New-York tribune., 1900-10-14
InMIGR4T4oN OF RUM4NI4N JEWS.
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES BY HARSH
LAwsLrHE TIDE TURNED TO BRAZIL

I.AwsLTHE TIDE TURNED TO BRAZIL
1,,o.At,.+o,- Oct. IA 4especfaD-Several months
ago there suddenly appeared at the immigration
station in New-York large numbers OF Ru1nahian
Jews They were all. or nearly ALL Without HOiieS'
and were not allowed to land until oonos were
given that they would not become public charges
The sudden and unexpected arrival of so many
of this class of immigrants awakened an interest,"
in the question to what was inducing theH ~
come here in such large. numbers. The ComnllS-
sioner of immigration at New-York requested AS
sistant Secretary Taylor TO appoint an agent 70
visit Rumania and ascertain, IL possible the
reasons which were inducing so many OF the Jews
10 leave their homes and come to this country
Robert Watchorn, a special inspector OF immigra-
ton. who was then in England. was authorized
by Mr. Taylor to go to Rumania to obtain the
information.
Mr. watchorn has just returned. and submitted
his report to the Treasury Department through
the Commissioner of immigration 1t shows that
the Jews from that country are no longer coming
to the United States, contracts having been made
by the Jewish Colonization Society with the Gov
ernnent of Brazil whereby about thirty-hve thou-
sand of them to be sent to Brazil
1t appears from the report that the laws Of Ru-
mania make it almost impossible for the Jews
10 remain there and secure living AS showing
the status of the Jews in Rumania and the hard
ships which they compelled to endure. MI
Watchorn says that they practically dis
franchised. and that while under the laws OF the
country the children Of citizens are admitted to
the public schools free OF chaFse tns cnlIuIen OL
aliens are taxed 80 francs a year each. Much that
is exceedingly humiliating and degrading 10 Jews
is contained in the textbooks in use in the public
schools, such, for instance, "A Jew never eats
before he cheats, "A Jew is leech. and lives on
the blood he sucks from the poor peasants and
Never believe Jew oath. even when he is
expiring"
Not only in matters of education, but in almost
every walk OF life. the disability of the Jew is
evident. His choice Of occupation is restricted
harshly He is obliged to live in one of seventy
one designated towns and he may be elected even
from these the representation of the police Off
GERS that his presence is undesirable. He is not
permitted to follow the occupations of apothecary.
lawyer. stockbroker. member of the BourSe, the
Stock Exchange pedler liquor dealer. These are
only few of the callings denied him. Another
mpediment is found in the regulation which for
bids employers of labor to give employment TO
Jew until they first have employed two Christians,
a ratio they must strictly follow, no matter how
many they employ.
All Government civil empOyments denied TO
Jews but they compelled do military duty
under the conscrption law. although equal ad-
vancement is refused them the ground that they
are aliens 1t is stated. however, that under the
amended constitution eight hundred Rumanian
Jews. heroes of Pleyna.'' or soldiers of the war
OF 1877, have been collectively naturazed. vet the
Jews themselves state that more than a hundred
OF these are still without their naturalization
papers.