Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-01
,,,,goRAr1oS INVESTIGATION.
,,ors Rersiations Concerning the An'sr'e""
Cooiie systea.

mit,sa General Master Workman row.
dsrlv Of the Knights Of Labor, was ths
prinripal witness. On the subject o. iun-
nor,sd contract labor, Powderiy SAID tuo
system was reprehensible one Those
foreigners who come here under saeh cor
ditions are grossly immoral lhey arc
hropsht here under promise Of ianus
and great prosperity which Iney
rsyer realize. Describing the eohu''
tion Of workers in the Pennsylvania
miuss Powdarly said that Ia tho coal
rsginns the native miners have been driven
nj of their employment by HungaTiahs
orS oibsr foreign workiugmen They 1.-Two
An tho cheapest kind Vt food, 50 lhAt
American miners cannot compete win
them. These Hung ,rsns, he said, never
learn the English Language, aud merry y,
gether until they die or return
| 10 their native country. lhSs
never became AmerIcauizcd' fo"uet9
thought no person should DO adH1t'eI
| 10 citizenship uutil he Was able " Eeai anu
understand the Declaration Of lhdrp'ha,
snce and tho constitution OF the lhitsA
| Stntes.
M reply TO question from General
| Srpola. Mr.. Powderly said that trusts ~
| thiS country are menace u the ws!iaEe 81
| the prblic ensrally. aud are organized ia
| Inc interest OF y few 10 control the ONIpat,
Gmi, production and smoGnet small asgfs-
| rations OF capital ia sOms business,
ar crush them out entirely he
| hal personal knowledge Of coal
/ ntt
| Germ could no more ship coal to this city
| from Pennsylvania than man could n.y.
! He thought the strong arm 81 the "a"
should be outstretched To crush oaI Ihis
| evil.
.'Then YOU don't agree. said Mr., Oates,
that trusts are private concerns which
| legislators have no right to contFUl"'
DECIDEDLY not, said Mr. Powdsrly'
we regard them In the same way that We
| do highwaymen,"
.You think. then, that these tsu's arc
detrimental to the general Interests Of tho
country ?" asked Mr. splnolA
They are, and should be wiped out Of
existence az speedily a. possible. =
The next witness vas Gregory WcinsIslu,
q Russian Jew, aud sanitary inspector. lie
told the committee OF che exodus Of people
Of his race in 1852, because OF the religious
preiudices oItho Pruasians and Germans.
Since ISL TO the present tims, he said l5O,.
600 OF these people were driven away
and on arriving 10 this cOaatry we're
obliged TO hnd work AT low wages lie
knew Of an oder made by q Bingham pl on
cigar making arm to furnish honlrs sud
| en- plOyment to these emigrAntA Tho kua,
sian Jews were disposed 10 better their
condition by organization, but whSn efforts
were mAde 10 do 80 by the United iIcbFp ~
union, nov out Of existence. the cry Of
ANARCHY was raised by tho luiSst He.
brew charities organization. Many VI the
members Of this presumed phtlanthfBpie
organization, the witness said, afo cUu.
tto.ied merely by msrcenary motives
William Martin, tsnsmtth testified
that the influx Of immigrants within thu
past half dozen years has brought ,hs
wages OF linsmiths down from ~ ~ b
| Si,Tj day. Witness said he had read ug
gardeners being brought TO this county
under contract by Levi E. Morton.
Have sou any knowledge Of this 10
your official capacity p nkcd Congress.
man GuentheF
II read 1t In the Star and Journal, " re-
piled the witness.
Have you heard IL generally dis.
Cunssd ?"
''Yes, 1t was discussed in the central
labor union"
''Don't you think" said Mt Gusnthes,
that this was printed in paper for poltt,
ical purpoSes?"
II don't know. The men are KuiRhts
Of Labor now, and that is the way the
matter came out. :"
1T Is merely idle gossip, printed by a
partisan paper, 80 far as you KNOW satd
Mr. Gueuther
Well, no. don't think 80, " saiL wit.
ness, but am not convinced og ia truth. y
Arthur +. Curtis, q reporter iOr the Star.
volunteered to tell the COMMITTEES what he
knew Of the Importation oTcuntrlrt labor.
He said; 81 learned that a sardepr,
named F0rlsss was brought 10 this country
under contract by Low Z. Morton. aud
investigated H. Mr.. McCras. whom I moi
told me that his sisters were brpagh. IA
this country under contract by Morton 70
work as dairy maids. Thsv onIv
came after receiving number Of letter,
aud kilograms from Morton and wen,
70 work at his home in Rbjnsbsck I
learned Of man named Forbes vbo
worked ~ gardener for Mr.. Morton bay,n,
come to THIS country under contract 10 rs.
csiye $50 or S35 month. A low months
ago Forbes learned that he was rerstyIn,
only halt tie amount paid By other vsntlt.
men, aud he told Morton he would work No
longer at those rates Morton told Fotbs,
that he Forbes was working under con !.
tract, which had not yet expired. and bs
must not leave ia violation Of his contract
OF he would no prosecuted. Forbes lon tbs
employ however, and In searching M
other employment applied 10 Mr. CoWar
q dealer In seeds in Chamber street ann
tins man told him that, ne no would No,
serve out contract he made with Morton
ne would have 10 pay tho money bs wa.
indebted to him. Forbes gave thu seed
dealer note for Si5, payable IN ,voI W
months made to Morton, and he them ven,
70 work for William X. Vanderbilt, a,
lsllp, J.. l., where he IL now emp1,ycd
called on him, and he refused 70 snsak ~
the subject. Another gardener namSJ
BOYD, learned from McCrao, was in,nortsS
under contract, and is still 10 Mor,on's am.
a, Witness said his informant ON tbs.o s,h.
Ieous was Mr.. hcCrao, who was fornsrIy
neao gardener for Morton, but len hla en-.
pioy Wnen he was lowered in bis position.
congressman Guenther. In cross.sramln.
nv witness, objected his attention "a ths
| arucie recently published in aha Ga, sou.