The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-18
SOUTH AMERICA
IS MAIN GOAL OF
TEUTON EXODUS
Government Encourages
Movement, Fearing Lack
of Work at Home.
MEXICO ALSO FAVORED
Big Companies Formed to
Ship Surplus Labor Out
Of Country.
MEXICO ALSO FAVORED
BY KARL H. Won WIEGAND.
Sfar Correspondent Of TIE Sun.
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stag correspondent OF THn Bun.
Copyright. 1919: all rights reserped.
BERLIN, June is (delayed) Con
vinced that the peace which even
tually will have to be signed will
limit industry, create a great army
Of unemployed and lessen the chances
Of the ambitious to achieve a career
or attain independence In life, pre-
liminary preparations are being made
for emigration by hundreds Of thou.
sands of Germans.
The movement Is taking active
shape through organizations which
are being formed and systematic
plans are being worked out in a char
acteristic methodical way. The Gov
ernment, realizing that crippled in
dustries, limited raw materials, the
absence of an army and navy and
of a mercantile marine will leave
perhaps several millions Of men upon
its hands for whom 1t will be difficult
If not impossible to provide a means
Of livelihood, Is more or less openly
encouraging the idea of a wholesale
exodus. 1t has added a new depart
ment to the Ministry of the Interior
called the National Emigration Office.
which has been placed In charge Of
Privy Councillor Junck. 1t was es-
tablished to give information and all
possible assistance and advise Ger
man emlgrants, but especially to keep
track of the streams Of Germans who
it Is expected will leave Germany.
Expect 100000 to Quit.
The number OF persons who will
leave or will be showed or with the
assistance of the Government is esti-
mated conservatively at 100000.
For the purpose of directing emil
grating Germans to the best portions
OF the globe for Germany the
Dcutsche Ans,odnderer Zeitung, or
German Epiigrdnt Gdsette, has been
established at Breslau. 1t Is an in
teresting and well conducted infor-
native publication which is gather
ing information Of those countries
which could come into consideration
for Germans, giving chances for en-
ployment or business and for the
professions and trades which ought
to go together and the laws governing
entrance into such countries. 1t Is
disseminating this among the throngs
Of Germans who see no further hope
for themselves in the fatherland.
The main streams of German emil
grafton will be directed toward South
America that much already is evil
dent. Intended emigrants are warned
strongly against the United States in
the general belief that Germans are
not wanted there. Reports have been
published here that the American
labor unions are creating general
anti-foreign feeling In that country.
Argentina Offers Inducements.
AS regards frlendliness to immi-
grants, opportunities and liberal laws
favoring immigration, Argentina is
described as the best country of all.
An Argentina immigration bureau has
been established in Berlin. Among
other inducements, the Argentine
Government pays part Of the immi-
grants expenses, including railway
fare to destination after arrival at
Buenos Ayres, and ten days food
and lodging.
Southern Brazil Is second favorite,
followed by Mexico and Chile. The
first 500 Germans are scheduled to
arrive in Mexico in September. A
propaganda for Paraguay also has
been commenced.
There is much perturbation over
the inclination shown in German in
tellectual and professional circles to
migrate, the fear being expressed that
Germany may lose some of its best
brains. With the rapidly growing
sentiment among the Germans to
leave the country as soon as possible
there has arisen class OF emigrant
swindlers, known as the "hyenas of
emigration" who are fleeing many
Of the ignorant, and n protective So
ciety for German emigrants has been
formed.
A veritable library of books of in.
formation for intending emigrants has
sprung up like mushrooms in the last
few weeks.