Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-06
THE WAR ON THE JEWS
A GREAT MEETING AT PHILA-
DELPHIA.
Prominent CISIzeas and Leading
Davines DenOunciDg Russian
AtrOcItIes-Half a Million Needed
TO SuccOr Refugees-BrOOkIYn Is-
raelItes I'm Council.

PHILADELPHIA, March 4-The Academy
OF Music was crowded this evening" with the
audience that assembled to protest against
the oppression of the Jews in Russia, and to
take measures for their relief. Upon the
stage were seated Governor Hoyt, ex-Minis-
ter John Welch, Bishop Stevens, of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, Bishop Simp-
con, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
George Dana Boardman, a prominent
Baptist divine, and several other leading
cltlzens, representing every Christian de-
nomination, together with several clergy
men end laymen of the Jewish faith. Hon.
John Welsh acted as President, and
Chief Justice Sharswood and upwards of
one hundred prominent gentlemen were
named as Vice Presidents. The resolutions
adopted were preceded by a preamble,
citing the atrocities that had been perpe-
trated on the Jews in Russia, and concluded
as follows:
ReSol'ed, That we call upon the benevo-
lent, charitable and God-feariug people of
this CITY and State to contribute literally of
their means to provide food and raiment
and shelter for the unfortunate exiles, who
are now here, and who may yet arrive in
our city.
Resoloed, That we earnestly request the
President of the United States to present to
the government at st. Peterburg the solemn
protest OF the people of Pennsylvania in
common with the sovereign people of the
United States, whom he represents, against
the present treatment of the Hebrew race
within the Russian Empire.
ReSOlUed, That we call upon our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to take
such immediate action as shall strengthen
the hands OF the Executive and his Minis
ters in making this protest.
ReSOtUed, That copies of this declaration
and these resolutions be forwarded TO his
Excellency the President Of the United
States, the Secretary of State, our Senators
and members of Congress, aud to HIS Ex-
cellencY the Russian Ambassador at Wash
iDgtoD.
The Secretary, Mr.. II. Mackenberg, read let
ters from Archbishop Wood, OF the Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and
Rev. DR. John s Macintosh, leading Pres
byteriap clergyman Of this city, expressing
regrets that they were respectively unable
to be present at the meeting, and expressing
the fullest sympathy with It's object.
The meeting was addressed by Bishop
Stevens, Bishop Simpson, Rev. George
Dana Boardman, Of the First Baptist
Church, Rev DR.. Ingatius F. Hartsnan, of
st. Mary Catholic Church, ex-Mayor Vaux
and others.
New YORK March 5 "A mass meeting of
Jewish citizens was held in Brooklyn this
afternoon to protest against the persecution
of Israelites in Europe, aud to consider
measures for the relief of the refugees now
arriving in the United States from Russia.
Mr. Adolph E Sanger, one of the speakers,
said that in the last four or five days $780,
600 had been collected in New York for the
refugees. He predicted that a great
tide of Jewish emigrants would come
pouring In veIy soOn, and to meet their ne
cessities not less than half million dollars
would be needed. He referred to a sue
cessful Jewish colony which had been start
ed recently In Louisiana, where there are
now sixty Jewish families engaged in hus-
bandrv, and said the emigrants now coming
from Russia would increase the prosperity
Of the United States, and make exemplary
citizens. A committee of fittv was appoint
ed to solicit subscriptions In Brooklyn.