New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
Ship Passenger
Traffic Larger
Than Last Year
First Glass Travellers Gain
& Per Cent Over Totals of
Preceding Nine Months;
Second Glass Also Greater
immigration Figures Drop
Restriction Of Aliens Shows in
Steamship Business; Out
ward Traffic Still Heavy

Passenger travel across the Atlantic
Is rapidly returning to normal, accord
Ing to reports from steamship COM
panies. The traffic generally is greater
than in 1920 and is marked by the num-
Der of travellers on pleasure trips, as
compared with business men making
the voyages last year. The heaviest
demand is for the finest accommoda-
tions on board the liners, with book
ings far in advance. Figures for the
first three quarters of the year show
an advance of 6 per cent on the corre-
spending period of 1920. There are
indications that by the spring of 1922
the lines will be carrying approximate
ly the same classes of tourists as be-
fore the war.
The higher rates at present, put into
effect to meet higher operating costs
have restricted traffic to the compare
lively we'll to do, it was said yesterday.
American school teachers, who before
the war made pilgrimages to Europe
were absent to a large extent from
passenger trips this year. AS an indi-
cation of the character Of travellers
just now, several of the larger COM
panies, such as the White Star, state
that they are unable to supply the de-
mand for staterooms with baths. There
are long waiting lists for the tourist
voyages to the Mediterranean in the
first cabins.
Ban Limits Immigrants
The status of the immigrant busi-
ness during the first nine months
4 this year has been upset by the en-
cement Of the alien restriction law,
! hitting the number of immigrants who
can enter before next July to per
cent of the number Of their nationality
in the United States in 1910. This legis-
lation has been in operation since June,
with the result that many of the quotas
for the year are exhausted, especially
from the Near East. 1t is expected that
the figures for this traffic will be much
heavier in the first six months of the
year than afterwards.
For the nine months Of 1921, the
steamship companies report that there
was an excess of only 10000 alieus
entering the United States as immi-
grants over those returning. 1t is pre-
dicted that by the end Of the year the
number Of emigrants will exceed the
Immigrants.
1t is reported that the small margin
of aliens arriving is due to the general
movement of third class passengers out
of the country. These are made up
largely of workmen of various Euro
pean nations who made high wages
here during the war and are now anx-
ious to return.
Gains in Second Class
The gains in second class travel in
the first nine months of the year are
shown to be 5000 over the same pc
riod of 1920. This was due principally
to the fact that many entering the
country for the first time came second
class to avoid the hardships of detention
and inspection at Ellis Island. A major
ity of these we're not laborers, but shop
keepers. artisans of different kinds and
skilled workers. The movement of
second class passengers from the
United States during this period ex-
ceeded that of last year bv only 1,7d7
First class travellers for the same
time, compared with 1920, showed an
excess of 5000 persons, or about per
cent. Most of these went by the larger
and better lines.
The following tables give the figures
OF travel. East and west, in all tnfee
classes, for 1920 and 1921 at United
States ports:
january 1 to September 80
wEsT-FIRsT CLASS
1870 5o.54s 1921 ......... B3.b7t
EAST-FIRST CLASS
1920. 53,ss5 1s21......... 5e.14
wEST-SECOND CLASS
1920. s44eo 1921. .13o. IS;
EAST-SECOND CLASS
1870 1879 1921. 1854
wEsT-THIRD CLASS
1890 332,5o2 1921. $50, So
EAST-THIRD CLASS
1920 ......24s.13o 1921. ....... ..27o.Ss