Endowments; Immigrants--Services for; Population geography; New York (N.Y.); American Immigration and Distribution League; Green, Henry
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Date
[between 1901 and 1919?]
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 83
Note
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Henry Green
The American Immigration and Distribution League held a convention this month and transacted business of the sort usually disposed of at conventions. The purpose of the League is to relieve congestion in the large cities by distributing immigrants in the West. It's plans are ambitious and the number of names that have been made public representing the sponsors for the League is imposing. The list includes a number of state governors, twenty Mayors, members of Congress and prominent business men. It is too early to speak of the importance of the new organization. It suffices to point out that its organizer is one Henry Green, who was responsible, it is said, for the passport demonstration at Carnegie Hall and who it is known attained fame as the organizer of a banquet given in honor of Mr Nathan Straus. Mr. Green is otherwise unknown except for rumors that are veiled in meaning. It is surprising that in such a movement as the League pretends to be the names of the men hitherto associated with 'distribution work' among Jews do not appear The League's objects are not limited to Jews. but it is probable that in practice it will be. It would be interesting to have an opinion from the Industrial Removal Office as to the wisdom of the organization of this League. An unattached organization for the distribution of Jewish immigrants brought to life without the co-operation of Jews known to be sincere in their work for Jewish immigrants in our opinion, would not be desirable." [SOURCE: "A New Distribution League." The Maccabæan: A Magazine of Jewish Life and Letters, vol. 20-21, January 1911, pp. 264. Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=idVBAQAAMAAJ. Accessed 19 Sep. 2018.]