The sun., 1903-12-31
MEETING TO WARN RUSSIA
INSPIRED BY FEARS OF SECOND
KISHINEFF MASSACRE.
Cooper Union Ftilcd Win Fast siders
--Resolutions Adopted Calling UpOn
This Country to PrOtest-Edward ".
Shepard Sends Letter to the Meeting.

Revolutions Adopted Calling UpOn
This Country to PrOtest-Edward NJ.
Shepard Sends . Letter to the Meeting.
meeting growing out Of the reporto
that another massacre Of Jews in kishineh
has been planned for the Russian Christ
mas Day. jan. 7, was held in Cooper Union
last night under tho auspices Of Vorrdrfs,
the Hebrew 81 cialit newspaper. The
plan OF the meeting, as expressed in resoiu-
tions and speeches. was to show to Rust IN
the state Of feeling in this country
Every seat In the big hall was taken long
before the time for the meeting to commence
and by O'Clock the police were forced
to close the doors, leaving q vast crowd
outside.
Editor Kahn Of tho newspaper. who WAS
chairman of the meeting. read q letter from
KishinefY telling how the Russian Govern
msnt had conducted the trials Of those
arrested for the massacre there and letter
sent to newspaper by Herman Adler,
the chief Jewish rabbi Of Great Britain,
urging this country and England to take
simultaneous action to prevent another
massacre. The purpose OF the meeting,
the chairman said. was to express the
sentiment Of the Ghetto more especially.
He said:
We are not fools. and we do not expect
the impossible. or hope that President Roose-
velt will send another petition to Russia.
The only petition to send to Russia Is an
armeTelad but when Prsssdent;, Rooseyeti !H N,eIt
be kind enough to accept the petition. the
Y9nkse SvtSiited The CzaT orrrpss s WHEN WIZ HI he
ho alreudy had read il. We can't expect HIM
to do IL again, All that we can do is ask the
entire American nation TO send up mighty
esS World. ID ''''''' 'DA' '''' ~ ~ "
Ernest Crosby said the same thing. The
only thing he regretted, he said. was that
the hall " as not crowded with Christians to
protest against the outrage done in the
The Rev. Francis H. J. Moran. an Epis:
copalian minister, said that he believed
a better day was coming for the Jew ish
people In Russia as a result OF the locked
Tor war between Russia and Japan.
The first gun that is iir"d from japanese
w Sc iSc first blow for H1f bsry Of
Thnn hs VIII Hr reSc and en. al aiy
from one erd Of the land 70 the other for
liberty and the, blood Of your sisters in
X Hi-hR djs may be like the blood OF the martyrs
Several Jewish orators told OF condi-
tions In Russia, declaring that Russia
wanted to kill the Jews because all OF them
could read, while only s, per cent, of the
Russian peasants were able to. and becaus
the jews were the leaders OF labo" unions
and of the revolutionary party. This
party, one speaker lately from Russ!s de-
clared, was not COMPOSED Of Nihiiists. but
of men who wanted peaceable revolution
and the establishment Of u cons, itu.ional
monarchy.
The killing of governors, slid this
speaker, lis justified bu. not advocated
by that party
Among the letters read was one from
Edward NJ. Shepard. who said that he
Joined in the protest against further atIoci-
ties. lie added
am chiefly influenced by the conviction
that, against all wrongs OF this kind " lat
ever he the race or country. or creei or CON
dition Of the unoNending minority wilton
suffers ut the hand of u majority every civ
ilized land, every centre of civilized thought
or expression, should speak in solemn con-
domination and warning. Whenever cle-
mental humanity ie involved, the civilized
world ought TO be one--and God ernnt that
1t may always he ohe--in heart. conscience
AMI spec ch.
If in our land We are guilty. as We have been.
and NOR. than once. let us not take offence
II others protest and condemn: and When
the wrong ia done In other lands. let us not
demnation. May the TING never come when
this noble ciy shall he Indifferent or keep
dumb under wrongs in our own land or u,
Russia or In any other land like that with
which this meeting tonight Is to deal.
A collection was taken up for the Jcws
in KishineN and resolui ions pass.d calling
upon this country to protes in ~ voice
too loud and too portentous for Russia
TO ignore