Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-22
BLAMES The GRAND DUKES
ksa Meeting in Interest Of Russian jew
Held in Washington.
MAIN SPEECH E CONGRESSMAN sULzsR
He Charge. That ReactiORary Ele-
Inent in Government f. Directly
Responsible for IOO,OOO
Murders.

OF citizens OF Washington was held in the
Belasco theater tonight TO express senti-
ments on the atrocities on the Jews in Rus
STA. The theater was crowded. Senators
Patterson Of Colorado. Laumer of South
Carolina. overTnsn of North Carolina ana
Clark of Arkansas. and Representatives
sulzer and Bennett Of New York. Rainey OF
Illinois. Hinshaw Of Nebraska. Taylor Of
Alabama, Moon OF Pennsylvania and Trim
BILE Of Kentucky, and Associate Justice
Stafford OF the supreme court OF the Dis
trict of Columbia occupied seats on the
platform.
speech by Mr.. suIEer.
Representative William sulzer presided.
lie said:
We have met tonight to protest against
wrongs and conditions and outrages in
Russia. We arraign the government Of
the car tonight before the bar OF civiliza-
humanity. The civilized world Is stunned
and shocked and grieved by the inlunan
o. barbaritles and appalling atrocities which
have been going on for the past two years
in Russia. During this sshort time |
reliably informed b. those most competent
TO testify, more than l0i.oo0 innocent Jews,
peaceabie Catholics, Poles inoffensive
Lutheran Firms and law-abiding Christian
and women and children-absolutely guilty
Of no wrong-have been cruelty, inhumanly.
plulessly and barbarously murdered and
butchered to make a Russian holiday. There
has been nothing like II in all the history
OF the world, not even during the horrors
OF the dark ages. and hum snity today
stand agnast mortified and Mortified. Whole
communities have been destroyed 10y fire
and sword All the horrors OF the in
QUESTION. all the bigoted religious persecu-
lions of the middle ages pale into insignih-
canoe. The facts.eh the faots-are at
them. In the dying throes Of their official
power. the cruel and heartless rulers Of
from knowing the awful truth OF the UNI
pieeedcntc1 1babarities which are taking
place within their dollinions
What spectacle RUSSIA presents AZ the
dawn OF the twentieth century. The bar
barrie wofk Of rarine, plumber, outrage ana
Thousand and thousands of alpless men,
women anu children are beinE slaughtered
not power fits It's voice in protest or
ialses a aand IN etndernnatson.
oflcisl Russia is responsible for these
awful atrocities. / charge on my response
hihty n member Of congress that it is
soleInnly alleged. and not denied and there
.nraugtcut the world that IL is true that
these terrible crimes Of rapine AND pillage
and deyastaton, tnsI ines prutal I arr. /,
lies and that these monstI Gus murders q
the HELPLESS Jews and Fnns and Poles
and AruAeniaus in Russia are secretly con
tnoy have bsen tacited by the Russian rul-
inf classos-the grand cukes-and that they
are insugated. directly and indirectly by
high officials IA :sussia for religious ana
Russia canrot -void the awf u and ire
here and what SAY here will reach the
ears OF the erin ia- ear and his corrupt
cabal of grand dukes. i believe that our
protest, our concentration and our oenun-
cation Will be heard in st. Pet rsburE and
that the Russian government will see 10
II that the wholesale butchery " the inno-
cents Il STEPPED
The voice Of Cchristendom Numbered
against the unspeAlabie Turk and Greece
Was free. Civlizs tion hurled its demands
against the ildiE palace and brought peace
L. the prosecuted Armenians. America SYM
pathized with Irelands gTieNous wrongs
and patriotic aspirations and home RUE
followed. The allied armies OF the grea
bowers stamped out the mAssacres II
fanatical China Tie stars and stripe;
drove the yellow nag o. Spain from th'
ialrtst island In the Antilles. what mas
b "a done can again be done
We appeal 10 plbitc opirlon-to the sopt
-usErl en- 81 hu;uanity-and We know tina
,.rce aroused IL rueS the deE'iny OF M
vgarir II Russia VII not stop these crimes
.u-nanlty must set face against Russia
sst-zcize Etssis From the family OF IA
tiers AID place Russia beyond the pai'
- ~ rlrlliEa tor. and then Russia ana a.
lie iricu.ties Russia stands for VIII CTS
utegfate--cease-ar gradually fade ava!
in tie morass of governmental OBLIVION,
M SulEe- closed with tribute 70 Presl
dent Roosevelt especially for his zealou
aud urtiring snr-fs 90 amehorale Inc con
ditlonF of opp eSsed ana prosecuted
Rounania tn key and Russia -,
Representa- live Henry T. Rainey OF IN
nois was the second speaker
rawne Presests Resolutions.
RcuresentatiVe Charles A. Towne OF Ne'
YORK presented resolutions which wer
unanimously adopted These endorse
speeches made 81 ths meeting and De
nouneed 'these terrible atrocities as gres
..-rrr-,or, humanity ffra