New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
EXPECT REFUGEES HERE.
Iicbrczc Societies Planning to Care
for Kishinef Sufferers.

Inc hideous butchery Of Jews at hlshlneff was
Erolea Il al several meetings Of Hebrew OF
Eeriza1ions yesterday
AT The annual meeting Of the IsTaellte Alliance
Of america at Temple Emanuel a special meet
ing II the executive committee vas called 10
&C, on the Kishineff situation
A : Solarnons. trustee Of the Hirsch Fund,
told az existing discrimination by the Russian
Government against American citizens. He said
he Was the bearer Of dispatches 10 -. Peters
burg twenty wears ago, when he attended
convention Of :he Red Cross At Geneva A Rus
sian noble 10 whom be told this. asked him Why
ne did not deliver them personally He said ne
could not because he was a jew and would not
Sepend on the fact that he was a representative
of the Red Cross.
4 would rather deal with pack Of Indians
than deal with them he said In the situation
which now confronts US il is hard TO hit upon
The right way A way viii be found. however.
through the state Department. We shall have
the hacking Of all good Christians. because they
canro: afford 10 let the mater stand as it does
q reflection on q branch Of their own faith
Congress once did make inquiries Of the State
Department as 10 the reported determinations
of the Russian Government against American
citizens. and can do so again
Phfip. Fischer reported for a committee that
had been gaining Information from all parts ot
world TO these ClSCTlrrllIlaLl LlOnS against
Catholics and Protestants as well as against
yev-s These reports viii be embodied in
par7phlet dealing with Russian exclusion which
VIII be sent out next week
In an irnpassioned address for unity among
all Hebrews Dr. David Blaustein said.
.',Iew-York City is the heart OF the Jews all
over the world There is need here for q repre-
tentative body. for We have the greatest re-
sponsibIities but at the same time the grandest
opportunities.
Ny heart and soul are in this KisIineff mat
ter but my hands are tied. Ny work keeps me
IT the Alliance. Here is your great opportunity.
Within the next six months We shall have the
largest immigration in the last twenty years.
as these outrages viii drive the people here from
Southern Russia
Resoluriors on Kishinef We're 70 have been
presented. hut il vas the sense Of the gathering
that more time should ha given 20 the consid-
Grafton of them
Al the annual meeting of the Young Mems
Hebrew Association. in the building AT Ninety
seron6-st and Lexington-ave. the speakers
~eferred 20 the massacre. These We're Edward
Tauterbach. Isidor and Nathan Straus. Jacob
Il Schin u. warIey Platzek. Edward Mandel
and Isaac s Isaacs- They attributed the
slaughter 10 the ignorance Of the Russian per-
secutors. All spoke for generous contributions
- the funds for the relief of the prosecuted
lows
r. WIS said 10y some that there might be an
Inaux or III prosecuted to this country. and
that Il that happened it was the duty OF the
Hebrews OF this country 10 help the unfortu-
nate people by every means IN their power.
The first step after the opening Of the conver-
ton of the Unice5 States Grand Lodge of the
Independent order BIRTH Alra ham wae the vot-
ing Of an appropriation q $1,000 for the relief