Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-15
EXODUS OF JEWS
From the Brutal and RaTaging Russians
Thousands Crossing the Border
Stripped Of all Their Means.
Subscriptions OF Money in France, Eng
land and Germany TO Help Move
Them TO a Place of Safety.

LONDON, June 1O.-A letter from Brody
| GaIicia, to the London Times states that thc
| exodus of the Jews from Russia ia now at
tanning such vast dimensions that il cannot
fail To produce an appreciabIe effect in many
parts OF that empire. Those who yet have
means are escaping TO countries where Their
lives and property will be secured, and those
| who have lost all their possessions in the
| riot of this year and last, but who fortunate
enough TO have escaped with their lives, YET
have health and strength, are departing with
| all possible speed from the land which has
ceased 10 afford them the shelter OF
| its laws. At first the fugitives escaped
| from the land of oppression in small num-
| bers, by either evading or bribing the
Cossacks who guarded the from
tier, or suffering these chiyslrous
soldiers to plumber them of every rubIe
| they pc Sc SEED. Frequently the fugitives
arrived in Austria deprived of almost every
article of clothing, and eye-witnesses de-
| scribe how, stripped by the Cossacks, the
CHI rem were led into Brody absolutely
| naked. Now, however, the flood of refugees
has SO increased that no Cossack Gordon can
Withstand it, and the Jews now pass the
frontier by thousands without let or him
drance. The exodus, which will be found
by Russia mischievous enough when she
awakens from her mad fit OF persecution and
find the most thrifty, energetic and intelli-
gent OF her population departed forever, Is,
for the moment, i subject of sore perPlexity
to the inhabitants Of those places where the
fugitives first find a resting-place where at
least lite and limb secure, and the great
est stress is felt in Galicia, which, projecting
its eastern frontier into Ukraine-the scene
OF the worst prosecutions and excuses
seems almost to stretch out its arm TO rescue
the hapless sufferers.
AT BRoDY,
a small town close to the frontier, the pres
sure is greatest, and there, up to the present
time, at least $4,000 Jews have taken shelter,
of whom Is, 700 yet remain wholly destitute
OF means and awaiting their turn for depor-
tation through some charitable agency. AT
an early stage of the exodus, when the num-
bers were comparatively small, the Universal
lsraeitish Alliance, which, though situated
in Paris, has branches in Berlin, Vienna and
most large towns on the continent, came TO
the rescue, and sending to Brody as commits
sioners DIR. Schsfier and Mr.. Charles Meter,
Of Paris; DIR. Friedlander, of Vienna, and
Mr.. Hermann Magnus, of Liepsic, selected
from the refugees such as appeared fit sub
iects for emigration and forwarded them to
America. A princely donation of 81 000,-
000f. presented by Baron Hirsch, the
Jewish banker at Paris, enabled much
to be accomplished in this direction.
But with ever-increasing numbers of
fugitives and failing funds the work
had TO be Discontinued, and France thus re-
firing for time from the philanlhro pic
campaign England stepped in. The general
sympathy excited in this country by the tale
of horrors detailed in the Times found utter
auce at a public meeting held at the Mansion
House, under the presidency of the lord
mayor, at which the earl of Shaftesbury,
Cardinal Manning, the bishop of London,
nf
prominent part, when the persecution Of the
unfortunate Jews of Russia was denounced
in Indignant terms. The chief provincial
towns joined in like amer in public pro-
tests against these iniquities, and Joined with
London in raising the Mansion House fund
for
THE RELIEF OF THE RUSSO JEWISH FUGITIvEs.
The fund now amounts to e76, 900, and is be-
ing rapidly expended in the work of deport-
ing the refugees and settling them in various
parts OF the United States and Canada. The
Mansion House committee, under the active
presidency OF the lord mayor, and compris-
ing among its number Cardinal Manning,
Sir Alexander Gait, Colonel Lenox Prender-
CAST, Mr.. Alfred de Rothschild, Mr.. BsDia-
min L. Cohen, and several other gentlemen
of position and experience in philanthrepic
promptly commenced its work
OF relief, transmitting money to the sufferers
where the need was urgent, but reserving the |
bulk of its means for emigration purposes !
