New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-16
HUNGARY OPPOSING EMIGRATION.
Ambassador Won Hengelmueller Explains
Agreement with Cunsrd Company.

Washington April l5-At the Austro-H Hungarian
Embassy Il IS sa.d that there is evidently mis-
understanding IN this country in regard to the
agreement recently made by the Hungarian gov
erument with the Cunsrd Steamship Company. In
which Il provided that the cunard company shall
establish a direct line between Ffurne and New
York The Misunderstanding refers particularly
10 the clause OF the agreement BY which the Hun
ERrian government guarantees 20 the Cunard COM
rssny the transportation OF thirty thousand emf
grants a year. ard win pay 80 head deficit The
contract also stipulated that the agreement should
be void In the United States government
passed inv prohibiting immigration
When his attention was called TO the recent
amendment 10 the Dillingham; blL which provides
that no immigrants shall be allowed TO land from
any country which encourages induces emf
grafton by contracts with steamship companies
Baron Won Hensel:aGIer. the AustrO-Hungarlan
Ambassador, said:
OF coarse have no intention to comment in
any way upon intended legislation. but. knowing
hold myself free 10 say that the proposed amend
ment is based Gpon an erroneous impression WIN
regard 10 the guaranteeing cause o. 1le 49,
with the Cunard Line. The Hungarian government
Set.oIe Sio S.scJu4 as 90 So ~ s,.,yrg,ss q
But they had 10 deal with facts, not with wishes
thousands and thousands o; Huassrians were
yearly leaving their country for the United States
As there Direct line from the hungarian
Be.suO sp5 Ho1is5d these circttoHs routes en-
tailed great expense md lessened the small cap
stal OF the egnigrants Besides they had TO deal
with agents OF different private foreign companies
the Hungarian government found II o-rcult 20 con-
troll their contracts and TO prevent their being per
Fuaded or induced emierate. BY trying 10 eStao-
lish a direct line from Fiume. the Hungarian gov
eminent thought 10 Get better control over ne
emigration. and TO provide for the welfare OF those
euigrsnts who could not be kept At home. 50 they
made 9 contract with the Cunaro Line.
L was natural that English company under
taking establish direct service from an Hun
esSian port TO New-York wished 10 be insured
against a loss. This is the origin o. the EuarSI-
teeing clause the wording OF which might lead
20 the misunderstanding that the Hungarian gov
eminent wanted thirty thousand OF their people 10
emig-ats SO far from this being the case. Count
T1sza, the Hungarian Premier has but the day be
fore yesterday declared IN Parliament that his
government would gladly hail the day when they
would be called pay the guarantee. as this
would mean a lesseuIng Of the tide OF emigration.
and the payment the stipulated sum would be
q small loss for the country, compared 20 the ad-
vantage OF keeping their people at home.
Faron Won FengelrnGiler further referred 10 sew
eral lately published reports from American con-
ruis IN Austria Hungary. all OF which emphasize
the fact that the government. press and people in
his country deplore and discourage emigration