New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
PALESTINE JEWS
GREAT SUFFERERS
100000 People Reported
in Misery Since Turkey
Entered War.

Palestine is undergoing greater SUI
for;ros "a result of the war than IS
snv Of the belIigerent nations, accord
mo 70 a letter received by the American
Jewish Relief Committee from Dr. a.
Ruppin, Of Jerusa lem, am mn
"Palestine is inhabited by lOO,OOo
lows" writes DR.. Ruppin. "Ihe ma
iority Of these. in coming to Palestine,
have been led by religious motives;
They are unable to earn their livelihood
and are dependent on charity. In the
last thirty years they have been Jolheoi
nv colonists. laborers and ofhcers OF
colonizinp societies. But most OF these
private enterprises are connected with
other countries in which they nave thelr
capitals invested, having only their IN
terests or revenues working IN fales-
tine. ...,,..
"When. in the first days of August
this continuous stream OF money Wnlcn
had been flowing into Palestine stopped
flowing. the Jewish population OF the
Holy Land found itself plunged INTO
misery. The situation was aggravated
bv measures which the Turkish gov
eminent had TO take.
"Since Turkey has declared war we
are entirely cut off from the rest OF
the world. The Anglo-Palestine Com
pany, in its capacity as an Englisn
romnany. has been closed by the Turk
ism Government, and its stock OF gold
has been contscated. Continuous requI-
sitions by the authorities, which IN
clude corn and foodstuffs, help 70
plunge the people into ever-increasihg
misery The impossibility of selling
this wears fruit crops makes their po-
s;tion still more helpless. The only
receipts which we may now expect TINS
vear will be from the crop of corn,
which cannot be sold before August.
Only the aid from America, DR.. Rup-
min saws. has enabled Palestine Jews TO
keen themselves alive. More than
5000 600 has been collected by the re-
lief workers of the American Jewish
Committee.
A series of public meetings TO out
line the predicament of Jews both IN
the Holy Land and throughout the war
zone is planned by the committee. Inc
first meeting will be held at Temple
Emanuel. Fifth av. and AID ST., on
Wednesday evening. Speakers VIII be
Louis Marshall, Meyer London and the
Rev. II. g. Enelow.
More than $1,000 was added yester-
day TO the Belgian Relief Fund, when
amounts to s7SS,956. Twenty-nlne
states are now represented in the
women's section of the Commission for
Relief in Belgium. Ohio joined the or
ganization yesterday, forwarding car
load Of food as its first contribution;
The American Red Cross fund has
reached s433.952, of which Sl,558 was
contributed Yesterday. The proceeds
of lecture by Irwin 5. Cobb we :, s9 10
~. S." yesterday gave SLIGO to the
American Ambulance Fund, TO be used
for the purchase of al automobile am
bulance and its maintenance for SIX
months. Yesterdays contributions TO-
tailed more than Sl,400.
The fund for the women and chill
dren of France, being collected by Mrs.
Whitney Warren. Of 10 East Attn ST.,
now stands at $52,3l2. Cases Of cloth
ing. in addition to food supplies pur-
chased with the money contributed, are
being shipped weekly.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison was yesterday
amounted honorary chairman of the
Orange, n. j., branch Of the Red Cross.