The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-19
TOLD OF KISHINEFF
MASSACRES;; JAILED
Prince Urussoff. Former Gov
ernOr. Libellcd Russian
POgrOm Maker.
HOW JEWS ARE ATTACKED
Cars Government Seeking
Vengeance on Friends
Of Jews.


sarabia and member Of the first Duma,
has Just been sentenced to four months
imprisonment for libelling a contractor
by the name of Pronin In his work en-
titled Memoirs OF Governor" In his
book, which attracted universal attention.
Prince Urussofr described his experiences
as Governor and told a number OF facts
concerning the inner workings of the
pogrom makers. As one of the insti-
gators OF the massacrcs he mentioned
Pronin. reactionary.
Among the witnesses was Advocate
Metaksa. who several years ago defended
many of the participants in the massa-
ores OF the Jews. The trial was con
Quoted behind closed doors. During the
proceedings 1t was brough; out that sew
cral persons. including Fronin. had in
cited the massacre in kishinen but the
, High Court refused to order a supple
mentary inquiry. Pronin's completely was
clearly established Witnesses had tes-
titled that his workmen held meetings at
and his friends that during Easter Jews
corld he killed with IMMUNITY. as such
permission had been granted by the car
aimsclf. telegram containing the per-
! mission was actually shown 10 the
! laborers. A. inc same tim. pieces of
water piping were distributed and with
these Weapons ;he Jews were later at
tackled and hundreds OF them were killed.
; Descendant of High Family.
/, Prince I-russoff is n descendant of the
best Family of the nobility in Russia. He
IL n liberal and Count Sergius White Of
fercd him the PORTFOLIO Of Minister of the
Interior In 1905. lie declined 1t, how
ever. on the ground that he did not want
10 serve In the Cabinet as long as the
reactionary Durnovo remained.
, Since the acquittal OF Bells the Rus
/ sian Government has shown its displeas-
, ure openly and Is now making every eff
! fort to wreak its vengeance upon all who
have been in any way friendly to the
Jews. Those who defended Bells are
being prosecuted and bounded. while the
people who were identified with the pros
ecution are rewarded by the Government
Margolin. one of the leadin. lawyers in
Russia. who appeared in Beilis's defence,
has been disbarred. Brazul Brushkov-
sky. the journalist who brought out the
evidence showing that Vera Tcheberyak
and her gang Of thieves had actually
committed the murder of which BELLS
was accused. has now been sentenced 10
Imprisonment for one year.
FTonin brought suit against Prince
UrussofY. and the Russian Court OF Jus
tice has punished the former Associate
! Minister OF the Interior by sentencing hin,
| 10 imprisonment for four months for haN-
ing pointed out how the maSsacrcs OF the
Jews hat been organized In kishineff.
Description OF Pogrom MnLcrs.
Here is Prince Urussoft's description q.
the poRrom makers
"RefDr.a Christmas igO2 r,trnnrs Of TIM.
minent disorders Increased. AS usual Dur
Ing the holidays an elderly. portly gen.
tleman came to me. styling himself a cor
respondent OF New York paper. lie
said that he was sent to watch tn,
Christmas pogrom, and after five days al
soJourn In Kishinefr he was beginnine
TO realize that his coming to Kishiner
was evidently useless. on assuring hin,
that he would not have chance to ST,
any disorders. ! noticed in his face /.
certain disappointment. After II shor
J meditation he asked me whether | au-
thorized him to state in his paper thai
he left Kishineff only after my catsgor
cal assurances Of the futility Of hl,
further stay here I gave him the re-
quested authorization. and the CORE
| spondent departed.
with the first swallows OF spring an,
the awakening Of the half FORGOTTEN fears
and the latent hatred, there appeared it
Kishinef two Neutrality-suspicious. and
Krushevan--who played very signin
cant role In the pogrom movement Of
1903 and 1905. Both had somewhat
quieted down after the Kishineff mas
sacres OF 1903. Krushevan had remove,
TO st. Petersburg. where he started Il kin,
OF patriotic paper. Researches. in charg
OF trustworthy man. Pronin. who r
manned In kishineff. was much agitate,
> In expectation Of being changed from
, witness into a defendant at the invest
cations preliminary to the trial of III
rioters. Pronin was Il few times very
near indictment. position that indeed
restrained his activity. and induced hin
from time to time to come to me to de
J velop his ideas OF a peaceful struggle
with the Jews.
Accusation Of PrOnin.
let some one else tell In his memoir
. about krushevan. ! do not care to eN
press an opinion OF man whom ] hav
never seen and OF whom ] have hear
30 many diverse Views that his mora
physognomy IL not clear to my mind
Moreover. was informed that he nour
ished an irreconcilable luminosity towar'
me. This went 30 far that he ascr.be'
to me all kinds OF impossible misde
meanors and endeavored tn explain m
philo-Semitism by imputing to me til
; most ignoble motives. shall therefor
Media Wan celebrity. ] may say of hin
however, that his literary productions am
newspaper articles which came under m
observation manifest some talent and III
authors love for his native province.
"Pronin could understand more clearly
since he represented the well known typ
of great Russian contractor with
tight listed hand who had risen fror
u common burgher 10 n merchant. win
? had enriched himself with all sorts q
Government contracts and had oppresse
his workmen, with whom 'he was con
stantly engaged In lawsuits about none
matters. shrewd cmigrant from ore
Pronln quickly made "A fogtune at Kishl
neff, thanks to the ignorance OF the Mol
davians and the easy going ways. OF tn
Bessa bians. lie acquired land. n hous
and considerable capital
1.-THE Jews, however. limited the growt
Q Of his wealth by competing In the cit
q contracts and reducing prices to such a
: extent that there was no more room 70
the great Russian to expand PROM
reduced his business transactions and he
. gan to occupy himself with public affairs
Dark Side of His Character.
"Moreover. I was Interested in anothe
aspect OF this many sided gentleman
Wiliy-nllly, ! was forced 20 look into tn
D dark corners Of Pronin's character. wher
. lurked the instincts Of Il demagogue q
n nj in Pat L.I