The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09
RESERVISTS ARMED,
REDFIELD is TOLD
Austrian Consul Charges Men.
trality Law Violation by Re.
turning Frenchmen.
BRITISH SHIPS ACCUSEA
Congestion Of Foreign Fightin,
Men in the City Becomes
Serious Problem.
BRITISH SHIPS ACCUSEN

The Austro- Hungarian consulate g..
protested to Secretary Redheld q, -
Department OF Commerce that Fro.
vessels leaving this port are carrying Gun.
trahand OF war In violation Of the ray.
trality laws OF the United States II.
Charles Winter. acting Consul. Genera,
filed the protest yesterday
IL was said that secret agents n, ~.
German and Austrian consulates her. no.
been making Investigations on the n,s,,
before the departure of French and Eng.
lish vessels They are said to have ,or-,
that almost every reservist who sailed a.
the SAINT Anna OF the Fabre Line and m.
Lorraine OF the French Line carried GA,
arms and plenty OF ammunition in thai,
luggage. The Austrian and German co,.
sulates contend that vessels carry,r,
armed reservists are violating the un!,.s
States neutrality laws.
c. s. Nosworthy. acting British Consul.
General. said he had heard OF no sue,
action and would not countenance any
violation of this country's neutrality o,
the part OF ships flying the English nax
He suggested that any attempt Of "a.
servists to carry weapons aboard iln.ra
would make them liable TO the State unds,
the Sullivan law.
George DAnglade, French Consul.G,n,
erai. put into operation yesterday a new
method OF sending back reservists In order
TO avoid any possible charge Of violation
OF the neutrality laws. Every French
reservist got a steamship ticket and wen.
on his way as an 'indigent citizen" being
returned to France by the Consul Sew.
eral hundred sailed that way yesterday.
The reservists are coming In squads and
being registered.
The accumulation OF reservists OF nearly
all the warning nations is causing a great
deal of anxiety to Consuls here. especially
TO the Austrian and German officials who
cannot get vessels. Many OF the men who
come from the middle West leaving good
Jobs, have been sent home again As far
as II is possible reservists OF these nations
are being requested to register with the
Consuls by mail and to remain at home
until called upon.
II was estimated yesterday that there
were about 10000 German reservists Ia
this city. About 900 OF them who have
come in from other cities are almost en-.
tirely dependent on the consulate for sup.
port until vessels can be found to take
them to Germany. These few hundred
swarm about the German consulate build.
ing at II Broadway every morning. They
are being fed and housed by the German
Consul-General, who Is trying to send
home as many as possible.
The shipping tieup. especially In Fo.
boken, is causing great distress among
sailors and longshoremen and adding to
local troubles. According to the Rev
Edward NJ. Deema assistant super.n.
tendent OF the Seamen's Church institute,
at 20 South street, the situation is getting
worse daily. The dormitory at the in.
stitute has averaged so per cent full
since August 3. A steady stream OF lob.
less shipping men is pouring into he
institute and into the Deutsches Sea.
where the large reading room
has been cleared of bookcases and now
has mattresses spread out on the foor
Their numbers have been increased by
the TOO patriotic Germans who insisted
on coming TO New York before the Con.
SUI General had called for them.
The English. Dutch and French con-
sulates and the Austrians have not had
any difficulty with their reservists In The
way OF restitution, II was said Al The
Austrian consulate. however at - State
street. some 1900 reservists stormed the
building yesterday. Their names were
being registered as fast as possible hut
the crowd got so great after a time that
policemen OF the Old Slip station had 10
be called to handle the men Only
few cases OF want have come TO the COM
sulate's attention and these are being
cared for at the Austrian and Hungarian
homes.
The Consul General OF the Netherlands
yesterday that nearly 400 Dutch
reservists would sail tomorrow night on
the Rotterdam of the Holland-America
Line The Servians who had experience
"A few years ago in the Balkan wars have
been advised by their Consul General 10
register by mail and stay at homo until
wanted.
The Belgian Consul is being assisted IN
the reservists and their families
by the Rev. J. r. Stillemans.
4 religious service OF all the Slav So =.
cicties in the city with the Russian AM
hassador and the Russian. Servan,
French. Grecian and English Consus
present will be held this morning at tho
Russian Cathedral at Is East Ninety
seventh street.