New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-29

Il know him well. lie has always professor to DO
greatly pleased with switzerland al the Swiss people
and cannot imagine why he wrots such letter
There three statements In the letter which
should have answered lie had been moro specific n his
accusations. lie that one little Canton spent
100000 IN series OF years dispose of its poor
other countries The only Canton that, 10 knowl
edge, has spent much money to aid emigration which
suppose what Mr BYers Is The Canton o. Aar
That is large Canton however. and the amount
mentioned by Mr. Byers greatly ia OF any sum
expended by the Canton for emigration purposes The
population OF Asaresn Is largely cugaGed IN manutactu
ing The Canton k noted for s elk and cotton manu-
facures and especially f5rit goods which are
largely exported to the United states Within tAe laet
year the price OF The straw of which these
goods made has advanced more than four fold Tne
people not paupers they Ignorant Ii would
be difficult find OF the Canton who could not
read and write. Mr. Byers Gays that within month
another town has publicly voted $40 head TO all who
will emgrate. Amer ca is IL cheaper poorhouso than
any be had at home say these economiss and 1t is
also the cheapest paid He then goes say that II
Is no uncommon thing for villages and clubs to make
common parse to denay the expenses OF haf dozen
oaicrs across the thc condition that they
never return So far this language applies to swit
zerlGnd IL is ar un Sarranted slsnder"
Nj Hi;z then made plauatIOn in regard 10 funds
furnished Dy the Cantonal persons who
desire emiFTac. In al the CantOns OF rand
he says. many ancient practices are still retained
Among is the recognition Of ind vdual ownership
in pubic property of the Commune or Canton,
especially the public forests In this respect the Gov
ernmeut nothing than Joint STOCK concern from
which any citizen who has determined to emgraie may.
with the consent OF the authorities withdraw the value
OF BIS individual share. Until within short period
too person who de red become fun citizen OF any
Canton required 10 pay into the public treasury
certain for the privilege In some of the Csnion tins
considerable. For example a person who de-
sire fO he al CIL
one time required pay Of money equal 10
5000 500. Whenever cit1sn OF one Ot tnc Cantons
determines emiCrate TO another country. he may
ply public treasury and receive his share OF the
common fund. What he thus withdraws may be called
MS individual share of the stock ana Is much
property any other taat lie possess. Mr.
IItz asserts that all these eOc2iled appropriations by
the Swiss Car COmmunes simply the paid
out the treasury, de -crbod above, 10 per
who entitled to receive tnem,and are IN no sense
appro praton Of public funds arc the persons pau
pers to whom the money i pa d.
Mr. Hitz denies that the authorities Of Switzerland,
either Federal Clptonal. willing that uarpers
criminals should be thrust upon other countries. He
sass that tie emigration law- stringent and
rigidly enforced. Persons en5Js in tie business
Of shipping egrants are placed uader heavy bonds not
10 send any improper persons Why" said hr. Hiiz
should the Swiss Government people desire 10 send
Incapable persons to The United staies Switzerland
looks after the welfare OF destitute aud unfortunate
Swiss in foreign countries vel rs at bone. She
certainly for her paupers at home more cneapy
than she can abroad
.Do you mean that the Governments OF Switzerland
appropriate money .or destitute SWISS everywhere
say in tie United States p asked the correspondnL
In reply Mr.. IIrjz exhibited official report showing
that the year $40 the appropriations for tins pur-
pose by the Federal Government OF Switzerland
amounted 20 900 francs and by the Cn,oual antn0r
Ties to IS s17 irancs share Of this money was sent
H1-~ ~ T4r~s. -
and a much larger sum to Ike associations in other
countries The associations Axe regular reports OF
their work and expenditures TO The b"iss authorities
Tie voluntary contributions made by cmhcrs of the
associations III the Uued states amount to about four
fines As much AS the Government subsidy. The
ciation in New-Iork City received last wear 1900
francs from the Federation and 1,23o francs
from the Cant0ns, ard the Phnnde pli1 san
Franci-co, Chicago ana other associations received
uroportiouate sunN- You will observe" remarked
Mr. HItz "that he Canton Of zlrich. from wAicn MI
Byers wrote his letter. apprOlria'cd $500 francs,
$500 last year help SICK aid destitute swiss ia the
United state, end other foreign laud-."
Mr. Htz estimates the number II swiss IN the United
states AT about 100000. True Their traditions and
habits the Swiss generally t IT arrival IN the United
states form separate communities OF cmgrants lr rlm
the same or adjoining CantOns, setting by themso
Al GErus W - Is "A Community OF this kind, the Orig
nal founders Cf which were all the Canton
Of Glarus The fr.t cOouists 1913 IN number arrived
In Wisconsin hIryve year, ago Ihey we're very poor.
br mana red T. secure abOu 21) % Governm mt
land Four years later thry lad -inali amount ~
fJcs ami thcir crOp 1910 sted ~ 65 Bushels of
o,. 54J hus.5 Jf cora, aud 40 bushels OF potatoes
] onos t"I. rom $50 acres TO 900 acres. There
0,oo roads cOiniOiIIJe dwellings, hIe orchards, aud
,ue cueese factories w:ic turn OOO pound OF
cheese each year. There are good schools and tne
cnurcnes. The people ge alOnZ "ltI one DOCTOR ahd
vi mont siu gle lawyer Tb q happy and proper
ans Tcis Is sue picture nat Mr. Iltz draws OF one
sViss colony in TIE United States He says there are
MI HtZ SAYS That ae * sometimes aSAel Dy b T. or
local au hur ties send BACK TO Hwlz RAND native OF
MAI rouutry Wn l. unable To supp ri himself. I1I- d
mand is usually accompanied by stat Dcnt To ne
m g, tEat The % Skipped away from 9WIZcr-
itt in IreIer ( rid iat country OF tn bur
uruor In the very rare whore Hr. IIiz has
inund such fact. he has promptly sem PERSONS
harE 10 lie CantOnS rom which Ihey came.
In relation tne QiesJiOn OF ctZrnship,' said Mr.
Ufz | tanN II nu more than rlghi that foreigner
w N comes here, anu de- to become citiZ'n Ould
he rcoured produce passport from the au hDItts ~
his native country 10 shO" tnat he is pViso III sOpu