Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
IN HEBREWS BEHALF.
Favorable Report on Harrison
Resolution Urged.
PERSECUTION DENOUNCED
Largely Attended Hearing of House
Foreign Affairs Committee on
Recent 0utrages in Russia.

favorable report on the resolution in
troduced by Representative Francis Bur
ton Harrison Of New York condemning
the persecution of the Jews in Russia and
requesting the President to use his friend
ly offices with the Russian government to
prevent a recurrence of the recent mas
sacres was urged before the House for
eign affairs committee today by members
OF the House and by representatives of
Jewish organizations. A hundred or more
persons attended the hearing.
Mr.. Harrison introduced the resolution
In question some months ago, following
the cabled reports of evictions and as
saults. 1t recites that prosecutions of
Jews In Russia and restrictions upon
their natural rights to life, liberty and
happiness are shocking to the enlightened
conscience of mankind, and to be severely
condemned by the American people"
After today's hearing the resolution was
referred to a subcommittee consisting of
Representatives DENLY of Michigan,
Cooper of Wisconsin and Howard of
Georgia.
Favorable Report Urged.
Newspaper reports Of the outrageS in
Russia had been confirmed by inquiry
and investigation, according to DR.. II.
Pereira Mendes, representing the union
Of orthodox Jewish congregations
Of the United States, who was one of
the witnesses before the committee this
morning. 1t was the duty of Congress,
he insisted, to listen to the compia nts
of American citizens, protesting against
outrages on their countrymen.
Judge Leon Sanders of New York. rep
T,,Io nv1o % Drift
Abraham; Louis Morris. representing the
Independent Order Of Chvass Israel: S.
BerkoW-itZ, grand master of the indie
pendent Order of Birth Shalon; DIR. Abra-
ham Simon, representing the Central Con-
ference Of American Rabbis. and others
made speeches urging favorable action
on the resolution. Representatives Har-
rison anad Goldfoggle of New York,
SABBATH of Illinois and keliher of Illinois
urged that the committee report the reso-
luton, so that the House, by acting upon
it, might give expression to the sympathy
Of the American people.
THE world stands aghast." said Mr..
Goldfogle, lat the Oft-repeated and well
authenticated reports of cruel outrages,
unspeakable barbarities and fiendish mas
children whose only offense in the eyes
of the Russians is their loyalty to con-
science and their steadfast devotion to
the Jewish faith
Continuance of the Evictions.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 9.-Further
advices were received here today telling
Of the continuance Of the organized
search for Jews residing in the province
of Smoensk. The secret police made
house-to-house search in the Village of
Stadelitsch and it's environs and seized
eight Hebrews. Others of the race have
received a timely warning and hastily
fled by train, abandoning their effects.
Detachments of police have been sent
into three other districts where they are
making similar canvasses. The Jews in
Smolensk province had held their resi-
dence by virtue of regular payments to
the police, who accordingly possessed
complete Information regarding them: