The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-20
BUsSIAN JEW REFUGEES.
ResO' utiOns Adopted by the Jewish Con-
ference at Houston.

Reso' utions Adopted by the Jewish Con-
ference at Houston.
Rabbi Lewenthal has just returned from the
Jewish conference at Houston, which was
called to consider the problem, ''How shall
we best take care of the Russian refugees com.
ing into Te'as?" The following resolutions,
which were adopted, will explain the work
and how it is to be carried out. Rabbi Lew
enthal is confident much good will result, by
the concert of action, to the people desired to
benefit:
The Israeltes of the state Of Texa in con-
ference assembled, believing that it is their
duty to do their own share in the great work
Of relieving the victims Of Russian persecu-
ton, do hereby adopt the following resolu-
tons:
1. While we are aware OF the difficulties
Connected with satisfactory solution of this
vexatious problem, and while we are willing
to do the utmost to convince our brethren
throughout the country of our earnestness to
share the work with them, we deprecate the
indiscriminate sending to this state of immi-
grants who have no means of support, nor
understand how to takecare of them elves,
on our communities. We declare that we will
cheerfully charge ourselves with procuring aid
and labor for immigrants who can support
themselves by the work of their hands, but
We will emphatically protest against the intro
duction into this state Of people who, from the
TACT that they have no means of support, will
be credit neither to us nor to the state, which
expects immigrants to become loyal and use
full citizens.
2. For the proper prosecution of our work
the state is divided into four working districts.
with headquarters at11ouston, Galveston, Dali
las and San Antonio, to-wit: Houston dis
trict-the Houston u Texas Central railway
to Mexia; the Waco branch to Cisco city, the
Austin branch, exclusive-of the terminal city;
the Texas & New Orleans railway to Orange;
the International & Great Northern railway to
Longview, the Palestine branch of the Inter
national & Great Northern to Austin, exclu-
sive. Galveston distr;ct-the sea coast to
Brownsville and Matamoros; the Texas Il
Mexican railway, via Rosenberg, to Victoris;
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway to
BRENNAN, exclusive. Dallas district-the
Texas 4 Pacific railway from Mar, hall to I'll
Paso, the Houston & Texas Central railway
Denison to Mexia, and the remainder ofNorth
Texas. San Antonio district-the whole Of
West Texas; the Galveston, Harrisburg& San
Antonio railway to Luling, inclusive; the In
ternational from Austin, inclusive, to Laredo.
;. Each district immigrant aid society is
entitled to exclusively canvass the communi-
ties within its jurisdiction so as to secure the
necessary funds and proper membership and
the funds SO collected will be so disposed of
by the districts according to their own discre-
ton for the purpose set forth in these resolu-
tons.
q. The districts pledge themselves not to
gees unless they are authoritatively called for,
and further agree not to transfer immigrants
to each others Jurisdiction without mutual
consent and agreement.
{. Each district shall without delay assume
the duty of sending out emissaries for the pur-
pose of canvassing and preparing statistics to
the number of Israetes residing therein.
6. Thanking the transportation companies
of the state for the generous cooperation they
have accorded US in the past, we humbly and
respectfully request them to further aid us in
as far aslthey deem IT advisable in the prose
cnton of our charitable work.
T. Upon request, the different districts will
advance each other funds for delraying the ex-
pendi,ures Of the work.
s, Each district shall Immediately enter mi }
C Jurisprudence with the parent society IN New
York, advising the latter as to the extent ct
its ability to receive refugees and as to the
kind wanted, and as to the amount OF money
that it required to temporarily support each
immigrant. .
o. We declare that colonization Of the Rus
sian refugees in Texas in large numbers would
be a failure but experiment has proved that
small colonies, ranging from three to six fam
lilies. can be successfully located IN the various
sections of the state, and We accordingly rec
ommend the latter plan as the best calculated
10 prove beneficial as means OF support
TO- We respectfully request the pub &c press
to aid our charitable endeavors by giving pub
licity to these resolutions and advocating our
cause before the people OF the state. While
we assist our suffering brethren to come hither,
we at the same time aid in populatihg the
broad domain of the state, where we have
home and hearth, and where is the cradle OF
our children. and thus we endeavor to swell
the ranks of its loyal citizens. We declare
that we are so entirely overtaken by the mag
nitude of this sudden call upon our resources
that we will most thankfully accept any Con-
,ribu,ions, from whatsoever source they may
come, and we believe il to be in the power oil
the state press to materially aid US.
Respectfully submitted. DIR. r. M. Till
man, chairman; A. Harris, |. Lewenthal, A.
Blum, Henry S. Fox.
Tom OcHlLranE is0ooming up as candi
date for congress in the seventh district. Tom
is republican, but he is personally popular,
is regarded as good fellow and rival, in
small way Of the notorious Eli Perkins. he is