New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-07
THE EMIGRATYoN COMMISSION.

| MASS MEETING OF GERMANS TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE ACT OF TILE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
| RESOLUTIONS.
| A German mass meeting was held at cooper
Institute last evening protest against the action OF
the Legislature in deprving the President OF the Ter
man Society OF his equal rights and privileges IN 'no
Emigration Commission; against the course OF inc ma
jOrity Of the Commission In dismissihg tho
German officials under the Board, as well as
| against all ATTEMPTS at making the Board a polt-
ical machine Long before the time appointed Tor the
| opening OF the meeting the hall was well filled. Inc
audience, though slightly given to demOnsrauon' WAS
good natured and orderly number OF rows OF seats
in the front part OF the hall had been reserved ana
these were flied by number of singing ana military
societies bore banners and flags Among the or
CARNATIONS we're Post Kaltes No 81 G. A. X. and the
Garibadi Guards formerly the 9th N Y. Volunteers
who came with their battered batlenags and standards
which bore the marks Of many severe struggle. Cheers
were given with Will as the veterans made their ap
pearance and took up their march to the music OF the
regmenta band 10 the seats reserved for them Among
the societies represented the folowng Aron DO
| cety Cabnemakers Union, New-York City Rlhe Corps
| Coonia Society," German Photographers, German Odd
Fellow lodges the lodges OF Hcrmanns Sons Free and
Accepted Masons. Order Of Harugars Taxpayers As
sociations of the Tenth, Eleventh, Nineteenth Iweh
| tieth and Twenty-frst Wards, and others.
Among the prominent persons present were the Rev
Drs Mohdehuke and Rupert, Emil sauer, WHY Wal
| lach Oswald Ottondorfer, DE- Heidenfeld Alderman
Radde. August Koch, Col Wilmer, DR.. hesslcr' ana
1 Jacob Weber.
| The meeting was called to order at p. m, by VIM
seinway who introduced Philip Dssinger as the Chair
| man OF the meeting. The latter made an address IN
which he gave the objects for which the meeting had
been called. The list of Vice-Presdents, numbering
about 900 was then read, after which Commissioner
Kaufman made an address giving history OK th me
troubles in The Emigration Board anu shsmatzihS al
| attempts at reviying the KnOw-N0thing spirit
The following preamble and RESOLUTIONS were then read
and adopted: ,. r,,. f ,, r,ot i,o,,,pce 70 the
Wherla Emigration ron Europe Is OIL inc u'Ho'' 'Hpo " ~
49, Inc Emigration Commission Of the OfSewYork
purpose protecting egauiS and assisting ana ad
The for his purpose ere supplied not by
the State b. themselves; and the Comm on ior h
rcaso ought regarded hanhroe and not a. POLITICAL
WIrca age proportion Of the egrants arriving here no.
the Of the country with It's manners snu
iea Ia order tb. % Of cmignts the 1eoe'sary
protection them is indispensable tha
should appointed who unesaud and are familiar with Their
WGerei accomplish TIL. purpose the LEGISLATURE which
touse, to the cuigraD. belong members
Qcio Of Comm VITA The same g-'s aud pnse' a. Tue
aa lie emigration from Germany daring the lest ten ha.
numbers thst from other cou' n ousee OF
when Authorities have connected 10 me German element On
ment thereto members Of German orb and
srs @t sS 90 to ds11 tie hi.
oua h. and privilege In rsuon Coanson and withdrew
from the additional representation Heretofore Goa
ST. Sea. The new Emigration Commission brought power under
these changes dismissed nearly 81 the o@a VINO seat
e"gr b. She President OF the German socy
VHIa' cobeupce ;Ser,o are IN direct contradiction 10 th sp
aud purpose Of the onsni leg oa 90 I ls. sSa d'ss
E%.olrs7 FrH That Goran.Amecan e,eu' OF the City
cfNewYok assembled om protest an's the acts Of
the majority Of the Lmgr9'ion Sonno9 hu shpu'sI u 3,
the interests Of tie enirr'n, ....-.., ...,,., f..
the Legislature 70 esr hemef. to qIs NE 91, S ,n 81
CII Ians 1 the gtle loum
Tid: That farther the said re,ree0ae' to efenate
such the ehraoa laws as viii e1re to the
additional representation IL the Emigration Com
fourth That ,oem1y protest pervcon of the Rm
grafton Commission to pouc purpose AMI ungu'haedy eonlemn
spoasiBle position Of COMMISSIONER, Emigration
i s s %G%' G Governor be Of % state me PSs
Assembly and Speaker OF the Assembly AMI 10 se III nece'
fy proper for earning them nto practical execution
The following committee then appointed by the
Chair In conformity withthe resolution: Messrs. Phi.
Bssinger, Oswald Ottendorfer Wm Stenway, f. Sduer,
Judge Friedman Fr. Setback, f. Salomon H. Won Bier
wirh, X. A. Witthaus, c. g. Gunther. Col. Madhon,
Christ Schwartz FIR Kilan, T. sigel F. s. Ballew. Levi
sterne Dr. Muir, Michael C. Gross, o. zoikoier, and
W. Wallaeh.
Ex-Gov. Solomon made address urging the i'm
portance to German immigrants and to the cause OF
Justice that the objects sought by the meeting should be
gained He was followed by W. Wallach; and letter
from Senator Carl Schurz read. MI Schurz said
among other things:
/
and would feel happy If could unite my voice IN the
protest against the extraordinary action OF the Emgr
ton Commissioners am ut total loss 10 understand
what logical this Commission. provided II has
not sinister purposes at present not apparent on the sur
face accomplish. had 10 insult the President OF the
German Society aud to all OF the German officials
their department Ii is strange fact that COinnis-
created 10 protect the eDgrant should take meas
deprive their ward OF the beneht attained DY the
empoym OF officers who by birth and education
| best fitted TO understand his wants and his de-
| sires. l hold that the action OF the Com
| missioners 10 inhuman and dire outrage.
| Tho fOr Th Ted was
but to protect the emgrant How this purpose be
accomplished II you discharge the whose services
are Indispensable and replace them by politicians with
out sympathy for their wards. The result of such
ton into other channels. know that the Emigration
Commission body polite or the State OF NewIOrk,
Of which citizen but this fact could not pre-
participation al the meeting IL is clear
Sthat proper protection of the emgrant IL matter
OF national Importance, and II Is the sacred duty OF
foreign born citizens 70 unite in movement having FOR
object the protection OF those WHO shall land at this
| shore after him.
Wishing your movement the fullest success remain,
| Sir your most obedient servant. CARL SEIZURE.
| Oswald OttendOrfcT was then introduced, and SAID
that the action Of the Emigration COMMISSIONER In
vertng the money raised by tax FROM tue emlgrants,
grandmother OF her last penny 10 was the outgrowth
OF political system long since dead. minority hostile
To progress and equal rights is energetic and apt 10
every questionable 10 further its detestabe pur
mate al our command not only fer our own, but
| also FOR the welfare Of the people at large.
A few remarks were made by DIR. Justus Ruperto,
pastor OF Et. Matthew'S Lutheran Church, after which
| the meeting closed A stand erected In the open
/ air from which addresses also made ~ audi
| eIce numbering 5000 persons.
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