The Ordway new era., 1905-11-17
MASSACRE OF RUSSIAN JEWS.
Recent Horrible suteheries Explain
able In TWO Ways.

able In TWO ways.
THE butchery OF the Jews In Odessa
Is EXCLAIMED In two ways, In ofiic-
iai circles the Jews are blamed, II Is
said that they offended the patriotic
scutiment OF the -abble by unscemly
demonstrations OF delight when they
heard OF the cars manifesto. 1t Is
.,iid that they made insulting remarks
about him and tore down the national
nag. Then the "loyaHsts" fell upon
the Jews--the innocent as well as the
suilty-Gnd, being greedy as well as
patriotic. plundered their houses. The
explanation OF the liberals Is that the
rioters were egged on by govern
meat officials. The liberals assert that
che. Simultaneous manner in which
attacks were made on the Jews in
many towns indicates that they were
dictated from ST. Petersburg. but they
are in error. Countc de Witte has
done ali In his power to stop the
attacks on the Jews
When men are In = passion, as
most Russians are. they make Wild
charges II Is almost incredible that
tho mob which rassaCred at Odessa
wss melted by government agents. II
wc.uld be altogether incredible as II
wsrc rot that there have been occa-
.icas where the dregs OF the populace
hare been given to understand that
of they engaged In the pastlme OF
Jew batting they would not be Inter
tetcd with by the authorities. At
Ei5heucff two years ago the author
ities we're SO supine rs to leave no
doubt OF their completely.
it has been the domestic policy OF
thu autocracy to divide to rule. 1t
has stirred up race against race and
religion against religion as II fearing
thu, peace and harmony would en-
danger the government In the eau
cssps the Tartars were induced to at
tack the Armen!ans The troops re-
IN ioed passive while the fighting we:It
ou That tolerance of disorder led
20 .he fearful destruction OF property
at Baku and the nelghboring oil fields
aad the temporary paralysis Of the
petroleum industry. Probably the
direct loss Is not less than s95,000!O00.
That is what the playing on OF one
race against another in one corner
OF the empire has cost.
The autocracy has long been aware
Of the spread OF socialist doctrines
among the Jews. especially among
those in the manufacturing towns OF
Poland The Jewish Socialist union.
or bund. is one of the large and un-
compromising socialist organizations
IN ,i,t.> empire. The autocracy has
1e>~~aed that whatever tended to i'm
bitter the relations between Jews and
Christians would serve TO keep the
different organizations apart The
programs" as these raids on the
Jews are called. seryz also to keep
quiet They let the government alone
~hea .hey have other game to pur-
sue
II IL asserted. also. that on different
occasions the same classes have been
instigated By the police to fall on
,,Sksjents and other liberals" They
haSe called themselves 'loyalists. {"
and in the name Of loyalty have at
racked respectable people who were
peb1on'hs iVi hnel's al" ieioi III
Il rs relief to read in the sicken.
ing tales of the nassacres in the cities
OF southern Russia-tales which, it is
TO be hoped. are exaggerated-that the
Jews have begun to arm and defend
themselves Thev have long borne
with wonderful meekness and patience
the manifold outrases inflicted on
them As DR. Hirsch says they have
given Christians a lesson in Christian
sty But who would be free, them
selves must strike the blow" The
JewI Of Russia are taking the frs,
step towards freedom by procuring
arms and using them to defend theil
lives and property when attacked BY
mobs bs-Chicago Tribune.