My thanks to Joan, Kevin, Rudy, etc. for replying to my question regarding emigration. From the information you gave me, it appears that my grandfather just slipped out of the country illegally as did many others. He was single, 19 years old, and had not been in the military that I know of. His uncle from Chicago had apparently sent him a ticket for his passage. My best guess right now is that the policemen who came looking for him had something to do with his military service obligation. Karel Krysilka's speech was very informative and interesting. Thanks for the tip, Kevin! Joan wrote: > There may have been many different reasons, however, conscription into the > Austrian Army probably heads the list as the Czechs were considered > expendable or as we say now "cannon fodder." > > Joan Peterson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joanne Brown" <jb@tbcnet.com> > To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:32 PM > Subject: [CZ] Czech emigration rules > > > Does anyone know what the emigration rules and procedures in the > > Czech Republic were in about 1912? Were people supposed to register > > before leaving the country? Were they allowed to leave, or did they > > leave illegally? > > The reason I ask is this---I have a portion of my grandfather's > > brother's diary translated into English and it says that you were not > > allowed to leave at that time. It also states that the police came > > looking for my grandfather about a week after he left the country and > > the family told them that he was working in Pilsen. > > Joanne > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are > making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list > address and add the individual's address. > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list address and add the individual's address.