The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-14
MANFR0M TRANS-BAIKAL
RUSSIAN STUPIDITY sENDS GOOD
CITIZENS HERE.

lew Refugees in Palestine, England
and the Argentine Republic-A Fifth
Avenue Idyl-Barrett of Massachu-
setts-The Merry Monarch's Palace.
(Coprriohtl
NEW YORK, June 13-Years ago, when
former mania for Jew batting was rife in
Russia, went Co one of the receiving
agencies maintained by wealthy Hebrews of
this country for the succor of their race,
and made a study of the types 1 found
there. Such scene of wretchedness did
not soon expect to see again, or to hear
such tales of oppression, Surely, the world
was getting wiser. l thought.
Some years later l was passing through
Leeds, England. and, happening to visit
one of the poorer quarters Of the city, saw
again the same strange Oriental faces that
had haunted nue. for weeks after visiting
the agency here. There were the venerable
natrisrchs in skull caps, with long boards
reaching to the waists and long coats flap
ming at their heels, the same
r,lent children, with melancholy
horn Of generations of suffing in their big +,
lnstrous eyes. These were the refugees
from oppression who had found shelter in
England, and the opportunity to work at
starving wages for 'sweating" tsilors.
Yesterday l happened into the office of
the American HebrelU and found that
Managing Editor Cohen had just been hear
ing the story of a recent refugee from the
Trans-Baikai district of Russia. This was a
well-dressed, sturdy man of intelligent
features and medium hight, with 300 or 400
roubles in his pocket-decidedly desirable
citizen for any country, one would think.
wear ago the man from the Trans-Baikal
had no notion of coming to America. He
had his little home near station Of the
railroad on which he worked, and his wife
raised vegetables. Then came notice that
after certain date, May or April last,
don't remember which, no Jews would be
employed on the railroads. So many occu-
pations had already been barred to his race
that this was like decree of Punishment.
He couldn't go farming; that was forbid
den. He couldn't open a butcher shop; for
hidden. He couldn't study medicine or be-
come a mechanic or anything at all to
which it was possible for railroad man TO
turn his hand. But he could come to
America and did.
asked Mr.. Cohen what he thought of the
Palestine colonization and he seemed very
we'll impressed with it. One of the Roths-
childs is backing it, hos builta wine-pressing
establishment, not as charity, but as a
business speculation, and hopes 10 aid his
people Indirectly by 1t. The land is reason
able fertile and capable of improvement.
The Argentine Republic colony dosn't seem
tomove much. Baron Hirsch sent a farmer,
an engineer and another expert to make ex-
aminations. and they reported several fine
and available tracts and a friendly govern
ment. But the people raised great row
about the proposed admission of Hebrew
colonsts, and the project languished. Eng
land is reasonably friendly to the Hebrews,
but has groaned much lately at the number
OF them. So, as the capacity Of Palestine is
limited, America is far and away the best
country for the refugeeI to seek. Nor are
they as likely to become public charges as
the poor of other nationalities, for the He
breWs here take excellent care of them.