Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-28
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GERMAN CONVICT EMuGRANrs,
Correspondent Paul WoBsf Gives Testi'
mOny Before the Invessigasin4 Com

Corre~poudent paul WOBsf Gives Testi.
nnonY Before the Investigating Com.
mittee.
NEw YORK, July 2s.-The four congressman who
are investigating the emigration Affairs OF tho
country resumed their Iabors In the west parlor
OF the Westminster Hotel. Paul wolfY, Washing
ton correspondent Of the New Yord Shafts Zefua0,
was the FIRST witness. He stated that some three
years ago he was informed that there were several
societies In Germany, and especially Bavaria,
Charged criminals 70 this country. Witness
laid this Information before Assistant Secretary
OF State Porter and that gentleman wrote to
the American consul at Munich on the subject,
who replied In December 1856, that there were no
such societies. The witness read extracts from
reports of one OF these societies. showing that IN
lsSl twenty-seven discharged cOnvicts were sent
that the worse the men are and the larger families
they have the better fitted they are TO be sent to
America Witness says that these societies are
not government Affairs, but the royal counselor,
Bauer Is president, and Prince Regent Luit pold Is
honorary president OF this society. In 1886 their
report Is more cautiously worried. but II shows
was used TO assist emgrants TO come 70 this
country.
ceedings to shake hands with the members Of the
COMMITTEES, and urge upon them an invitation to
spend sunday with him at his country seat. when
he left the examination proceeded.
The witness had no statistics for the year 1887
but said that he knew OF occurring this year.
About two months ago, he said. two men came
over on the Saale, but were sent back from Castle
Garden. The American consul at Munich learned
OF their being sent and cabed over TO
that they were sent back to Hamburg, and from
there to England. from where they came over TO
this country again under assumed names. He said
that these societies give each OF these assisted
emigrants tickets to whatever place In this coun-
Try they select and gives each 100 marks over and
witness said Of German emigration that DIR.
Becker director Of the bureau statistics in Ber-
In, estimates that the average loss per head TO the
German government through emigration is 500
marks and estimates that on the average each
man brings with him $S7 In cash.
THE PADRONE SYSTEM AT PrTTsBURG.
PrrrsBuRa, Pa, July 2s.-The Chron,cte 7e,e-
In this city and vicinity and nnds that there are
several thousands OF lab0rerS working here un.
der the padrone system and that the trarnc is
regularly carried on by about f1fteen agents who
operate In connection with the New York agents.
Witness has made a careful study Of the emigra-
foa He said forced
hfteen years ago, during the Fall River
strikes, when great numbers OF Swedes
si1ered the cheape & laborers Of Northern Europe.
The labor market In this country, he argued, Is
only overcrowded because the emlgrants flock to
the cities.
The class Of emigrants who have come over
here from Germany lately, he said, Is much better
than In former years. More farmers are coming
and engage In agriculture.
The emigration OF Southern Europe is, in his
opinion, mostly OF forced character, ana Induced
by false representations This ciasS comes largely
from the rural parts OF Italy, and is forced
main In the large cities, because the people have
no money TO go TO Western points.
Witness proposed system OF examining
all emgrants at the point OF emDarka-
ton, and furnishing them with creden-
tials guaranteeing that they do not come
under any OF the prohiblIory laws OF our country.
Then he suggests that no one should be allowed 10
land here VINO Is not provided with satisfactory
crede ntials OF this kind.
The next with IS was atypical native of SOUTH
ern Italy, named Mlncenzo Zurlo, who was In
duced by flaming placards 90 his village walls to
come here. A man named Nicolini b lrtonl the
same gent mentioned by yesterdays witnesses,
persuaded HIM to come over here. BartonI co.,
leeted Tour dollars from him, IN return for which
ne agreed TO conduct him 10 Naples where he
guided him TO the steamship office and secured
his ticket for him. He landed here with francs
In money, and has not secured q days work since
his arrival He said that he could have secured
money 10 DO that. Although he is living on char
tty, he declared that he would not work for so
cents day, because that would barely keep me;
what VI the rest?"
"How do you support Jour family now!" asked
Chairman Ford.
"My vile gets a days work now and then
would not so cents a day beat charity"
"1es; but would have nothing to send to my
family"
"What do you send them now?-
SELF"
Witness declared that he was satisfied at home.
ana would not nave thought OF leaving but for
Bartonis persuasion.