Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-02
Denies Report of Official Ex-
PLANTATION to United States
Over Kishineff Affair
MAY BE A DIRECT WARNING
Diplomats Here See in Statement Given
Out by Highest Russian Source
of Authority Practical Refusal to
Receive Any Petitions Whatever -
Russia's Attitude is Much Resented.

Washington, July 2-"The Russian
government must categorically refuse
to receive from any power, any petit
lions, representations or communities
tons relative to it's internal policy"
This is the concluding paragraph of
a statement given out yesterday by
the highest Russian source of author
ity in the matter in this country. Its
significance is pointed out by diplomats
here who see in the opinion a direct
warning that, should President Roose-
to send to the car the petition from
Jewish organizations in the United
States, for the betterment of the con-
ditions of their co-religionists in Rus
STA, 1t will not be received.
II means, say members of the official
circles, that the friendly relations
which have existed for so many years
between Russia and the United States
will become strained should the presi-
dent persist in his purpose. To put it
1T plainly Mr.. Roosevelt and the gov
eminent of the United States are in
danger of receiving d slap in the face
from Russia.
The statement in which this insig-
nificant warning occurs, was called
forth by a report that Russia had offer
ed an explanation of the Kishineft mas
sacre to this country.
There is tone of indignation in the
denial which composes the rest of the
statement, and which reads as follows:
The Russian government most posi-
lively denies the report that it has Of
fered an official explanation to the
American government, either thru the
Russian embassy at Washington. or the
American embassy at st. Petersburg,
regarding the Kishineff incident, or that
it has ever been addressed by the Am
erican government upon the subject"
Taken in connection with the an
nouncement that the Russian govern
ment will not receive the Jewish pc
tition, the paragraph quoted above is
generally taken to mean that Russia
does not feel called upon to offer to
the United States any explanation of
an affair that occurred within its ter
ritorial limits, in which no other than
Russian subjects are concerned.
What effect the Russian warning
will have upon President Roosevelts
announced purpose to forward the pc
tition from American Jews, cannot be
ascertained here in the absence OF the
president and Secretary Hay.
Mr. Hay is at Newport, and 1t is to
be expected that he will go to oyster
Bay to see Mr.. Roosevelt before re-
turning to Washington July IL.
Mr.. Roosevelt's decision to send the
petition caused great surprise even to
his immediate official advisers, who
had shown that they regarded such
course as unwise, not only on account
of the danger 1t would bring TO con-
tinuance OF the long standing cordial
relations between the two governments
but for the reason that it would es-
tabhsh precedent for foreign med
ding in the domestic affairs of the
United States. In this connection 1t has
been contended in Washington by Off
Gals of the very highest standing that
should the president forward the Jew
ish petition to the czar there could
be no objection by the United States
government to receiving protests from
governments of Europe against the
lyncnlnS OF negroes III tulS Coulti y,
something that heretofore no federal
administration would have tolerated.
At the state department at late
hour last night it was stated by high
official in the absence OF Secretary Hay
that the delay in forwarding the petit
ton of the American citizens of the
Jewish faith as to the ll-treatmsnt OF
their corelisionists in Russia was due
solely to the delay in furnishing the adj
dress to the state department by the
petitioners. The state department
would, of course, pay no heed to any
statement purporting to emanate from
the Russian government unless such
statement We're made officially in some
form or other to our own govern
menr.
1t 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 Russian government
should choose this particular method of
making statement to the American
people at the very time when by meth
DDS which are 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 ac-
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