New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
GIFTS FOR JEWS
ASTOUNDBANKERS
100000 Contributions at
Meeting Only Start
Ball Rolling.
CASH AND CHECKS
CONTINUE TO FLOW
"What Jew viii Do for Jew!'
Warburg Murmurs as Pledges
for War Victims Pile Up.

The Jews OF New York redeemed
their pledges yesterday.
Envelope after envelope was ripped
open, revealing blue-tinted promises
! for a few pennies a week or checks for
az many thousands. The food OF gifts
for the distressed Jews Of the war zone
flowed increasingly into the Offices OF
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. As the hours round.
ed off into late afternoon the stan OF
clerks found itself unable TO cope with
the deluge from the poverty-stricKen
and the rich.
In the midst of il all, surrounded by
messengers and clerks, enthusiastic
bankers and men of power IN wall
Street, Felix ". Warburg sat ana
mused:
"What Jew will do for Jew"
] The night before jew had SHOWN
what Jew will do for Jew. Praying
and shouting men and women, rich ana
/ poor, stormed the great theatre for an
/ opportunity to give. Within Few
minutes the stage at Carnegie Hall
was cArpeted with a two-inch layer OF
I trinkets and jewelry, checks ana oiils
Of all denominations.
/ The jewels, consisting OF rings
watches, necklaces and diamonds fash
toned in this shape or that, were packed
/ into several suitcases and deposited IN
. the vaults OF Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co. II was
! early dawn when the thousands OF doi-
/ lars in bills, silver and copper had been
counted and stacked up in great pies
Checks Overflow Large Box.
The checks, ranging from 100000 to
a tiny fraction thereof, overhowed l.
| large box. When the count had Deeh
! finished it was evident that the Jews
| of this country had not forgotten Ihe'l
/ brethren in distress.
| In concrete terms, the frenzied mem
bers o. the race who had pleaded for
chance to give Tuesday night had IN
all contributed approximately Sl,oUo,-
600.
But the ball had only been started
rolling. As the news OF the glorious
response of the Jews was flashed 70
/ this part of the country and that the
! enthusiasm spread. The building at OF
/ William Street was stormed with
thinlv clad men and women from the
East Side. who had come to give
| Limousine after limousine rolled up TO
the doorway TO deposit new gift
bearers. The large staff worked over
/ time answering telephone calls and re-
/ quest. TO send messengers for checks
/ in four and FIVE figures and contribu-
tions OF lesser value.
In their Offices on the first moor
Jacob II. Schiff and Felix VI. Warburg
/ forgot their other tasks. Not until the
great mahogany doors closed at the
stroke Of did they relinquish their
tasks of opening letters and tabulat-
ing gifts. They wore smiles that II
seemed never would come of.
This is wonderful, wonderful said
Mr.. Warburg. 81 feel a warmth steal
over me. IL is only a start, but what
a marvellous start! The Jews will not
forget their brethren in distress-no!
no, never. They can not, they vii!
mott"
Mr.. Warburg ripped open an enve-
lope. check for $4,000 fell out. lie
looked at il eagerly, as though he had
never handled millions.
Those Who Never Gave Are Giving.
"Those who never gave are giving
he said. Those who gave small
amounts are giving large. Here is an
oth-r check for 81 900. What Jew will
do for Jewl What Jew will do for
! others. too. We in this country had
to take the lead, for our brethren were
crying TO US, appealing TO US from the
other side of the ocean. Even Russia
will be stirred by this showing"
Then Mr.. Warburg invited the inter
viewer to the upstairs Offices. Their
entrance wac not noticed by the stan.
Great stacks Of checks were piled in
front of each of the men and women
clerks. Messengers constantly brought
more from below.
Hello" said some one on the tele-
phone. 81 wish 20 make contribution
of 500. Will YOU please send some
one to the following address? ?"
In five minutes time the telephone
bell rang as many times.
Here's a check for $4,000 from Al
fred NJ. Heinsheimer," cried one OF the
clerks. Heres another for 81 900 from
Arthur Sachs and one Of equal amount
from Adolph 5. Ochs. Is this yours,
Mr.. War5urg?"
The clerk exhibited check. II was
signed by Mr.. Warburg. 1t was for
$4,000.
When Mr.. Warburg reached his Of
ICES below he found that big pile OF
letters had accumulated in his short
absence. Checks, money orders and
pledges for half of weekly salary, or
pin money, or the price of an automo-
bile filtered through his fingers. In
the next Office Jacob II. Schiff con
versed in excited tones with DR.. J. L.