New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-23
EVACUATION FROM GERMANY.

REPORTED PARDON or CRIMINALS IN HEssE On
CONDITION OF EMIGRATION TO AMEiucA-A
COMMISSION TO CONSIDER TIE SUBJECT OF EMIL
CITATION.
lrRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRlBUNL'l
BERLIN. July 3l.-It seems that there is one
exception 10 the unanimty wth which the petty Ger
man princes put obstacles in the of emigration
The Grand Duke OF Hesse resembles the Iichborne
claimant in physical appearance and he seems more
over 10 he very amabe person In June last he ceie-
rated his birthday ana Of the features OF the occa
sion was general jail delivery The following paragraph
from The Fra,Jter Journal of June "a explains what
was done with two of the prisoners:
"On the occasion OF the Grand Dukes jubilee great
number Of condemned prisoners we're pardOncd ana seq
free Among these were two muIdefefs, Schhek pI
Zvincenhurg and Werkbach OF FranAlsn-GrunDach.
were released ON condition that 'Aey ehrate 10
America
This came under Nj Bancrots notice. and in answer
TO some inquiries which made by the Legation the
assurance was given that the report was false. The
matter was therefore dropped But t appears that the
Frqnl(grte, Journal with the paragraph III question
found lis way TO America. whore 1t naturally
caused "A great deal OF indignation. This newspaper
is one OF the most reputable IN Germany; ana IL was
quite Just in the absence Of further information 70 give
fnll ,redeuce TO SO specific a statement from such
source AS soon as American papers had taken up the
suhject II crossed the Atlantic once more. The German
press quite generally reproduced the original story and
the comments OF the American press and some OF them
sharply arrmgned the sovereign Of Hes,e-Darmstadt.
Finally the machinery of that Grand Duchy was put in
motion to crush the scandal This is what the Official
DarmsiGdteI Zcii,tng said on the subject;
Tho report published in some American papers, and
taken ORIGINALLY from the Fr0HLftrter journal tha on
JycT were uardoned on condition that they depart for
America. Is not correct. They were only required TO
leave the German Empire.
The press agent at Darmstadt took the pains to for
ward TINS denial by telegraph, and it has doubtless been
published in America. | have carefully watched the
Frankurier journal to what reply it would make
TO this summary reputation of its statements but have
been unable 10 find any ausion TO the subject Ii need
not be inferred from silence that it cOniesses it,
errors The FrGHffUter Journal is one OF those pro-
vncal sheets which the Government employs from
time 70 time for the publication Of desirable matter
and its near relations the Foreign Office would lead
il pacdly accept muzzle If the vndication OF It's
good faith was likely embarrassment ~ official
circles Nothing Is, therefore, TO be argued from its
silence The official denial OF the Hessan Government
stands for the present. unassaed and the question
whether u ought 20 be accepted as final
For my part / am frank say that do place the
slightest confidence in what the DarHSiddter Ztg says
on thl, subject Ii is hard thing say bat il is true
and must be said. that IN German official publications
falseLood plays quite essential part as ink, paper
and printing presses This in politics, was one Of the
chief legacies OF Frederic the Great There Is
no reason for allowing the statement Of the
against the report, and the probabilities by
no means in favor OF the negative. 1t is by no
means an unusual practice for these miniature Kingdoms
~ Germany 20 ship their criminals of upon IL is
found CHEAPER 10 pay their passage money than to sup
mort them in ja and in America there is little
chance OF their returning Tire Punishment is more e
fectye because the distance greater But the release
~ a convict even on the general condition that he
leave the Empire outrage, because cOnyicts
tbe foes of society and against the interests
ciety 20 turn them loose.
Il, appears from the case Of Hesse that the German
princes are in favor OF emigration provided only that
they be permitted TO choose the emigrants. II was
doubtless out of regard for his prerogative that
the King of sa1ony lately issued decree expeng all
foreign immigration agents from the Kingdom, aud that
the prussan Minister OF the Interior CALAMITY drove
ont of Prussia German who was trying TO 'entice his
fellow subiect across the Dominion Of Canada This
Summer however, the Government IS going to try en-
couraglnc as well rerressive measures. special
Commission will meet in August, charged 70 study up
the question in all its bearings. and 10 propose such
remedies as may proper. The scarcity OF agrcul
,rrsl Iaborers Is becoming evil OF the first magnitude
II 10 curious fact that, whereas immigration was for
rnery stimulated by Overpopulaon, u seems TO have
cone o far that IL Is actually producing dearh OF
population: and II is worthy also OF remark,
that the strongest current OF Immigrants, which
tormerly took place from South Germany,
now flows from the eastern provinces OF Prussia.
The Commission will be composed Of delegates from
each Of the several Ministries and will sit under the
presidency Of she Minister OF Agriculture, Count
K0nigsmarck. The PropinsiaL Correspondents enumer-
ates subjects which will be intrused to the Commis
sion, OF which there four general classes; L. He-
vision OF the legislation in regard 10 immigration agents.
of the regulations Of immigrants In seaports
and Of the system OF encouragement TO immi-
grants 10 return TO the Patherland H. TX
animation OF the measures which might be taken
for improving the system Of contracts between
emnloYers apd employed, aud especially Tor