The New York herald., 1877-02-04
BRAZILIAN EMIGRATION.

DISAPPOINTED sEARcHERs FOB 4 NEW II
DoIApo-wHAr THB CONSUL GENERAL OF
pIAzIL SAYS.
The misery endured by emigranu from Europe 10
the States and colonies Of North and South America
especially Brazil during the last ten years seem "a
call for immediate relief from tho aeents OF tho gov.
ernmcnts who claim TO guard the interests OF thcs
people who leave their homes to settle IN ioreigs
countries The story told In the HERALD yesterday
by an emgrans to Brazil has created q profound IN
tcrest among she iaboring classes. Yesterday .
HERALD reporter called upon sehor Salvador Go Men
donca, the Consul General OF Brazil
'what do you think OF the story gwen by tho om.
grant OILERS. published IN the HERALD so-day?"
THE OTHER
Consul GENERAL OF BRAzIL--i have read In yous
columns an article entitled "Brazlian Emigration"
which the actual situation OF the grants the
empire OF South America is painted in tho darkest
co!ors, ana that Is not the first time that hayo
read the press OF this city Inaccurate nformaon
Gardng this matter. deem It my duty to present ttd
facts and to establish the truth Tho prosperity OF
the Brazilian colonies formed with foreign cmierants,
is an .ndspu.abo fact. proved only recently by The
awards obtained by those colonies in the two nterna
tonal exhibitions at Philadelphia and Vienna
II Is possible that some agent of bad faith. contrac
ing workmen for colonies established by private CONF
panes, and procaiming himself an agent without any
official authority, with the purpose OF reaping undus
profits, may deceive the good faith OF persons Who
desrous OF bettering their condition. easily believe 10
everything that Us promised them without the neces.
sary sense to the ceraiu results OF labor
in d now country endowed with iroe Institutions and
exceptional conditions OF fertility Of soil and the pros
pcctivc OF now III Dorado, where the cmisrant goes
to realized the myth o the Garden OF tho Hcspcr
ides, with the only difference that nothing prevenu
him from gathering the golden apples
The imperial government cannot certainly be made
responsible Tor such propagation since II does
thorze and the contrary punshes Il, rcscndinn
NJ last the contracts with private parties who do rot
iuhI the promises made to the emgrants thar they
import on their account.
Only lately gross complaints were made In England
against Brazil account OF the enterprise which or
ganzed the Ktto colony and which did not fuInl what
II had promised to its colonsts. The government OF
Brazil, by decree OF the 22d OF December last re
scindcd the contract made with Charles William ITO
canccling the advantages and concessions II had made
him.
Tho danger. then does ne In emgratins -
Brazil. but In knowing what conditions sails fo
;nS. country; mo not carving INGENUITY 70 Inc pom, Of
one is gong 10 Rio dc Janeiro, after giving entire
credcnce TO agents who want 10 profit more than Is
lawful and who have no official character.
And now dccm It proper 10 declare that the I'm.
perial government has actually no agent In the United
other propagation IN benefit Of the Empire, unless bo
the one that naturally results from the Information
gwen In accordance With the truth by We consular
agentS
GOOD FAITH or THE GOVERNMENT
Always scrupulous In its contracts, tho impcra!
government does not auhorze persons tor The colonies
OF the state to be engaged without previously know.
ing that ali the conditions necessary for the good
ccpton and accommodation OF those 90 to seek
It's soil new home have been attended to. Since
have been in my oiice have only sent to Brazil 27S
emigrants, although have proposals for more than
600 persons who wish emigrac to the Empire and
who wait for tho necessary orders from the Brazilian
government
rHB coLoxIsT's STORY
Leaving the Consul General OF Brazil the reporter
called on Mr. OILERS
REPoRrga--ME OILERS, tell me tho name OF the man
VIII shot and killed by the Portuguese soldiers
guarding the colony.
Mr. DiLLERs--It was Johan Kruuse
REroRTgR-Who was with him AZ that timof
Mr. DILLERs--Hs father, Jacob Krause. and hn
mother, Anna krause
RgpoRrER-- Did you see the soldiers DOT at ana kill
Johan krauscY
Mr. DiLLERs-No but my wife did
RgPogTER-At what time In tho day, and under
what circumstances, did the killing take place.
Mr. DLLERs--lt about halfpast oEe o'clock In the
afternoon. The young Kraus trying 10 get
his father and mother aud his wife through the guards
tho colony that they could TO the German
Consul at Bahia. The guards stopped him. He tried
to push his father and mother through, when .
guard fred ard Johan shot Ia tho breast He died
within twenty minutes. My wife saw It. Tho funeral
took place the day. About 900 oil the colonsta
attended and witnessed the Lutheran rites the
grave
REroRTER- What prices did you pay for food,
Mr.. DiLLERs--We paid one hall mil per pound
for dried beef, mis- for two pounds OF dne nour
mil and 500 per pound for tobacco and mil
for glass OF wine All Of the potatoes received at
The coIonsts did not get any OF them. We could not
colonization PROJECT and tell the people Of Germany
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