The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-05
A CURSEp IMMIG
TranspiantInG OF rnup-r- Here nv the jew
I.h GoIonIz don A ..ocInLIon.

i=h CoIonIz, alton A--ocIation.
A remarkable condition OF affairs. important
to the people and Government OF this country.
Is disclosed In the report OF the Jewish Coloni-
cation Association. tho organization that il
carving out Baron Hirsch's benevolent
schemes for the relief OF the Russian Jews. on
its work during last year. The Council OF Adj
ministration makes frank and Ingenious ad-
mission that tho United States has been. and
Is now being. systematically used rs a dump
ing ground for the most undesirable class of
Russian pluper Jews. Daring the last six
months OF last year half a thousand such per-
sons. weeded out from the various agri-
cultural colonies and village communities es-
tablIshed by the association In south America
and elsewhere. the bad element" as tho re-
port canddly puts II. have Leen sent to the
United States. their passage prepaid. and Just
enough money furnished to them to carry
them safely past the immigrant inspectors
here. As is generally known, large tracts OF
land in the Argentine Eepublic Hnd elsewhere
have been DouGh by the association, ana !am-
locted. fT IN among the oppressed RUSSIAN
Jews settled thereon. To each family has been
given 40 acres or more OF land, a house. .
Kitchen garden. live stock, tools. and ali lm-
Elements necessary for agricultural purposes,
have also been 80 settled on inc lands.
association and its resident managers
the colonies have not become soIf-suppOrtIng,
and in several cases there ~ no PROBABILITY OF
their beCou.ug 40. Musesvilr. "a colony Occu-
pying an area OF 9J.uOO acres in the Province
Of Santa he. Argentina. has been stablIshed
three years, Uut because OF the failure OF the
colOnists to make II self-suppoTting, or to give
reasonable Indications that they were likely TO
do 30. tho association has recently been come
pellsd TO take entire charge OF II again. The
cOlontsts cannot bs made to understand that
they must strive to achieve something for
themselves. that they must become seII-sup-
porting and independent. lhey are puito
Wiling 10 remain recipients OF charity. and to
live on the benoN OiSnce Of Baron HITsch. and
this they expect To do. And II Is tho worst
among these helpless. eotnplRcent pAupeTs,
proved to be unable or unwilllnR 70 work oue
their own salvation by ordinary Industry. who
are being Systematically dumped into the
nIted states.
The report Just Issued says that all persons
or families thus cOloniZed who did not display
any Likelihood OF becoming good colOnisu,
weather from physical ineapaeitT or from want
OF suitability Tor the work. have been sent
away. Ihs total 80 dealt with between May and
Heptsmber was more than 800 persons The
greater part OF these went to the nitsd states.
and the association gave them. in addition 10
uemnity and 10 suffice for their hTst require
ments, The TsDOTt leaves the subject RbTupt-
ly at this point; and Iust At this point IL would
DO interesting to take it up in the United
states How many OF these persons are now
included In the ranks OF the destitute foEelgn-
ers subsisting on charity in this city and Ia
other CON munitiss In this cOuntryRn whether
others stiIl are arriving. would seem to De -
matter well worth Investigation