE for Russia to receive any repre-
sensations regarding the Kishineff in
cident from foreign power. The
government takes the same
position as that long held by the
American government, namely, that
II refrains from interference in the
internal affairs of another power and
must insist on similar treatment for
tself."
II there is to be a refusal on the
part Of the Russian government to
receive the Jewish petition, then
upon Mr.. Riddle, the United States
,harge of the embassy at st. Peters,
burg, win fall the modification, for
Ambassador Mccormick has not yet
to his post from his hasty
lisit to Chicago and it is entirely
possible that what happens at st. Pc
ersburg when Mr.. Riddle undertakes
lis disagreeable task may delay the
AMBASSADORS return to st. Peters II
,urg indefinitely.