The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-06-04
Friday, June 4, 1920.

II may help the husband to make the
necessary afildavits and arrange other
cause otherwise Mr.. Marquis writes to
Washington by mail and II takes some
six or eight weeks to get reply, the
woman In the meantime spending all her
t tSSsCs; and suffering in consequence
Similar arrangements have also been
made with Vice-Consul Mr. Azel d. Bee
Ter who is IN charge Of the visees In Paris.
,ROTTERDAM-While in Rotterdam,
with Mr.. Jacob M. Schnitzler, Honorary
Secretary. Of the Monteflore Vereeniging.
Mr.. p. Van Ler GRAF, Manager Of the
passenger department OF the Holland
american AT rsSar. Line, with t The American Con-
port Division. They were told that immi-
grants should be warned not to 20 to
Antwerp because the Belgian Government
refuses to allow immigrants to come In
Ing tickets for the Red Star Line and pass
through Holland cannot 30 to Belgium.
Antwerp. Belgium. the Commissioners
learned that the company was negotiat-
States. Germany and Poland with view
TO inaugurating a train service direct
from Warsaw to Rotterdam. They also as
sured the Commissioners that the situa-
tlon was favorable and that a weekly
train service between Warsaw and Rot
terdam with q capacity Of 1000 to 1900
passengers, would be established shortly
This would, OF course. be n blessing to
the immigrants and would cost less than
going from Warsaw to Danzig and from
Danzig by water to another port.
The Commission was also promised all
possible help by the Ezra Society OF Ant
werp. Of which MFR. II. Schulzinger Is
Honorary Secretary. In general. the co:
Star Line officials and last but not least
OF the American Consuls has been very
encouraging.
Generally speaking. the Commissioners
found the American Consuls In Europe
Of the finest type OF Americans. willing
According to the ruling. visa must be
procured FOR an immigrant from the
American Consul In the country whence
the Immigrant starts For instance, an
visa from the American Consul at Pol
and, but this Ia the way some cases work
out. Some people. amongst them women
and children, cannot walt at Poland until
the Polish government will Issue pass
ports. They come to France. Holland or
Belgium without passports but are sue
cessful In obtaining them from the Polish
Consul In one OF the three named coun-
tries. but when they 20 to an American
Consul for n visa. they are told to 20
this American Consul there. Needless to
say this Is impossible.
There Ia also a hardship for those who
come from Lithuania- The Lithuanian
hde passports. but as there Is no Ameri-
can Consul In Lithuania. the person pro-
ceeds to Western Europe via Germany
(where there is no American Consult. but
when he reaches the West European
countries, the Consul tells him that he
cannot visa the passport as he originally
comes from another country. although
In the country he comes from or the next
adjoining country. there Ia no American
In view OF this situation, our Commits.
sioners suggest that either the Consuls
In Europe should be given full discretion
AIRY power or lenlent rules and regulations
should be sent them with n view to ALE
Waiting the miserable condition OF the
unfortunates. who are running away from
persecution In the East European coun-
tries and seeking n haven OF refuge In
our blessed United States. where their
nearest relatives are able and ready TO
suffered enough during and since the war
and there is no reason why the rules and
regulations, with all the rigidness OF
war time, should be In power.
They. also insist that 4 would be no
more than right that credentials OF Jew
ish Rabbits or Jewish Communities should
be recognized without question as TO the
character OF an immigrant no that Il
should not be necessary 10 spend weeks
In investigating the applicant. A letter
instead OF an affidavit.
There In not the least doubt that these
requests, when brought TO the attention
OF the United States Government. will be
granted. as the goyernment has never
placed In the Hebrew Sheltering and I'm
migrant Aid Society.
Messrs. Kamaiky and Massel have al
ready notified the Society by cable des-
patches that they have succeeded In To-
eating n large number OF relatives OF
residents IN the United States. In each
cnse the Society has notified the anxious
relatives In this country. and arrange
ments are being made TO reunite them
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