Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-07
NO AID FOR
THE JEWS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CAN SEE
NO WAY NOW TO HELP
SUFFERERS
WITTE MAKES APPEAL

In a Strongly Worded Article In the
Official Messenger the New Dictator
Asks the People to Aid the New
Governments-Rlotna Begins Again
In the Interior.
Washington, D. c., Nov. g..
President Roosevelt has decided
that no action can be taken by
this government at the present
time which will be of any benefit
to the Jews of Russia.
Odessa, Nov. 6.-The town Is
quiet today. 1t Is now estimated
that the killed and wounded dur
ing the recent riots here number
5000. The city hospital alone
contains 1000 wounded.
Out Of the 5000 casualties, those
who were killed or died OF wounds
aggregate up to midday 964, of
which number 313 were taken to
the Jewish cemeteries and 651 to
Christian cemeteries.
St Petersburg, Nov 6.-News from
the interior shows that there has been
little improvement in the situation. In
some places the disorders have recon.
menced with redoubled fury. The hor.
rible story of the massacre at Odessa
Is not fully known here. In the eau.
casus the Tartars and Russians are
cutting each others throats and the
Armenians are giving themselves lip
to pillage and incendiarism. m
st. Petersburg, Nov. 6.-The Official
Messenger this morning prints another
strongly worded appeal for confidence.
1t bears Count Whites earmarks, hints
strongly that the empire is threatened
with dismemberment unless the people
rally to its support and draws attention
to the different character Of
representations with which the move
ment is being besieged to quell the ex.
isting disorders in the country, some of
them complaining Of the zeal ofthe
troops and others Of their inaction.
some asking for military protection
and others for the entire removal Of
the soldiers
Quiet Sunday.
Sunday happily passed in st. Peters.
burg without disorders or bIoodshed.
The social democrats and revolutions
lists had planned mammoth demon
stration in connection with the funer-
ais Of those killed in last weeks riots
and it was intended to form gigantic
professions representing the various
industrial organizations in the SUI
burbs and flying red flags to bear the
bodies of the martyrs" in state
through the center of the city
These professions were to unite at
the Kazan cathedral, where the pas
sions of the crowd might be fired by
revolutionary orators
Late Saturday night. however, when
1t became known that General Trepon
would not permit big demonstrate ion,
threatening disorder, and that the
mayor has issued a proclamation say
ing that the streets were no place for
the airing of political grievances, the
socialist leaders called off their plans.
deploring that they feared this demon.
stration Of the people was marked for
slaughter, for which they were not pre-.
4 pared for at present. The people will
4 give battle when ready, not when Ire.
poff wants IT.
!. Funerals Held In Private.
4 Accordingly the funerals were held
in private and workmen attended me.
mortal services in the various mills
Although the demonstration was for
mally abandoned tens of thousands OF
spectators flocked to the Nevsky pros
: pect. The broad thoroughfare In front
; OF the Kazan cathedral was blocked by
great crowd of people, but there was
no attempt at disorder and no occa
sion for the use Of the squadrons Of
!, hussars, cossacks and cuirassieurs held
in reserve in thes ide streets.
The revolutionary leaders here an
ticipate period Of comparative quiet
and speak of the great strike simply
as a "maneuver" which forced auto
cracy to make concessions.
1--WE have not any intention Of end
j ing the fight now" said one of them
Sunday, '.but will organize and arm
the people for the final struggle. We
expect nothing from bureaucracy, and
only by a popular uprising can we
!, achieve our aim, which is a constitu
cnt ass embly."
Poland Cries for Freedom.
Warsaw, Poland, Nov g. Grea'
j patriotic demonstrations were held II
the streets Sunday by crowds estimat
cd OF 100000 persons. PROFESSIONS
headed by clergy, singing God Save
j Poland paradel the principal streets
i which were elaborately decorated. The
balconies and windows of the houses
!, were filed with spectators. A either
!; guard kept exemplary order and the
!. military massed in the side streets
had no occasion to interfere.
An attempt by the Russian loyalists
to organize a procession was q com
plete failure. barely 500 persons TAX
!; ing part in it.
i A Jewish militia armed with revoIv
ers is guarding Jewish houses In The
outskirts of the city. The militia sho
and killed four disguised detectives
found trying to provoke disturbances