Show HOPE FOR THE JEW IS NOT IN AGITATION hebrew mayor of london says the appeal to russia must be to the nations better side london june 29 lord mayor sam in ft speech yesterday at the prize distribution of the religion classes at one of londona Lon dons synagogues said it was quite useless to bring agitation to bear in the hope of influencing alussia in regard to the treatment of the jews their brethren in australia animated by the roost generous feelings had money and had passed a resolution which it became his duty to submit to the foreign office in following their wishes he was aware what the result would be therefore he was not surprised when assured that this was an internal matter and that the foreign office could do nothing the jews of this count rythe lord mayor continued de aired for their brethren in russia religious equality and he believed he was right in abing aying the czar was most anxious that the boon should be extended to his hebrew subjects rut there were other differences to overcome the case was different from oania when treaty rights were violated russia vas under no treaty obligations and r wi free to manage her internal affairs ia he thought best it was only by ap pealing to the better side af pf the russian nation and there was a very harpt better tide that they could hop ta awaken that sense of right which ha waa convinced conrin ced no amount of agitation could bring about the lord slayer concluded with asking the jewish community to believe he had the interests of their persecuted brethren at heart and not to misconstrue his teeming inactivity in this connection it has transpired that shortly after the kishineff ont break the embassy conveyed a personal assurance to the lord mayor that if he would aali bussian agitation in london he could depend not wily that there would be no repetition of nuch attacks at but that measures we id be undertaken to generally improve their position in russia |