The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1903-07-08
RUSSIAN BEAR
SET GROWING
BY HOT REPLY FROM STATE DE-
PARTMENT.
Sympathy for Prosecuted Jews
will be Expressed by
American People.
THE SITUATION QUITE DELICATF.

WASHINGTON, KY, July 9Th,
position Of the administration regard
ing the proposed transmission of thu
petition of the Jewish citizens of thu
United States to the Russian Govern
ment was made clear and positive by 1
statement authorized by the State De
partment tonight. This statement wa
inspired by newspaper publications re
flecting the attitude of such a petition
through the medium Of the United
States Embassy at st. Petersburg, which
has been brought to the attention Of
high officers of the Government II
was given careful consideration botl
here and at Oyster Bay before a decis
ion was reached to make any declara
ton regarding the matter The state
ment is as follows:
cat the State Department it wa'
stated by high official in the absence
Of Secretary Hay that the delay in for
warding the petition of the American
citizens Of the Jewish faith as to the III
treatment Of their co.religionists in
Russian was solely due to the delay in
furnishing the ADDRESS to the State De
partnent by the petitioners The State
Department would, of course, pay nc
heed to any statement purporting To
emanate from the Russian Government
unleRs such statement was made official.
ly in some form other to our own Gov.
eminent.
WILL DECLARE IT'S SYMPATHY.
THE State Department has been es-
pecially CAREFUL to act only in accord
ance with all requirements OF official
propriety, but within the limits thus
laid down IL viii most certainly not
hesitate to give expression to the deep
sympathy felt not only by the Admins
tration, but by all the American people
for the unfortunate Jews who have been
the victims in the recent appalling mas
sacres ana Outrage9.
CITES CASE OF CHINA.
'In this connection It was pointed out
by another official, who disclaimed any
purpose to speak in his official capacity,
however, that it seemed somewhat
strange, TO say the least, that the Rus
sian Government should choose this
particular method of making state
ment to the American people at the
very time when by methods which arc
certainly the reverse Of friendly to the
United States, it has sought to make
China join in Breaking the plighted
faith Of all the Powers as to the open door
in Manchuria and has endeavored to
bar our people from access to the Man.
churiap trade.
SITUATION IS DELICATE.
The above statement was shown to
Count Cassini, Russian Ambassador,
tonight, but he declined to make any
comment on it. Any reply to this state.
ment must be made under direct in
structions from st. Petersburg. 1t is
realized both at the State department
and at the Russian Embassy that the
situation is extremely delicate.
RUSSIA LAYS DOWN THE LAW.
The Associated Press is authorized to
state that the Russian Government
most positively and absolutely denies
the report that it has offered any official
explanation to the American Govern
ment either through the Russian embas-
sy at Washington or the American en-
bassy at St. Petersburg, regarding the
Kishinef incident, and declares that it
had never been addressed by the Ameri-
can Government upon the subject
The Russian Government must cate
gorically refuse to receive from any
Power, any petitions, representations
o. communications relative to its inter.
nal affairs