New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
LET FOREIGNERS COME.
"LANGUAGE MIKES RACE"
Andrezo Carnegie Talks about I'm
migrution and College Presidents.

meeting of the Educational Alliance. at No 1871
East Broadway. and, after looking through the
building and hearing the report OF the president,
Isidor Straus. commended the work of the insti-
tuition in address 10 the Alliance. The work
in the building explained TO Mr.. Carnegie
He showed the keenest interest in all that he saw
and heard, and frequently congratulated the work
their success.
Mr.. Stratus, who presided at the annual meeting
made detailed report OF the work of the Al
lance for the last year. The report showed that
the scope of the work had expanded in all direc-
tons, and called attention to the consequent In
crease of the needs of the institution Mr.. Straus
asked for an increase of the endowment fund to
100000. which would furnish income of $4,000
year, or about one-fourth of the necessary ex-
penses of the Alliance.
At the close of his report Mr.. Straus took up
the subject of immigration IN its reference to the
work of the Alliance. He said:
Three decades ago the work which we are doing
to-day would have been considered uncalled
would have failed to appeal to the purse of those
who were ready to respond to public need The
complete change in the character OF the immigra-
ton which, through persecution and brutalites
history began in the early SOS to drive thoussnts
away from their homes. and these thousands ac
years rolled on, multiplied into tens yea. hundreds
or thousands, created conditions which it woulu
grafton is an entirely derent question from forced
The former arrive at their destination with some
inevitable problems which they must face; but
men, women and children who driven from
their homes impoverished. heart broken spirit
ualIy downcast all but to despair cease to be the
same human beings until they can be restored to
the mental condition which will rekndle energy
1t is but human for the views of the average
man TO be largely colored by his own vista. II
he imagines that he discovers an interference with
artisan or the trader as tba case ma he who
foreigner in language appearance manners he
be done to restrict immigration All sorts of tests
are to be applied physical. moral educational,
the fact that any Of the same barriers ten. twenty
or fifty years ago might have barred such adVo-
Gates themselves. their parents or their grand
Do not understand US as being encouragers Of
immigration. but do feel that our duty 10 hu-
manity, our obligations as Jews, and above all as
to do all that lies in power to afford oppor
welded into our citizenship. that they may prove
Immigrants of earlier days This is the chief 5rob
10 assist in solving
Mr.. Carnegie, who followed, was loudly applauded
as be was introduced. He began by remarkfng that
he had been invited to there following In the
footsteps of his friend. Abram s. Hewitt to hear
the report Of the president and said that he had
certainly done so, it did not seem possible that
anything had been omitted from the report he had
heard. He added, however, that notwithstanding
it was good thing to follow in the footsteps of
Mr. Hewitt. and that he did not know Of an insti-
tuition anywhere that was trying 10 do a work of
such variety and extent the Alliance He also
remarked that he always took the statements of
college presidents the needs Of their tnstitu-
tions with grain Of salt. and congratulated Mr..
| Straus on his success in raising money for the
| Alliance He then took up the subject of immigra-
! ton and said:
| have been no Americans, for the American is the
child OF an immigrant. It is quite true that the
| early immigrants largely Of the same race.
| But' ladies' and gentlemen, language makes
| The man who speaks the English language, and
| reads Srakespeare-not forgetting Burns-who has
| absorbed American principles laid down in the
Farewell Address who has learned to reverence the
| American heroes, heroes who were not merely de-
| cent Meh-Whlch was very seldom the case with
| the heroes OF the classics Qaughter)-but who were
are true. I care not where he was born or whence
Ae e9eS SH 66 b man help being true
eise IN AmeTIGa-eyerything here tends to produce
Americans There Is a most astonishing tendency
| on the part of foreigners who come here to be
| Let boy come here from Germany or Russia or
Britain who has all his life been permeated by the
that is his him learn that here ali are held
to be created equal and that under starry flag
need not fear that that boy will be German or
tuSSldn or Pm any more He Is more American
! A man who knows that this republic has for the
liberty of the republic He cannot help loving the
I think that any one who advocates any further
| amendments of the immigration laws makes very
CAUTIONS Of Course but It must Pet be foFsoten
that man who comes here has the ambition to
triyed to save the money to come here-two very
| you have accomplished here on what you are ac-
| cOnplishing and on what you viii accomplish or
| course, every president pleads poverty. When
| university receives five millions the president will
! go 10 you tomorrow and ask for five millions more
GLaughter) There is educational institution but
can surpass the daughter Of the horse leech Give
| of COngratulation-an Old Greek Saying-that has
often been support to me through life The gods
send thread for a web begun"
After Mr. Carnegie's speech, Marcus NJ. Marks.
who introduced the man who could show
that the needs Of the Educational Alliance did
need to be taken with any salt. made statement
giving the expenses and receipts for the year.
| showing that there actual deficit, while a
part of the property is still under mortgage and
| the Alliance a considerable sum. He showed,
! also, that large part of the income is from
| donations and requests from uncertain sources.
| Whenever he mentioned deficit other need of
| the institution he looked fxedly at Mr.. Carnegie
| and that experienced philanthropist joined in the
| laughter of the audience
AS Mr.. Carnegie passed after the meeting
| he shook hands with number of the members.
Il have pretty good opinion OF the Scotch.
| but I've always been little afraid of the Jews
| I'm afraid they'll get ahead of u.s." he observed.
| Mr- Straus promptly retorted:
oh you know Scotland is the only country we
never settled in. We couldn't beat the Scotch"
| Directors elected 5 follows:
! Class OF 1906-Isaac Guggenheim Samue. B.
| Hamburger, Solomon Schechter, AdOlpn LewisOhn.
| Marcus II. Marks, julius NJ. Mayer William g
| Pepper, Solomon SUlzberger and Felix M YVarbure
Class of lst0-Samuel Greenbaum, Morris W. Ben
jamtn and Lee kOhnS
| Class of 1904-Henry NJ. Leipziger and Frederick
! Spiegelberg.