The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22

Baltimore, Md, May 18.-Three thou
sand people attended an enthusiastic
meeting in the Academy of Music Sun
day afternoon in behalf of the victims
of the Anti-Jewish Outrages in Russia.
1t was participated in by many leading
citizens of the state and city, and sew
eral thousand dollars were subscribed.
The meeting was presided over by DR..
Fabian Franklin. editor of The Balti-
more Evening News, and among the
speakers were Ex-Governor VIM. Pink
ney Whyte, ex-Congressman John V.
L. FindIay, Mayor Hayes. Roger w.
Hull, Leon Greenbaum and others.
Letters of sympathy were read from
Governor John Walter Smith. United
States Senator McComas, Attorney
General IsadOr RaynOr, the Hon. Simon
Wolf and leading divines, all express
ing their horror over he massacre at
Kischeneff and the conviction that the
United States should use its good offices
TO bring about the prevention of such
atrocities in the future.
a series of resolutions were adopted,
calling on the United States to bring
such influences to bear On the Russian
government as may tend To bring about
a cessation of these ~inhumanities." n
on the members of congress to protest
against the Outrages to which the Jews
of Russia are submitted"
PRO-JEWISH MEETING IN MACON.
Macon. Ga, May ia largely at
ended meeting of the citizens of Ma
con, at the Jewish Synagogue Sunday
night, was addressed by Rabbi Marks,
of Atlanta, on the subject of the perse-
cutiOn of the Jews in the Russian set
Elements. Great interest was manifest
ed and resolutions were adopted lin the
name of liberty and humanity" protest
ing against the outrages, urging imme-
date action by the United States gov
through diplomatic channels,
and requesting Georgia senators and
members of congress to advocate legis-
latiVe relief.
PEASANTS ROBBED.
Washington. May 1S.-None of the
many resolutions relative to the kisch-
iSflSH OuIDIdht duOpItu ScSISIudS IL
various places in the United States has
reached the state department n tho
officials have nothing new before them
upon which to proceed. 1t IS not known
whether instructions have been sent to
our embassy at st. Petersburg So far
the department has before it only
newspaper clippings, describing the
Kischineff massacre and It scarcely
E1o1- l,,-L&rI--I 70 r.NI-l r1Tnr1 that ha-
sis, ever if it had the power to do so.
The brief cablegram from St Peters
burg might open the way for diplomatic
action on the part of the United States
in this matter. The statement said the
Russian government had forbidden the
Jews to arm or defend themselves with
a deliberate purpose of forcing them to
emigrate to the United States for no
where in Europe could they find refuge.
Such action would be similar to that
taken by the Roumanian government
upon which the state department laid
down the doctrine that the dumping Of
hordes of ~emtgrauts likely to prove pau
pers upon our shores was obnoxious to
the United States
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor. in a conversion today with a repre-
AZ NAN 4NAS
tive to the Jewish trouble in Russia.
said:
There is in Russia as in Germany
and Austria a feeling against certain OF
the Jews. The reason for his unfriend-
ly attitude is found in the fact hat the
Jews will not work in the field or en-
gage in agriculture. They prefer to be
money euderS. Give 4 jew a couple of
dollars and he becomes a banker and
money broker. In this capacity ne takes
ADVANTAGE OF the Russian peasant
whom he soon has in his power and
ultimately destroyed. II Is When the
patience OF the peasant is exhausted
that a conflict between peasants and
Jews occurs Ordinarily the Russian
is a very patient person. but il is only
natural that he should entertain a feel
ing of resentment for the one Who has
wrought his ruin.
THE situation in Russia SO far as the
Jews are concerned is just this: 1t i
the peasant against the money lender
and not the Russians against the Jews.
There Is no feeling against the Jew in
Russia because of religion. l have said
the Jews ruin the peasant with the re-
suit that conflicts occur when the latter
have lost their worldly possessions ne
have nothing To live upon.
There are many good Jews in Rus
STA and they are respected. Jewish
genius is appreciated in Russia and the
Jewish artist is honored. Jews also
appear in the financial world in Rus
STA.
The Russian government affords the
same protection TO the Jews that it
does to any other of its citizens. and
when a riot occurs and Jews are at
tackled the officials Immediately take
steps TO apprehend those who began the