New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-21
TO AID THE PROSECUTED.
AruND FOR HEBREW IMMIGRANTS.
Money WANTED TO PAY THEIR FARES TO IN
LAND PLACES.

LAND PLACES.
The persecution OF the Russian Hebrews by the
Gar Is driving them TO this country at the rate Of
nearly 5000 month. Many Of them reach this land
With little or no money, with no knowledge Of the
language with idea Of what to do or where to 90.
This persecution began with the carrying out of So
called temporary ORDERS" to which the Gar May
q 1882 assented. These are known May laws"
and their authorship Is credited to General 1gnatief.
The Minister Of the Interior. His Minister
ended that fall, and for time the abuse OF the
Hebrews ceased. A year ago, however, NJ.
Pobiedonostzef, the Procurator of the Holy synod,
which is the supreme governing body Of the Orthodox
Greek Church. revived the May laws and enforced them
10 the letter. Although the members OF all creeds out
side of the Greek Church have been made to suffer,
AGAINST the Hebrews these orders enforced with
greatest intensity and severity. Up to this time the
Hebrews Of this country among themselves have tried
10 shoulder the burden OF caring for the refugees fast
As they land in this country but tQey have found that
the load was too heavy for the members Of
Hglous creed and Of one race to bear alone. Then
after S6s, 900 had been raised among the Hebrews
themselves for paying for the transportation Of the
immigrants after they had been landed to various parts
Of the country, it decided TO take advantage Of
suggestion made by exJudge John F. Dillon, in
letter to Jesse Segman, and to ask persons Of all
creeds and TO unite in raising fund for this
purpose.
Upon this a number of prominent Hebrews got to-
rether and agreed upon appeal to the citizens of
irrespective of and creed for assistance
in helping the prosecuted refugees TO places In this
country where they be of Service themselves and
can earn livelihood for those dependent upon them.
As the appeal declares the money collected is not for
the purpose of inducing or aiding immigration, but
merely TO pay the transportation Of the Hebrews
they reach this country to the places to which they
wish to 60. The appeal is follows
To the Citizens of NewYork:
During current year average Of 1900 Russian
refugees have landed this port monthly They
here not willingly, did the Pilgrim Fathers,
preerrng liberty persecution for conscience sake
They are given choice but driven forth reenessy
from which they have been settled for hundreds
Of years Many Of them wetodo at home, have in the
Of their hight been unable to collect their possessions
and arrive here we-ngh penniless They reach land
OF freedom strangers exes their misery frequently height
ened by brutality of their eviconye less than third
Of them require assistance These however, while now
dared temporarily helpless, are anxious to become
honorable selfsupporting citizens, only the proper
direction for their activity be pointed out.
The fund established by dc Hirsch provides hun
treis with implements and other for obtaining
livelihood and assists to reach places where they
nav earn IL. The United Hebrew Charities distribute
such immediate relief frequent special cases OF distress
NAY require all these fail TO meet the situa-
ton adequately Experience has shown that unless prop
ery guided helpless immigrants remain at this
great centre the population OF our already
overcrowded number Of citizens have already
fund the sole object Of which is the trans
par:s of the United States where they may
gain an independent livelihood. No encourage
ment is held TO induce immigration nor are aims
distributed The money contributed Is ds0urseo WIN Ae
single object transporting these unfortunate victims
Of persecution from our city places whore they are
desired where they and must become selfsuppo
ing This fund has reached the sum OF Soeooo out
a much larger amount is needed. Committees, In CO.
operation with this movement, being organized In
parts of the country for the of obtain
ing and demands for labor OF
every fast such demands are maze known
money this fund supplies the means directly 70 send
immigrants 70 I'LL the The persecution which Is
driving these people from their homes continues and the
Hebrew community OF the city Of NewYork has been and
is striving its utmost in the direction above Indicated
IL is however overwhelmed by the immensely OF the
task that the unhappy plight OF these refugees
their settled cOntented homes for no
fault OF yet without right of protest or hope OF
redress, appeals all the instincts OF humanity anu
particularly the love Of fair play and liberty innate
in every American heart. We therefore, deem duty
TO lay fOwciazens irrespective Of creed the
sad facts recited believing that they VIII touch
responsive lead generous heart to tender
substantial assistance.
