The Denver Jewish news., 1921-12-28
46l Jewish R efugees
Saved from Deportation
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Canada. he learned that there were
sci more immigrants ordered to be
deported. He at once realized that the
Canadian Jewish Immigrant Aid So
ciety Notwithstanding its devotion to
and work for the immigrants, was not
strong enough to wage the fight sim
-le-handed He therefore, enlisted the
cooperation of the Hebrew Sheltering
and Immigrant Aid Society of Amer
lea, and the society's entire machin-
cry was placed at Mr.. BarOndess' dis
posal for the purpose of preventing the
deportation of the 461 refugees.
In Ottawa. Mr.. Barondess received
the heartiest cooperation of MIR. ana
Mrs Arthur ]. FREEMAN. He describes
them as the most remarkable Jewish
types he ever met in his life. They are
the incarnation of Jewish goodness.
nobility and devotion to the un-
fortunate of all peoples irrespective of
race OF creed. They personally went
to the Ukraine and brought with them
hundreds of Jewish orphans, one or
which they adopted and is being
brought up together with their own
children. The others. in consequence
of the example set them by the Frei-
mans, were adopted by well-to-do jew
ish families The Freimans are
idolized both by Jews and Gentiles.
From the moment their attention
was called to the unhappy lot of the
461 wanderers, the Freimans did not
rest. On Saturday, the refugees were
TO be deported. On Thursday the
rreimans began to work. The plan
was to obtain permission to have the
immigrants sent to Cuba instead of
back to the Ukraine. The hunt for
the Cuban Consul General began. He
was found in Montreal and he agreed
to visa the passports of the refugees
Then a new difficulty was eSperienc-
ed. The Cuban Consul in Halifax.
where the immigrants were. said that
he alone had right to visa these
passports. His objections were over
come. The Minister of Immigration
OF Canada insisted that the Cuban
Consul sign a guarantee. drafted by
the former, and in this, the Freimans
and Mr.. Barondess succeeded too.
New Problems
The First Battle had been won,
when new difficulties loomed up on the
horizon. Mr.. Albert Rosenblatt. vice
President of Has, and its Commission
or to Europe, pointed out that Cuba
could not at this time receive any
more Jewish immigrants because of
TIE mfavorable economic conditions
there. The Rev. ii. Masliansky sim
ilarly warned against such n step
being taken. Mr.. Barondcss thercup-
on left for Montreal for the express
purpose of urging Sir Mortimer Davis
and other Jewish leaders to intercede
with the Canadian government on be-
half of the refugees.
Energetic Action by Sir Mortimer
Davis
Acompanicl! by Mr.. Perlman, man
igcr of the Jewish Philanthropics of
Montreal. Mr.. Barondess called upon
Sir Mortimer Davis, who was about
10 leave Montreal for England. Sir
Mortimer said that he had only ten
minutes to spare. but in reality it was
three hours later that Mr.. Barondess
left the Office. And the result was
!, lat Si,. I,rtipna,. nn,-iv t,lI tho Min
stcr of immigration over the tele-
phone that he was ready to give bonds |
to the value of S1,G0O.000. for the i'm |
migrants and that if necessary he
main in Montreal until tine immi- |
grants were permitted to remain in
Canada.
Aid of the Labor Unions and Political
Leaders
Meanwhile Mr. Barondcss, with the |
aid of Mrs. FREEMAN and Mr.. Joshua |
Livian, Jewish Canadian War hero.
who is now attorney of the Jewish |
Aid society of Canada, in
icrested the most important Labor Tn
ions, Jewish and non-Jcwish. and the |
political leaders to the end that the
refugees he admitted into the country
In the event of failure, arrange
nents were made with the steamship !
company with the view of having the /
transported TO Cuba Mr.
Lederer of the United American
Steamship Line. Inc. was the medium
thru which this was effected
All this time negotiations were
being carried on with the Canadian
government. The Prime Minister of
Canada was induced to make an ap-
pointmcnr between Mr.. and Mrs Frci-