Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-23
They cannot tell Of their suf-

ferings.
THE Jewish press of Russia is now
stopped completely. 1t is the most
difficult thing for Jews to got pass
ports now to leave Russia, and nothing
can be taken across the frontier that
could tell the story of tragedy enacted
there. This is the greatest tragedy OF
the Jewish people. and the Jews of tho
world are silent
This Is not question of sympa-
thies. 1t is not question as to whether
a man Is pro-allics or pro-German IT
is time that we should be pro- Justice
They have told of the shocking atroci-
ties in Belgium, and they are telling us
about the atrocities against Armcnlans
Who will tell OF the diabolical atroci-
ties against the Jews. II the Jews of
America fail to present the facts?
III FALLS TO THE LOT
OF AMERICAN JEWS
III the Jews of Europe cannot do
this. for obvious reasons, II is the duty
OF American Jcws--to do the most I'm
portant of their duties to their breth-
rem In distress-they have no other i'm
mediate problem concerning the Jews
OF Europe.
My sympathies are with England,
ana therefore these atrocities in Rus
STA arc all the more painful TO me- But
10 maintain silence OF the ground that
the Jews OF America being neutral
should express no opinion or criticism
Is worse than absurd. This is no, 4
question OF neutrality. 1t is n question
of humanity. Neutrality does not mean
embarrassing supprcssine facts
which the whole world should know.
TO discuss at the present time what
there Is to be done At the peace confer
encc is mere speculation. You may hold
your conference or your Jewish con-
gross In America. 1t is not very i'm
portant Just now: Il may do neither
good nor harm. But in my opinion n
conference or congress that will not
open the eyes of the world to what 4.
being done TO our people in Russia dur
Ing this war would be worthless
The Jews have no armies and no
navies OF their own The only thing
the Jews as nation should show. un-
der tho circumstances. is their scif-re-
srcct. The Jews have demonstrated in
this war that they can he heroes on tho
battlefield.
Let the Jews OF the countries not az
fccted by the war cease to be towards
understand that there are some Jews
who do not believe IT possible that
these atrocities should be committed at
this time. can find no other explana-
ton for such Jews than that they arc
dccciving themselves in order to square
themselves before their own con-
scicnces.
The Jews OF Kovno. who refused to
give hostages, and declared proudly
tnal tncy would rather die together
than sacrifice few, and who actually
risked their lives--thcso real heroes
should serve as lesson to the Jew.
OF the free countries.
we can not expect anything at the
close OF the war unless We assert our
sclf-rcspcct now. The Christian world
will not understand us II VIC como with
our tale OF atrocities only after the war
is over, IL we maintain our silence now.
SHOULD TELL TRUTH
ABOUT RUSSIAN HORRORS
ut Is folly to think that IL is dan
gerous to offend Russia by telling the
truth about her treatment OF the Jews
during the war. There arc certain we'll
meaning people who fear that such a
presentation OF facts might make the
condition OF the Jews still worse in
Russia. II IL is possible to make the
condition of the Jews in Russia worse
than IT is now, you may be sure that
Russia will make IL worse anyway.
we have bccn wondering why Rus
STA was spreading the rumors in tho
armies about Jewish spies, about Jew
!sh traitors. about wells being poisoned
by Jews. about military secrets being
given away to the invading enemy.
Now We know why Russia has done It.
We suspected it, hut now we see the
conspiracy clearly. Take this mornings
newspapers and read the accounts OF
the session OF tho Duma In Pc;rograd."