Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-04
oRK OF THE POLITICAL REACTloNARIES
Lives Sacrificed to Further Plans of
St, Petersburg Politicians.
BLACK HUNDRED ACTIVE IN THE WORK
Outbreaks Designed to Illustrate Theory Of
Peasantry's Incapaoity,
NEW LIGHT ON THE DREADFUL MURDERS
Jewish Paper In 81. PeterrburR Prints
Many Pictures Of victims of the
Mobs without Comment, hut
of Terrible Meaning.

MODS W NtthOut Comment, nut
of Terrible Meaning.
sF. PETERSBURG, Feb. lI-(Special
Correspondence OF The Bee.J-The intensity
Of the feeling of the Russian Jews over
the slaughter of their Corcligiousts at
Odessa, Kieff and many other points is
illustrated better than ordinary dcscrip-
tions would convey by the current issue OF
the illustrated Jewish paper. The Life
which is devoted to pictures of the results
of the outbreaks in these various places.
Under ordinary conditions this might not
create much comment, but from the fact
that the paper reproduces, with names, the
pictures of a number OF the dead in the
various communities it is found that, in
their efforts to portray real conditions OF
the Jews of whom there are no more or
thodox' than those of Russia, have laid
aside for the time being. one of the most
sacred laws of their faith and have for the
first time within the history of the world
permitted the exposition OF their dead to
the photographer One of the oldest rules
OF the faith is that corpse is 'unclean,
! and it is strictly laid down that from the
time death ensues all bodies must be sa-
credly covered and not displayed in any
manner. In spite of this law. this weeks
Life presents the pictures. from photo
graphs, of whole families killed and
, mangled by the anti-scmtes. and in addi-
tion to this shows scenes Of desolation
which have followed the looting of Jewish
homes.
Pictures StriI<ingIy Realistic.
To the eyes of Americans, if not OF those
of western Europe, these pictures would be,
In many cases, revolving. but Russians are
nothing II not realistic and their camera
| is as uncompromising as their writers. TO
| show that there is no mistake in the mat
| ter. the names of the people thus murdered
7 are given, but. with one notable eXcep-
! ton, the matter is presented absolutely
without comment
| An impression steadily gaining ground is
that the anti -semetic outbreaks" are not
clre to religious differences between the
uaeducated Christians and the Jews. Evil
dence is aerumuln ting that these re
Iigious olEthreaks't are being carefully on
ghleercd by the powerful reactionary forces
at the capital. with the purpose of proving
that the Russian peasantry is incapable of
taking part in national affairs which even
the more conservative of the liberal states
men desire 1t to exercise
1t was first noticed that these "out-
! breaks only occurred when they could be
used to aid the plans often carefully CON
| cealed of certain officials at st. Peters
burg. The Kshneff massacres three years
ago placed the late procurator Of the holy
synod more securely in his position. while
the more recent Outbreaks have all but
forced NJ. Witte into retirement
work of the Black Hundred.
The principal forces employed in this
work are members Of the Black Hundred. -
an association which has had no parallel
in western life since the paid assassins of
Italy were wiped out of existence. Some
members of this society may be actuated by
high motives and should be confined IN
asylumis insane. but the larger number
are simply paid murderers. acting at the
command of men whom. they only know as
commanders. They profess intense 10y alt y
to the throne and TO the state religion. but
ii is TO he remembered that the expressions
of liberality O. the part Of the czar meet
with anything but approval from these
men. who see in constitutional govern
ment the end of their work.
Their occupation for number Of years
has been to fix in the minds of people not
familiar with Russia and even in the minds
4 OF some of the Russians OF the higher
classes, the idea that the muiik is a savag,
that he is not only incapable of any de
gree OF self-government. but that he does
not know his friends from his foes.
Only Comment of Life
The. late issue Of Life is profusely q
monument" TO the victims of the mob
The only comment on the subject is'in tho
form OF a poem, which printed in "Yid
dish" may be freely translated as follows
Here holy offerings and clean are
. Laid on altar of Freedom, Joy and Fate
The blood stained knife OF angry enemy
Is not vet sheathed, so deadly Is his hate
The blood is not washed from his mud roui
The prison casts it's shadow DER the land,
The ancient walls are standing as they
While venom dyes its fangs in manhood,
blood.
We have no time to mourn you, deares
For hate has filled the air to saturstion
The heart is sad, but anger bows the heaC
| Before the awful scourging of the nation
. This is no time TO mourn-you and you
/ Are sacrifices laid on Freedoms shrine.
, And when in JOY and peace we have relief
Wen pay the tribute that is Justly thine
But now the drums are beat and trumpet
And in each face is shown the fear of foe
The camps of armed men are fearful larg
And hourly we fear the troopers charge.
once more begins the carnage dread
They rush with wall Of storm. or OF
fend,
Abuse is hurled upon those not yet dead
And curses upon infants not yet weaned
From every quarter sounds n funeral HYMN
For every quarter has seen slaughter grim
5 Throughout the winter day and twiligh
dim
Is heard the funeral prayer OF "El Mola,
Rachmim."
E BRAKEMAN DAVIS IS DEAL