The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-16
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Bit for the Publicity by the
Press There Would Have Been
Another Massacre.
s 50 SAYS RABBI cALIscH
Gives High Praise 70 Newspapers
for Their Outspokcn Ccndcn1-
nation Of Russia's Course.

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In a sermon preached last night at
beth Ahnba Synagogue, Rabbi l.. N.
Ca'isch declared that q recent repetition
Of the Kishineff horrors In Russia was
avertcd only by tho publicity given by
tho press to the first massacre, and TO
the avowed Intention on the part of the
murderers to create a second carnival OF
blood III i.E&
Tho speaker gave high praise to the
press for its outspoken condemnation OF
the course pursued BY Russia. The usually
.inpervoIus skin Of the icspotic govern
nent was at last penetrated. and even
Russia could not brave the storm It had
raised. Evasion was not possible. The
plea Of Ignorance could not be advanced.
Tho threatened massacre did not take
place.
DR. Calisch's subject was An Avorteu
Kishinen." lie said: n
Toward the close Of last year rumors
were widespread that there would pc on
tho Russian Christmas a. rcpe ton OF ,t me
klshinef massacre, or il Is, I EIs,er IN
Measures were taken to Il'cVent T.. Meet
.lnEs were held in England and here IN
America the governments were Appeared
to TO lend their aid, and the devout $. spent zen.
tn, preceding days in ANXIETY and PRAYER.
The threatened massacre did not take
place Ia as scheduled and & sigh or relief
What causes led to- the benetlcent, re-
suit The success OF. the Easter riots,
this moral certainty Of the aid and coun,
terance givenaby government ott if s ana
OF the offenders, and the tfifing penal
ties imposed on the few who were con
vlcted, all led tho Ignorant popuace 70
ntyal Of lust and robbery But suddenly
the Russian government gave positive as
surance that no massacre would take
~ Nv nat led to to ( this I. movement on the
par. of the government? There are three
possible causes, which ] give In the order
OF their probably truth. beginning witf1
i. The Russian government may have
had a change Of heartfelt may have
opened its eyes to the n1onstrolls injl IS
= Its present occupation In the mpend-
inS war with Japan, and It's conseqllents
need of peace at home ana OF money TO
prosecute the war; my nave leu ~ 10
). Russia may have been affected by
tho publicity accorded the massacre OF
ana condemnationto Of the civilized world.
ana by the publicity. given again to the
threat of its repetition. q. =, :, -,
GREAT tPO WEIR OF PRESS.
or these three I believe the last to
nave been the solo. 'n,oving cause. For
lR,..sia's penitence haveFnot q grain OF
impln,g w s h1 so %
erect is possible But;a best tina would
De only a temporary expediency But
that Russia was really affected, II not
alarmed by the universal outcry that
rose up on the occasion of the massacre
OF last spring, cannot fer moment be
doubted. The denials, che protestations,
frc nj st. Petersburg and from the Rus
sim ambassador at Washington! were In
dutitable evidences Of perturbation. They
yea the howl OF the hurt aog
Is the moral pachyde.m of the age. But
the widespread condemnation given It III
the journals of the civilized world proved
skin
take pride in the position held by our
AT erican press. 1t was q practical unit
IN It's denlinciation of the atrocity. Our
Journal, in New York. sent trained cor
respondent and publicist. himself the child
OF a prosecuted race, TO the scene ITSELF
Tho report no returned was Altering IN
dictment Of the government of the Car.
AND now, when the threat OF repetition
of that horror became Known. again did
tho press give it widest publicity. The
pl cninence and emphasis. Evasion was
NOT possible. The government could not
dare plead Ignorance. The massacre did
not take place.
{ believe that there were grounds for
the rumors that became known, and that
arCther Kish.neff horror would have
taken place but for the publicity given to
Its menace. The power OF public opinion
has at last penetrated the jungle OF
5Slnvic. Ignorance and sen-savagery. How
'long It viii prove effective heaven, alone
plc-aye, of humanity itself--is due to the
splendid work Of the press fer Its vgl-
l,llcy proved OF effective service to the
cause OF human civilization.
q Rabbi Cnlisch alluded feellngly to the
death Of Mr. Leo N. Levi, who was the
president Of the order Of the f,,d nai Birth
That presented the petition Of tho Jews
OF America to President Roosevelt, to
ba transmitted to the Russian govern
mcnt. MIR. Levi died this week In New
YORK, and was buried yesterday (Friday).
His death is an irrepara bic loss to !Ameri-
can Judaism
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