The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-25
BITTERLY ASSA|LS
RUSSIAN JUSTICE
Dir. Calisch Denounces Cars
Government for It's Conduct i'll
Ritual Murder Case.
WHOLE WORLD PROTESTS
Infamous Charge Inspired, He
Says, i'll Effort to Arouse
Hatred of the Jews.


| Ahaba Temple. In his sermon las
night. arraigned the Russian govern
mcnt for it's conduct In the "ritua
murder" trial OF Mendel Bciliss, tn,
kiev peasant Jew. prophesied the
speedy downfall of Russian bureau,
oracy and predicted repetition OF
Jewish massacres instigatcd in the
past by that government.
IF Russia really believed 1t pos
sibly that tho ritual of the Jewish
religion demands the sacrifice of
Christian blood on the feast OF tn.
Passover, If 1t were acting sincerely
In making such a charge il would be
possible to forgive and at the same
time pity such bigotcd Ignorance" said
DR.. Calisch. But to make this charge
of ritual murder in cold brutality for
selfish political ends is the lowest in
fanny, the darkest blot of national
honor. What else is to be expected
of such government? II does not de
serve TO have intercourse with the
civilized world"
DR.. Calisch charged that tho Russian
government in its persecution of the
Jews has been guilty 81 II barbarity
and cruelty Uncomfortable to the rest
of tn" world. The trial OF Mcndel
Beiliss, he said. is something more
than the trial of an insignitcan mt
peasant for murder: ii is cold
bloodcd infamous attempt to degrade
nationality. Explaining the political
causes behind the bringing of this
charge, he said:
Is "a Political Scheme.
Two irrcputib1e points stand forth
from the mass of manufactured testi-
mony aud sickcnng falsehoods: first,
that the Russian government has made
the charge OF ritual murder for purely
political reasons: and second. that the
Russian government has made this
charge, thereby descending to the most
degraded depths of infamous blgotry.
The newspapers of the civilized
world, ASKING the steps and testimony
in the progress of the Bciliss trial.
have aroused n storm of protest and
horror In every enlightened nation. The
one hopeful sign in this terrible affair
is that the protest of tho civilized
world has been heard even in darkest
Russia and has had its effect The
shudder Of the civilized world at such
a INDUSTRIOUS indictment of the Jewish
race has made the Russian govern
mcnt glad that the case against Beiliss
is falling"
Charge Earnestly Denied.
Taking up the charge OF ritual muir
der itself. lor Calisch said that from
earliest times there are records to
show religions which demanded human
blood in ceremonials. He cited the
history of the Greeks, and OF the
Egyptians, and said that the Romans
brought the ritual murder charge
against the early Christians. 1t is "a
significant fact, he said. that the ac-
cusation of ritual murder was never
brought against the Jewish religion
in Europe.
1T is hardly necessary, standing
here in this city, in this state. In the
United States. 10 make n denial of this
fearful charge against the faith and
character oe the Jews he said. But
for matter of record, it should be
pointed out that the Jewish people
have been taught from the days of
Abraham 10 abhor blood and all traffic
in blood All the literature OF the
Jews. coming down from biblical times
20 the present. forbids the use OF blood
in religious exercises and in ordinary
everyday affairs. This charge was
brought by the Russian government
to divert the attention of its oppressed
and iowntrodden people from it's own
misgovevnment to racial prejudice and
hate. only fear that here In this
iieiliss trial the Russian government
is setting the stage for another fright
full tragedy against the Jews. such as
has stained the pages of Russian his
tory times without number in the past"
Called TraNesty of Justice.
Reviewing the events in the murder
OF the Yushinsky boy, and explaining
in detail the conduct of the Russian
police in attempting 10 fix the guilt on
Mcndel Bciliss, DR.. Calisch said that
the only connection of Beiliss with the
crime was that he lived In the brick
yard where the body of Yushinsky was
found. and that he was Jew He re-
counted how n detective captain MS
signed 10 unravel the murder. had
found trails leading directly to the
house OF Vera Chcbcryak a member OF
Il notorious criminal gang in Klev. and
mad been summary ordered by the
government to drop these trails and
ana evidence against Beiiiss. This the
detective refused to do. and was tried
by the government for blocking JUS
ticc, and sentenced TO = year in jail
The fact that Bciliss was held I'm
Jail for two years while the police
fabricated evidence against him. is an
Infamous 'ravesty Of Justice" said DR..
Calisch. TO impriSon a man for two
years without bringing MIN to trial is
gross violation Of personal liberty.
AS an illustration OF Russian cen
sorship, Or. Calisch exhibited Il COPY
OF the Jewish Chronicle. In which a
temperate open letter to the Gar had
been blottcd out before being admitted
TO Russia