The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-14
HEBREWS IN SORRY PLIGHT.
THEY HApE ARRIVhD IN MONTREAL
WITHOUT A CENT


The Government Declines TO Help Them
and the Baron Hirsch Institute Has NO
ruuds-Moptreai Jews Sendiae Them
Over the border In small InstaiIments.
MoSrnrA1. Sent. l3.-One hundred and ten
Jewish immigrants, who we're Brought over 10
this country n few days ago by tho Dominion
line steamship Oregon are now at the Domin.
ion immigration of1lce In this city In pitiable
condition.
THE SUN correspondent visited the place to-
night and most wretched scene was Witness
ed. Men. women, and children were huddled to-
Csther promiscuously in ono room. The refu.
gees are a wretc ed looking lot The mon are
dirty and lazy. and the women and children
present pictures OF the most squalld misery.
The party consists Of about dozen families
OF eight or nine each. and great num-
her arc young children. from the infant
in arms to 10 and IL years OF age.
Tho mon are apparently unable or unwill-
ing TO turn their hands to any work.
| They landed here without cont. and the re-
suit Ia that they arc without means OF sus-
tsnancc. The majority OF the party are from
Hungary and they we're taken on board the
Oregon at LIVERPOOL expecting to be assisted
whom they landed here.
The Baron Hlrsch Institute. which has as
sisted several thousand refugees since tho
opening OF navigation. found its funds ex-
hausted and was unable to render the Oregon
party any assistance. The Dominion Govern
ment was appealed to. but has refused to do
anything for them. The Minister OF Agricul-
turs has addressed the following order to the
immigration officers here:
In view OF the importance OF the subject
Immediately consulted the Minister in relation
to It, and he In his turn submitted the matter
to bis colleagues. The result Is tho dcc-
sion that the Government will not incur
any expenditure for the care OF these
Russian Jews. They must therefore be cared
for by their co.rellgionisls In Montreal. un.
dorstand that the Baron Hirsch Society has
funds for that purpose. but however this may
be, the society must take core OF its CORE
Tho immigration. as you are aware, does
5 hsy b. az I
as a %'k s"y h's .sad iys
landing ut New York. to Canada. but
L snyshns o, this sof, Is attempted the land;
that the steamship agents here advise their
Livsrpool correaspondsnts OF the tac.; There Is
o1 a aeennn Of or reson only that
the country cannot undertake to receive and
provide for At the public expense people who
Of Immigration itself. Tho -hippinR interests
u.
Dominion. Within the limit Of the execution
all immigrants are welcome. and the agents OF
immigrants are welcome. and the agents OF
the department. will afford them all possible
As result OF this decision tho Baron HLrsch
Institute is In uuandary. The funds OF the
institute have been exhausted. and the result
is that the refugees will have either to be
shipped back 10 England or become burden
on n M ;h EYE Jewish syr.sosues an ap-
community to subscribe funds for their assist
anee. and e mass meeting has been called to
bssn sent 70 Bapes HscS
ceiysd from the He brew rhiianthrori.t.
Of ns IN the Sasl
they have had very little to ca. but to-day
some OF the Hebrew residents managed to
provide them with food
rather atartlin fact W ich demands the in
slant attention OF the American authorities.
Failing TO procure assistance here. tho He
sess small detaeh into ss she
get them on iheir hands in this WV Mooey
Tho arrival Of this class Of i'm mlRrants I. be.
coming a serious question. One or two thou
number Of them have been no surreps Hi
been sent 70 Western Can ada These reiusess
are not the first Of the unfortunate people who
from Russia. not so wholly destitute how
e crescent ron5. % ' me BssS Gou ane
lila and made their ,way TO Winnipeg.
in which city they became utterly destitute.
Sabs e1pens Most Of Them are now said ie
lie driving thriving trade ~ the old clothes
business IN the towns OF the Northwest