The morning call., 1892-03-08
TOR RUSSIAN REFUGEES.
Meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Jewish Alliance.
Hundreds Of Willing Workers Offer Their
Services-The Immigrants to Be Taught
to Help Themselves.

A meeting for the purpose Of completing
the work Of organizing the Ladies' Auxil-
larry Jewish Alliance Of California was held
in B'nai Birth Hall yesterday afternoon.
About 200 ladies were present when Mrs.
L. Elkus called the meeting to order. Col
one ii. p. Bush and L. Blanc of the Mems
Alliance were in attendance to aid the
movement.
B. Sheideman. who has Just returned from
an extended Eastern trip. presented a
printed report published by the alliance of
New York, and vouehed for the correctness
Of the information it contained, from per-
sonal observation. He stated that $4,000
Russian refugees are now scattered through
the principal cities of the Atlantic seaboard,
and that il was to extend these people
helping hand that The society had been
formed and they themselves had been
called together. He announced that Tor in
dustrial reasons be had recommended that
none of the refugees be sent here, and the
committee in the East had promised not to
do so. Nevertheless, 1t was Ia the nature of
things that some of these victims of prose-
cution would drift here, and 1t would be
necessary to help them into work and also
to lend their aid toward tightening the
burtEen which was being borne by their
Eastern brethren. He thought it the special
duty OF the ladies to help in this matter.
REV. DIR. vooRsANGER's ADDRESS.
Rev. DIR. Vo0rsanger spoke in favor Of the
movement. but warned the ladies that they
should not resolve themselves into chart
table society. He believed there was too
much charity in our city. which had the
effect Of hurting instead Of benefting the
recipients. If his opinion were asked by
the Ladies Auxiliary he would suggest that
no charity be given to any Of the refugees
as charity, excepting, of course, the Old. the
feeble and the young. Ii should be their
aim TO make every able-bodied applicant for
help toll for living aud for that reason
the ladies should endeavor to find employ
ment for them.
81 would be the last man in this fair city,"
he said, to want to see it flooded with this
class OF immigration. l realize that Cali
fornla cannot take care OF them, for we have
no factories in which to employ them. and
our people have to keep account with the
unions as well as with the Chinese"
One point Of the reverend speakers ap-
peal w as most fervent one. He appealed
especially to their wUmanh0od. and in doing
SO related a little of the inside management
of Russian affairs not generally known to
the outside world. The Jews, he said. are
by law-an old and almost forgotten one
until these prosecutions were begun-com-
PEELED to live within the pale Of settlement
district on the western border Of Russia,
500 miles long and 100 wide, extending from
tie Baltic TO the Black sea.
PASSING OUTSIDE.
Al course VI tiuo TIE jews passed OUTSIDE
OF these limits and settled in the towns
from which they are now being expelled.
Many OF them were up to this time rich and
influential, large proportion belonged TO
| the educated classes, but it mattered not
what their station, ali bad to go. No I
There is an exception made in the case of
| the women and large numbers of Russian
| Jewish women are well-known in the
world of letters. These can obtain the
| Government consent TO live outside the pale
| OF the settlement In TWO ways; by Joining
! the Greek Church or by purchasing the
| yellow ticket by which they are privileged
| to lead the life of abandoned women. They
| can remain, but the woman who Is true to
her religion or honor must go.
In conclusion DR.. EoCrsanger urged the
| meeting to face the issue before it Drayely
| and suggested three points for the consid-
| GRAFTON of the auxiliary. He believed they
| could best promote the interests of the
| refugees, firstly, by lifting them up, by TAX
| ing their children and educating them; Sec
| ondly, by establishing shelter where moth
| ers who wanted to work could place their
| children, and thirdly, by binding them.
| selves together to raise the status of the
| Jews of German stock as we'll as those of
Russian birth.
| At the close Of his address large num-
| Der OF new members signed the roll aud
| many others volunteered their assistance to
the Executive Committee to solicit SUBJ
| scriptions.
| 1t is proposed to get 2O0O or 5000 monthly
| subscribers Of 30 cents each. and also to cal
| vass the city for subscriptions to an emer-
| gency fund Of $40, 600 or $4,000.