Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
FOR OPPRESSED JEWS
Immense Mass Meeting at Be-
Iasco Theater.
RATED RUSSIA'S CRUELTY
Speakers of All Creeds Were in At
tendance.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Representative Sulzer Intimated the
Governments Approval Of
the Movement.
RATED RUsSIA's CRUELTY
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

RUSSIA was the Keynote or the mass meet
ing held at the Belasco Theater last night.
1t was packed meeting. Not in the polit-
lcal sense, but because every seat In the
house was filled. The stage was full, and
the Marine Band in uniform occupied more
than all of the orchestra and played at in
tervals through the evening. The meeting
had been arranged by Representative Will
liam Sulzer of New York. who, as he de-
clared, had always stood for the under dog
In the fight. He said that he had cham
pioned the cause of ireland, of the Beers
and of the Cubans and Armenians, and now
he thought 1t was time to come to the
rescue OF the Russian Jews
1t was an enthusiastic meeting. The
speeches were all impassioned pictures of
the sufferings of the Jews of the coo des-
olated towns Of the Russian empire. The
resolutions passed were measured in lam
guage, but unmeasured in the depth of rep
rotation heaped on the Russian govern
ment. Nearly all of the speakers took oc-
casion to say that while the meeting was
entirely non-off1cial in character, they ex-
pected that the resolutions would be tele-
graphed to st. Petersburg and, joined with
the protests of other American cities,
they would carry the weight of public opin-
ion without involving this government In
any diplomatic tangle with Russia Mr..
Sulzer did, however, manage to give a sug-
gestton of government patronage to the
"SSliiiS ny ANNOUNCING mat III the UdJnG
of the committee of arrangements he want
ed to thank the Secretary of War for the
flags that had been loaned for the occasion,
and he also wanted to thank the Secretary
of the Navy for the loan of the Marine
Band. This suggestion was thrown in cas-
ually, and could be taken by the Rus
sian government, so far as it chose, as in
dicating the sympathies of the American
government with the purposes of the gath
ering.
There were several enthusiastic refer
ences to President Roosevelt in the speeches,
and enthusiastic approval was expressed of
his course in bringing the great petition
against the trea tment of the Jews to the at
tention Of the world, even though 1t had
not officially been brought to the recogni-
ton of the Russian government. There
were a great many references to Ireland in
the course of the meeting. In fact, for
while it looked as though several of the
speakers might neglect the Russian out
RACES altogether In their fullness of detail
as to what the people of the United States
had done for Ireland, Cuba, Armenia and
various other oppressed sections of the
world. But the talk always came back
eventually to Russia, and the resolutions
presented by Representative Charles w.
ToWne were unanimously adopted.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions set forth that the
humane and liberty-lovng citizens of the
city of Washington, believing in the cause
of common humanity and in the brother
hood Of man, and sympathizing with the
outraged and the wronged and the OPP
pressed of every land and in every cline,
In mass meeting assembled, in the Belasco
Theater, Sunday evening, January 81, 1906,
have been addressed by eloquent prelates
Of Christian churches, by eminent jurists
Of courts. and by distinguished members OF
Congress of the United States, In con-
demnation Of the awful barbarities, and in
denunciation Of the horrible outrages, in
fiicted on the defenSeleSS Jews and others
in Russia.
The Christian world. it was stated, is
grievously shocked and civilization stunned
and appalled,, by these bloody brutalities
and frightful atrocities on these law-abiding
and peacable people, who are guiltleSs OF
any wrong or any crime, and who are pill
LACED and prosecuted and assassinated by
barbaric CoSSackS solely because of their
race and religion.
1t was solemnly alleged, and there is
widespread and prevalent feeling through
out the world that it IS true, that these
terrible crimes, these brutal atrocities. and
these willful murders of the Jews and the
Catholic Poles, and the Christian Arme-
mans, and the Lutheran Firms in Russia,
are connived at by the Russian govern
ment, and have been melted by the Russian
ruling classes, and are instigated directly
or indirectly by high officials in Russia
for political purposes, and have continued
for long time in all parts of the Russian
dbminions to such an extent that they have
aroused the sympathies of mankind and
shocked the moral sensibilities Of the
civilized world.
Therefore the resolutions declared that
the citizens of the capital city of the
United States of America, in mass meeting
assembled, approved the addresses delivered
and Endorsed and commended the action at
this great gathering of our people, called
to protest against these cruel inhumanites,
continued prosecutions and brutal murders
Of the peaceable and defenselesS men,
women and children IN Russia; and de-
nounced these terrible atrocities as great
crimes against a common humanity, that
must be stopped, and stopped at once, and
for all time to come, by the Russian gov
eminent.
Also 1t was declared that they awaited
themselves of this splendid opportunity to
pay tribute to the chief magistrate and to
heartily approve and indorse all that Theo-
dore Roosevelt, President of the United
States, has done, and Is doing, by Virtue OF
his good offices, to cause a cessation of
these unspeakable crimes against the OPP
pressed and the outraged Jews and Gentlles
in Russia, and I'VE respectfully urge him
to continue his good work and humane eff
forts for universal peace and the brother
hood of man, and in his benefcent en-
deavors for right and justice and humanity
we earnestly and solemnly pledge him the
support and approval of every just,
humane, liberty-lovng, tolerant and pa
triotic citizen of our country.
Further 1t was stated that the meeting
Endorsed and approved the resolutions here
tOfore introduced in the House OF Repre-
sentatives on the 18th day of December,
1905 by Representative William Sulzer of
New York, and sincerely prayed. and respect
fully urged, the favorable adoption of the
same at the earliest possible day, believing
that the adoption Of these resolutions by
the popular branch of our Congress will
have a most beneficial influence on the
powers that be in Russia
A Representative Meeting.
Tho gathering was largely representative
not only of Washington. but of Congress.
w. F. Downey was the temporary chair
man and opened the meeting with a short
address, in which he introduced Representa-
tive sulzer as the permanent chairman of
the evening. Among the other speakers
and public men who lent their presence to
the meeting were Reed Smoot of Utah,
Representatives Kinkaid of Nebraska, Gold
fogle and Towne of New York, I.orimar
of Illinois, Moon of Pennsylvania, Taylor
of Alabama, Senators Clark Of Arkansas,
Pyles of Washington, Overman of North
Carolina, Representatives Henshaw of Me-
braska, Bennett of New York, Rabbi Loeb,
A. s. Solomons, Simon Wolf, Joel Hillman,
Joseph Howell ex-Representatiye Yoder,
Major Sylvester and c. T. Bride.
The meeting was largely representative of
the Jewish life of Washington. At the
same time probably half of the audience