The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-08-23
JEWS HOPE IN AMERICA.
Their People In Europe Look to This
Land as II Haven.

DR.. Adolph Danziger, formerly con-
sui at Madrid, and ali author of con-
siderable fame, says The Washington
Star, was in the city today in order to
lay before the Department of Com
merce and Labor his memoranda con-
cerning the conditions of the Jews
abroad. DR.. Danziger went abroad
last spring in order to visit his rela-
tives, and was requested by the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor to
submit to the department any observa.
tions in relation to the condition of
the Jews that might be of interest to
the bureau of immigration in dealing
with that class of immigrants. DR..
Danziger is thoroughly familiar with
this subject, having written extensive
ly on the Jewish people. His book en-.
titled "Jewish Forerunners of Chris
tianity' is careful study of that race,
and his forthcoming work, 1.-THE
Right Temptation," promises to be u
valuable contribution to the literature
of his people.
I'm England, Germany, and Rus
sia," said DR.. Danziger today, "what
struck me most notably was the hone
full view the Jews take OF America.
They all seemed to think that Amer
lea is the place where they can not on
ly have liberty, but where they can
also make a living. The two mag
ic names that mean so much to them
are those of Theodore Roosevelt and
John Hay. During the time I was
abroad Mr.. Hay was still living, and
had thousands of inquiries as to bis
personality, The people wanted to
know what kind of man Hay was, and
they listened eagerly to hear any
thing,I would tell them of him. I
told them how anxious President
Roosevelt and Mr.. Hay were for their
welfare-indeed how ready they were
to do all in their power to give every
nationality fair chance in the race OF
life.
1.-The people l met were hoping that
the President would take the the op.
porluDity that presented itself to in.
duce the Russian government tC
grant them freedom or at least to give
them equal rights in Russia. They
are farmers, and hardy and brave
people. They love their country ir
spite of the terrible oppression thai
has been brought upon them by the
Russian government.
IT found terrible condition amone
the Russian Jews who have gone tt
England, with the purpose of coming
to this country. The steamship com
panies are afraid to bring them here
for fear they will be declared paupers
with the result that the steamship
lcompa les would nave TO take then
back to England. In order to refuse
them passage when they have tht
money to pay their way the doctors o
the companies invent excuses. They
declare that they are suffering from
some kind ofeye disease or other imag
inary ill. The fact is, the Jews there art
powerful fellows, who have had thei
muscles trained on farms in Russia
They are not only farmers, but me
chanics of all kinds. They are wea
vers, workers in metal and skilled
men Of various kinds.
"If the South ia in earnest in its at
tempt to get trained white labor fol
her farms she could get all the Jewish
labor she wants. These men woule
Igladly 60 to the South to work fol
81 so day. They would take up tn,
land there and gladly work it to make
a living. The Jews are sober and in
dustrious. They are not given t.
brawls and drinking, They can be de
pended upon to do their work con
scientiousIy. They would gladly vel
t come CHANCE to 60 to the South t.
make their living In ways that woult
+ rebound to the prosperity of that sec
ton of the country"