Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23
Inquiry Into Emigration.

W. W. Husband, an agent of the
United States Department of Commerce
and Labor, has just returned to Berlin
after an s.OOO-mile trip through the in
terror of Russia, investigating the condi-
States on the spot
This work of Mr. Husband indicates
the attention paid by the department to
questions of this nature. Emigration OF
the orthodox Russians, in distinction from
the Russian Jews who have Tor years
made up so large portion of the stream
Of human traffic to the United States,
began oay recently. and the department
empowered Mr.. Husband to make tnls
extended trip to discover the conditlons
which were leading them to seek the
United States: whether they We're being
induced to do so against the provisions
Of the law on contract labor and whether
they would probably form permanent ele-
ments of the American population. 1t Is
understood that on the first point salts
factory answer was received. 1T would
appear, however, that these Russian emil
grants, like many of the Italians, go
to the United States only with the inten-
ton of remaining long enough to hoard
up little fortune which Will enable them
to return and live in comfort in their
home country.
Mr. Husband was accompanied on his
trip by Samuel Harper, son of the late
president of the University of Chicago.
as interpreter. He is now starting for
the Balkans on a similar trip of investi-
cation. and hopes that conditions have
now become sufficiently settled, after the
wars, to enable him to gsD the informa-
ton desired by the department.
Hunting Field of Vast Area.
A new hunting field of vast area. still
untouched by the rife of the white sports
man. has been found in East Africa by
Stewart Edward White, the American
| author. In a letter written to a friend
| in Berlin, Mr.. White calls this territory
probably the very last big virgin hunting
country in the world.
Mr. White, accompanied by his wife,
| first went to Africa shortly after Col.
Theodore Roosevelt visited the country
4 four years ago. He was so delighted with
his experiences that he returned recently
with a new expedition to travel into more
| remote regions. He obtained permission
from the German government to hunt in
/ the German territories, and here found
| the country he describes
| After being out OF touch with civiliZa-
/ ton for many weeks. Mr.. White sent a
messenger with letters to Victoria Nv
ANA He writes that the new field, where
! the sound of a rifle never has been heard.
| is as big as the hunting grounds of Brit
ish East Africa. and that there are in IL
1 game OF all sorts. Wildebeeste which
are found in big herds, stand at hun
dred yards distance to watch the party
pass and other animals. many of them
| of rare species. are so tame that the
hunter can walk up to them in plain
| sight The country is composed of low
| hills reaching down to the open plain;
| the climate is good and Mr.. White sus-
poets that the region lay so long unv.sited
because of the difficulties of getting "a
| Everybody in the party was we'll at the
time Of writing, and Mr.. White expected
10 finish his trip about December /, com.
ing out via Lake Victoria Nyanza.