New-York tribune., 1903-07-29
IMMIGRATION OF HEBREWS,
Conditions from Which the Race Suffers in
Russia-Practically Slaves.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir In The Tribune of July "a, under the headline
Pauper Jews Coming" you give the report Of
Marcus Braun, confidential agent of the Irnnnigra-
ton Bureau, as follows: Mr.. Braun has recently
visited kishineff and says: While the majority Of
the victims OF the riots do not consider un-
desirable, l notice that there are any number of
paupers who want to profit by the occasion and
get their passage paid by the local committee
etc. He further says that "a wealthy Hebrew of
Kishineff, a member of the relief committee said
that the committee had under advisement plan
to send a large number of families here and Mr..
Braun, acting he does in mis- official capacity,
and representing the United States. kind a
to inform the committeeman and call his atten-
ton to the fact that according to the United
States immigration laws assisted immigrants were
not admissible here
In other words. Mr.. Braun went TO Kishinef
the representative of our government to inform
the Jews that they are not wanted in the United
States. It is appalling and heartrendng to
the inconsistency Of human nature. The American
people have not Yet entirely recovered from the
shock Of the atrocious attack the Jews Of
Kishinef and the inhuman treatment the Jews
are receiving in the Russian Empire. and already
We hear attempt by officials of government
to prevent the unfortunates from finding asylum
in our free and glorious country. The Jew is
practically slave. nay, worse than slave, for
the STAKEHOLDER supports and protects his slave.
whereas the Jew in Russia is held IN bondage and,
instead of being protected. to him is denied the
every
namely. self defence
I viii cite here a few of the many barbarous
laws enacted against the Jew and let the reader
judge for himself. Instead of, In the progress
Of civilization and humanity throughout the world
even in war, ali ways and applied to
ameorate sufferings Of the enemy and to prevent
disease, Russia is placing oppressive laws
the Jew to increase his sufferings and to induce
disease among them. Here are some OF these
laws: In 1882 laws promulgated by General
Iona Jeff inis Of he Int NJ for
bidding Jews to settle outside Of cities and towns
and declaring void all contracts with Jews for the
renting mortgaging OF real estate outside Of
cities and towns, well all powers of attor-
ney 10 Jew for the administration disposition
Of such property. These laws are in force to the
present day.
Crowded in unhealthy quarters. with insufficient
and miserably rewarded employment, earning from
to 10 cents day. they the victims Of cholera,
typhoid fever etc. They in the slow agonies Of
death when they are not murdered, robbed and
outraged They shut out OF honorary and
munerative professions and vocations. The
Der Of those admitted to universities. colleges etc,
was further limited; they are barred from becom-
ing physicians. attorneys. engineers, ETC.; they
not allowed to be employed by railroad and steam
ship companies: they are even excluded from the
OF h0Pab % tbsr Ten ey 9Ge fo6d te n T s
when those laws were framed, those Jews that
airtft TO die In the reign Of Nicholas a ukase
issued that the Jewish population would have
service, and If that number could not be sup
piled with persons of full age children Of minor
age should be taken The taxing OF the recruits
done in this manner: When young man was
walking in the street catcher pounced upon him,
bound him hand and foot. threw him into wagon
and drove one knew where Al night the
catchers used to break into house, catch young
man or a child, bind him in the presence OF the
weeping father and mother and carry him away 10
Ali Of those laws cited above are not the act of
the ignorant masses, they are otcla and II proves
that the lew is a slave in Russia officially. The
American people, who nave apoAsneQ slavery Win
their blood treaSure-what VIII they do in this
Instance: VIII they give asylum TO an escaped
Jewish slave or Will they close the door In his
Nv Rraun saws he finds them 10 be paupers and
that assisted immigrants are not adIllsSl9Ie:
What else the Jew be VINO was roDoed OF on
everything he had. never had cilahce 10 MAKE
more fban his wretched. mean existence, than a
raJi1er9 And If he assisted 1t IS only TO comply
IyVitb the letter of the law, which was never IN
.tIoi gainst the lew because the intention OF
tLa IsTr is fo stop undesirable immigration for Tear
the immigrant may become pubic c@ndrEJ, @ MlICh i
is seldom or the case win me JF"lsdl lLIl nm
grant. the Jews always '1fAIiI5 N-iD Va '' E00-
There seems to be something behind that report
,rtinE j. not clear the surface Why MI
HI 5oi,l5 select the immigration OF the RuS-
- Low, as his special target IS not apparent
2tqb'ar Con'nIssioner General Sargent o1 the I'M
me a.io.i amounting to nearly million my
5re.sior was that the Russian Jew would
head the list which would ge 49, a -f T is
- sl1fTeriugS. but what uld Iiiiu ny
u "a ,.e, second or third the list ana tHe Jew
- ~ 6rst one to be attacked II upt9 ~ lGGA I'm
ii,. an American idea of talr pay 70 tteCh t!ie
Je" -. yhstever restrictions we nave or are
Gaa,rahle against immigrants VINO ooiie ~, ~
their own free will we nus nus Wbo is irving to
faTor Of the unfortunate sIaNe -. - ~ no
sa1s his life and find nome !" ~ zJt-ISOI4NS
| %ew-York, July -. 1913