The delegation of the Hias, consisting of Messrs. B. Charney Vladeck, Albent Asossky and Aaron Benjamin of New York, arrived here today and was received by a delegation of the Federation of Ukrainian Jews in England.
After a special conference with the representatives of the Ukrainian Federation and the shipping companies, the Hias delegation decided to remain in Southampton for two days in order to inform the large number of emigrants, now stranded in that port, of the situation in America.
The delegation was make a detailed registry of every emigrant with a view to placing him or her in other countries.
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