Evening journal., 1893-09-12
BOUND FOR TIE OLD WORLD.
THOUSANDS OF FOREIGN IMMl-
GRANTS LEAVING AMERICA.

This Extraordinary State of Affairs
Credited to the Lack Of Employment.
They Return to Europe Where the
Cost of Living is Much Less Than Here.
NEW YORK, Sept 19.-America is
losing population. The "tide Of immi
grafton, of which the orators speak 50
often, has for the first time in thirty
years turned to one of emigration. This
phase Of the hard times-for due to the
hard times it is believed to be-has
passed unnoticed save by the agents of
transatlantic steamship lines.
1.-TWO einigrants are leaving this
country" said Dr. CLAWS, representative
Of the North German Lloyd and other
steamship companies, yesterday, ''to one
that is coming here. The steam er that
sailed for Genoa Saturday had to refuse
more than 200 applications for passage
simply for lack of room. Other lines re-
port a similar state Of affairs Those
going back to their native land are
mostly Italians and Scandinavians.
How do you account for it2' Dr.
CLAWS was asked.
Probably the hard times in this
country are responsible for it, " he said
| Many people have been thrown out Of
work through the closing of mills and
factories aud the stopping Of various
enterprises. Among this class there are
a great many people from all over
! Europe. Finding themselves out OF
employment they perceive that it would
be cheaper to return 10 the old country,
where the cost of living is much less
than it is here, and await the return Of
prosperity in this country. This is the
/ first time in thirty years when the tide
of immigration has set away from and
not toward this country
DR. Senner thinks that the decreased
immigration, considering the causes
that have produced this effect, should be
a source Of congratulation 1--WE have
been enforcing the Contract LaboR law,
he said, land it has had o marked effect
in convincing the steamship companies
that it is for their interest, as well as
for ou S. TO sift their steerage lists more
thoroughly. We have lots Of room here
for immigrants if they are the ii ht
kind. The steamship companies are be-
/ ginning to lealize that II our laws are
not strictly enforced public opinion will
become so strong that immigration may
be stopped AS a consequence they are
using more care in booking passengers
on the other side. and the result is that
we are getting fewer immigrants and
better quality. find that for the past
six weeks we have been sending back
more emigrants sthan we received. For
instance, the steamship Werra carried
900 steerage passengers back last week,
and l understand that 800 more were
disappointed because they couldn't get
passage on her.
zone reason for this is the present
business depression and the difficulty
that these men find in getting work
Many of them, of course, are men whs
came here with the intention of making
a little money and then going home
Fully so per cent of the Italians com'
to this country with that purpose, anC
after staying here a season or two they
go back to Italy They constitute, with
the Germans and the Firms, the great
majority of the emigrants who are leav
ing US now. That they should Outnum
Der our immigrants, however, is remark
able and, think. unprecedented.