Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-21
RESULTS MAY Be G0OD|0NLF ONE WITNESS
Rights for Jews May Come Before the Interstate Com
From the Recent Massacre. merce Commission Today.
sTCHEPKIN'S ERvIDAPPEAL ON COAL AND OIL MATTERS
Declares Unjust Testified Hours
law, and Halt.
INSTANT CORRECTION URGED PENNSYLVANIA ROADS
Referred
Committee Directions to
for Early Report Company's Halo
sTCHEPKIN'S FERvIDAPPEAL
Declares Tragedy Was Due to Unjust
Laws.
INSTANT CORRECTION URGED
Subject Referred by the Donna to
Committee With Directions
for Early Report.

ST PETERSBURG. June 21.-The Inn
preston produced by the Bialystok massa-
ere had the effect Of cutting short debate
in the lower house Of parliament today on
the question of abrogating privileges and
placing all Russian subjects on an equality
before the law. Whatever hostility existed
against the granting of equal rights to the
Jews disappeared after a strong speech
made by NJ. Stchepkin. chairman OF the
parliamentary commission which went to
Bialystok.
He spoke amid breathless silence, but DID
not mention Bialystok by name. although
every one within sound of his voice knew
he was referring to the scenes which ne
had Just left and the anti-Semitic meas
ures which the country had witnessed ana
was witnessing. He declared that the mas
sacres were due directly to the Inequality
OF the Jews before the law. which parlla-
ment was seeking to correct Continuing
he said:
Effect Of Oppression.
''It has been charged that the Jews are
becoming anarchists. That Is partially
true The government by oppression Is
driving the prosecuted members OF that
race to anarchy The difference between
fact that If robber enters our homes we
have the right to shoot him, but IL Jew
resists troops are summoned and he Is snot
down revolutionist. Lack or iaw1ui
protection will make any people the enc
mics not only OF the present government,
but of all governments.
NJ Stchepkin appealed for instant action
He pointed out that so long as the tnequal-
tiles in rights continued the police and 10
cal officials were easy tools of persecution.
The entire subject was then by unani-
nous vote referred to a committee of thirty
three members, with instructions to report
as soon as possible.
After consultation today the party leaders
decided that the Stchepkin commission re-
port shall be presented Monday.
Bialystok Officials Responsible.
NJ Stchepkin. in conversation today. said
the report will absolve the st. Petersburg
government of direct responsibility in the
Bialystok massacre. but it finds that the up
rising was organized by the lower police OIL
cials- of Bialystok. as the result of syste-
matte agitation there. extending over con-
siderable period
port of his Investigations at Bialystok to
the meeting of the constitutional democratic
club tomorrow night.
The commission possesses mass of tes-
timony, on which parliament will be asked
to Insist upon the immediate prosecution of
the subordinate police and military officers
who are found to be guilty Of direct or IN
direct completely In the massacre The COM
missioners declare that the attacks of the
mob on the Jews could have been stopped
at any stage of the rioting by the energetic
Intervention of the police and troops. A
regiment of infantry and one OF the
dragons. the regular garrison Of Bialystok.
were in the city when the rioting started,
and they. the commissioners say. were
amply sufficient to restore order. as proved
by the fact that the minute the troops ac-
tually ordered the bands Of roughs to dis
perse they did SO.