The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-23
ONELINE BACKSOOWN
Backbone of the Steamship Com-
panies' Strike" Broken.
Couldn't Bluff the United States
Government.
VIII Pay for the Feeding Of Re
jectcd Immigrants.

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 it 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 its 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
" hile detained on the ISLAND. the re-
isGted immigrants were FED: anu the
This system elected no complaint until
last April. when one Of the steamship
companies suddenly rebcled and melted
eight others to join 1t in an attempt to
overthrow the rule. The nine resisting
companies were the North German
Lloyd, Cunard, White Star. Nederlands-
american, 1nelpS BIOS, FUNK. fuSe
& Co. Anchor line, French line and
The American. Hamburg American
and Red Star refused to take part in
| the strike"
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
| with a notification from the strikers
that his system would no longer be
complied with. He telegraphed to
Washington and received immediate in
structions to examine immigrants on
board the vessels, and to compel the
steamship companies to keep rejected
immigrants on board their steamships
S from w TfHTn ,ht them SAILED hs m pant
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 and one
physician
The steamship people said that the
| new arrangement would delay their
| ship. increase expenses directly, and
through costly encumbrances increas
| their risks and responsibilities. After
the inspectors order the detention of an
the ship to guard and keep. and under
| danger of 500 fine If that individual gets
| ashore.
The squads were on hand this morn
| ing, end the first business came with
the arrival OF the Edam. which docked
at about 8 o'clock at her Iioboken pier.
She had only sixty immigrants In her
steerage. but these had to go through
the long and tedious formality on the
| decks.
The North German Lloyd has two
big .hiploads due: on ths Neckar and
the cost of hindrance and delay, the
Company surrendered.
Mr.. Springer was posted off to tell the
welcome enough. and that he nigh,
expect the steerage passengers of to-
days ships at Ellis Island.
- After Agent Springer went out the the
| World' reporter:
THE backbone of the combination is
broken. don't say that the North Ger
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-
cane without one experiment.
The first anxiety Of landing cap
tain is To clear his ship OF passengers
and freight az quickly as possible. so as
| TO begin To take on for the return voy-
age. on which he starts in four or five
| days. This Is a tremendous job and
| needs all the decks cleared for action.
| The new rule would leave on board all
| rejected immigrants and their baggage,
which with their care would be an in
| tolcrablc nuisance.
| Some Of the companies are in debt for
| the feeding at Fills Island OF detained
| immigrants but this debt would not ag-
| grcgate more than S}.pU or si,0D. All
| companies paying arrears and signify
| Ing compliance 70 the old system win he
| AT once relieved from the operations OF
| tn" new rule"
| \ pretty fight remains on the hands Of
| tie other eight companies If they stick
| "a h,rir ,hnpSitipD