Graham guardian., 1904-02-26
AMERICA SYMPATHY WITH JAPAN

that the sympathy ol tho
can people is strongly with the
Japanese and against the Russians
in the war at present on between
these nations, when for decades,
in fact almost from the formation
of the United States government,
the latter nation has been the
warm and steadfst frieSd of this
country, and has used its good
Offices in its behalf at times when
il was in need of friendship.
The reasons are easy to under.
stand: The friendship between
nations is rarely Of Il sentimental
kind, but is nearly always based
upon reasons of diplomacy, or self
interest. The time has never been
when uuder proper conditions
America has not stood as the
friend of Russia. But, conditions
change; and different conditions
bring about different states Of feel
ing; and, when Russia does that
which is against the direct inter
ests OF the American people us It
is doing in its present war, it is
not 10 be expected that it will
have their warm sympathy. Its
efforts 10 shut off the great volume
of trade this country has l'uilt up
and is building up, in theprovinces
Of China, is not to bo taken as an
act TO encourage the feeling of
friendship upon the part of the
American people.
But, there is also feeling upon
the part of the people of this coun-
try, that is wholly base upon senti-
ment. Russia has most unwisely
permitted outrages to be commit
ted by its people in the way of the
most iphuman acts ofmob violence
upon a people who were innocent
and unoffending,-acts that have
deprived her of the friendship of
all civilized people, the world
over.
When she permitted mobs of
her people to murder and rob the
Jews simply because they were
Jews, and not of their faith in II
religious way; she permitted acts
that proved to the world that her
people are semi barbarous, and are
not entitled to the friendship and
respect of civilized people.
Here is brief account from
Russian papers of the acts of bar
barism committed by the Russian
people, given by Tile Arena in its
number Of last August, after the
reading of which it is not to be
expected that the sympathies of
the chivalrous, liberty-loving
American people can be with them:
On April 9th mob consisting
mostly of strangers attacked the
Jewish residents of the city Of
Kishinetf, Province of Bessarabia,
South Russia. With slight inter
ruptions of a few hours duration
the out break continued through
three days and two nights; the
mob not only being given a per
fectly free hand in its work of
devastation, but even being assisted
by the local police and the militia
OF the place. 1t is asserted (and
in this we adhere to the reports as
presented by the Russian press)
that those of the Jews who at
tempted TO defend themselves we're
forcibly disarmed by the police
and delivered over to the fury ofl
the rioters. The governor of the
province, having previous TO the
expected outbreak assured a depu-
tation of Jewish merchants who
asked for protection that he had
adopted ample means to secure
their lives and property, closed
his doors to all callers ofI
Jewish faith when urgently APP
pealed to for assistance, though his |
appearance alone might have been
sufficient to prevent the outbreak.
At the telegraph stations owned |
by the State, kilograms praying |
for help from the ce tral govern.
ment were refused acceptance. A
telegram was eventually dispatch
ed from a railroad station at con-
siderable distance from the city
and in thirty-six @ hours per-
emptory command from st. Peters
burg reached the local authorities
to at once put an end to the riot,
and "as if by magic murder and
ceased at once"
The leaders of the mob were
mostly we'll dressed and intelli-
gent appearing men, among them