Contributions nay be sent TO Emanuel Lehman, treas
urer No 40 Hge Place. Of the undersigned
members of the committee Of the transportation fund
Joseph Fox, No sol Fffth-ave. NJ. II. Moses, No 81
Vesey-st; Il. Lehman No 40 Exchange Place A. Fried
lander No 377 Broadway; NJ. S. Isaaes No 115 Broad.
way; l. Boskowitz, No. 4S6 Broadway; Henry Goldman,
No. Pine-st Louis Stern, No so West Twenty-thrd.
ST.; j. IL. Schi1, No. 80 Nassau-st s. Ulman, No l63
Mereer-st; l.. Well, No. 123 Mercerst (; i. Albert
Englehart No 29l Broadway; N. BLUR, No. 80 Nassau
st. s. Godenberg, No. 46S Broomest Leopold Schlesn-
ger No I2S Seventy fourthst Moses Herman, NO.
229 Broadway; William Vogel No 20 East Seventy
second.st. ". Herman, No. sou Poarlst W. Spegei'
berg No $50 NJ, J. Lssauer, No. IL Maiden
Lane Henry Goodkind, No GA Broadway Charles Wise,
No % Reade-st Samuel Stiee No 80 East Sixeth-st;
S. Rosenwald No. A East Sxtieth-st Leopold Stern.
No 30 Maiden Lane; L. Friedman, No 2oS Pearl-st
f. Nathan, No. III Park-ave X. Manden, No "a
Howard-st Julius Goldman, No. IL Pinest and Frank
Russsk No. 10 East Sixtyhfth-st
Among the subscribers and the amounts which they
have given to this fund are ]. ii. Schiff, $1,000;
J. A. w. seligman g. Co.. $4,000; A. Wolff, So, 500;
Lehman Brothers, 81 500; c. p Huntington. L. strans
& sons Louis A. Wolf, S. Loeb, Hedebach, Ickelhei-
mer d Co., James Speyer d. l.. Ensein $l,cOo each'
The Mail and Express" l. Rosenwald V. Hy. Roths-
shd Goldman e. Asi Is sfern' kouS s Mende
William salonon Loeb Sehoenfed' J0sepa 3llman'
Rothschild Bros. Co. Einstelh, WON So a. Adcrn6
Bernhemer, NJ. Guggenheimer Sons, Joseph stern,
Eugene Meeie ATnsen s D. Spese s b SeS%
Marcus iettman, J: q s. Bernhemer A sehefte ~
saper sons 00 eacR lewiston 90 a. Bro JACOB
steinhardt. NJ. 5: Fechemer, b: Manner David David j.
WoiTnser, c. sldenberg & Co., E. Naumburg. S. Rosen
berg Co. David Caiman. N; J. schlOss Co. George
B Bsae SDSSn B Rs," Morris waiter Parm Aoeson
Russak, $3.50 each Hyman Blum, samuel sachs,
George W. seligman L. Dreyfus, James h. Hoffman,
J. y. Bloomingdale. Joseph Fox, SchwarLSchla a.
suzberger, 500 EACH Newman Cowan, Mqra1nai'
+. Herman, Lachman, MOrgenthau Goldsmith
wasserman Bros. Vogel Bros. 81 so each James NC
Creepy Seth Low, Isidor Kaufman, Strauss, Sachs q
Co., employees of ~ J. Schloss q Co.. w. Demuth d
Co., Stern Bros d Co., Haskell Haskell, Simon Ulhnan
Z. A. Price F. Nathan Simon Sterne, S. w. Rosendale'
julius Beer DR.. J. sachs, Lewis May, Fred Ullman
Virginia Danzger, Sol Sayles. Robert Dunlap Robert
500: Bennett j. king 800: Charles Woodbury.. $l0o
jr. G. c. shayne Joseph Blumenthal, Alfred De
Cordova, l. Albert Engelhardt, $50 each Goodman a1
Bros, l.. Kaufman & Co.. Simon H. Stern, Sol Fried
man d Co. sylvester Knight, NJ. Blur. S25 each.