Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-12-08 | Page 3 | Hope for the Jews

HOPE FOR THE JEWS york dec 6 that this would b an unfavorable time for representations in behalf of the jews in russia but that there may be some hope for action in the future la the opinion expressed by secretary root in a letter to simon wolf which was made public yesterday mr root expresses his sympathy ith the sufferers and saya in part with the hoped for of a more liberal form of and the restoration of administrative control over the remote scenes of tha which are so greatly to be deplored this ma look for a practical response to its repeated solicitations soli citations of freer treatment of american hebrews and may be in a position to exert efficient good influence toward the liberal treatment of all jews in russia and the better protection from the consequences of deep lying racial antagonism the problem ia one which strongly attracts the sympathetic attention of this government the second million dollar relief fund being raised by tho jews of the states for their russian brethren was increased yesterday by