The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
Effort to Wreak Ven.
geance on Suffering
Race for Her Own
incompetence Said to
Have Failed
~ HERMAN BERNsTEIN,
Editor OF "The Day"

Russian troops without trial on the
GENERAL charge that they have be-
trayed Russia Close to 10000 Jews
have been driven from their homes by
the Russian armles. which have
burned. plundered and destroyed Jew
ish settlements. Jewish children were
killed In tho course Of these cruel ex-
Illusions, Jewish women were put
RACED, any old and young people
we're driven insane and Jewish houses
Of prayer we're desecrated and demol-
uhed by the Russian troops.
And behind this terrible Jewish
catastrophe. behind this attempt 20
cruelty all Russian Jewry. the Com
mander in Chief of all the Russian
armies and his Generals have been
trying To hide their incompetence, de-
moralization and corruption as well
Is the treachery of the Russian sys-
tenn that has led to the unps ralleled
defeats Of the Russian troops.
The Russian military authorities
caused the expulsion OF the Jewish
population from many provinces in
Russia. declaring this to be a military
measure for safeguarding the Russian
armies from the Jews. whom they
branded as spies and traitors. The
Russian courts. even the military
courts. have failed in their attempts
to prove even in a single instance
that this accusation had any sub
stantial basis. But Russian officers Of
the highest rank, members OF the De-
psrtment of the Minister OF the In
terror. have been convicted n hanged
for high treason Nevertheless the
Russian military authorities have
spread the cruel legend against the
Jew in Russia and in the lands Of the
Allies and the poison thus dissemi-
mated has already caused untold
martyrdom and suffering and preju-
dc and hatred.
By these explosions the Russian
authorities have been endeavoring to
prove that the Jews are disloyal and
treacherous. Fol they had ne other
proof. Having been defeated upon
the field of battle by their enemy and
BY their own demoralized system they
wreaked their vengeance upon the un-
fortunate. unarmed Jewish men and
women and children-relatives OF the
0 1900 Jewish soldiers in the armies
and sought to justify themselves be-
fore their own people and before the
outside world-to Justify the collapse
Of their military forces by blaming the
Jews.
No one can tell with any degree OF
certainty that this inhuman policy OF
vengeance, this cowardly hiding be-
mind the women and children they
have kept in bondage, this deliberate
uprooting Of the economic life o.
whole provinces. not for military or
e~trategical purposes but out OF ven-
geance and mockery, this concentra-
ton OF the attention OF the military
authorities on the persecution or the
Jewish people instead OF upon the in
tercsts Of the entire Russian people
no one can say with certainty that all
this is not largely responsible Tor the
terrible calamities that ave befallen
the Russian forces.
The hand of historic justice has
manifested itself in Russia. a nation
that has consistently and cruelty OPP
pressed and prosecuted the weaker
nationalities constituting its W
population cannot pose as the savior
and defender OF weaker nationalities
abroad.
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criminal policy OF vengeance against
its own population can hardly pose as
a saint in international policies. IL Is
hypocrisy run mad.
When the military authorities VINO
have been in supreme command OF
Russia showed themselves in all their
weakness and all their cruelty, wheh
the press Of America and elsewhere
commenced to make known TO the
world the horrors that have been
committed by the Russian military
authorities. when the representatives
OF the Russian people finally mustereh
courage to tell the truth in the DUNN
the Russian Government, perpleNed
and confused, decided to make certaia
CONCESSIONS to It's own people.
The conspiracy against the jewish
people involved in the charge OF
wholesale treason has now collapsed
The concession made now by the Coun-
Gil % Ministers in charging the RAE
AZ Settlement proves that Russia her-
self does not believe in the egends
= the Government has invented against
the Jews.
A few days ago I inquired OF PRE-
mier Goremykine whether Russia was
now planning to abolish the Pale OF
Settlement, that Is, whether RUSSIA
would remove the restriction which
prohibits the Jews from settling out
side certain provinces set aside TOT
them, ! received the following tele-
gram from the Premier in English:
"The Council of Ministers In view
extraordinary circumstances OF war
times and henceforth until general re-
vision in established order OF acting
regulations concerning Jews author
lied the Home Minister to permit
Jews 10 abide in cities out OF lines
Of their general settlement except the
capitals n localities belonging TO
Cossack settlements
u. GoREMYKINE."
The fact that the Russian Council
bf Ministers has decided to permit
Jews to settle in various parts OF
Russia, where they had no right TO
reside before, disproves e~loquently the
Wholesale accusations made against
the Jews. II they really feared Jew
tsh treachery they would hardly per-
init them to settle outside the Pale oil
Settlement.
This concession was made because
they have commenced to realize what
crimes they have committed against
The Jewish people and what they havs
lost through this persecution or theii
own population. They have realized
This only when public opinion OUTSIDE
RnYnp,nz.l .-n a. altar this