The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
PARKER PLEASES RUSSIANS
PLEDGES OF AMERICAN FRIEND
HBTP HIGHLY PRICED.

CSurts-HAs vIsws On ths Far East
-stelOpln Premises BETTER Times %
Rabhls-Ns Eaope Left tor Ptnland.
Special cSSIs DsspassS 70 TuH SUH.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 2.-Rarsly have
the uttsrances Of foreign visitor 20
Russia been - acceptable to tho powers
that he - Judge Alton b. PArksr's state
msnts 20 reporters Of the NOpOs Yrsmga
and the Reich. The Judge is making
a considerable stay here. avowedly
for the purpose Of making . study OF
the juridical and othsr public institutions.
He has sAt with judges On the bench
% the Imperial High Court and has
had interviews with Finance Minister Ko-
kOVtae6 and other prominent OficiAls.
But what has pleased the governing
circles and tho modsratos In Russia h
Judge PArker's declaration that every
serious American h convincsd that RnaaiA
will emerge victorious from her sore
trials. The Judge says Americans ars
watching with the greatest attention
the Reorganization aud reform which
is going on In RshssiA. Thsy greatly
desire. he sAys. that tho relations between
Russia and America ahAn become closer.
He told tho reporters that thu wave
Of hostility to everything Russian which
passed over the Unitsd States . few
yea1 ago was very superficial and wes
not u serious importance. IL was arta-
ficially created. hs said. by q portion OF
the press which persistentiy misrepre-
scented Russian internal affairs. In ons
interview Judge Parker 10 quoted as
saying:
The American Governmsnt. while
avoiding all alliances. has . similar in
tsrest 10 that % Russia in the Far East.
whore Americas economic position 10
destined to becoms most important
Judge Parker said he did not regard
the rejection Of Secretary Knoxis project
for the naturalization OF the ManchuTian
railroads ~ a discordant feature In the
relations bstween Russia and the United
States. Secretary Knox. the Judge sad.
10 following the late Secretary John Hays
policy Of the open door. which h now
accepted in principle by all the Powers.
The naturalization scheme 10 q matter
OF detail, or rather a mode Of application
Of this principle. That il has been found
un acceptable. the Judge said. does not
disturb the principle itself.
Spsakinx Of the relations Of Japan
and the United States tie Judge said
he did not believe that any difference
between the two countries would drift
into war.
The former Democratic candidate for
President Of the United States intends
TO visit Moscow kien. odessa and Sebas-
topoI lie told one Russian reporter
that when a youth he had Oftsn dreamed
81 visiting Russia Russian life had al
WAYS attracted him
RABrTNICAL CONGRESS
At the close Of the rAbinical congress
IN 81 Petersburg which had been called
tn consider reforms in the Jewish re-
hgious organization in Russia Premier
Stolypin received a dsputAtion Of nine
headed By baron David Gunabourg. the
chief OF the Jewish community here.
NJ StoIypin assured the deputAtion
that by degrees an Improvement In the
condition oG Russian Jews would DO at
tainsd. but ths entire QUESTION was one
OF imperial policy which must be decided
by the Government with regard 70 its
bsArings on all other Russian social ques-
,ion. Tn. Prime Minister warned the
congress 20 confine itself to matters Of .
religious character and not tn touch on
political grievances
This warning from the Premier came
after q discussion % the conditions IN the
Jewish Pale ia the western provinces.
where tho poor Jews are compelled TO
live A ma iority u the rabbits declared
against the abolition Of the pale 81 long
as their relations 90 their 1ocks were made
- irregular Many Of them said they
could not get leRaliyed by the losssHio-ern-
ment and had 10 live under ira ders
passports II the pale were abolished
before their Official status as shepherds
Of their hock- VAS recognized u would
mean a wholesale lapss OF ths Jews who
were scattered over Russia from the
observances Of the Jewish faith While
the pale was compulsory ~ kept their
fiock- within their reach
,.. r,,o.,x
The only immediats risk A''snhns me
Cars coerciVe. ARBITRARY Ahnsxauon OF
Finland concerns the hie OF frime MN
| lster Stolypin. me rims residing IN ~