New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-30
TO BRING HEBREWS HERE.
Movement to Place Millions of Them
on Farms

The sum Of 500 rubles was sent by cable TO hlsh-
inen yesterday by Arnold Kohn. treasurer OF 'he
Kishinen Central Relief Fund raising the amount
sent to a round 100000 rubles. At the State Bank
yesterday $50 approximately, was Fecei'eu Vii "
half of the fund.
Mt Kohn estimated that, allowing for sums sent
from America TO Kishineff through other agencies
some 100000 rubles in ali had now been torwaroeG'
trro-thrds Of which possibly still aVaiaoie 10
assist the Immigration to America OF hishinen rel
agees.
Concerning the project for the establishment
of American agricultural colonies for the refugees
from Kishinef and other places. Mr.. honh ue-
ciared to a Tribune reporter yesterday that were
such colonies organized in the South they would
have the additional advantage not only OF oelne
in much the latitudes Kishnen' but OF
enabling the Jews TO live healthy outdoor asrl-
cultural life similar 10 that which many Of them
had lived in Kishinef. and also of assisting them
ultimately become owners Of their own land, a
right which had been denied TO them in Russia
A project along these lines with the Emersonian
shbholeth. America is opportunity. is now before
the Jewish Order of Bnai Birth. The proposition
IS 10 bring several million Jews from Russia TO
America. The sentiment Of the Rev DR.. Mac
Arthur that in this country and In American con-
ditions is to be found the solution Of the Jewish
problem taken up on Wednesday night at a
meeting of Justice Lodge. of the order named
when committee was appointed, with DR.. lsador
Singer at its head. to prepare in detall pan OF
action that shall afford relief for the prosecuted
Jews in Russia Galicia and Rumania- The mat
ter is to he brought before all Jewish organiza-
lions in America Dr. Singer declared that for the
solution OF this Jewish problem in Russia Amer-
can aid is needful, and that it must be the AID
Of American Jewry. Through the oeneVoieht
trust" he said I'VE hope TO get control of some of
the 100000 that is given annually TO various Jew"
Ssh religious and charitable causes. We hope also
TO interest the governors Of the Baron de Hlfsch
fund. which amounts TO Sl4.e0eOo. Israel Ians"lh
claimed this fund the Zionist movement, but the
claim was not considered seriously We believe
however. that shall fare better with our project
10 bring the Jews in Russia to free America
our committee hopes TO raise locally good
deal Of money. and TO engage steamers 10 brlhs
+hither one hundred thousand Russian Jews a year
America can assimilate them. Besides these i'm
migrants will be prepared 10 quit Russia long be
fore they actually do so. They will be taught the
English language and American ways On arrlVal
they will not be permitted to settle IN Ne"-foIh
or the congested cities OF the East Instead, we
hone 20 bring them into America by way of New
orleans and to take them TO the farm lands OF
The West. Passage hither will carry with II the
condition that Jews TO be permitted TO take
IN residence elsewhere. Americans have no fear OF
Tsu,ieb domination The pre-eminence of American
Judaism is recognized in Europe Kishineh has be-
come the Boston port bill Of American Jewry'
The Jewish Abend- Post" of this city. yesterday
received the following report from its Warsaw spe-
cial correspondent:
A Christian girl on May 70 accidentally fell
through a window of the NTH floor of house in
Isika]st Warsaw. and instantly killed. A
number of street urchns at once raised the crI,
that ''the Jews had killed a Christian woman:
From the surrounding streets Christians began TO
pour 10 the spot TO take revenge on the mated
Jews
The Zfonsts in Warsaw had organ ized a society
for self-defence These hurried forward
against the Christians. A terrible night enSued.
which lasted three hours. The police and a com
rany of Cossacks finally dispersed the comhatants
During the melee two Jews, one girl, were Killed
and fifteen injured.
Under the auspices Of the Thomas Paine Literary
he held a
Rutgers Square next Saturday. Speeches will be
made both in English and Yiddish.