Huntsville gazette., 1891-02-14
THE GAR AND THE JEWS.

LOndoners Indignant at the Manner in
which Their Memorial to the Czar was
Handled-It Has Been Productive OF
Some Good-Baron Hirsch's Gift to Aid
the Emigrating Hebrews-The English
Don't Want Them.
LONDON, Feb. 1O-The Guild Hall
Memorial of citizens of London to the
Gar in favor of more lenient treatment
of the Russian Jews was returned to
Lord Salisbury yesterday from St
Petersburg, without any comment,
through Baron de Staal, the Russian
Ambassador.
THE COCKNEYS INDIGNANT.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-The signers of the
memorial to the Russian Gar in behalf
of the prosecuted Jews of Russia are in
dignant because the Russian Minister
to England, Baron de Staal, snubbed
Mayor Savory, taking no notice of him,
and handed the reply to Lord Sails
bury. There is good authority for stat
ing that the memorial has not injured,
but has rather helped the Russian Jews.
1t was forwarded to the Gar through
General de Richter, who is charged with
the reception of petitions addressed to
the autocrat. and whose duty it is to
make a summary of such memorials
for the Cars personal perusal. In this
case, it is understood, the petition was
submitted to the Car without being
summarized. 1t is also stated that the
Gar was pleased with the respectful
manner in which he was spoken of in
the petition and that while it would be
derogatory to his dignity to change a
line of policy on such memorial, yet
that instructions have been given to
alleviate the harshness of the Anti
Jewish laws in their administration.
BARON HIRsCHs GIFT.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-The news of Baron
Hirsch's immense gift for the benefit of
Russian and Polish Jews emigrating to
the United States has been received
with considerable satisfaction in Lon
don, as there is strong opposition both
among the working classes and business
men to any more immigration of Rus
sian Jews to England, and Lord Sails
bury's government has been asked to
interfere to prevent it. The latest ar
rivals from Russia on their way to
America are of the most squalid de-
scription, and it is probable that local
authority would have interferred to
PREVENT THEIR REMAINING HERE,
even if the Imperial Government had
not acted. 1t is hoped that Baron
Hirsch's donation will induce the United
States not to send back to Europe the
many thousands of Russian Jews who
are preparing to swarm across the At
lantic and settle in New York and other
American cities, and most of whom are
destitute. An Odessa dispatch says that
instructions have been received from ST.
Petersburg to facilitate the emigration
and get rid of all the Jews possible.
Organization of the Trustees of the Baron
de Hirsch Fund.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The trustees of
the Baron de Hirsch fund met yester-
day, signed the trust deed prepared by
the Baron, and decided to draw on the
Baron March 1, for the 81, 400, 900 con-
stituting the fund, and invest it in this
country, the income to be used in the
relief and education of destitute
Jewish immigrants and their children.
Meyer S. Isaacs was elected president
of the trustees, Jacob I'll. Schiff, vice
president, Jesse Seligman. treasurer,
and Julius Goldman, secretary. The
money is not to be given outright to
the benefciaries, but loaned without
interest and with no security except