The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

Recent HORRIBLE 6u:cheries exp'as.,-
able in Two Ways.


The hutChcry of the Jews in Odessa
Is explained in two ways. In oftic-
iat circles the Jews are blamed. 1t is
said that they offended the patriotic
scutiment Of the rabhle by unseemy
demonstrations of delight when they
heard OF the cars manifesto. Ii is
SAID that they made insulting remarks
about HIM aud tore down the national
lag. Then the "loyalists" fell upon
the Jcws-thc innocent as well as the
:uilty-.dd. being greedy as we'll as
patriotic. piundered their houses. The
explanation Of the liberals is that the
rioters were egged on by govern
ment officials, The liberals assert that
the. siSnNituucous manrer in which
.MiaCks were made on the Jews in
mauy towns indicates that they were
dictated from st. Petersburg, but they
are in error. counte de Witte has
doue al, in his power to stop the
attacks on the Jews
When men are III a passion, as
most Russians are, they make wild
charges. 1t is almost incredible that
'Ns iht' WHICH iiuSSttltt al outSSu
VS.. incitcd by government agents. 1t
wCs,ld he altogether Incredible as if
~t.re rot that there have been occa-
sicN,s where the dregs of the populace
have been given to understand that
ui they engaged in the pastime Of
Jee batting they would not be inter
fe,~u with by the authorities. At
kishc1cf two years ago the author
tiles were So supiue as to leave no
doubt of their completely.
II has becu the domestic policy of
tna autocrlcy To divide to rule. 1t
hts stirred up race against race and
cc'ision against religion as If fearing
that peace and harmony would en-
dausrr the eovenment. In the Cau-
c,sVs the Tartars wore induced to al
ta',i the AcmeniaEs. The troops re-
m&iaci passive while the lighting welt
cN JHldt tolerance of disorder led
Is the fearful destruction Of property
at Haku and the neehboring oil fields
aud the temporary paralysis OF the
oc'roeum industry. Probably the
direct loss is not less than sos. 900 900
THAT is what the PLAYING OF OF one
race against another in one corner
ri the empire has cost
The auiocracy has long been aware
nc the spread OF socialist doctrines
among the Jews. especially among
those in the manufacturing towns of
rolaud, The Jewish Socialist uniou
~ hund. is one Of the large and un-
compromising sociAitst organizations
Ia tt,e empire The autocracy has
teasopeu that whate, er tended TO im-
HiftrTNc relations between Jews and
CHRISTIANS would serve to keep the
a.itcrent organizations apart. The
'urosramS." as these :0ids on the
Jews acc called. sery- also to keep
the crim,ual classes in the cities
quiet They let the government alone
when they have other game 10 pur-
sue
Il is asserted. also. that on different
occasions the same classes have been
insueated by the police TO fall on
students aud other liberals" They
have F->S&led themselves ''loyaliSts. =
sid 20 the uauc OF loyalty have al
lacked respectable people who were
ptssition,ns for 4 liberty and reform
4 is relief TO read in the sickcn.
sag tales Of ,he uiaSSSCres in the cities
III southern Hussia-taleS which. it is
TO b. hoped are eNasserated-that the
Jews have begun 10 arm and defend
themselves They have long borne
wiz, wonderful meekueSs and patience
the manifold ou;rages inflicted on
them As pr HirscE says, they have
given Christians n lesson in Christian
,ts But who would be free. them
.setScs must strike the blow" The
Jews OF Russia are taking the first
step towards freedom by procuring
armS and using them 10 defend their
lives and property when attacked b!
roos Chicago Tribune.
Offends the New England Ear.