Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
NEW YORK JEWS
STIRRED TO ACTION

Specis4 Dispatch The Star
NEW YORK November 1.-THE gladness
felt by the Jews of America at the news
of the granting of freedom in Russia has
now been turned to gloom. The horrible
massacres of Jews in the land of the car
have cast a shadow over all Jewish settle
ments in this country. Frightful news OF
the outrages that continue to come from
Russia every day is foremost in the minds
of the people here, and the one thought now
entertained is how to help towards max
ing an end of these murderOGS assaults
upon innocent people and how best to eX-
tend immediate aid to the victims % the
brutal outrageS.
Appeals to the President. made through
Oscar s Strauss, Simon Wolf and Rev. L.
II. Mendes, have brought the discUurag ng
answer that government is unable TO
take any action III the matter. 1t is now
left for the Jewish people here to do what
they can to awaken public opinion and
raise protests against Russia, and al the
same time to gather funds for the self
defense movement in Russia, and for he p
ing those that were impoverished through
the massacres.
Meetings have already been held in New
York by the Central Federation of the
"Bund," by representatives. rom all jew
sh East Side societies called together at
Clinton Hall by the local group of social
list reyolutionists.' and mass meeting was
held in 9th street Synagogue, where
speeches were delivered by Rev. Joseph
SllNeI hdI' Kew +. II Meildes anu DINERS.
III. MendtS mas capIeu 70 LORD folhscIilo
of London, asking him to appeal to the
BRUSH government 10 use It's good oHlclS
IN an attempt TO stop the JEWISH OUTBREAKS
in Russia.
Meanwhile Mr. Jacob H. Schiff, who has
also communicated with the President, has
called Tor a conference OF prominent Ne"
York Jews at the Temple Emanuel. This
meeting. winch was presided over by oscar
fer n
in the formation OF the Hebrew Russian
MassacreS Rellet Association. II was De
cided that committee OF nifty be appointed
to receive subscriptions and take charge
or distributing the fundS. Inc sum or SoS,-
800 was subscribed on the spot In spite
of the protests from Prof. Richard Gott-
he'll OF Columbia University, Dr. j. l.. Mag
mes and others, who insisted that the help
raised by jews for jewish sufferers should
go Tor the relief of Jewish victims only, 1t
was finally passed to help Gentiles as well
Jews with the money collected. As the
result of this decision, 1t Is claimed by
some Jews, Russians who attacked the
Jews and were wounded while the Jews
We're defending themselves, will now be
helped with Jewish money from America
The meeting of representatives from all
Jewish societies called. together by the So
cialist revoutionists and which was held
last Sunday evening, was. so far, the Iarg
est and most impressive gathering that was
held About forty persons spoke, and
der the greatest stress OF sorrow and ex-
element, proposed various plans for helping
the Jewish people in Russia. One of the re-
markahle incidents of this conference was
the assertion of Mr.. Abraham Cahdn. edit
tor of the Forwards, the Jewish socialist
daily, that the whole Russian people is to
be held responsible for these outbreaks,
and not merely the government and its
hired hooligans He doubted whether with
out the aid of the people, the government
could organize such outbreaks so systemat-
ically and so simultaneously. This state
ment of Mr. Cahan was contrary to the
general claim of the Jewish radicals that
res1onsihIe for the anti-Iewish riots in