The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-28
PUTS ON BRAKES.
Grover Cleveland Advises Mod
GRAFTON Toward Russia.
Reminds His Hearers That We
Live in Glass Houses.

New York May 2S.-There was a
great and representative gathering at
Carnegie hall last night called to pro-
test against the massacre of Hebrews
at Kischineff. The announcement that
former President Cleveland would
speak lent additional interest to the
gathering. While Mayor Low was de-
Ivering the opening address, expressive
of the hope that Russia would give
more liberty to her Jewish subjects.
Mr.. Cleveland entered and was greeted
with a tumult of cheers.
VIM. H. Baldwin, jr.. read letters and
kilograms sympathizing with the object
of the meeting from Lyman Abbott.
John F. Dillon, Carl Schurz, Senator
Thomas C. Platt and VIM. D. Howells.
Mr.. Baldwin also feead the resolu-
tions which denoundt the massacre,
urged the claim of the Jews in Russia
to just treatment and protection, and
declared That the people of the United
States should exercise such influence
viii the government Of Russia as the
ancient and unbroken friendship be-
tween the two nations may justify to
stay the spirit of persecution, to re-
dress the injuries inflicted on the Jews
of Kischineff and to prevent the re-
currence of outbreaks such as have
amazed the world" Mr. Cleveland said:
Every American humane sentiment
has been shocked by the late attack on
the Jews in Russia, an attack murder
Gus. atrocious and in every way revolt
ing. AS members of the family of man
kind and as citizens c. a free nation
we are here to give voice to the feeling
that should stir every true man and
every American worthy of the name.
There is something intensely horrible in
the wholesale murder of unoffending,
defenseIess men, women and children,
who have been tacitly if not expressly
assured of safety under the protection
OF a prOfeSsedly civilized government.
Z know how easily our indignation
prompts us to the use of strong lang
uage. and I know how naturally we are
tempted to indulge in Overdrawn state
rnent and extravagant demands on
such occasions as this; and 1 am sure
that in our characterization OF the
crimes we here contemplate ana IN eA-
messing our Getestation of the GRIM
ina1s we can not go too far I desire
to avoid sounding a discordant note
buf vet I cannot refrain from the sug-
eestion that moral effect of our pro-
test and the usefulness OF TINS demon
s+,ation will rot be lessened if we re-
olire indubitable proof before We ac-
e4ee the government Of Russia with
e1Ii1tv completely in the crimes commit
led within her borders. and it seems 10
me we NAV well consider the proper
rpIa fionShlD between BdtlOtiS '0A9Ae =
demand too pronounced interference oA
the nar+ Of our own government
st don't say the Russian government
may not by sins OF omission OF toli- ~
mission be justly deserving OF our coil. =.
7aparatiOn. hut we should not be SW1it
10 assume this when we remember that
we ourselves have found It Impossible
to prevent mob violence and murdefous
assaults on Chinese in wyoming ana
on Italians in Louisiana am dls-
+inctlv and uneouivOcally in favor OF
informing our government IN unatS-
taxable terms of our indignation ana
deen condemnation OF the late outfdgFs
i7non the Jews in Russia. But 1 nope
that in obedience to the dictates OF
American conservatism and modera-
ton which are not long obScurec- We
NAV be even now lust ana talr. ana
that we will be content TO IOfe8O per
r,levir-~ and extreme demands on our
governnen for violent action our
public servants should hear us SPEAK: !:
but we certainly ought to be 1ustlrasd
in trusting the care of our national
honor and duty in the premises and the
enforcement of the humane instincts OF
our. neonle so far as this may be within
governmental action to those char-ed
with the responsibility of managing our
I'm the meantime let the people of the
Tinted States. gathered together in such
assemblages as this in every part of the
land, fearlessly speak to the civilized
world protesting against every preJense
of civilization that permits mediaevaI
persecution against every bigoted creed
that forbids religious liberation ana
freedom of conscience. against all falss
enlightenment that excuses hatred and
cruelty toward any race of men. and
against all spurious forms of govern
ment protection that withhold from any
human being the right to live in safety
and toll in Deace-
President Schurman of Cornell. Rev
Robert s. Macarthur and Edward N
Shepard also spoke. and the resolutions
were adop-ed.
Weather Indications.