"ASSISTED" EMIGRANTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1886, 22 October 1913, Page 7

"ASSISTED" EMIGRANTS.

EVADING AUSTRIAN MILITARY SERVICE. By Tclenraph.—Press Association—OopyTiffJut Vienna, October 20. As a sequel to tho arrest of Altman, i local manager of tho Canadian-Pacific Railroad Company, and three others, 011 suspicion of inducing persons liable for military servico to emigrate to Canada, j. sevoral arrests havo been made at tho offices of other shipping companies, j where tho police discovered that some of the agencies had organised relays of j. automobiles across tho frontiers. Tho ? emigrants were disguised as , wealthy £ tourists. It is believed tho agents are connected with the Canadian-Paeifio Railroad Company. WHOLESALE ARRESTS. (Rec. October 22, 0.35 a.m.) Vienna, October 21. j. There have been a hundred arrests over tho emigration question, including tho Commissioner of Industry and Commerce, two Galician sub-governors, who gave assistance and passports, and also a number of Polish Deputies, who are accused of taking bribes, and many of tho polico. I Sinco tho army increases woro determined all emigration permits havo been refused. Tho economic conditions of t Galicia havo grown steadily worse, T owing to tho Balkan difficulties, _ and <\ many of tho inhabitants are starving. Tlio Canadian Pacific Company points a out that it has carried 30,850 emigrants t siiico tho Now Year, of which 11,860 t were Aiistrians, whilo tli-e Gorman ship- fc ping lines carried'4Bs,ooo, of which 50 s per cent, were Austrians. t