The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-26
AID RuSSIA'S JEWS.
Movement to Place Them on
American Farms.
TO BE BROUGHT OVER.

That Solution Of Hebrew Problem
In the Cars Domain-vast Scheme
II to Land the Jews In New Orleans
and Put Then ON Western Farms.
B'nai Birth has before it a PROPOSE
ton to bring 100000 Jews from Rus
STA to America, says the New York
Press. The sentiment of the Rev. DR..
Macarthur that in the United States
and in American conditions is to be
found the solution Of the Jewish prob
lem was taken up the other night at q
meeting of Justice lodge Of the order
named and a committee was appointed,
with DIR. Isador Singer at it's head, to
prepare in detail a plan for action that
shall afford relief from the persecution
which Jews in Russia, Galicia and
Roumania undergo. The affair is not to
stop with the efforts of Justice lodge.
but is to be brought before all Jewish
organizations in America.
DR.. Singer said that as America had
solved the Cuban question SO is it in
time destined to solve the Jewish prob
lem, and the only organization having
machinery to arrange properly the de-
tails of the scheme is the B'nai Birth
order.
There are, approximately. 100000
Jews in Russia" said DR.. Singer. "as
against 125. O)O, 900 Russians. and since
the Jews are not protected. to the
shame of Christianity, it is better and
easier to remove the Jews than to
convert the Russians to humanity.
"A feature which I am confident Is
In harmony with the times is a benev-
client trust to handle contributions.
Large sums are needed. A study of
benevolence shows that at present
Jews in America are concentrating
their benevolence upon Jews already
in America. We hope to counteract
this tendency by advocating that the
Jew, arrived at Ellis island, must take
care Of himself. as do other immi-
grants. He becomes an American.
Let him get on as other Americans do.
For the solution Of this Jewish prob
lem in Russia American aid is needful.
Through the benevolent trust we hope
to get control Of some Of the millions
that are given annually to various
Jewish religious and charitable causes
The amount is $5,OOO.0O0 a year. We
hope also to interest the governors OF
the Baron de Hirsch fund. There are
governors in London, Paris, Brussels,
Frankfort and Berlin. Neither Amer
lea nor Russia is represented. The
fund amounts to $14,OOO.OO 0 Israel
Zangwill claimed this fund for the
Zionist movement. but the claim was
not considered seriously. We believe,
however. that we shall fare better
with Jul project to bring the Jews in
Russia to free America.
"Our committee hopes to raise locally
a good deal Of money and to engage
steamers to bring hither 100000 Rus
sian Jews a year. America can assim'
ilate them. Besides, these immigrants
will be prepared to quit Russia long
before they actually do SO. They will
be taught the English language and
American ways. Upon arrival they
will not be permitted to settle in New
York or the congested cities of the east
Instead we hope to bring them into
America by way of New Orleans anC
to take them to the farm lands of tho
west. Passage hither will carry will
1t the condition that Jews are not tt
be permitted to take up residence else
where. Americans have no fear q
Jewish domination"