The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-21
RUSSIA AND THE JEWS,

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A Washington correspondent says that
whatever sympathy this country may have
with the prosecuted Jews in Russia, It
must be regarded as individual and per-
sonal and In no sense official, as the gov
eminent Is bound not to commit itself
officially. ITO do So adds the CORE
spondent, would be to give cause to
Russia to feel offended, and however
much the administration may desire to do
something to put a stop to the massacres
that are being reported from the Cars
domain, 1t cannot at this time, according
to correct international practice. take
my step toward that end. particularly
In view OF the official denial from st.
Petersburg that massacres have taken
place."
OF course the government has to re-
spect the forms, and governments arc
great stlcklers for the proprieties, but
tho people OF these United States consti-
tute the government, and they have en-
tered an indignant protest that Russia
has already heard from and will hear
from again If these outrages do not cease,
In vain does the Gear deny officially that
such massacres have occurred In vain
does he give orders to preserve tho peace.
The people have heard the news. There
Is no press censor in this country. Our
papers have printed the terrible story and
the people have read it, and they demand
that the outrages shall cease. The Gear
may not understand 1t. but he may az well
understand 1t that in this country the
voice of the people is the voice OF the
government
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"Pacitlc assurances continue to reach
us from the far East, but they do not Nh
| lIterate or even diminish to any great
extent the probability OF n final contest
between Russia and Japan and 1t may
come at an early day. Certain It Is that
| Japan expects It and Is exceedingly busy
preparing for the emergency. or course
| diplomacy has u chance TO play llond,
but at best it can only hope to postpone
for time the Inevitable conflict The
two nations seem to fully realize this,
| for Japanese arsenals are being worked
day and night and large stores of pro
visions and coal ara being accumulated.
In the meantime tho movement of Rus
sian troops on the Korean frontier can
not DO regarded as anything less than
menacing, Diplomacy may keep japan
and Russia at peace until Russia 'gets
good ready for the fight but no longer.
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4 General p. S, Bragg, of Wisconsin.
who Was yanked out of Cuba because
he experienced as much difficulty in
Americanang the Cubnns as an ordI-
nary tack-leg carpenter would In con.
structing n whistle out of youthful
swines tail. and Is now In the diplo.
matte service In far away China, eyi.
IDENTITY has but little idea OF returning
to his dear WISCONSIN very soon. He has
heard about d.; doings of the Supreme
Court Of that state, and writes back tc
say that tho recent rebuke given hin
as counsel in certain case by thai
court had no more effect uuon him thar
pouring wafer ON q ducks back"
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President Roosevelt has for several day
! been receiving a great number of letters
; some complimentary and some otherwise
about tho published reports of his llayin