New-York tribune., 1906-06-21
TROOPS AIDED MOBS.
Details of the Massacre of Jescs
at Bidlqstok.

Sroono. June 20.-Owing TO the refusal Of the
censor at Bialystok TO permit the free telegraph
,ng of the result Of the investigation Of the mas
sscre Of Jews there. the correspondent of The
Associated Press came here The rioting is
now ended The troops are in fun control, and
IN view Of the otc-y raised IL is certain that the
authorities VIII not permit renewal Of the
horrors
This entire region is greatly excited. owing TO
fear that the Bialystok massacre was the sig
nal for general attack the Jews through
out the pale and in Poland. but II any such con-
spracy existed II is too late TO carry out the
plans a the most imperative orders TO prevent
further outbreaks have been issued TO the gov
ernors and governor generals from St Peters,
burg
When the correspondent arrived at Bialystok
on Sunday morning the worst was over but on
all sides there was evidence Of the bestiality OF
the blood drunken mobs, which sacked and
burned the Jewish houses. shops and stores.
Fer seventy-two hours the orgy OF blood and pill
lsge went unchecked At arst police and
troops urged on the mob, and finally reluctantly
obeyed the orders OF their superiors TO put
end 10 the work OF the rapacious bands which
far beyond control that regiment after
regiment had 10 be thrown into the city before
order could be restored
During The riohag the Jews were hunted down
by pursuers. who tore them TO pieces The
troops either stood idly by or, as was more fire.
ouently the case, fired into the houses and shops
where Jews were concealed under the pretext
thai they believed them to be revolutionists, but
really in order 20 make way for the nurderers
and plunderers who followed in the soldiers
wake
While il IS impossible 70 get the exact figures.
visits TO the hospitals and cemeteries make 1t
possible 10 estimate the killed at 100 Jews and
p Christians and the wounded at $50 Jews and
Christians
Although many Of the Jews denied that a
bomb was thrown at the Orthodox procession on
thursday. that bomb thrown is estab-
lshed beyond a doubt. Accounts Of impartial
witnesses make 81 appear that an insulting cry
enraged the Jews. who attacked the religious
procession. Then. from one end Of the city to
the other the police spread the report of the
attack. thus tanning the fanaticlsn of the Chris
tians, and setting loose the worst clements upon
the Jews. on whom the crowds watching the pro-
cession had already turned The Jews at first
fought with revolvers and bombs and with
these weapons the majority Of the Christian
victims were killed The Jews were soon over
wheirled and fed for shelter to cellars or sttlcs
The soldiers watched the butchery. sometimes
laughing, but seldom failing TO fire into houses
where Jews. sometimes 10 the number OF hun
dred, We're making stand.
Although II is freely charged that the higher
authorities Of Bialystok organized the massacre.
or, II this was not the case, that II carried
our under orders from St Petersburg. there is no
evidence 70 support either charge, according to
the Investigations of the parliamentary commits
sion. ". schepkn, Of Odessa, member, said:
W@ wished especially 10 bring home the
Eponsibility 10 the government. IL the massacre
was organized in St Petersburg, but our con-
cUsions are that IL was not planned in St Pc
tersnuTg. Neither do We find proof that the chief
OF police, Snerorneteff was q party TO the plot
The responsibility Of his subordinates, together
II the military officers, who fondly Imagine
I1ar The odious system of Plehve and Trepof
has not ended. is clearly proved
Ne have failed to clear UP whether ponce
man or an anarchist threw the bomb Our IN
vesrigations only demonstrate that the real
cause of this and similar tragedies is the posi-
ton of the Jews. which makes the ignorant
Russians consider them to be outside the pro-
lection Of the Law. The Jews everywhere are
now orgaufzire societies for Self-defence. and
soou as they show the slightest resistance to per-
secutlon they viii be treated by the troops and
ignorant populace as revolutionists, for whom
simple death is too good Parliament must IN
sist on the punishment of the guilty
As proof Of he charge that the massacre was
prepared in advance. the Jews say that the keep
CTS 0t tho government wine shops received notice
the DAY before The outbreak 10 move their cash
% safer places.
seemed 10 delight in torturing the victims.
STRIPS OF flesh were cut from their bodies, and
children were snstched from their mothers arms