New-York tribune., 1902-10-19

IT. Thar Isaac LYONS said he did not wish 10
give mis- name because, he explained Wheh
pressed Il shall he boycotted for IT. shaII oe
bo,.,ort.d 5v aliens from whom l have tried TO
,,aLe living That is to say. if they know
have given evidence they will regard me as a kind
of private detective
Ana there nave been many other instances OF
like kind ,.,,- A..
rol1 white \ T Williams, L. c. c., and other
.utborfr;es on the subject have not hesitated
frank1, 70 accus, Lord Rothschild, himself one OF
tho commissioners. of being among the causes or
tba 5inicutv There have been more than one
smart massage Of arms these bold assertions
.ba ,irb of which is found in. the fact that Lord
Rotbschilds wealth and we'll known generosity
are a great attraction 10 INDECENT foreigners OF the
1,,is1 race His name is freely used by shipping
agents As an incentive 10 Polish and Russian sem
ties TO come this country
For II is beyond question that the immigrants
:, bo STAY in the country are those with whom such
considerations welsh heavily They are almost
vboII, of the destitute class All the better class
with the r4ce ssary funds to secure admission pass
on to ,he United States The paupers and those
Who have been rejected by America as diseased,
mentally derargcd or otherwise undesirable take
I'D their abode among US
They axe brought over under conditions which
no irnporter Of cattle would sanction for his con
signniant The wonder is that the poor things ever
reach shores alive That they are a9S3lu'tdiH m 81 i
aestitut- when they DO come is evidenced by an
having otlciAI aequaiutanc" with the facts I.
I0rd I3Int-. commenting on part Of his evidence,
tn,r, really nothing, 50 that they cannot
~ trprr. .NpeuSyS for Sheter?-t o, on landing
r.,Ii..I They may perhaps have SiXpence or 50
among Them Practically they can just pay thel:
bnst = rr. shore Mr. Hawkey. IL should be mem
rio ned W.s of the few witnesses who at
tempted 90 make out case in favor of the I'M
rlicrarts. 50 hat mis- admission Is all the more
In "r, YEAR i'm London alone no fewer than 2t523
Teush immigrants received substantial relief from
~. Jewish Board Of Guardians and similar sec
t-,r3ri organizations mot including the Society ~
Friends If Foreigners in DiStresSl- OF these. no
fa,v.r frir fS2. 80 cent. new cases.
n, ofr.r v.rIs nearly 20 per cent of the Jewish
immierarrs To- London during the Year arrived here
dependent nu charity.
But rhi- does not by any means represent the tull
extent If their utter Indulgence. Charles Bar
r1tt registrar If births and deaths and formerly a
cuarCia. yf ST Georges states that 90 per cent OF
the aTp'l ants for medical relief In his district
comes from alters
n IS M a-roushtug ,hat persons landed our
cate tend rapidly 10 lower the standard OF any
neigha9rnrod i'm which they settle. Their own de
f.nler-. the Jewish BOARD ~ GUARDIANSHIP one Of
their -ir.ulrS publish the opinion that the great
ma i,rirE immigrants who have arrived have
unfortuntt-.y. been wandering merdcants and ad-
voutur-rs Who cCuStomed to any handiCratt
and useless members Of society in their own cOun-
rrv htv, made their way from town 10 town and
Crayit4fed To- London. the centre where many have
icer attrl ted boy illusive hopes
Th.~- elusive hopes are unfortunately tOSteTed
b., thu very body which publishes this statement
II is the splendid ana uufaing generosity Of the
wealthy Jews Of Britain toward their less fortunate
bT, thr,u lu Kumdnia. Poland and Russia which
more than anything. draws 10 this country the
ever rising tide ot pduper immigrants such be-
quests 3D. those ot Baron and Baroness de HlrS rh.
such institutions aS the Jewish BOARD Of Guardians
the Coufout Committee and the Jews Temporary