Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
DENOUNCES RUSSIA.
Mass Meeting at Washington
Protests Outrages on Jews.
lEDORSE RESOLUTIONS IN CONGRESS
Representative suIxer of New York
Presided and In Lengthy speech
ArrafgA4ed Cars Government
as Responsible.

as nebpOnhtbtes
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga mass
meeting of citizens of Washington was
held in Belascos theater last night to
express sentiments on the atrocities on
1he Jews in Russia The theater was
crowded. Senators Patterson of Colo
RADIO, Latmer of South Carolina, Over
man of North Carolina and Clark of
Arkansas and Representatives Sulzer
and Bennett of New York. Rainey of
Illinois Hinshaw of Nebraska, Taylor
of Alabama, Moon Of Pennsylvania and
Trimbie of Kentucky and Associate
Justice Stafford of the supreme court
Of the District of Columbia occupied
seats on the platform. Representative
William sulzer presided He said
I'VE have met 10 protest agaipse the
wrongs and conditions and outrages in
Russia. We arraign the government OF
the car before the bar of civilization
Tor great crimes against common
humanity.
The civilized world is stunned and
shocked and g1ieved by the inhuman
barbarities and appalling atrocities
which have been going on for the past
two years in Russia During this short
time | am reliably informed by those
most competent to testify more than
100000 innocent jews, peaceable Cath
ollie Poles. nolfensive Lutheran Firms
and lawabiding Christian Armenians-
helpless and defenselcss men. women
and children. absolutely guilty Of no
wrong have been cruelty. inhumauly,
pitilessy and barbarously murdered
and nutchered to make a Russian holt
day.
''There has been nothing like il in
all the history of the world, not dur
ing the horrors Of the dark ages. and
humanity today stands aghast morti-
Aed and Mortified.
'Oficia Russia IL responsible for
these awful atrocities. charge on my
responsibility as a member of con
gress that ii is solemnly alleged and
not denied and there is widespread
and prevalent feeling throughout the
world that it is true that these terrible
crimes of rapine and pillage and devas-
fation. that these brutal atrocities and
saat these monstrous murders of the
helpless Jews and Firms and Poles and
Arhenians in Russia are secretly con-
nised at by the Russian government,
that they have been melted by the
Russian ruling classes the grand
tinkes and that they are instigated. dl.
rectly or indirectly, by high officials in
Russia for religious and political pur-
poses.
Russia cannot avoid the awful and
tremendous responsibility. / hope
what we do here and what we say here
wtn reach the ears of the cringing cZar
"a his corrupt cabal of grand dukes.
! believe that our protest, cur condem-
ukelon and our denunciation will be
hard In St Petersburg and that the
nussian government will see TO il that
ne wholesale butchery OF the inno-
ssnfs Is stopped.
"The allied armies of the great pow
srs stamped out the massacres in ia
nAtical China The stars and stripes
drove the yellow flag of Spain from the
fairest island in the Antilles. What
has been done can again be done. IL
Russia will not stop these crimes hui
mainly must set its face against Rus
sia. ostracise Russia in the family OF
nations and place Russia beyond the
pale of its civilization. and then Rus
STA and all the niQuitieS Russia stands
for will disntegrate cease and grad
ually fade away in the morass of gov
erImental oblivion"
Mr.. Sulzer closed with Il tribute to
President Roosevelt, especially for his
jealous and untring efforts to anne
lierate the conditions of the oppressed
and prosecuted in H1Wuania, Turkey
nnd Russia
Representative Eainey of Illinois
said
ALREADY the blood of thousands of
Jews cries out for vengeance. The
cine may be near mt hand when IN in
strument may be raised up To execute
upen the men who are responsible for
these inhuman hutchcrieS the old doc
trfne an eye for an eye ana q tooth
for a tooth
MAY the indignant protest started
hsre spread from city 10 city of this
great republic until the voice Of So,
sD0,000 people is heard across the sea
in the camps of the CoSsack sodiery OF
Rassia and in the palaces OF trembling
grand dukes"
Resolutions We're passed indorsing
| thu Sulzer resolutions introduced in
| the house in protest against the out
rages and atrocities "connived at by
fhe Russian government
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