The Denver Jewish news., 1924-09-04
LETTER RECEIVED BY THE
JEWISH TELEGRAPH
AGENCY.

INV ANlh 'llAF WV lNlh.
Gentlemen l am In receipt - yours
Of August II, in which you ask for u
statement from me In connection with
] the Interview with General Gales,
/ presldcni.clcct of Mexico, which WIS
published In your Daily News bulletin,
It Is indeed gratifying in these days
TO hear a representative Of at least one
government declare that "lt is prepared
to welcome most warmly the immigra-
tiun Of Jews from Eastern Europe"
The remainder Of the Interview shows
that the prcsidcntelcct knows the con
dltlon Of the recent immigrants and Is
sympathetic TO them aud their efforts.
For three years past the B'nai Birth
has been in close touch with the Mexi-
can situation and has taken such steps
to amcliorntc conditions ms the prog
rcss Of events in that country made
necessary or desirable As u prclimi-
nary 10 any work in Mexico, our First
Nicc-President. Mr.. Archibald Marx Of
New Orleans. and Rabbi Martin A.
Iielonlia, Of FL Paso, Texas. both Of
whom have visited Mexico many times,
went there, investigated conditions, and
provided temporary agencies TO assist
stranded immigrants. Later Rabbi
Zlclonka and Dr. Len of III Paso made
another survey of conditions there.
Many an immigrant who today Is pros
pcring in Mexico owes his start to the
moral and financial support rendered TO
him by the order.
Representatives of the order in the
Texan border towns have personally
interviewed hundreds of Jewish emi-
grants ON the Mexican side of the bor-
der, have impressed upon them the
folly of any attempt To cvadc our immi-
grafton laws. and have given them
financial aid until they could become
Sclf-supporting in Mexico. In this work
we have had the support and help OF
the Mexican government and cur own
department of Labor.
AT Vera Cruz, where most of the i'm
migrants 10 Mexico disembark. rep
rcsentat'rc of the order, Mr. j. Vein
berger met every incoming boat. and
where an immigrant was without funds,
helped him 10 get into contact with
his relatives in America If he had any,
and II not, advanced him funds for his
Immediate assistance. Mr.. Wcinbcrgcr
has now been placed in charge of
branch Office Of the order which has
been opened in Mexico City. AT the
present writing he is in Juarez. MeNl-
60, studying the conditions mt that
point. He will be permanently in Mex
leo City after Sept LIST. He is Il man
with a sympathetic Jewish heart, who
has had almost twenty years of expert
cncc i'm various parts If Mexico. SO
far, believe, the B'nui Birth is the
only Jewish organization which has
done any work in Mexico
There is point In the interview that
should not bc passed without comment.
According to your report, General Cal
les speaks Of a S2,0OOOO0 fund TO es-
tahlish Industries and agricultural col
unics 81 far as the latter is concerned
Investigations Of the agricultural posi-
bilities give little promise of the success
Of such ventures for quite some time to
come. Industries. of the type suggest
ed. do not exist at present and their
establishment can come only slowly and
largely as a result of private initiative.
very much fear, therefore, that thou
sands Of refugees may he induced by
the publicity given 10 the interview to
come to Mexico before favorable cOndi-
tions can be created to take care Of
them. There is no Jewish problem in
Mexico today. Let MS not, therefore,
do anything that might create such a
problem tomorrow. immigration has
thus far been small, and is being grad
ually absorbed. \ too hasty increase in
the immigration might very easily ere
ate difficult situation both for those
who are arriving and for those who are
already established.
Investigation by American Jewish
organizations interested in the Mexican
situation will of course be materially
assisted now that the sympathetic co
operation Of the Mexican government is
assured II is to he hoped that the re-
suits Of such nm investigation viii jus
tify Us all in the belief that country
has been found in which the prosecuted
among our people can find n haven of
safety
Very respectfully,
ADOLF KRAUS.