New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-24
No MORE MASSACRES.
EXCITEMENT SOON OYER.
4rn0ld Kohn Discredits Kishlnef
RUmOrs.

Arnold Kohn. vice-president of the state bailh'
No. $40 Grand-st., and treasurer OF the hisH
theft Central Relief Fund, said yesterday that
the fact OF Secretary Hays having contribute"
to the fund for the relief of the Jews IN hish-
fneff had had more influence with the RUSSIAN
Government than even the Indignation OF the
American press over the atrocities. ut is this
fact" said Mr.. Kohn, coupled with the STORM
of outraged sentiment that has been aroused
that makes me disbelieve the truth OF rumors
of fresh massacres to be perpetrated In kishineh
or an outbreak in Odessa and other places
Mayor Los has sent us a substantial con-
tributon-how much do not care to say-aho
this will also have its influence
"Our present duty is to allay public appreheh-
sion of further massacres and to turn the Amer
tcan public's mind TO the channel OF measures
for the relief. of restitution and distress IN
Kishineff. expect that within seven days the
excitement will have ceased
Concerning the project of organizing the
central committee into relief association for
the immigrants who will probably come from
Kishineff and other parts of Russia because
of the outrages. Mr. Kohn said that the majori-
~ of these Immigrants would have little diff
Guilty in finding work as tailor's operatives the
kind of labor which, having no aversion to
sedentary occupations they are inclined to seek.
Their Principal trouble, he said, would come
from the opposition of the various labor unions,
many of the immigrants being unskilled.
Mr.. Kohn said that over $4,000 was received
for the fund at the State Bank yesterday rails
ing the total SO faf received to approximately
$4,000 The amount sent by cable to Kishi-
nef on Friday was $4,000 rubles. There
would. he said, probably be some delay in the
money reaching its destination, as, after being
received at Odessa, ii would have to be sent
by drosky to Kishinef, which lies some two
hundred miles inland. He will, for this reason,
write to the various branch relief committees
IN this country. asking them not to hold over,
but to forward the funds collected to Kishinef
forthwith
Several further benefit performance on the
East Side have been arranged on behalf of the
fund. In addition to the performance to be
given tonight, the East Side merchants COM
mittee for the relief of the sufferers announces
a benefit to be given by the committee at the
Grand Theatre, Grand and Chrystie SITS, to-
morrow evening. at which we'll known persons
will address the audience between the acts
Under the auspices of Mount Vernon Lodge.
No Il, l. o. f. s. of L, indignation mass
meeting will be held at the Harlem Casino
Seventh-ave. and One-hundred- and-twenty-
hfth-st on Tuesday at o'clock
Paul D. Cravath William H. Baldwin, jr-, and
Henry ". Taft. the executive committee having
In charge the arrangements for the klshineH
Indignation meeting in Carnegie Han on
Wednesday evening, gave out yesterday a list
Of additional signers to the call They are
Spencer Trask Ashbel P Fitch, Charles z. Bur
lingham Everett P. Wheeler. John De witt
Warner, William T. Stonebridge. Gustave H
Schwab, Charles Brainerd. John D. Crlmmins
and Corporation Counsel Rives.
Among the Independents are Cornelius N
Bliss Lyman ]. Gage, John A Stewart. Morris
K Jesup. Charles S. Fairchild, Arson Phelps
Stokes Richard Watson Glider, William G.
Choate John D. Crimmins. William B. Horn
blower r. Fulton Cutting. Justice Morgan J.
O'Brien, ex-Judge John F. Dillon, William Dean
Howells William r. Grace. Edward Cooper.
Smith Ely and David B. Ogden. The speakers
Will include Mayor Low, who will preside; Pres
ident Schurrllan Of Cornell, the Rev. DTs. Newell
Dwight Hills and Robert S. Macarthur. and
Edward NJ. Shepard.