His main object. then as always. was humiliation of Russians. whose only crime was that they were Russians and not Jews. He endeavored to humiliate the Russians. but Count Witte. the Russian plenipotentiary. did not allow him to succeed in this attempt. Schiffs power and the power of his organized propaganda were well understood by Count Witte.- however. Consequently he was not surprised when President Roosevelt. who was often deceived. twice asked him to have Russia treat Russian Jews who had become naturalized in the United States and who had thereafter returned to live in Russia with special consideration. that is. not as Jews but as Americans. Witte carried home a letter from Roosevelt embodying this plea. Mr.
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Russians are being humiliated because they are not Jews.