The Denver Jewish news., 1920-01-21
Special Weekly Letter
from New York
A NEW BUILDING FOR THE HE-
BREW SHELTERING AND M
MIGRANT AID SOCIETY.-WHEN
WILL THE JEWISH CONGRESS
BE CONVENED.
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the society has held since the OUT
break of the war.
Government officials and members
Of the Senate were represented Mt this
meeting. Both Assistant Secretary or
Labor, Louis Post, in whose hands,
lies the execution of the immigration
laws of the country. and Senator klhg.
a member of the Senate Committee on
Immigration, who takes part in the
making of these laws, gave assurances
that the new laws on immigration
would be made and interpreted us
mildly as possible. and in favor OF
desirable Immigrants.
Senator King praised the Jewish in-
migrants for their good qualities, and
blamed the immigrant-baiters, saying
that they were responsible for many
undesirable things in America.
The most important feature of the
meeting was the presentation of the
two delegates, Mr.. Leon komaiky ana
Mr.. Massel, who are TO leave shortly
for Poland as representatives of the
Society. The Significance of their trip
lies in the fact that they will especial
ly help those families IN Poland whose
bread-winners are in America, so that
these families may ne brought 10
America quickly and without red tape
and formalities which such a journey
ut present entails.
At the present moment, such work
is of the greatest Importance. That
the society expects heavy immigra-
tion to America shortly. is also to be
seen from another announcement made
at the meeting, to the effect that the
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid
Society has acquired II new building
ut cost of $325,OOO. This is the
former Astor Library building. which
will have room for much larger
number of immigrants tnan the so,
ciety's present home OH East Broad
way.
The Astor Library building is ap-
praised by real estate experts ut S1W.-
600 The Society has acquired 1t for
$3.50 900, and it is estimated that the
cost of remodeling the building from
library to u structure suited to the
needs of the immigrants will amount
TO $4,000.
Mr., Jacob Schiff congratulated the
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant AID
society on the good deal which it had
made in buying the building. and III
his short address. praised very high
Iy the administration of its affairs. He
spoke of the great advantages which
the immigrant Jews had brought to
America, and expressed the hope that
America would never close her doors
tc the Jewish immigrant.
The great Jewish philanthropist was
TOO modest to mention that he had
only recently relinquished to the I'M
migrant Aid Society the heavy mort
gage which he had on its building.
and that this had made it possible for
the society to enlarge its scope now
III its new building
The society's income during the past
wear was over $327 900. while its eN-
penditures amounted to 100000.
In less than two weeks from now,
the Congress Committee will decide
when the Jewish Congress will again
he convened according to the assur-
ance given by the Chairman of the
Congress, Judge Mack. to n committee
Of New York Congress delegates. Mt
.,pt nSAn
with officials of the Congress. In
the course of the three hours of the
conference, various arguments were
thrashed out, both for and against
session in the near future.
Mr.. Schooner, at the head of the
committee of delegates, came out very
strongly against the Congress officials
who are silent at sucn critical mo-
lnent in Jewish history. and who do
not give the real representatives of
American Jewry, a chance to he heard
SO that the world may be forced into
doing something against the murders
and slaughters of the jews of Eastern
Europe.
Comments were maze on the indif-
ference of the Jewish public toward
the Congress, and it was stated that
.he Jewish Congress did not have the
means for running its office and COW
ering the expenses of the delegation
in Paris. 1t was declared that the
Congress committee itself was respon-
sible for this loss of interest in the
Congress among the Jewish rank ana
file, and that as soon as the Congress.