The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-11
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How Hebrew Immigrants from Russia
and Roumania Are to lie Assisted In
Getting n Start Mt Farming or In the

How Hebrew Immigrants from Russia
and Roumania Are to lie Assisted In
Getting n start Mt Farming or In the
Trades.
From Me Nce York Times. 10h Instant
The preparations for carrying out the
work laid down by Baron Maurice dc
Hirsch under the terms of the fund that
he has established for aiding Hebrew i'm
migrants from Russia and Roumania are
progressing steadily. There was filed in
the register Office little after 3o'clock
yesterday afternoon the deed OF trust,
signed by tho Baron and the gentlemen
who are named as the trustees to carry
out his project, and who will have the
control Of the sum Of g., 100000.
A draft of the deed was prepared in this
country some time ago and was forwarded
to Baron de Hirsch. He made some
changes, which the trustees say are i'm
proyemcnts, and January % he signed II
In the presence of Adam II, King, consul
general of the United States at Paris;
Robert NJ Hooper, vice consul general,
and Jules bret. The document reached
this city last Wednesday.
In its first paragraph, the Baron gives
his reasons for establishing the fund as
follows:
II, the Baron Maurice de Hirsch, now
residing in Paris, France, have observed
with painful interest the suffering and
destitution of the Hebrews dwelling in
Russia and Roumania, where they are OPP
pressed by severe laws and unfriendly
neighbors, and have determined to con
tribute to the relief of such of my
brethreren in race who have emigrated or
shall emigratc from these inhospi able
countries to the Republic of the United
States of America"
He then names the trustees: Myer s.
1saacs, Jesse Seligman, Jacob II. Schil,
Oscar s. Strauss, Henry Rice, James II.
Hoffman and Julius Goldman Of New
York, and Mayer Sulzberger and William
b. Hackenburg of Philadelphia.
The trustees met Sunday afternoon at
Che house of Mr.. Seligman, in East Forty
sixth street, and reelected their old
officers. According to their agreement
with Baron de Hirsch, they will draw
upon Paris for the. ~, 100000 March 1.
About $4,000 month is expected to re-
suit from the Investments made here for
the same amount has been forwarded
monthly by the founder Of the trust since
last April. These remittances have been
used with very satisfactory results.
A great object sought Is to encourage
mechanics and farmers. The trustees be-
lieve that there is no need for more ped
dlers in this country, and immigrants
who have any intention of becoming
itinerant vendors get no encouragement
| A good many of the Hebrews who came
here from Russia and Roumania are
farmers or mechanics anyway, and they
need surprisingly little money to give
| them start. An evidence of their thrift
| is found in the fact that good many of
them have already paid up the loans they
secured in the last few months. They
sign contracts to make good the advances,
and, although they are not obliged to pay
interest on their borrowings they generally
settle up their accounts as rapidly as they
| can.
Agents of the fund find considerable
| proportion of the immigrants, perhaps 10
per cent, supplied with more or less
money. One agent reported recently that
he had come upon 200 families having
anywhere from 300 to 5000 apiece.
They, of course, did not come within the
scope of the fund.
OF the assisted immigrants very few go
South. Many go West and many Others
settle in the Middle States or New Eng
land. Colonization, strictly speaking. Is
not an object of the fund, Mr.. Solomons,
the general agent, said yesterday. 1t was
desired to assimilate the newcomers as
closely with their neighbors as possible
and make them good citizens.
The work in supplying instruction for
children in this city, as outlined in the
Times of Sunday, was reported to the trus-
tees to be going on SUCCESSFULLY. The
board will hold another meeting week
| from tomorrow.