New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
A SENSATIONAL REPORT DENIED.
HEBREW IMMIGRANTS AT HIGHTSTowN NOT |
PROPER OBJECTS OF ADDITIONAL CHARITY.

PROPER OBJECTS OF ADDITIONAL CHARITY.
report was published yesterday of the condition of
the Russian Hebrews who had recently arrived in Ights-
town. N j. It described the condition OF the people as
deporable In the extreme, saying that they were unable
to secure work that would support them and were
anxious 10 return to New-York. letter from these
immigrants also was published, in which they COM
paincd bitterly OF their treatment by the agents OF the
Baron Hlrsch Fund.
s Rosenbluth who had charge OF the thirteen families
who were taken to HglltStown, was seen by Tribune
reporter last night and said There IS no foundation
whatever for the charges made in this publication and
the letter from the Hebrews in Highstown is entirely
tho result of the want OF comprehension OF tho terms
On which tn fund is founded Many Of these lnini-
grants are intelligent men who in comfortable IL
rot afuent circumstances before they were driven ouI
Of Russia They OF course find it very hard to come
down 10 manual labor and naturally grumble at thclr
lot But the majority of them are densely Ignorant.
They have got II into their heads in some sort OF vague
vay that Paron Hirsch gave 100000 or more Tor
their benefit They cannot understand how there can
he many Russian Hebrews in the same predicament as
themselves They came to America with the Idea that
money was to be poured into their pockets Cohse-
quentJy when they find only enough given to them 10
give them start, and that they have 10 "orA lor
living they feel disappointed Then again. there IS al
ways certain number Of aGtators 10 gwen huhoor Vi
people ard they take advantage of the confused s'e
to further their own selfish ends.
But the report published is largely sensational III
though there is doubt that the people h"'e peo"
disappointed l took the thirteen families TO lpshts
town. gave each family substantial set oil furnitue
maid their rent two months in advance, and secured
places for them in the shirt factory But they hau 10
learn tho trade first so OF they did not earn
much. il anything the first week or so. This was
hard for them but the report that they desire TO give
mn and return TO New-IOrk Is false Only one g'ri
camo back and she Is begging the agents 10 senu
her away to IIighstown, as she did not fnlly uhuer
stand the situation when she left there TIE lact oi
the matter is these families doing infinitely beuer
than the Jews that preceded them ten years ago we
Them as now in this city, not only did not receive
anv nav when learning how 10 work in factory
or trade but in nearly every instance we were com
peed to pay for the instruction: n0d we dd not HNo
ANYBODY to pay our rent or bny our furniture etDer'
PAM Kepian, agent Of the Information Bureau OF
the Hebrew Colonization society, at No 2O5 IIeryst
said to Tribune reporter: "TheSe people are farine
better than ninetenths Of the Hebrew immigrants TO
fl,is country They have had their heads turned by
visions of this So 900 Baron llirsch fnnd 1t Is
hard for these people TO start In their new nne Oh
life especially 80 with the merchant who now is
compelled to earn living at sewing machine. Bue
tlis IS not starvation, which tho sensational article
pubished Yesterday speaks Of They are not starving
nor are they in any danger of it. Neither do they
desire to leave HlghtstOwn; the only one who did so
,s now begging TO be returned And l earnestly re
1ues The Tribune 70 request publicly, on my authority
~ agent of the Hebrew Colonization Society, Than any
notitIon 10 the public for money In their behalf be
disresarded such course would be disastrous TO
The hest interest OF these families. IL would nae
these people. who are naturally selfsuppOrting do
pendent upon charity They not IN need Of pub
lie charity ,,,-,..,
" The leading citizens and business men OF Hishtsown
stand ready to give relief to tIle Russian Hebrews
shoud they be absolutely In need OF it. supeF1n-
tendea Wales. who has charge Of the large factory ~
that town. has offered 70 take in all the Hebrews anu
~ utapHN nTnrnn noWf
~ them =tarve Il is their farlt. il Is dehed
that pnblc meeting was held foF the ,pa1rpoS5 "a "a
taking action against the Hebrews The attcrl ~ ~ -
trne we're not satisfied when they learned what they
were expected TO do in the way Of work AFTER my dney
came 10 High stOwn. but they seem ~ think Vtct
OF ii and Il is expected that they Will all soon be a'
work