The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-25

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men she went to the steamship agent
who had given them the cards and
he arranged for her return to the
United States.
DRAINING THE COUNTRY.
so difficult has the government
made IL for the inhabitants TO leave
Hungary that most of the cmigrants
walk until they are across the bor-
der. selling their belongings first for
what they will bring. The emigrants
walk two or three weeks, until they
get out of the jurisdiction of their gov
eminent. They get into Galacia, Ger-
many, and even Italy, and then reach
seaport. have Just received adj
vices from Hungary that the large
planters have urged the government
TO do something. In many villages
aud districts the complaint is made
that hardly an able-bodied or sound
man is to be found. The men have all
l"ft aud are sending tor their families
10 come as fast as possible.
"~incc the people have gone out,
wages have gone up. Twenty years
ago. u farm hand was Paid 80 norins
ar $50 year In purchasing power
th!s wac equal To $50 IN American
MONEY. Now FARM laboTcrs and sor-
wants receive two aud three times ~
much. Servant gils are scdrccr there
than ia the United States. They come
over here to marry Hungarian work.
mon. In America ihc hungarian
woman does not have to work nearly
80 hard as in her own country. The
hungarian servant girl is paid about
luu 0OrinS y year.
our people have made great pro-
grcss in the work ur Amcricanizing
themselves. They come from a coun-
try whore tn, emperor aud army is
everything, and whore conditions have
I been :" terribly hard that men and
women can live only 10y working from
morning 10 night without mtcrmiSsion
ana then earn Dut Il mere pittancr. If
IN" American people will only have Il
| little patience they will see our people
making excellent citizens
CRIMINAL ELEMENT DECREASES
Enquiry which I have made. using
| tn" reports of every jail warden in
! Pennsylvania for some years past as a
| basis. shows that the criminal element
! among Hungaliaus in Pennsylvania is
| constantly decreasing. As To the pop
! lldI llllhltSSlbIl llldl lnhlf lS II llEHL
| at every Hungarian festivity. it sim
! ply amounts to this: such happenings
! crop out at celebrations held by the
| lowest CLASSES of Ilungaaus. not
| among thu better Glasses When our
| people grt into Il dispute they imme-
| diatelS go to a juStic" of the peace or
Ln alderman and these officials al
! ways make Il court ease out Of II. in
order TO get the fees. They can do
this with Hungarians even more cas-
| lily than with Englisu-speakinc peo-
| pl" as our people arc unable to speak
| English. Put this condition is chang
ing very fast"
To show the Improvement i'm the
| social condition of the Hungalians Mr..
| Rovnanek cited the fact that ten years
ago there We're but four churches or
All dcnomna tiOnS in Pennsylvania
where Hungalians worshipped. To-
day the number is IL and is ncreas-
ing. These churches are Of the Roman
catholic. Greek catholic. Russian or
thudOX and Lutheran denominations.
The National Slavonic society will
hold its annual meeting i'm Philadelphia
next June. The society has 1000 mem-
bcrs. II was started in Pittshurg II
few years ago by Nj. Ruvnianek with
80 members.