The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-03
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY l86-TRIPLE SHEET
years. the average time to Baltimore was As days, TO
Quebec AZ days.
~ sailing vessels from Hamburg 70 New York the

years; the average time to Baltimore was As days, to
of sailing vessels from Hamburg 70 New York the
Year Days Pear. Days.
1855. ............... 40 1860. ..........- 39A
ls56................ 401-7 1S8l.............. Ak
1851. 397l 1862. ........... A l-3
looo.... ............ fo5a 1908. .ola
FORWARDING AGENTS.
The Prussian law OF May and September O. 1858,
fixes the security OF emigrant contractors-who
not ply that trade without having previously OBJ
tanned license-in the SUN OF ten thousand thaers
security IN Prussia must ne furnished IN cash or
government stocks In the Hanse towns the security
Is little over half that amount and bondslnen are
taken in the United States. If the emigrant con-
tractor resides In u Prussan harbor Is merchant
or shpowner aud forwards emigrants directly only
moi by way or England) his security may be reduced
To five thousand thalers. A foreign contractor for
emgrants Is not allowed to transact business In
Prussia except through an agent, who must be a
Prussan and VINO may employ sGb.agents Clilef
agents have TO deposit one thousand thalers security
subagents from three hundred to five hundred
thalers. Licenses given for one year only and
must II not revoked, be renewed from year to
year. The emigrant contractor, his chief and sub
agents have TO abide by set OF very string mt in
struc tons at the risk OF !orfeitng their security
They have TO render to the police and district author
tiles detailed accounts OF their TRANSACTIONS furnish
vouchers copies OF all contracts made with emil
grants &C., and must submit at all times to an IN
spection OF their books. The right or prohibiting
cmigiants to be forwarded to certain countries ID re-
served 10 the government. It may call up the cor
respondence between the contractor and chief agent
and may even forbid the display OF posters ANNOUNCE
ing the agents business. 1t seems strange enough
not to allow partJ who has obtained license aud
given security to make known hts occupation. One
would hardly think that In spite OF these restrictions
| the engranJ agents have much chance to tamper
with anu cheat their clients; nor this be said OF
regularly accredited agents, OF which there Ear. are
| however. that in the interior, as also ut the
| ports OF embarkation, numerous sharpers are
engaged In yictinizng emigrants, and through the
| haanDurg and Bremen Associations and the press
THE Bremen E,aigraM Gazette and the kudolstadt
G0zetie) doing their best to correct abuses. such
cases are by no means rare. Swindlers, pretending
to be agents and Offering emigrants passage below
the usual rate have often neeced them OF several
dollars per head. for which they handed them worth
less contracts which fraud was not discovered by the
victims until at the place OF enbarkation with barely
| enough money to carry them back to their native
village.
TIE deception practsed in this country in the sale
OF spurious railway tickets to carry emgrants over
the American railroads has at last attracted the at
tenton OF both the Prussian and Hanseatlc govern
ments who saw Ut to interdct the sale altogether
under penalty Of fine or imprisonment. Why The
thing should not be managed III Nay permitting an
accredited and honest forwarding agent to book his
passengers Just as well to st. Louis or Milwaukee as
| to New York is not exactly apparent.
Emgrants after having made preliminary contracts
| Win the sub-agcnts IN the interior ana coming
through here, where they report themselves TO the
chief agens and generally settle the balance OF their
fare are beset by runners, backegs and confidence
men, who on expedition days' are posted in the
vicinity OF the Offices A ciief agent whom we
visited told us he could point out some OF these
rascals whom he had had arrested more than once BY
the police.
In consequence OF the Lennitz and similar TRACE
dies an Association for the Protection OF German
ElngrantS' was founded In Berlin III the month OF
March OF the present year. The trustees being
prlyyScouncillor, baron, and some former govern
ment officials, and article or the statute purp0rtng
Ito caution people from too hasty resolve OF emil
grasng,' circumstances not calculated to inspire
pri0jf much confidence. In article =, however,
grautous advice Is offered to those who are deter
mined To emgrate, and volunteer members Of the as
ISOLATION ali over North Germany are To stand by and
watch over their interests. The association further
per5 certain advantages to the emlgrant sucn as
FIRST no stowage OF passengers in the deck below
the water line; second, better water and proyisionS
third, an approved physician on board of each emf
grant Ship hospital room large enough for SIX per
cent OF the Whole number or passengers, and In lieu
OF the "medicpe chest complete apothecary's in
ventory; fourth, thorough separation OF the Sexes
also to have obtained the right from the shippers TO
examine all emigrant vessels; and, lastly, 10 have
made arrangements by which the enligraut's coin il
changed in Berlin at tue hanse towns OF the current
rate OF exchange, thereby securing him against loss.
particular feature Of this association Is the favor 1t
has found with the government by Which IL is ena-
bled to select its trustees throughout yne interior
calling them volunteers VertyaueflS-nlii1.nler (men
OF conidence whO Of course need not have license
or give security, though they may, as volunteer
agents OF this philanthropcal Yefein, post up
placards intended for emlgrants IN spe, aud snap
their fingers at section ten OF the law OF 1861 which
threatens with two hundred thalers nne or three
| months Imprisonment any one who without license
enters into passage contracts with emgrants or acts
to give information concerning the forwarding
| Of emigrants. Though the association Itself
emlgrants, 1t has entered into arrangements
with newly established emigrant contractors 1rm,
the eighth IN ,his city which while Is has subscribed
for instance transactions OF coin exchange with
emigrants, who are for that purpose directed to
1t is easy to comprehend that the other licensed for
wardng agents do not look favorably upon this CON-
petition under the visible protection o. the powers
Their business for oondaS.in Which they are legally
Authorized ana neavlly taxed .sss..;Ssg;sL
lss sapsa e. ssSS 3 Benin s s
sryS 81 Brsnsa s We as We ~ Gin H.
ssy ss s%S' VIM
emigration mattera as an authorized individual OF
S sssSs e migrant a nfs fs ,eu, sSs
right and len but entrust themselves TO the excesns
penalties ior their creduiity ana nexpsriencs The
s scnE
Correspondent show CUTE numneT q complaints Of
nsrs sndlords money brSfs porseT c cs c
osns which came to the cognizance o. the commit
tee and were investigated ana sdjudged From 1868
entered and Of these were considered unfounded a.;
adjudged and satisfactorily arranged By the commit
and police Courts. y; proceedinas pushed 20: M
settled !. Total t07.
We are told that the committee at Bremen In almost
| as well organized and efficient In this particular
strict ordinances In both Hanse towns keep check
upon landlords In their dealings with emigrants.
The Hamburg as well Is the Bremen authorities
have not oaly nxed the price Of board and
odging-that OF the nrst class 19K grosches equal
to sixty mine cents day. second class Is grosches
equal to nftysx cents, and third class
made 1t obligatory on the tavern keeper
the quantity and quality Of meals, rooms, BEDS &c
II, Notwithstanding these praseworthy institutions
for the protection Of emigrants, some Of them are
imposed upon aud swindled out OF their hard earn
ings, II must be admitted that In nearly all such
cases the greatest blame falls upon the emgrant
himself
IL can be asserted, however, that thanks 10 the
efforts of the aforesaid committees, decrease Is ap
parent in the glaring frauds formerly 30 orten COM
| mtted upon emgrants.
Another reason for this undoubted Improvement
may be found In the fact already adverted to- OF
great number Of enigrants starting at the beckon-
| ing OF their relatives and friends In the United
states and or their having received careful instruc-
tln,a from Llem touching The snaali