New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
ALIENS 60 GOLD LADEN.
CROWD ALL THE SHIPS.
T7oelUe Thousand Sailing Yesterday
Took $4,000, 900, 1t Is Said.

Almost twelve thousand steerage passengers
ell but thousand of whom men. sailed
eight ocean liners bound for as many Euro
pean ports yesterday The majority of these
foreigners came from outside New York City
many from the coal fields of Pennsylvania,
others from Chicago and some even from as far
west as Denver and Oregon
II was a comparatively prosperous looking
crowd which began 20 arrive at the piers as
early as o'clock in the morning although none
OF the vessels sailed before noon, In front Of
the Cunard and White Star piers at that hour
one thousand or more were drifting up and down
the waterfront like lost sheep. Lieutenants Lee
son, Moody and Aikman. in citizens clothing
and a of uniformed policemen were kept
busy guarding them from pckpocIeets and con-
fidence The detectives and officials Of
of the lines estimated that the foreigners took
back home with them on an average $3.50 apiece.
The largest number of the laborers was taken
by the steamship Republic of the White Star
Line. which sailed for the Mediterranean. More
than 2.270 crowded her rails as she backed out
OF her pier. Most OF them Italians and
Scilians. with liberal sprnkng OF Greeks
Armenians and Assyriaus. A dozen or more
italians who had been left behind by the Amer
lean liner New York. told the Republic
filed. The New York sailed earlier in the morn
age passengers in the second cabin WAS forced
to leave several behind for the White Star Line
which is a member Of the International Mercan-
tile Marine Company. The Republic was the
only other Mercantile Marine boat carrying
steerage passengers to sail yesterday. II these
Italians did not get on her they would have to
wait for several days
The Republics steerage was crowded and
iammed TO it's utmost capacity. and the ships
officers at the gangplank had orders to admit
more. A more morosc, dark browed crowd
than left by the New York is seldom seen
Finally an officer emerged from the ship. looked
over those waiting, counted them and gave the
word Amid cheers from the dark masses hang
ing over the rails. trunks were shouidered and
a grinning procession hurried up the gangplanlS
on board the ship
Next to the Republic. the c. F. Tietgen. Of the
Scandinavian American Line carried the largest
number This boat bound for Copenhagen.
and had in her steerage two thousand men and .
women The Mauretanias steerage quarters
are much smaller than those of either of these
boats, and though well filed. she carried only
1,184 third class These included Hungarans. .
Russians Poles. Slovaks. Germans and Italians
The North German Lloyd had difficulty
with the steerage passengers who had been
booked out West for its boats than any other
sailed
with 600 in her steerage. and left hundred
more on the dock All of these had to be cared
for by the line. The Anchor liner Caledonia
preceded her down the bay with a few Scots and
about thousand Hungarians. Slavs. Poles. /
Greeks and Italians. The Nord America. OF the
Veloce line, which carried whole tanks OF Italian
wine on board, accommodated about 1,225 Italians
and Sicans. leaving just enough to fill the Re
public her utmost capacity. In addition to these
$50 Germans. Danes and Poles sailed the
Hamburg American boat Patricia from Ho-
boken.
Despite the raising of steerage rates. the de !
sire to return to the Old World has not abated
and will not. according to the officials OF the
steamship lines, until after this week. when the /
immigrants will not have time enough to reach
their homes before Christmas. The North Ger
man Lloyd boats are already booked full. and
the Veloce line expects to send out two boats I
instead of Saturday.
Opinion is divided on the cause of the abnor
NAL rush Of foreigners to the fatherland. The
fact that the financial difficulties came close +
unon the holidays has caused many persons to !
attribute the exodus to the closing down of
Mills mines and factories in various parts of
tho country 1t is contended that the foreigners
,,aeame frightened at the shortness of money.
the high price of food. lack of work and poor
prospect ahead for employment and retreated
TO the home country where they could live
the savings of few years in America.
William r. Wheeler, of San Francisco. one of
the special inspectors selected by President
Roosevelt to look into immigration abroad. who
arrived here several days ago from Southamp-
ton. said the great eastward rush of aliens was
an indication of the prosperity of the country.
He said it showed that the foreigner has made
plenty Of money and felt able to spend some of
II in a trip 10 the fatherland. He argued that
the influx of aliens to Europe. all with plenty of
money would stimulate an interest among their
fellow countrymen and that they would return
later with hundreds of neighbors and relatives
anxious TO share in the prosperity of America
Gustav H Schwab, of the North German
I.loyd Line, said that the alien rush eastward
showed that immigration regulates itself and
that artificial stimulatiou, attributed to the