The Washington times., 1905-12-28
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RUSSIAN HORRORS
The Rev. DIR. DeutSch De-
scribes Big Massacres.
WORLD POWERS GcGGHsARDS
Not Even Bold Enough to Take Iritia-
tive to Protect the Out
ragged Hebrews.
WORLD POWERS EDWARDS

'It is indescribably sad that warships
should be sent by world powers to
Turkish waters to quell disturbance
there, and yet there is not nation bold
enough TO protest to Russia against the
horrible outrases inflicted on the Jews -
This was one Of the statements made
by the Rev. Dr.. Gotthard Deutsch, pro-
fessOr of history in the Hebrew Union
College, at Cincinnati, Ohio, before an
audience of over 1000 ladies and gen
tlemen last night in the auditorium OF
the temple of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. which is celebrating this
week its flftieth anniversary.
DR.. Deutsch toured Europe, Asia and
Africa last summer 10 .S.s.aae historical
Investigations and was the American
for whom the late Secretary Hay sue
ceeded only after great effort IN obtain
ing passport from the Russian govern
ment TO allow him to go through that
country.
At Scenes of Massacres.
DR.. Deutsch was in Warsaw during
The height of the labor troubles at LODI
and visited such noted 'massacre-towns'
as Odessa and Kishenef. THE condi-
tions over there are past remedy he
said last night to a reporter of the
Times. 1T is a sure thing that if the
government does succeed In quelling the
present disturbances, they are going to
break out again.
I'm regard to Premier Witte, / think
he has been. from the start, a schemer.
always making vague promises of
equality, ana in the meantime the
restrictive laws that deprive the masses
of freedom remain in force. | consider
Witte an agent OF the reactionists. de-
spite his clever talk and promises"
DR.. Deutsch was introduced to the
congregation by Rabbi Ahra--. Simon.
whose guest he will be until tomorrow
He began his lecture. which ne said he
called ''Grimpses from Oriental and Rus
sian Ghettos.' with a description Of Al
geria. During tine entire evening the
audience enjoyed a rare treat in the ex-
quisite lantern slide views of those far
distant and interesting scenes DIR.
Deutsch's explanations and illusions
showed his profound knowledge OF an
cient history and the customs, character
istics and religious beliefs of those who
peopled the lands he visited.
From Algeria to Egypt.
From Algeria, with it's beautiful Tunis
women. the lecturer passed 10 Egypt
and its pyramids. After describing
Alexandria, the city where Orient and
Occident Epingle. he discussed affairs
Palestine There were many interest
ing views OF the city of Jerusalem, with
IT'S population OF 5000. and the pictures
Of camels in its streets. He showed one
photo of a pretty little girl and made
The audience gasp at the statement that
she was about to be married at the age
of eleven years. In discussing Turkey.
he declared that Oriental life sssd not
changed materially in the last centuries.
He created a ripple of laughter by de-
clarins that in Constantinople the dogs
had more 10 eat than the men-except on
holidays.
Russia and Poland were then de-
scribed. One of the pictures represented
the heart of the Jewish quarter in
Odessa which has been the scene of
three n,assacres In the last two and a
half years. DR.. Deutsch dwelt on the
terrible suffering in Russia and showed
pictures of one-story tenements housing
thirty 10 forty-seven people.
THE state Of congestion" he declared.