The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-29
War Expected to Cut II
Down Enormously.
THE FORWARDING AGENTS
DO Net Believe the LuIl Will Be Of
Long Duration.
RUSH OF WOMEN TO BE NURSES

NEW YORK. April 2s.--[Special. Mote
has already been made In this correspond
snce of the big drop In transatlantic travel,
but nothing has been said hitherto regard
ing the effeot OF the war upon immigra.
tion. As = matter Of fact, IL the falling
OF continues at the present rate OF de-
crease, there will soon be no immigration
at all, 20 the great distreSx Of the agents
who make living at this rcft of the COM
missions on tickets from hero to interior
parts What they will do with themselves
while the war continues is question, and
there IL no GLASS anywhere whose members
wish more deyoutly for speedy termina-
tion Of hostilities.
At the same time they are by no means
discouraged. AZ class they look for an
early collapse Of Spain. And they say
that after the war 10 over there will be q
bigger rush from the countries Of northern
and central Europe than ever before.
"How can IL DO otherwise" agreed q
man we'll known In the forwarding"
business, ~ II IL termed today, 'since the
German, Swedish, Austrian and even
Russian newspapers will now contain
more columns In a week about America
than they ever have before In a month";
Not only will they print all the war news,
but their pages will teem with explanatory
items and articles such as have only rarely
been published before.
Americans who have not familiarized
themsslves with European newspapers
have no idea of the soant attention paid 10
this country by old world journalists as
rule nor of the ingenious nature OF the
misinformntion presented by what they
usually have to ssy about America. Now.
however, since many German veterans
will enlist for Uncle Sam. the German pa
pers especially will take great pains to
exploit this country, and thousands--yes,
hundreds Of thousands-who have hereto
fore had only the mistiest knowledge of
the United States will become we'll post
ed. Naturally this will make many think
more seriously than ever before Of coming
here 10 grow up with the country. OF
course tho forwarding agents will keep
track Of the feeling on tho other sido, and
it would not surprise me at all II some
sort Of permanent exhibition for the en-
lightenmont Of would be settlers were
opened somewhere on the other side and
perhaps another here, say in tho Bowling
Green building. at tho foot Of Broadway.
But just now We must not expect many
70 leave the old country for the now"
No lack Of Red Gross Nurses.
The number Of applicants for places as
Red Cross nurses Is growing larger every
day, and they represent every walk In life
from tho highest to the lowest. Yesterday
the total was nearly 1900 and still they
como, which shows highly creditable
state Of feeling on the part OF American
women. Al the same time II IL hardly
possible that all who apply have much Of
an idea OF the hardships OF the work.
Undoubtedly also some applicants seek
the service chiefly because they think
they can more easily escape serious trou.
bles and worries Of their own by work at
tho front than In any other way. They
are not like Miss Margaret Livingston
Chanler, William Astor Chanler's sister.
who will temporarily sever the most de-
lightful social connections TO nurse the
brave boys who fight. One who succeeded
In getting herself enrolled day or two
ago declared that she was alone In the
world and crushed with personal reverses,
and she knew no other feasible road BY
which sho could so certainly forget them
rs to join the He'd Cross. With view to
taking this step, abe had received the most
careful instruction in the theory and prac-
sice OF nursing. She brought the proper
certificates to prove what she said and the
Endorsement Of very eminent physician
and surgeon. Upon DIR. Lesser suggesting
that she answer q few test questions as to
fitnoss shc oonsent ted at once. Her replies
wero 80 satisfactory that her name was
put down without further ado, and she
VIII be one Of the first to 60 south.
' The Old Guard.
The Old Guards recruiting stations, In
the form Of A tents, standing near the
small parks In the streets, have given New
fork's thoroughfares . moro warlike APP
pearance even than the flags which fly
from nearly every important building.
For many years tho stars and stripes
have been used almost solely for political
display, but army tents have not been In
evidence eince civil war days, w hich are now
strongly recalled TO all old timers. These
same old timers also remember when they
sec the name Old Guard on the pennants
over tho tents that it was that oruaniza-
sion which made the first friendly expedi-
tion TO tho south undertaken BY any
northern society Of veterans after 1865.
This wag IN 1875, II years after the close
Of tho war. tbe occasion being the cclebra-
tton Of tho Fort Moultrio centennial st
Charkston on June 2s.
The Guards were collectively the guests
OF the Washingt0n Light artillery during
that celebration, and there arc many now
numbered among the ESQ Old Guards men
who remomber the trip and tho hearty fra
tornixation Of Fedefals and Confederates
that marked It's contamination. The 28th
Of Juno Wnn Gl1oh r aoorchfnU dav that