The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
HERMAN RERNsTEIN.
Editor Of THE Day"

,i,, the Russian Government has sys-
,omatically organized n conspiracy
asalnst the Jewish people during the
war as an apology for various military
defeats. that anti-Semitism Is being
,pread in war time In the armies and
among the masses. that the Polish
ropulation nas been melted against the
Jews and that certain elements of the
Polish population have in turn been
melting the Russian troops against the
Jews, that entire Jewish communities
rave been mercilessly driven from
their home towns by the authorities.
that thousands upon thousands OF
Jews have been plundered. outraged,
hanged or shot and that a libe.lous
and cruel legend is being circulated
videly 10 the effect hat the Jews are
betraytng Russia to the German Sow
ernment-this at a time when more
than 4oO. 900 Jewish soldiers, consti-
,uung an army larger than the entire
army Of Belgium, are shedding their
blood for Russia.
Prince Paul Dolgorukov In a state
ment In the Russkiyd Tedomosh. one
Of Russia's leading newspapers, said:
Hundreds VI thousands of Jews are
shedding their blood for the grandeur
O, Russia, ard in the meantime they
are deprived Of the rights Of which no
Russian subject can he deprived other
wise than by a court and as a punish
msn, for n crime. Many
thousands ~ wounded Jews are now
scattered all over Russia. including
cities outside the pale. Their relatives
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them for a short time. And II a Jew
,sh soldier dies his relatives are de-
,rived Of the possibility of paying him
their last tribute. or else they must
violate the law and reside secretly
w!thou, being registered"
That .he higher Russian authorities
are directly responsible for circulating
the stories md legends about Jewish
treason may he gathered from the
following document issued on Deem
Yer .. 1914, by Gen. Bobir;
an ORDER TO THE ARMIES ~ THE roRrI-
FLED REGION.
ForrREss oF NoyoGroRGiHvsK,
November -. 1914. No. 80.
The German pers have pub
shed articles in which II was stated
that in the Russian Jews the Germans
have met their reliable allies. who. aside
from furnishing them with provisions,
are the hest and often dislnteresied
spies. ready for any service II such SER
VICE Is detrimental to the interests OF
Russia. In the victory Of the
me Jews see their emancipation from
'He yoke Of the t1lr and from oppres-
son on the part II the Poles. similar
Information Is continually reaching US
from the troops,
IN order 20 safeguard the armies
against the injurious activity OF the
Jewish population. the Commander In
chic. # the Russian armies has given
irstrurtions 20 take hostages from the
Jewish population at the time OF our
Z, cupat. on OF certain points. warning the
population tina In the event OF a treach-
ssous act on the part of any OF the in
lahl'auts az that place. not only dur'ns
lie period Of our occupation OF such
Place. hut even after We have evacuated
:. ,unH hos:ages will be pu; to death.
and tat In case OF need these orders
should he executed.
While occupying such places u 70
necessary ~ make a thorough investiga-
ton In order tina; We may convince our
selves whether there are no arrange
nents there for wireless telegraphy. for
signals, Tor pigeon stations. for subter-
rarean teleg and so forth, dealing
with all persons having any connection
With such arrangements with all the
s'rictness Of the law.
Inquiry Telegram OF Gen. O~ranovsky.
this year. No 3432.
Signed. Commander Of the fortified
region. General Of Cavalry.
BoBIR.
Thus Ia the pogrom agitation of1-
e!ally spread through the Russian
army, practically sanctioning military
attacks upon the Jews, wholesale
executions and wholesale explosions.
Further details Of the tragedy OF the
Jewish people in Russia during this
war are presented below. They were
furnished by the same correspondent
whose letters were printed last week.
ny a Field Correspondent.
About six months ago the Russian
military authorities carried out the
first general Jewish expulsion. In
three days the entire Jewish populs-
ton was driven out from Skerniewicx,
Grodz!sk and several other towns in
mat vicinity. Gen. Scheideman was the
nrS commander TO attempt such an
experiment.. for up to that time none
OF the brilliant" Russian Generals
had dared to wreak this form Of en-
seance upon the Jew for the victories
o' the Germans.
The effect OF this experiment was
striking. The civil authorities, the
representatives Of the anti-Semitic
Russian Red Cross, various Russian
men NJ prominence. who were then In
warsaw, sa" for the first time with
lneT own eyes the terrible results of
,he inhuman procedure Of the Russian
General They we're as,ounded. Pub
NC opinion was aroused. The press
owelt upon the outrage.
" seemed that every one had been
'uFred n protest In one form or an
o'her The Jewish population received
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