New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
GERMAN EMIGRATION.
HOSTILITY OF THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.
BETEoGHApR STEPS ON TIE PART or THE AUTHOR

RETEOGIApR STEPS oS TIE PART or TIE Aoi"'"
INTERPRETATION AGENTS THREATENED WIFI
LEGAL PENALTIES FOREIGN COUNTRIES sfs-
TruAuC,ILY DlSPARAGED.
IFroN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNkI
BERLIN. Jan. S.-Thc subject of emigration
has a,aiu come up before the German Parliament as
already announced, the Government has given ibe'
meaning TO Article ~. Of the Naturalization treaty
which glyo TIE authorities the right 10 assume fcnu-
ciaion of Aiu fio,n citizenship Ia tho case OF every
emgr,nt who returned and lived two years III 'he
Fatcrlaud. In virtue Of tins aiiiclc The a"'hori"o'
were in the habit Of arrcsiing snch PERSONS
aud forcing them into the army without
moments grace SO long the treaty vas Silent on ihe
sncct tho victims could not perhaps demand any "'or
still when the American legation appealed 10 Tile "p
t:ona or pcrs-iyo nature - the two years poVsohH
was able TO make fair case for tndyiiuais uhh
finally the Government d. cilcd that In all eases after
the eXlirati ION OF he two Reasonable Iho HhouIu
be allowed those disposed to leave tie country Is
is not only victory American diplomacy. but II iaa
severe rebuke those Germans who are constantly 40
n.nIing "a les, liberal policy ou the subject.
with tie II, a,y 363 the Pr,isaan Government; DID
not however surrender all their hostility 1" emigration
h@ hnjcranc placed 10y the police in the way OF in
tending emf grants hem there Wa shadow OF excuse
for iniercc ting confined in fnll vgor After the wdrof
1870 these annnyance- even increased One result of
tla war was n great increase Of emcraiiou TIE ex-
rect atoms al friend and foo Disappointed. u had
always pretended by the Germans. ami apparently
conceded by Foreigners. that the emigration from th'
country 10 the United states suPcrindnced quite ~
much 10y political rs by economic causes
flat tbe emigfant was not earnestly In
search of pccmary gaia than Of political advantages
In 1918 and the succeeding year many 81 the persons
who ct Germany were political refugees. But this WIS
not -ilb.couruiy True Of tie great body Of cnigrans
They we're largely pcasHuts abandon ~ ihrr own Hcany
acres FOR u country where land cheap and abundant
or artisans search OF rcmuncatvo market Tor Their
labor These classe. dislikcd military duty and cared
very lo for tho political grandeur Of Germ my. bus
very much ior the rate Of wages and the amount of taxa
ton The war; ~ course, with the additional military
and fiscal burdens which IL imposed, rather dbou
the movement tlmn Tire contrary
AT the saline tine their military necessities gave the
Government pctcNt for IN offering with S iugliV'
nlccts Legislation made To- supplement The Wig
lance OF the police 10y Law enacted some years ''nce
the Government tried to pa stop 20 Nh" operations OF
the socillei cr ration agents runrots, who. II was
.s-n.ncd decoycd away tue simple Hatiycs with false
or cxacccrated accounts 81 transatlantic property III
Vas forbidden {" ontcc away German subjects 10y aid OF
inisfrprr-tt ion,. and "a" police were empowered 1"
rxpel foreigners who apparently enfa"d u tuch
WORK That this law enforced Is evident from
account. 81 the expulsion Of such agents with have
,.,u uui, shed frnn time 10 time 1t may h. in
frrrd that In enforcing law There wanting none
~ %, rlgor Characteristic OF German Administrative
methods.
Il appears. however that even Ills law Is not enough
ndog IL one would presume that IL won'l be possible 20
convict almost any agent who information 1t all Of
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49,, ,.,..,. .t..t ,,, ,..,. Ia their ,ccu,,cy lui II
toy yre MT l...uflic of legal proof t!.cy would ia
i.r hi, ga lie, lrc.,.s ~ The .aW I.-i however ary
r,,s l,iJ ha r,fius fo The og.,., OF Justice. the
81, -..,t i. ,,,, ,fo,,,-.d a, prn,lbt All collecting
Il cniar.us This novel feature g. aided 10 The prna
D. o. t,..f, las Ipgg
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=, g.. .,,... g.. ,t.,.,. ., 80, nap
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al, ,..,,.y,.i I.ov. U,r,rtsn.tly tLI. di.,sniua
.i,r ii. q, u,it. prirti,u value The agents
o., ,t,.L ,ic,ui.rip lines fpr Instance. could
J.c.t, L.r,, tle.-civc, within the Limits II the
,r in c,,.f, with c,ur,ri. o Their way o. with per
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,,,,, ~. tt ,,..,. q, t,e seioori, Clearly reveal
3D., , z;,, f,, instance ia o,n.,s,l ,o ,Lo amend.
., ,,,,,,,o,. I, ro,d. mat tbt. rne,.nrc will lie
m .i.,.o i,ip, -hr.,yd cuoIgh f. ,litrern that tho
cam. e, which are derroalane the agricultural r,glon.
~ pru,.i, lie too deep for the control Of emigration
accents.
mi, y sf ,ool c,ncrr, NJ ONLY As proof % the AMI
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-. = t,., i ,,,, cc,,, ,,,.r ic,, in sound t,.
81, 7 ,-oti 81, .,,.. d, ,r o., .,,, t,,c ,r,i,t,.
-, "a, No, I'm, IN r.prca.rt 10, irtre.t. NJ tho An,1on
and the A,J.. They ara not from the United safe. Int
IRON, s,utl America Br,k1 in partlrui,r Ia. been "A
,.t ,g.uJ, II vas her ngent, more than any utLrr,
-, .oI -, o., m ,,,r,I. :, ,.,,i,rot. IN
VINO were 'o'"''" % oho''"h hI "oi"' " '''Ni"n' !"
thai prod icy" hut distant in Tao airi JOIN III Inc
attack ami often hiy' aru'e' |ocfonF 'no 'y'''"aao
hoc"p'oh oi c'''n'a'' VIZ" san o' "' '''''" i"'
usual plan IS Tor tho "ge'" 'a's"e I" p'''p e''er
fTl lf tll f..