The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-23
ONE Line BACKSDOWN
Backbone of the Steamship Com-
panies' Strike" Broken.
Couldn't Bluff the United States
Government.
WIZ psy .. tho Eved.as o.. SC
jvcted Ammisrants.

The North German Lloyd. which has
been regarded as the leader of the nine
combined steamship lines In the strike"
against the United States Government
In regard to the housing and feeding Of
Immigrants, held pending examination
into their eligibility to land. threw up
the sponge to-day. and 1t is expected that
the rest will follow.
1t has long been the custom OF the
Government to impose upon the steam
ship companies share Of the risk Of
bringing over undesirable immigrants
The Storage Is cleared Of it's passengers
not citizens OF the United States at
Ellis Island. and the party. usually sew
eral hundred in number, examined there.
Those who from sanitary. moral or
social reasons were debarred from ad.
mittance were detained at the island
and shipped back at the importing YES
sells cost
While detained on the island, the re-
jected immigrants were fed. and the
bill later collected from the Company.
This system elected no complaint until
last April. when one OF the steamship
companies suddenly rebelled and melted
eight others to join 1t in an attempt to
L I'pI" cunards white star. Nederands.
American, Phelps Bros, Funk. Edge
4 Co, Anchor line. French line and
The American, Hamburg American
and Red Star refused to take part in
The efforts of the combination to get
redress at Washington fell through. but
the purpose was not abandoned. and last
Friday Commissioner Senner was served
that that h his "I system would no longer be
complied with. He telegraphed tc
Washington and received immediate In
struetions to- examine, Immigrants or
steamship companies. to keep rejected
immigrants on board their steamships
and return them ,,sd to t the r piaGt
great Inconvenience to the companies
and greater expense than they are now
put to.
Commissioner Senner organized two
boarding squads, consisting each OF a
chief inspector, three registry clerks
| three gatemen. four inspectors, one
| boarding officer. one matron anu one
| physician.
The steamship people, said that the
new arrangement would delay, theii
ship. increase expenses Directly, ano
their risks and responsibilities. After
the inspectors order the detention OF ar
immigrant, he or she Is left aboard fol-
the ship to guard and keep, and under
danger OF 500 fine II that Individual gets
| ashore.
The squads were on hand this morn.
ing. end the first business came can WITH
at about s o'clock at her Hoboken pier
She had only sixty immigrants In hei
steerage, but these had to go through
the long and tedious formaiity on TIT
The North German Lloyd has two
big shiploads due. on the Neckar anG
the Aller, and, after briefly considering
| h, Of hinIrAn and dplAy. tlt
Company surrendered.
Mr.. Springer was posted of to tell the
Commissioner that the old rules wer,
expect the stcerage passengers of to-
days ships at Ellis Island
After Agent Springer went out the
"The backbone of the combination /,
broken. ] don't say that the North Ger
man-Lloyd was the leader. but its nam,
| headed the signatures to the protest
The expense and delay of the new sys
tenn Is too much for them and the NORTH
German-Lloyd apparently wants to es
Ths fn rst ANXIETY Df ssp of landing cap
tain is to clear his ship of passengers
and freight as quickly az possible, so al
TO begin to take on for the return voy
age, on which he starts In four. or fv,
days. This Is tremendous job anC
needs all the decks cleared for action
The new rule would leave on board al
| rejected immigrants and their baggage
which with their care would be an IN
| tolerabe nuisance.
Some of the companies are in debt fol
the feeding at Ellis Island OF detainet
| immigrants, but this debt would not ag'
| gregate more than 5000 or $1,000. Al
companies paying arrears and signify
ing compliance to the old system will be
at once relieved from the operations OF
! the new rule"
a pretty fight remains on the hands OF
the other eight companies II they stick
| 20 their opposition.