New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-21
PLIGHT OF AMERICANS ABRoU
Harsh Criticism Is Made Of StsSmsAI
Companies.

Harsh Criticism Is Made Of StssmihI
Companies.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems TO the writer that %
press and public should understand D
sort Of treatment thousands Of Ams
cans arc getting to-day from steamsil
companies that seem 20 have taken q
vantage Of the present European 70.
moil to abstract from the pockets
those who were ln trouble IN EufeF
the last possible dollar The wiz
has always been a consistent supporh
of our Secretary OF State and Of y
President, but can see little to pas
IN the way the troubled Americas
have been treated by the Aperai
government, which seems to have ~
interest in crying Peace thah !
helping the untOrtunateS thaI se'
stranded abroad.
The writer had two relatives ~
the city OF Newark who were trs'elnl.
in Germany and were fortunate sno-t
to be located at the time at Essen w
relatives. who looked after them 10 =
pest possible manner until they saw z
opportunity Of crossing 10 ho.S-
thence to London and Liverpool I1
brought back reports Of the KIND w
ment OF Americans By the German p
pie.
After meeting much diseonioH
Landau which included the Toes
passports, citizenship papers
steamer tickets by plckpoekeI, ~
eventually reached Liverpool, VET m,
representative Of the White sW. - =,
met the train and escorted them y
of the lowest possible lodging 49,
in Liverpool, where, Of course, lhs!
not remain. but later. after prove.
ing. found accommodations NOR
tractive. The Liverpool repre.s,snl1'.~-,
of the line. a kindly Jew, 40 -
from The Rotterdam steanlsnlp - I'd
word that the steamship ueAsH,,
been purchased there. and oVp''
were given at Liverpool go. a,r
Once on board the Ceite ~
troubles began. They had oesn Or
fortunate" enough 20 be porn ~ IL
many some sivty-uWe years asN NJ,
sixty-eirht wears of their ives
been spent i'm the United o'1..'..-.i,a
seems the steamship officers feeVs al
their nationality .by the name,
things were made very unpleass.., =
tbc Germqu-Amcricau passens.n',, ,
board. which included tsunts - w
90 +bci, rationa'.-y and actuai is..t.ff
IL seems that only third class 81 /
could be purchased 10 Hollstaa .,,o,l
there were quite NUMBER " "A b.
and even first class caOHS s.sss
Celtic that were not oceupleyvf. ~
former prices had been doeoe~ s,or,r
Americans would not pay 'hs ,srf
tant prices asked, so during w ar,s
yovaga thov were herded in tns ~.
400 Ike 40 many cattle. the ioooI &c
and the place lhl ,..;S,s
vermin. One Of ms ~ ,sB
woman. was unfortunate ehO.osSr, .
down an unlighted comPani'y,oo b. y
the vessel and was attendte ss3 =
ship'S doctor. who demahueU
ceived a fee for his services IA "
II seems the same condI1iya. Lee
way of charge prevails on 49, ~
including the Italian. as i ,,u'a ,
Chicago who is now ,n 10 !, ssoid .,
nothing else would be tak ;,,s y @
for second class accommoeS.',s rrgiFst ,
Italian Line, whose steamer II ~
Jersey City last Saturuss. .eomneS
the former price Of such '''
ton was $50. 49,. AR UbS.
Now. is it not time that 81 80 -
States government should ,sS,net
action IN regard TO these =, .il.,',,
and demand that hats. o' rsrs 9.
no matter what country the{ MAJ,
in. be treated decentlyE u s,s
that we have a business ~ ~,
State Department, ~ ~.
broad vision can take IN Nv w ~,
misery Of Americans when ~. Va q -
to stray from under the iG,. ~,
should be their all orotsse iWaooEce
No. l3 VOORHEES, st., w.
Sept. Is, 1914.