The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-08
COP HELP THE JEWS.

~ Tens of thousands of Jews nave
zen put to the sword in Christian
ussia. The story comes from Vienna
lat twenty thousand men, women and
lildren have been torn from theif
omes in one of the provinces of tha'
od-fearing, priest-ridden country, and
riyen like cattle into exile, nobody
steadily growing worse. and the
arbaric oppressors, unrestrained by
ny feeling OF sentiment or any force
law. invent new methods of torture
Or the victims of their devtlish hate.
III this is going on now. as 1t has
,een going on for years, without
trgle voice in all of Christendom to
make effective protest against this
bloodiest chapter in the book of time"
)ur .bowels of compassion" are not
moved by the story OF the slaughter
Il these helpless folk
An American degenerate Stays his
wife in Italy and fees to the United
states for asylum and instantly the
,Governments OF the two countries re-
sort to diplomatic correspondence upon
the subject, and there is much serious
reconsideration OF Treaty stipulauons.
"a negro is lynched in Chattanooga, and
the sheriff of the county is committed
ITO prison by order of the United States
tribunal in not preventing the murder
after that Court had taken jurisdiction
of the case. Earthquake and volcanic
eruption destroy hundreds of lives and
7 millions of dollars worth of property in
Italy, and the United States Fleet. on
its grand journey around the world.
,is halted in its course to administer
to the distressed. Proclamations are
made of the sympathy of this country.
and Congress appropriates 100000 for
tho relief of the stricken people. That
was a generous thing to do and was
approved of all men.
We sometimes fear, however, that we
waste our passion and sentiment and
our good deeds. For the last three
days messages from all parts of the
world have loaded the wires protesting
against the exhibition of the pictures
OF the recent prize fight in Nevada.
One of these messages purported to
come from Johannesburg, South AZ
RIGA, and another came from Berlin
The Christian Endeavor Society in Bos-
IEton and various organizations of min
listers and various Governors and
Mayors and other keepers OF the NOR
3hls of the people have bombarded the
s}public with their appeals against the
\ debasing effects of the prize fight, even
;if it should be fought only in photo
graphic pantomime. Not word has
4tbeen spoken by all these earnest men
sand agencies against the horrible bar
barities practtcea" IN Christian Russia
against the despised Jew. No diplo-
matte representations are made in his
behalf by any of the Christian Pow
.ers. The United States Is dumb. rhere
and Berlin. and the Christian Endeavor
Society is silent. We are all so bent
upon suppressing prize fighting that
we have no time to spare for the hap
less victims of Russian atrocity. We
strain at gnats and swallow camels
as aforetime. We wallow in the mush
of our great mouthiness. but we do
nothing tosstay the hand of the de-
stroyer in barbaric Russia. We seize
8sthe custom houses in San Domingo
we establish a republic in Panama by
fraud; we take part in subduing the
Boxers in China; but Russia runs RED
with the blood of thousands of unre-
sisting human beings, and we hold on,
peace.
Yet we must not be judged harshly
for have we not, through our powerful
efforts, prevented the display of prize
Fighting pictures in Pittsburg and many
pther towns in this country? 1t Is
really wonderful how much thor.
sspughly aroused nation can do, once it.
Il sense OF mercy and justice has beer
#isuccessfully reached
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