New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
xTE OF IMMIGRANTS I'VE
REFUSE.
$. Germany. If Old a~d Feeble,
Tsey Find Home of Peace
dsd Plenty.
~ cecn T. DRr1an.

o. -N
= % think Of them long before the shin. which
-. man back hopeless TO the old rnonotonous
- sxzan here sunk under the horszon We are
- oeten ourieas 20 knew Of thefr landing and re-
- IA fhs sosd-out homes and p!oughed-out fields
rLs,e are not many Germans =ho fan 20 meet
=, ,,Su,ferents- Rus what becomes os the one
sAs 6sss
4. ,curss. there is no difficulty about his r.t.
,.s s<ex That part Of 81 is only too certain as
a. ssseFship corEpsry which brought hin, here ia
.x-,eied By law 20 sttead 20 that But as he
80, up sad 6eun his third class piece OF Geek at
s.kt IA sn6 down, oirnly before the faint hatch
-. I'm. vhas different set OF kaiesooscopes he
!, s.sas from the faint. fair visions he had on
a. xxY ever. Tor now be knows what he has to
s.,s snd shs knovselyv limits his dreams Be-
- ke has the real disaster Of disappointment
:, hsk Invested al his hopes IN opportunities
"a the chance 10 try 30 realize them Is denied
bin
.. isrxs az Hamburg or BFez1erhsven needless
q sss rAoute with which his feiior passengers
t- srsez tbs sight OF those typical low red roofs
= esrrsay away OF there In tbs fields. and he
,s-se into 8 third class carriage 10 settle him
~ .cy tse long or Ehort Journey. IL may be-
- 10 MS native town He knows that when
- ,e.s there. ff he has money. they Will take
sr nf him with community funds and hnd him
+, ~ a. scor they can OF course. Il Is dread
f5 70 be poor and dependent, but IN Germany
tb.st = 70 danger Of having 10 stsrve be an
sussE
NO FEAR OF WANT.
gs il ou.te 4 different case from that told by
tAs american consular esent al K0nigsberg OF
,ts Russian woman whom our government sent
sscf few years ago. The woman was found
ene night, enclad. IN the streets Of Chicago. She
eas Insane The authorities took charge Of her.
t.-es a special nurse 20 accompany her and paid
t,s exptnses cf the two siI the way back Rus-
sz K6nigsoerg :s almost on the Russian border.
md they stopped there. short OF funds The
rurss sought the American consular once and
ssked for loan. II granted. and the two
rroceeded to the boundary line. Here the
sansd loose her charge-heipiess!y inssne-to let
hsr wander til she came upon assistance, such
IS Il might be. Or starve And Il would be hard
10 say which would have been the more fortunate
sglrc-ae. The consul does not know what hap
p<aed 70 she woman She was only one Of the
curious wrecks of whose careers he has got
Asshns glimpse they hurry into his life and out
srsia
b. sAe German has arrived his starting pIaca.
tat singing his knspsack over his shoulder, walks
ssyn the familiar streets once more It will be
aboaf the proceeding for him anywhere In
Germany. but II his honss happens 20 be in Ba-
sara scnlsvhsss. say IA its capital Munich his
return viii bs : little less bitter.
There Elany poor !n Bavaria and Munich Is
great dispenser OF gratuities II Is wonderful 10
know Of Tie Ways in which this city takes care Of
here who have ret msde a success OF taking care
q. themselves A greatly civilized city. 81 yetiocks
win ksEsly eye ant reminiscent smile upon the
EESls felix whom 1t rules-the Bavarians-
tdf asie sowing, ssfh unsIntticus fer the fearful
F-ifs Of ncdern civilization. The simple. variike
ntiton OF primitive man would be far easier, far
usfstzL for them.
Munich spends orar soor million marks year 20
tsF IN eitissns alone. and this, for city Of
cnly gnoe not particularly well eff people. is law
lee L sr1te OF thu expense Of keeping them.
Esyzrss does not try &C lose It's citizens. On
tes eeatrx.y. g will uevsr give them up unless they
hcars raturalizeo IN another land II you are
ns child Of Bavs-1sn parents vhe have tmnisrated
Y xr1srcs, lived thei- lives here. but never been
r,,urssisec and K you. too. though born in Amer
is hav4 not been neturai!zed. Bavaria claims YOU
kss yoz become poor, sick and helpless she
VII seae for you, bring you back &c your fathers
ssre saA for you you need IL ell the Yest OF
wrt life lac expense Of this she viii oefray from
hc syz &c fun treasury.
GETS LOAN AND WORK.
Ia gseeasd wanderer after his arrival at the
y Central Station in Munich. viii have 10 tramp
tser; A.ls nile through city streets. Then he
eases nroa huge Rathaus- with its thousand
grss. s19 zoing through one OF It's many pointed
a,rssays. he pezse.s-@o the gray court. where the
ssse plays ~ noon Tor guard mount He climbs
sra stairway 70 the second landing. and walks
ar'uEh wonderful long hallway Of columns and
81 Tsuited ceilings TIL he comes 10 the door
naked "zss" the ',Buresu ces Armenphegschafts-
nsssr ehe oface Of the council for me care OF
as peer. de enters v.thou. knocking end takes
: his hat.
Gress Gottr' comes the voice from The desk
Grlsr Gottr' responds the vanderer.
Fhtt Do you wisE7' asks the ofncial. turning
eFrr6 him
uvzzs 5sF1ns this say and alnost invariably
eca saccezsfuliy Cor the candidate II he is young
70 able 10 work, but needs q loan TO keep him
lss I'll he hnds 5sb. they give 1t 10 him II he
1tr~t~a g. - f<Dlr anHA -
nH ssa 70 find Il. they place hiTn with some
Aszaes. trorn whom he gets his keep In return Tor
aat serk
Ehiie hs is waiting for the necessary papers TO
@isc out there 10 small doubt that ne Is oes-
ssstey hungry. He asks when he shall return
as then goes out and along the bending street
hss issds near the huge Church of Our Lady-the
= estaetTsl with the thumb shaped towers-and
~ sAs ancient royal residence. through the
s1zs gardens and back 20 the monks Of ST. Anna
saTkirchs. Here he waits TIL the bell people IN
= fas city towers siowly begin 70 discourse In
snest tones the arrival OF noon Then he joins
as oonapsny ef hfs fellow unfcrfunetes who straE-
- from eli directions across the square ano
eesr Into the oark cloisters 20 receive their free
Esst tnz bet roup
tars ara many other places ne might have gone.
sau shas was the nearest. Many religious arc
Esssss societies and the city as well. have soup
Eztoes
SUI sfsss al. if he is young and able 70 work
ao hkely that would have found reason
- fsfnsins fhe erEsErsnt chance here he is
ss'ssty for serae reason helpless; unable TO sup
- himself either through age or pnysical In
@ay II the latter case he 10 sent 10 q free
4sie N Munich where he has competent care
ias tsrrse, he is appointed 20 place IN one
tas Palaces on the outskirts Of the town which
ssF cal poorhouses or sritals. A ifteen-ninute
aet o. the trolley from the Rathsus brings you
oas Of these huge buildings-the one near the
IA Eastend Cemetery II 10 called b. MAJ
: = srtzi. ard IN sla> home of seven hundred OF
- - <se1 poor Of Munich. They are both men ana
aef sst tsere are. fer some reason. more poor
Fsrssn thar r.en