The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

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Y GDtrei, during the present year.
u The three tales, alegories, or legends,
4 included In this publication. have been
n contributed By Tolstoy for the benefit OF
s51hc sufferers. They were Intended IN
/ thu i,st place, for publication In Mis-
N tellnny-the publication Of which was
promoted for tho benefit Of the jewish
\ sufferers By n talented Jewish writer, -
Il IN. 1nbinovitch better known III Russia
,tn.lcr his pseudonym OF Schalem Meich-
EN-. In order. however. to obtain as much
i money rs possible. 1t was subsequently
" arranged to publish them simultaneously
Y iii several languages.
Tic following letters from Tolstoy 10
81 n, Rabinovitch tell their own tale:
.The terrible crime committed IN
Jsishinef h,.. nstonished and pnned me.
4 j have In part expressed my attitude 70
\. this shameful business In letter nd
dressed to Jewish acquaintance or mine'
y Of which enclose copy a rev Gays
nso VIC sent from Moscow collective
" iotter to the Mayor Of Kishinct, express
Y. sing our feeling ABOUT .h's vi 'u'o ~
@fair.
~ shall be very glad to contribute to
B YOUR Jewish Miscellany. and Will try
80 write something suitable to the cir
n cumstnnces.
4 "untortunately, what most wish to
4 say, namely. that the guilt-not only. or
&t the Eishinef horrors, but OF all the dis.
cord apparent in certain smail p.''
~ mot the pcasantsl Of tho Russian people
{, lies solely Wits the Government. But
that is Just what may not say In any
II n,,hI,co tion printed in Russia.
Polynnn, 6 May. o. s., lsS.
,S8 THE following IS the letter to Jewish
q friend referred to in the preceding:
~ have received your letter. and re-
/ celve many SUCH The writer's all-llke
8you-- demand Of me the expression OF an
opinion about the kishnef events. bu'
q think that some misunderstanding I'M
! derlies these appeals 1t Is thought that
\ nv voice carries weight, and demand
Il therefore made that should express
nv opinion about occurrences so impor-
Etant and having such complex causes as
8fhis Kishinef crime. The mistake hes
IN $eSpec citing OF me the activity OF pub
#licist. whereas am AMMAN entirely oc-
cupied with one very definate quess'otl'
having nothing in common with current
Syents-nameiy, the question OF rcls'on
ana ITS application to life. To demand
n mo a public expression OF opinion on
4 con ten, porary events IS as unjust'napie
rs "a demand It OF any more or less
we'll known specialist. ! may, ana 90
,,tilixa some events Of the day to mus
itrata q thought l may be dealing WIN,
hut 10 express opinions as puoiicis' on
snI: contemporary events-even tnoush
they be very important-wouio De lnlpos-
sihia for me. even II ! considered II de-
sirsh,p Ia do so. Were to attempt IT
q hould have to express immature ana
c,-nmonplace opinions. and TO repeat
what others have already said; then.
obviously. the Importance people att!i-
bnte to any opinion-and that makes
them direct their demands to me-wou4o
not exist. ~
Il. ..As 10 sbe Jews and the terrible Kish-
$fnef events--my relation to them must
Il ,hink, be apparent to all VINO are inter-
este6 in my view OF life.
5$"My relation to the Jews cannot De
other than as toward brothers, whom
Il love-not because they are Jews. put
4 hccause We and they are all sons OF one
SFather-God: and this love needs no Ell
4 ftrt on my part, for have met and am
: acquainted with very excellent mem
85hers Of the Jewish race.
5'.NIy attitude toward the klshlnet
crsne, nls.s Is naturally defined by my
religious outlSak on Efe. Even before
\ j had heard all the terrible details after
wards learned--from the first mention IN
4 the newspapers-I understood the horror
+ OF what had happened. and experienced
&F d depressing and mixed feeling OF pity
fer the innocent victims of the mop S
4 tTrtaltv-consternation at such brutal
h itv on the part of people supposed to be
Christians-a feeling of aversion and
loathiur toward the. so-called, educated
peoyle who lrcited the crowd and SYM
rathized with Its conduct. and, above
all of horror of the real culprit in the
! whole matter-our Government, with Its
Il priesthood which stupefes the people and
Inakts fanatics Of them, and Its roober-
ialJand of officials. The Kishinef crime Is
simply direct consequence OF the propa-
gundu of lies and violence that Is car
X. 1.led on with such intensity and such
insis,ence by the. Russian Government.
Tho attitude OF the Government to
this event is only fresh proof of Its
coarse egotism. which does not stop at
any cruclties when REFRESHING a move
IL ,1,ent /, thinks dangerous: and OF its COM
NJ plet. Indifference comparable TO the IN
difference OF the Turkish Government to
the Armenian massacres) 10 the most
terrible cruelties, SO long as It's own In
1erests are not involved.
Es3s3'"rhat is all l could say about the
\ Kishinef affair. and | have said 1t all
lons ago.
sSS8&s"If you ask me further, How think
S5Sthe Jews should act, my reply is again
one which flows naturally from that
II Christian teaching which try to under
stand and TO follow.
Il 1.-THE Jews. like all men. need but on.
4 thing for their wefare-to follow In life,
10 the greatest extent possible. the uni
@tvorsai rule OF doing to others as sou
. wish them to do to you; and to resis,
II tho Government, not by violence Chat
4, method should be abandoned to the Gov
Y ernmenD. but by good life. excluding
not only all violence toward ones neigh.
81 Dor. but all participation In violence, and
3Eell utilization for ones own advantage
OF the organs of violence instituted by
81 tho Government.
THAT is a!l-and it is very old ant
~ we'll known-that have to say abou,
81 the terrible Kishinef occurrences.
81 "Yasnaya Polyana. q April, o. s.. 1903
PREFACE.
III The iden OF the tale king Assarkha
don IL not my own, but was borrowed
III by ne from tale By an anonymou:
ss author, printed In the German Inaga
zine "Theosoph!scher Wegweiser," No
Il o, 1%r3. and entitled "Dasbist Du."
With reference to the tale Three Cues
III tons" an explanation OF an opposit,
* kind Is needful There Is a story by Les
LoH ~ ho and Il toll VI