Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-21
MASSACRE OF RUSSIAN JEWS.
Recent Horrible Buteheries Explain
able in Two Ways.

j nc uNicherl OF the jews IN Oafh.h
Is explained in two ways In ofhc-
ial circles the Jews are blamed Il Is
said that they offended the patriotic
sentiment Of the Fabble by unseemly
demonstrations Of delight when they
/ heard u the ears manifesto Il b
said that they made insulting remarks
| about him and tore down the national
| flag Then the 'loyalists" fen upon
I the lews-tbc innocent as well as the
guilty being greedy a. well as
I patriotic plundered their houses. The
[ explanation Of the liberals is that the
/ rioters were egged on by govern
meut officials. The liberals assert that
the simultaneous manner In which
attacks were made on the Jews In
many towns indicates that they were
dictated from ST. Petcrsburg but they
are Boo error Counte de- Witte has
done - 10 his power 20 stop the
attacks on the Jews
When men are In a passion. as
most Russians are. they make wild
charges 10 II almost Incredible that
the mob which massacred al Odessa
was melted by government agents. Il
would be- altogether incredible as IL
were lot that there have been occa-
sions where the dregs Of the populace
have been given TO understand that
OF they engaged Ia the pastime OF
Jew batting they would not be- inter
fered with by the authorities Al
Kishencff two years ago the author
tiles were SO supine as TO leave no
doubt OF their completely.
Il has been the domestic policy OF
the autocracy 10 divide TO rule. Il
has stirred up race against race aud
religion against religion as Il fearing
that peace and harmony would en-.
danger the government. In the eau
casus the Tartars were induced 20 at
tack the ArmcnIans The troops re-
manned passive while the fighting went
on. That tolerance Of disorder led
To the fearful destruction OF property
al Baku and the neighboring oil fields
and the temporary paralysis Of the
petroleum industry Probably the
direct loss Is not less than $4,000. 90. /
That Is what the playing on OF one /
race against another In one corner /
% the empire has cost
The autocracy has long been aware I
Of the spread OF socialist doctrines 1
among the Jews. especially among ,
those Ia the manufacturing towns of I
Poland. The Jewish Socialist union. /
or buud. is one OF the large and un-
socialist organizations
In the empire The autocracy has
that whatever tended to inn
bitter the relations between Jews and
Christians would serve 20 keep the
different organizations apart The
programs" as these raids on the
Jews are called. serve also 20 keep
he criminal classes IL; the cities
luIet They let the government alone
Hhen they have other game to- pur-
.ue.
10 Is asserted. also. that on different
lccasions the same classes have been.
nsugated by the police 20 fall on
and other liberals" They
ave called themselves 'lOyalists." I
md In the name OF loyalty have at
acked respectable people who were
.etitioning for a liberty and reform.
Il Is a relief TO read In the sicken-
ne tales Of the massacres In the cities
4 southern Russia-tales which. % Is
% be hoped. are eXaggerated-that the
ews have begun 10 arm and defend
They have long borne
18th wonderful meekuess and patience ,
be- manifold ourages inflicted on
hem. As Or Hlrsch says. they have
iyen Christians a lesson In Christian I
~. But who would be- free. them I
elves must strike the blow" The I
aws Of Russia are taking the first ,
.ep towards freedom by procuring v
rms and using them TO defend their d
yes and property when attacked by h
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