New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
Carnegie Hall Mass Meeting in
Favor of American Jews
Wildly ApplaudS Score
of Noted Speakers.
CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT
Champ Clark, Woodrow Wilson,
Bishop Greer and Andrew D.
White Among Those Urg-
ing Going to Extent
of Abrogating
Treaty.

p,ssian discrimination i'm the failure of
chat government 10 honor the passports
n American Jews travelling in the
cars domains was uttered by nearly a
score of prominent speakers at the mass
meeting held under the auspices Of the
National citizens Committee in car
reete Hall last night. Every one of the
e2oo seats i'm the hall was occupied and
many persons stood in the side aisles
ON the lower floor.
The crowd went wild at any reference
,o abroeation of the Buchanan OS32)
,,oaty. and resolutions were adopted
amid loud cheering calling for the i'm
mediate passage of the pending resolu-
tions before Congress providing for the
abroration Of the Russian treaty.
Andrew y. White. former Ambassador
10 Russia. stood practically alone among
the speakers in dealing with the subject
in more diplomatic terms. urging that
Russia should first he invited TO arbi-
trate the question at The Hague before
2 movement was made TO abrcgate the
treaty.
AbroCation was demanded unre-
servedIy 10y most # the speakers. Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
suggested that an understanding might
he reached with the Russian govern
ment peacefully when that government
was made 10 realize that the American
people were in earnest about the mat
ter. otherwise he was i'm favor Of dis
continuing the treaty.
Many Prominent Speakers.
other speakers included Senator James
A. O'Gorman. Speaker Champ Clark,
William r. Hearst Congressman Will
lam Sulzer former Congressman Will
lam s. Bennett. Bishop David Greer.
Congressman Henry NJ Goldfog'e, ex-
Congressman William NJ calder Her
bert Parsons. Jacob Gould Schurman,
president Of Cornell University, and y.
i. Kendall
Senator Poies Fenrose, of Pennsyl-
varia. sen, q letter Of regret. in which
b. said that the time had come for some
final and definite action TO put an end
u the discrimination against the Amer
icau Jews iu Russia He said that he
was Informed that negotiations We're
now under way with the Russian gov
eminent 10 remedy these conditions
which save good promise Of better re-
suits than former negotiations, but un-
less something was done soon he was i'm
favor Of giving notice Of the ahrogatiou
or The present treaty with Russia.
Congressman Kendall who is a mem
Der Of The Committee on Foreign Re
lations. prophesied that Congress would
pass a resolution within thirty days
favoring the abroration of the treaty
william O. NcAdoo. chairman Of the
National Citizens Committee. presided
and introduced former Ambassador
White as permanent chairman of the
Beetire The Rev. George Alexander
oNcred a PRAYER A. the opening Of the
meeting The platform was occupied
hv three hundred prominent members OF
the citizens committee The hall was
profusely decorated with the flags of all
nations
Former Ambassador White expressed
tre hope hat thc mcerinc would prove 70
forecast The dawnine day of q great act
@. International Justice
lraiots Injustice on the United States
Referring to his experience as a resi-
dent ar the Russian capital for several
years M White said that he had ocoa-
sion % observe the growth of ii system
IN 'har country which has inflicted and
continues to infict. uuon the United
States nct only Injustice but dishonor
He said.
fr rho trestv of 1852 between the United
states and BUssia cQuaI rights were Euar
ani'f3 tG.IF and explicitly 10 ali Russia 3r
SUBJECTS hF fha 0lted States and go al
-...II.rn citizens Dos Russia. without dis
'noro" of race cor religion YET for neart
aa century fTlr solemn guarantee has
iesn violated Hv Euesi7 constantly. and
rat.gr rr-rr,-,, fiolf.l,. rave and f-rie.
tar have both suffered from This. ~ has
borne Hf times. as severely though never
g. frequently. upon American and Christian
...'. .. upon Jews .n general.
THr speaker suggested two steps o.,
which ,He situation mieht hc remedied. Ii'
SAID
Tho ret stop which we most frequently
les. proposed IS that Of an immediate Of
Lea. anIorf'I0u of the Buchanan treaty
ms opinion I- natural, no one can blame
r. 10 merits respect 10 has been urged lr
fHr ruulIo press and in Congress and JOS
ieuN Hf our most eloquent and prominent
ti'''t ana SPEAKERS hhIs 10 ac'ompI-i
,Hs aUIoga1'on of the treaty have alrcdd>
iffI Drought INTO tIIT UtliNHtI legislature