The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

Henry Is. Funk, OF Monticello, ILL.,. SENDS us
CODY of Darling Magdaena go cts.), words and
music by himself and certainly very pretty
song and handsomely printed
THE RUSSIAN EXODUS.
Russian jews Obliged to Agree not to Settle
in Palestine.
Laurence ELEPHANT, an London Times.
On the 10th OF last month arrived at Lem.
berg, IN Galicia, IN pursuance of mission
had undertaken IN behalf OF the Mansion
House committee, and for three weeks was
brought into close and daily contact, both at
that town and at Brody, with refugees from
all parts of Russia. Before | left BrOdy up
wards of 5000 had accumulated at that small
town, and large numbers were arriving every
night in most forlOrn and destitute Condl-
ton, These | dealt with IN accordance with
instructions received from the committee, aid.
ed largely by Mr.. Montagu and DIR. Ascher,
and ws dispatched several hundred 10 America
establishing committees who should deal
with the emigration to that country systemat-
ically. While, however, the bulk OF those who
sought refuge at BrOdy did so for express pur-
pose OF being transported to America, scarcely
a day passed without deputations arriving
from different places in Russia, who assured
me that the desire of the mass Of Russian
Jewish population was IN favor of wholesale
emigration to Palestine. This desire was not
confined to the poor alone, but exists largely
among the richer classes, rs the large cores
pOndence which poured IN daily upon me
abundantly proved. A list of 300 families
actually a BrOdy who had come there in hope
of beng sent to Palestine was handed to me
the day before | left The same sentiment
pervades almost the whole OF the middle and
poorer classes of the jewish population OF
Roumania At Jassey | attended meeting
composed of thirty-nine delegates, represent
ing twenty-cight Palestine colonization sOcie.
ties who had come at their own expense from
the most distant towns in the kingdom. There
are 40 of these societies altogether, and about
10000 have already been subscribed, while
many of the richer merchants and bankers
have promised to contribute when the emlgra-
ton actually commences Several OF the gen.
tlemen present at the meeting possessed for
tunes amounting to 100000 or 100000
francs, and one subscribed 10000 francs on the
SPOT AT Bucharest most enthusiastic meet
| ing was held of similar character, at which
was also present, and society with an
assured capital OF q million of francs was
formed l have in my desk lists sent to me
both from Russia and Roumanla numbering
several thousand families, DESTROYS to emigrate
and these could be multiplied to an almost in
definite extent In Russia far Weather
class are anxious to emlgrate, and the means
at their disposal are greater, some societies
having as much as 5000 apiece; but as the
collection of subscriptions Is forbidden IN
| Russia, the exact amount cannot be ascertain
ed. The movement has also spread to Bulga
ria, where several Palestine colonization soci.
cites have also been formed.
merely mention these facts, as it has been
| i ont
favor of return to the land OF their fathers
exists among the Jews. 1t Is advocated in al
most all the Hebrew papers published IN Rus
sia and has penetrated the mind of the nation
with overpowering force. While admit feel
ing strong sympathy with il, | used all the
means In my power, both by letters to be cir
culated throughout the nation and in private
conversation and public addresses, to depre-
cate any prcclpitate action, as | felt that until
the intentions of the Turkish Government
should be known this enthusiasm might meet
with a severe disappointment; but deputatlons
had already been sent to Palestine, land had
been selected, property realized IN Russia, the
colonies formed, and hundreds OF families had
collected at Odessa prepared to start; indeed,
200 had already reached Constantinople, I'M
fortunately senderly provided with means,
when document, binding all Jews who enter
the Ottoman Empire mot to settle in Pales
tine" was presented to every emigrant and is
now the form without signing which no Rus
sian Jewish refugee can escape into the OTTO
man Empire. 1t should be said that Jews
regard the fact that they are called upon to
become Ottoman subjects rs distinct advan
tage. 1t may be readily imagined that they
have no wish to be bound by the ties OF ma
tionality to the country from which they are
fleeing, and know from the experience OF their
al; n,in ;ctc hot tbny m
to fear in Turkey; but they did not expect to
be excluded from the province to which they
are most strongly attached by religious ASSOC
Citations.
"You can easily imagine" says the Russian.
jewish gentleman who sends me this, how
the tendency towards Palestine will be sud.
ldenly paralyzed, and what shock your great
idea and our own poor hope will suffer. 1t
would be pity If such messlanlc movement
as the actual should pass away without result y
An absurd report has obtained currency IN the
papers that | proposed that the Jews should
emlgrate TO Palestine under British protection.
| wish in the most emphatic terms to repudi-
ate ever having entertained any such idea.
For the last three years | have advocated the
establishment of Jewish colonies in Palestine
as means of developing that country, and OF
| increasing the material prosperity OF this por-
ton of His Majesty's dominlons, while as
every emigrant would become Turkish sub
ject, it would tend to strengthen rather than to
weaken his authority. am also well aware
that Her Majesty's Government would be
strongly averse to assuming the responsible.
ties of such protectorate, even If very nat
ural objection did not exist to il on the part of
the Porte Meanwhile, whether owing TO un.
founded suspicious or to some still more oc-
cult reasons the fact remains that no Jew is
now allowed nv the Turkish Government TO
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ne. .r i,.,.si. 4atlD.. l.... ,Iu.o lu i..u Ic..
of at least million of people prepared for an