The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-11-10
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President Asked to Protest
Russian Massacres.
no ACTION BY GOVERNMENT NOW.
Roosevelt Expressed Great Sympathy
TO Former Minister Straus For
Russian Sufferers by Violence.
Mitte, Too, IL Po,,erIeSs.

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TO Former Minister Straus For
Russian Sufferers By Violence.
Witte, Too, Is PowerIess.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Z. - Oscar
Straus, former minister TO Turkey. paid
visit 10 the president 10 discuss with
him the Jewish massacres in Russia
The president indicated TO him that
while he regretted these horrors. the
United States government could take
no action in the matter.
Secretary Root had a conference with
the president shortly after Mr. Straus
called. This statement was subse.
quently given out.
Oscar Straus called upon the presl.
dent not TO ask him for action. but
10 consult with him as to whether there
was any possibility OF action which
would result In mitigation Of the hor.
rors connected with the massacre OF
the Jews in Russia.
"The president stated that. OF course
he had been watching with the deepest
concern the reports OF those massa.
cres; that he had been appealed 70
within the last few weeks TO try TO
take some action, not only on behalf Of
the Jews in Russia. but on behalf Of
the Armenians, Poles aud Firms.
'Ihe result Of the presidents in
quiries eoinclded with statements con
talned In a cable from n. Witte to Ja-
cob II. Schiff. shown the president 10y
Mr.. Straus, as follows:
THE government is horrihed al
these outrages. You know that less
than any one do not sympathlze with
such savage outbreaks. All | can do
10 stop the disorders is done, but as
the country is in such an excited state
the local authorities are often power
less
"ln the conditions Of social disorder
which actually exist in Russia the
president does not see that any action
can be taken by this government at
present which VIII be Of any benefit
10 the unfortunate sufferers. FOR whom
be feels such keen sympathy"
A st. Petersburg dispatch says an
oficial declaration by the government
says that the origin OF the disturbances
in the empire Is found in the lmbitter.
ment between various sections OF the
population, caused by the ears mani
fssto.
st. Petersburg adyices say that on
the heels Of the successful issue Of the
Finnish national movement comes the
news OF n strong revival Of the struggle
for autonomy in Poland Dispatches
from Kalisz, in Poland, and Thorn, I'm
west Prussia, say that flags with the
Polish coat OF arms have been hosted
on several churches and city buildings
At Kalsz a manifesto Of the labor
party, demanding the conyocation Of
the national diet sitting at Warsaw
and the restoration Of the ancient
rights OF the kingdom, was proclaimed
WHh trumpets.
Further accounts OF the riots at Odes
sa say:
There have been more horrifying
massacres and fiendish cruelties, but
the districts where these took place
are now cordoned by troops. Proba-
bly, the total killed will number $500
and the wounded 1900. In the sub
urb Of Modoyanka alone a thousand
victims remained in the streets from
midnight until noon, when the authOrl-
ties fastened TO collect and bury the
bodies in great pits In order to con
cesl their numbers. Two private doe
tors attended more than 300 children
OF both sexes who had been horribly
gashed about the head and shoulders
with sabers."
A dispatch from Helsingfors, Fin
land, says that Emperor Nicholas has
just issued a manifesto granting
to Finland
From Riga Consul Bornholdt tele-
graphs that the situation is extremely
serious and that considerable Amerl- !
can interests were endangered and
demanded military protection. Count
Lamsdorff, the foreign minister, tele-
graphed orders that a military guard |
be placed az the consulate.
A similar appeal arrived from George
r. Martin. the American consulate
agent at Rostov-on-Don, where also
there are American interests. Mr.. Ed |
dy dispatched a note 10 the British. |
German and Austrian embassies. and |
they practically united I'm joint rep |
reservations to which Count Lamsdorff |
and General Trepoff promised that all
foreign interests would he safe
guarded.
The revolutonarles at Kishined selz |
ed artillery from the troops and bonn |
barded jewish shops and houses. The |
was in possession Of the riot |
ers, so that escape was impossible |
The city was completely sacked and |
partly destroyed by fre. A provisional |
republican government, # is said has
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