The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
. n the same day that the army un-
der the German General Mack

ensen began its o ious ad-
vance Upon the Russian army from
Cracow and forced the Russians in
the course Of one month to evacu-
ate all Galicia. with a loss Of about
100000 men. on that very day. the
27th Of April Il am purposely using
the old Russian calendar because the
document OF the Russian General
Stan bears this date), the Russian
General Stan issued a command,
under the number 1893, ordering the
entire army to gather material re-
gariing the conduct of the Jewish
soldiers-to what extent they refuse
to shoot at the enemy. how eager they
are to surrender. what sort Of infu-
ence they have upon the army, &c.
This command called for a classifi-
cation OF all the evidence in separate
tables. according to date, as follows:
From the beginning of the war to
January I, fiom January | to May
Is, SC. Furthermore. the officers of
the army were warned not to forget
In gathering this material that later.
when the time would come for maxi
Ing use Of this material. the OPPOSE
ton would argue that the evidence
the Jews. For that reason there
should he secluded a few examples of
good deeds on the part Of Jewish
soldiers.
To my regret. I was unable to bring
with me across the border a copy of
the original command. and 1t is phys
icslly impossible to commit IN men,
DRY the text of so many documents.
I am, however. giving the number
and date of the command, and IL the
English friends of the Russian Co.'S
sacks knout have any doubt as to the
authenticity Of my statements they
can make inquiries in Petrograd.
The events of the past month have
shown that we have not exaggerated
the extent Of the agitation which the
General stan is Systematically incit-
ing. The past month has seen almost
all Russian ,Jewry so ruined that per-
haps the worst has already happened
n We are face TO face with the ca
tastrorhe that threatened NJ.
But in order that you may be able
to realize the entire significance of
the picture which | am about To por-
tray for you let me explain the con-
dition of the whole country during the
last few weeks.
The cost of living has been growing
higher and higher. There is a scar
city of flour. coal and meat. Do not he
surprised to learn Of this state Of af-
fairs in Russia. 1t is not so very long
since IL looked as II the tramways
would have TO stop running because
there was no coal. All Petrogrsd has
been eating old. frozen meat These
conditions in the large cities may
seem hard, hut they are not to lie
compared with conditions in the prov
inces, Some effort is made in the
cities to provide supplies, and people
manage to get along somehow. But in
the provinces the population Is suffer
ing from grim want. For there are
mn trains available IN trn ngnnrf food
products and coal.
At the same time the trains brinr
in hundreds of wounded and mutilatcd
soldiers daily. The whole country Is
overlooked with the human wreckagy
OF war. And millions of new recruits
are ever marching away to All the
places in the ranks left vacant by thu
wounded and crippled. There IL moi
one family in Russia to-day that has
no relatives at the front and no deai
mes among the dead and wounded.
And there is no end to the bloodshed
New defeats come every day. 1t :.
only a short time since there was re
joicing at the capture Of Peremysl. anC
now Russia has not only lost almos
all Gallcia but Libau as we'll, a par
OF the Baltic region. "A portion of th'
province OF kovno,
The whole country knows that tn
army suffers from the lack Of guns
Of artillery and ammunition: that th'
Generals Of the highest tans hav,
so demoralized the army that 1t !!
impossible to continue the struggle
that the number Of Russian victims
ID rising so rapidly that 1t is grow
ing inconceivable and that all Russl;
10 in grave danger.
Despair reigns in the land. Their,
are signs Of approaching panic. Thu
people are losing all confidence. The,
realize the deplorable state Of thei
own forces and contrast it with tn
relentless organizing force OF the Ger
mans. And in addition To this despai
and panic the people are beginning I
feel a growing anger-toward whor
they cannot say. They are looking 10
the guilty They do not cease t
think and talk Of the war, The.
know that a way out must he fOunC
But they are helpless.
At the same time the Germans mad
their victorious advance in Caller
they gained n large part Of the Bait!
region. including I.ihau and the cit
Of Shawl. These unexpected defea;
on both tanks Of the colossal Rus
sian army created a panic throughoI
the country. Even official circles wei