The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-19
of course most Of the Jewish people OF
this country live in the cities OF the land.
They are distributed as follows, SO far rs
ne have statistics

istg It is assumed that since the last census
/ the number Of Jewish people in the Uni.
tied States has increased to 25O,OSO. TAX
slng this number us basis OF calculation,
Sl5, 900 refugees would allot to every II
citizens. According to IN apportionment
ION this basis the quotas Of the larger cities
would be about as follows: New York,
$500; San Francisco, $50; Brooklyn, 500;
philadelphia, 100; Chicago, 700; Baltimore,
600; Cincinnati, 500; Boston, $50; St. Louis,
400; New Orleans, 800; Cleveland, 200:
Newark, 200; Milwaukee, $50; lit has al.
4 ready received G50;) Louisville, $50; Pitts.
burg, l95; Detroit, l25; Washington, 100;
New Haven, GO; Rochester, 60.
OF course the larger cities, especially
Those on hcseaboard, and particularly New
fork, will receive more refugees than their
share Most OF the money thus far raised
& in this country has been raised in New
York, and that community gives signs of
:SweAriness OF the constant demands upon
it, Talking upon this subject a leading
Slsraelite Of that city said: at is mistake
ito credit us with extraordinary wealth rs n
class: a few. among us possess considera.
4 bic OF this worlds goods-are recognized
smillionaires--but in New York there arc
mot above a dozen Of this class, and the rest
are no richer than the average OF the peo.
fplc among whom they reside" .t ~ s. d
Said another "Wearc disappointed attbe
\ non.action, or what amounts 10 The same
Bof many OF our money kings. | feel Ger.
8tain that the Rothschilds, with their inilu.
3Ssencc at Courts, and especially at St. Peters.
$burg, could have put stop to these ont.
S1nges. Perhaps Il We oyer.cstimate, their
but VIC arc none the loss disan.
pointed that there has been no visible
effort on their part in the direction
indicated Besides, they have pot contri.
.buted from their abundance us they ought,
According 10 the papers several bankers at
Starts anu Frankfort have been large
scontributors-onc is credited with having
given ] 900, O00f.-but we have reason 10
5Sdoubt these statements. However, sums
us large rs that would be none too large
y from people like tho Rotl,schilds in an
emergency so pressing rs this" ~ llIzf, n
E$9sT The colonization scheme to any copsid.
4 cradle extent being practically out Of the
the local committees are turning
& their attention to other means Of SUPPLYING
these refugees with employment. In.
]: pleasant as the fact is 10 them. they nrc
forced to admit that tho bulk Of these rein.
& gees must find employment in the larger
cities Many are intelligent, but few Arc
4 adapted to manual labor. They lack the
n requisite physique Under tho inspiration
d OF Tree institutions, n wholesome diet, and
other improving forces, the natiye-born
Flew Of America fills out to excellent pro.
portions; but tho European Jew, espcc.
gially oil tho lower order, Is an animated do.
5Slormity,. and in Germany Few are found
Squaliiied TO perform military service. Tux.
sang oil tho circumstances detailed above
Unto account, it is readily seen that the
problem presented by the Russian jew il
ss3py9 no means nm easy' one OF solution. and
3Sat no distant day national. action Of some
X kindswill no doubt DO impeutiyely do.
( tmanded BY the situation and evoked,
;SE The Jewish people haze n large number
ssot organized charities among them-lar1y,e.r.
perhaps than any similar number Of peo-
$ple in tho United States can bolst. These
charities 4 arc in the shape Of hospitals ia
SSthe principal cities, orphan asylums and
benevolent orders They have also NUN l,lni
sberof free schools, maintained exclusively
by themselves. 1t is their pride as PEG.
sple that they take care Of theE own poor,
besides contributing IN q miscellaneous