The record-union., 1891-09-26

Please examine the New York World of
Friday, August 21st, page 8, containing
an account of "a Noble Hebrew Charity"
If the needy Hebrew immigrants, most
wickedly driven out OF Russia, and who
are so fortunate as to be washed and FED
at the Sheltering Arms Society, 40 Mad
lson street, are not persons VINO When
they landed in this country were likely
to become a public charge. then / have a
very erroneous comprehension or the
meaning of the immigration law OF
March 8, 1891, and the prior law OF Au-
gust 3, 1882.
1 find the following in. the New York
Sun of August 24th:
THREE SOCIETIES SECURE THE RELEASE
OF DETAINED IMMIGRANTS.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-At meetings held
this morning by three leading Hebrew charity
societies in Baltimore, their directors deter
mined to authorize the pledging of the assets
in realty belonging 10 the several institutions
as bond to secure the release of the exiles de-
tanned as assisted immigrants under the
owen law. There are thirty-eight such immi-
grants now at Locust Point awaiting return,
unless separate bond is provided for each.
The institutions concerned are the Hebrew
Benevolent Society, the Hebrew Hospital and
Asylum Association and the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum. The combined assets of these insti-
tutions represent a value OF $250,00O.
I am sure that these Hebrew charity
societies in Baltimore are not furnishing
bonds for persons not likely to become a
public charge. They are clearly furnish
ing them for persons who are very likely
to become paupers, and who therefore
ought not to land, bonds or no bonds.
In the World of about August 18th, in a
special dated Hightstown, Nj, August
18th, is long account of the Hebrew
colony at that place, brought in by the
Baron Hirsch fund; and, If am not in
error, bonded In" under the recent re-
L. Nf lac, NV tl,o H,.no nn-
partment. 1t is pitiful story, and L
understand that Colonel Weber is talking
about sending back the deluded immi-
grants.
Since April 1st / understand nearly $50
bonds have been taken in New York, let
ting in nearly LOCO persons, almost
wholly Jewish refugees and Italians,
which is more than all who were debarred
during the fiscal year 1S90-lS91. l cannot
think this indicates greater strictness Of
enforcement of the immigration laws, but
the contrary, seeing that previously the
bonding business had been done on
very limited scale. There were but 13
admitted on bonds in January, IL in
February, q in March; since March,
LOCO!
While venturing to thus reiterate to you
my objection to the extent to which inn
migrants are coming in on bond, | am
aware that ] shall be further assailed as l
am in the World of the I'D. But the law
and correct practice under the law should
control the subject. and not sentiment.
repeat that / have deep sympathy for the
unfortunate and destitute Hebrew re-
fugees driven out by cruel Russian
edict. But if the paupers among them,
or the persons among them likely to be-
come public charge, are to be let into
America because Baron Hirsch's repre-
sentatives or Hebrew charitable societies
%or
for certain period keep them off the
public treasury, Congress, and Congress
alone. by law can so let them in. Ii the
Treasury Department admits them, it
disobeys positive law. Very respect
fully, WIN. E. CHANDLER.