The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-28
CLEVELAND IN
FULL SYMPATHY.
He Expresses His Horror at the Kishi-ef
Massacres but COunseIs That
We Go Slow.

New York, May 2s.-carnegie hall was
packed last night. the occasion being the
Indignation mass meeting 10 protest
against the massacre OF the Hebrews at
kishlneff The announcement that for
mer President Grover Cleveland would
speak lent additional interest TO the gath
ering.
Mayor Low in his opening remarks ex-
pressed the hope that Russia would give
more liberty TO her Jewish subjects.
While Mayor Low was speaking MIR.
Cleveland entered and was greeted with
Q tumult OF cheers that were repeated
when he was later introduced by Mr..
Low Mr.. Cleveland said In part:
II have only word TO say, but | wish
10 he counted among those who are In
hearty sympathy with the purposes Of
this meeting. The influences which have
called us together tonight grow out OF
our recognition OF the promptings OF
Christian civilization and out dutifll de-
votion TO the best and deepest OF our
national characteristics. This demon
stration furnishes cheering and reassur
ing evidence that our American sympa
thy for oppressed and abused wherever
they may be. our American love Of hu-
manity and our attachment 10 justice and
SENTIMENT SHOCKED.
Every American humane sentimea:
has been shocked by a late attack on
the Jews in Russia, an attack murdeous
atrocious and In every way revolving.
There Is something intensely horrible In
the wholesale murder OF unoffending, de-
fenceless men. women and children. who
have been tactily, II not expressly. as
sured OF safety under the protection OF
professedly civilized government Such
things give rise to a distressing fear that
even the enlightenment OF the 10th CEN
tury has neither destroyed nor subdued
the barbarlty OF human nature nor wholly
redeemed the civilized world from mans
inhumanity TO ma1.
I'VE and all our country men pro-
test In the strongest language at our
command. and with the moral force
our American citizenship gives us
against these murders and outrages; aud
We insist that swift and continued pun
ishment ought TO be visited upon their
barbarous perpetrators. Nor Ia this all
We will. In a fashion quite american
and with an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES always
displayed when human distress appeals
to us. assist the families made headless
and robbed OF support by murder and
those who. wounded and terror zed and
In hunger and want. have been driven
from their homes.
SECURE PROOF.
II desire To AVOID sounding A diseord-
ant note. but yet I cannot refrain from
the suggestion that the moral effect of
our protest and the usefulness of this
demonstration will not be lessoned 10 we
require indubitable proof before we ae-
cuse the government of Russia with
guilty completely In the crimes commit
ted within her borders; and II seems 70
me we msy wei consider the proper re
latonship between nations before we de-
mand the pronounced interference on the
part OF our owa government.
II do not gay that the Russian govern
ment may not he sins OF omis on
or commission be justly deserving OF our
condemnation but we should not be
swift 10 assume this. when we remember
that we ourselves have found u mpos-
sible TO prevent mob violence and mur-
derous assaults In Wyoming ari upon
the Italians i'm Louisiana.
II am distinctly and unequivocally IN
favor Of informing our government IN un-
mistabeable terms Of our indignation and
deep condemnation Of the late outrages
upon the Jews in Russia; but I hope
that in obedience TO the dictates OF Amer
lean conservatism and moderation. which
are never long obscured. NAV he even
now just and fair. and that we will be
content to forego perpleXing and ex-