The Penn's Grove record., 1882-07-08
Jewish Refugees.

The emigration Of Jewish refugees
from Russia still continues, many
thousands being reported as leaving.
Very many eeme to this country,
some to the United States and others
10 Canada. The most Of them come
by the way Of England, where large
sums are being raised for the expenses.
the fund there so far being almost $500
900. There is a general committee of
prominent Hebrews who put the ar.
rivals in depot and ship them to des-
igpated ports in proper patches. Atan
early stage Of the migra ion it was
soon discovered that to send thousands
of refugees all to New York would in
flict a hardship on that city and would
also create a difficulty for the emf
grants themselves, arising from the
evils of concentration. 1t was there
fore resolved to disperse them, on
starting from Liverpool, in various
parts ofthe United States and Canada
by booking them in comparatively
small numbers to each place, so as to
avoid any elut of refugee labor in
any one locality. For thus des-
tinsting the emigrsnts, the Lord
Mayor appointed a committee of four
teen gentlemen in Liverpool, and
these arrange the final PLACED of settle
ment of each emigrant, regard being
had TO his trade or calling and to the
special trade of the place where he is
to he seated. They also superintend
all the shipping arrangements, supply
each emigrsnt with clothing, when
needed, and hand to each head of
family, when embsrking, q draft for a
sufficient sum to enable him TO make
q fair start in his new home, without
b%urdening the community to which
he is consigned. These drafts are by
an ingenious banking contrivsnce, so
arranged that they can only be paid
personally to the emigrant himself,
and only at bis fixed destination, so
that he is compelled TO proceed to his
assigned place of settlement, however
far inland, unless he is willing to for
felt the money which the draft repre-
sents. Liverpool was selected in
preference to Hamburg a the port of
embarkation, the former place Offering
the largest choice of shipping lines
which enabled emigrants to be sent to
New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Boston, Halifax, Quebec, Montreal
and other ports, with through book.
ings to the interior. Refugees sent TO
New York are for the most consigned
to the Hebrew Emigrants' Aid Society,
an institution organized for the ex press
purpose of settling the Russian fugi-
tives. Among the refugees are found
a large number of farmers and farm
laborers. These are nearly all sent to
Manitoba, West Canada, where it is
expected a thriving agricultural colony
will be formed. The emigration of
these people is from first to last a
costly affair. 1t is estimated the aver
age for men, women and children, is
ell per head, but this includes the
whole Continental journey, and the
passage to England, stay at Liverpool,
clothing, voyage to American port,
inland journey, ard money payable
at destination. The total number of
refugees forwarded to America to the
present date at the sole cost of the
Mansion House Committee is 1869. AT
the present rate of expenditure of the
Mansion House fund it will in about
two months be entirely exhausted, un.
less replenished from some new source.