New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES.
SELVES SUCCESSFUL FEATURE
OF THE WORK

More than nifty thousand people were repre-
sented By applicants for relief to the United Hebrew
Charities in the last year. They included Il Al
families, among which were ! 26S widows s1 d.
serted women and 5l6 consUmptives. Sickness led
10 appeals for aid in 3,39s cases and inability TO
find work in 2,067 instances.
In the twenty-seventh annual report OF the So
ciety, Henry Rice. president of the organization.
says:
It is source Of qualification that in the last
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earnestly We labor to care for the Jewish poor al
stantly Increased by the thousands who come from
Europe every year 10 settle IN our midst II IS
ing Few Of these newly arrived immigrants come
to US for assistance until after they have been in
sufficient means Of their own TO bring them 10
America and to support them for a period after
their arrival or they have been sent for by relatives
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the deteriorating influences Of the sweatshops Of
people. and after interval of two or three years
they come to US in numbers for relief Sickness or
death OF the wage Garner or desertion Of the fam
disDosing fact6Ts ir this sad state Of affairs
During the last year. also, We have had further
opportunity put TO test the contention that it
the reapplying TO charitable society for assistance
by giving the applicants the chance 10 become self
supporting While this can be done tor younger
persons, by securing places for them, throuSh our
almost Impossible TO find work for elderly people
or those that are somewhat incapaeitated from
such cases adequately By means of the generous
sum Of 5000 donated for that purpose by our warm
friend and benefactor Jacob Fl. Schiff. We have
advanced funds varying from IS 10 500 capital
upon which to start small businesses. which may
enable worthy persons 10 sufficient TO support
themselves and those dependent upon them. No
matter what the difference Of opinion may be re-
garding the application OF money, upon this theory
the facts remain. and facts proverbiaUy stub
born things against which 20 argue, that those
persons 70 whom such grants made are kept
from being applicants for further assistance to our
society. Not only time and money saved
bur what is far more important, We save the self
respect Of the people so aided and effeCtualy pre-
them from becoming further pauperized by
pensions and doles.
Furthermore in line with our belief that the
ounce Of prevention is worth q pound Of cure, and
that a awabidng citizens OF country. we
should against public sentiment nor pose
q violators OF law. have come to an under
standing with the London Board Of Guardians
whereby the unwise shipment OF Jewish Immigrants
who not adapted TO conditions Of life in this
country will be stopped Hitherto we have had TO
bear the burden which should properly have been
borne by our British co-religionists. They were
perfectly willing furnish free transportation TO
those persons who unable to make living Ia
the shores Of America (Which means New-Iork to
all Jewish immgrants). their troubles would be n
an end 7 would also mention in connection with
this subject that although the immigration or
Jewish refugees from Rumania has continued dur
ing the last wear. owing to the persecution or the
Jews still exists in that unhappy country, the
influx has been systematized and regulated by our
brethren on the Continent, and that we may nope
the newcomers will be able 70 care Tor thernselF es