1t then dispatched two of its members, Sir |
Julian Goldsmid and Dr. Hermann Adler, |
to Berlin, to concert measures at confer |
ence of continental delegates assembled there |
with the object OF united action; sent two |
other of its members, DIR. Samuel Montagu |
and DR.. Asher, to Lemberg and Brody, to |
make systematic arrangements for the selec. |
lion and forwarding of the emigrants crowd
ing Galicia; while Mr.. Mocatta and Mr.. |
Lewisohn proceeded to various parts of Ger
many and Austria 10 secure cooperation, and
MR.. GEORGE YATES To AMERICA
10 assist there in organizing committees OF
As might be expected, the Man.
ZION House delegates found everywhere the
greatest sympathy and most Jealous co-opera-
ion, which materially lightened their work
# furthering the rapid transit of the emil
rants. The arrangements are as follows:
At Brody the first selection is made and The
qualifications of the candidates for emigra-
Ion are tested. AT Lemberg, the capital of
Ialicia, where, under the presidency OF
Director Lazarus, an influential committee of
he most practicable philanth'opists sits
laily, the second selection is made, and all
doubtful cases are set aside for absorption in
Austria or elsewhere. Trains of about 800
efugses selected for emf grafton are dis
patched three times "a week from Brody
o Hamburg, where local commit
ee, guided by Mr.. NJ. Hinrichsen,
uperIntends the departure Of the emigrants
o Hull, West Hartlepool, or Grimsby.
hence the conveys proceed by rail to Liver
'ool, and here commences the most difficult
nd responsible work-thst Of dispersion and
ettlement. At an early stage of the migra-
ion it was soon discovered that to send thou
ands of refugees all to New York would
nfict hardship on that city, and would
lso create a difficulty for the emigrants
themselves, arising from the evils of con-
entration. 1t was therefore resolved to
isperse them, on starting from Liverpool,
n various parts OF the United States and
anada, by booking them in comparatively
mall numbers TO each place, so as to avoid
ny glut of refuge labor N any one locality.
or thus destinating
THE ENIGRANTs
ne lord mayor appointed a committee of
,urleen gentlemen in Liverpool, under the
of Mr.. B. L. Benas, and these
rranse the final place of settlement OF each |
migrant, regard being had TO his trade or
alling and to the special trade of the place
here he is TO be settled. They also super
ltend all the shipping arrangements, supply
ach emigrant with clothing when needed,
nd hand to each head of family when en-
arking a draft for sufficient sum 10 enable
i'm to make fair start in his new home, &
ithout burdening the community to which {
e is assigned. These drafts are, by an in |
enious banking contriv ance, so arranged that |
icy can only be paid personally to the f
migrant himself, and only at his fixed t
estimation, so that he is compelled t
procesd to his assigned place of L
ttlement, however far inland, unless he
willing to forfeit the money which the
aft represents. Liverpool was selected in
reference to Hamburg the port of en- :
Irkation, the former place offering the I
rgest choice of chipping lines which epa- r
ed emigrants to be sent either to New York, =
altimore, Boston, Halifax, Quebec, Mon a
eal or other ports, with through bookings h
the interior. Refugees sent TO New York a
e, for the most part, consigned to the a
HEBREW ENIIGRANTs' AID SOCIETY, Y
institution organized for the express pur- Il
se of settling the Russian fugitives.
mong the refugees are found large num-
r of farmers and farm laborers. These are
arIy all sent to Manitoba and West 8.
lnada, where it is expected thriving agri- I
ltural colony will be formed. Most of the Z
IN are of fine, sturdy build; the women c.
e. as a rule, remarkably we'll favored, and n
e children are strikingly beautiful All q
ar evidence of having sustained much pri- | tS