The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
SUFFERING IN BRAZIL.
Hebrew ImmiGrant Bemoans His Hard
Lot and Biames the brazilian Consul

A Hebrew ImmiGrant Bemoans HIS Hard
Lot and ilames the brazilian Consul
The Hebrews on the east side have been
somewhat excited during the last week by
letter from Brazil. containing an account OF
the Ill treatment Of Hebrew emigrants from
this country to the province OF Maranhao. Tho
letter was written by Charles stein. formerly a
peddler living ut 1884 Division street. He left
for Brazil on April 90 last. The letter Is to
STEMS wife and is dated Julyo.
Il am In Maranhno. Brazil" wrote Stein,
and you DO not know what n horrible and I'M
henlthy place 1t is hero. The climate is terri
BILE. aud there is almost nothing t. eat. Dread
Is very dear-sls for barrel OF -four the size
of keg OF herring. I cannot write you oil
we suffer here; it would take too long.
But ask OF YOU my denr wife. a
favor that you Gun and must do me:
that Is 20 to the brazilian Consul and
tell him that he forced me TO come here and
o 0 me- ns II" promised ms seven neres a OF
es H& Inc ss Of hi ss to%n
right he had to send me 10 brazil. DID he
aend me for n farmer or n, slavey AJAX him 10
Amerea. i he does not consent. break his
wipd"ws. Toll him no ools noope into going
TO HraSil 10 o nude slaves 90 10 court. show
your naturally atou papers. and ask The Judge
II 1t Is right FOR American ciizens to be lured
away to DO made slaves in Brazil by the mis-
representations Of this Consul.
We are oil helpless. and we know not which
WY Wy i, to turn. II We only knew how, t9 get
May God send us spesdy Way to got out OF
They T,ot.iiscd us In New York to give a
sr, bqt only promised IN 9dsr 70 get .s
ws Ss ST v only snd bHp
tho bread they offer. The, only thing Tor
" u, to 10 is to rebel AGAINST the Goyernment:
is Victim d, yellow fever. We cannot get
even enough boxes. to bury the poor people
Another order came from the Government
on J w. thpt we receive no more money! ny;
Tor US 10 do but to die or fight
.,h What e they promise Is lie: Their .
sys ea pF wsh to n tS you hss
bite us ami ali kinds Of vermin surround us j
hte mot had path nee %nas hsS and
lose no time XIII him to get mo home"
Mrs; Stein went to the Brazil an Consulate
f3s s her or s' Mo n 70
hno, which the government had advanced 70
nos Rs ss would dc cos! &c ds
advice. became SO enerRetlc in her demands
for his return that she was finally ordered
Mr Usca1 o Mora. the 9 ChanosIior Of tho Bra
lillian Consulate. told q Sun reporter that tho
explanation OF tho whole matter lay in the
fact that Stein was not 2 farmer. The Bra;
all its promises to immigr ants who came with
the intention OF farming. but for those Wishing
other OCCUPATIONS there vas no chance what.
Stein claimed to be a farmer when he obtained
his passage. and that tho Government prob.
ably refused to give him any land
when 1t found he was only a peddler
Further than this he said. 49, Consul had
Bran and had even gone so as e 10 6av 20
notices translated into Hebrew. 80 that nobody
should go there under misaprre benson.
On Monday cable message was received at
the Consulate from the Government with
orders to allow no more emiErants to sail for