CHAPTER XXXVII

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HELP FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE RUSSIAN MASSACRES IN 1903 AND 1905. OTHER PROOFS OF SYMPATHY.

The Kishinev massacre――Official solicitude and general sympathy―― Protest meetings and collections――The “Kishinev Petition” and its fate――Less publicity given to the later pogroms, whose victims were helped by “landsleut” from this country――The influence of pogroms on immigration――The frightful massacres in Russia in the fall of 1905, and the assistance rendered by this country――A Resolution of sympathy adopted in Congress――The 250th Anniversary of the Settlement of the Jews in the United States――Relief for Moroccan Jews proposed by the United States――Oscar S. Straus in the Cabinet.

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