New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-10
LISTENING TO JOHN MOST.
THE PATIENCE OF THE CoNGREssA1EN.
CONFLICTING OPINIONS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF
THE IMMIGRATION COMMISSION

CONFLICTING OPINIONS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF
THE IMMIGRATION COMMISSION,
The Committee on immigration was little $40" III
getting to work yesterday. The rooms whero inc
,,,ca,ion s belnr conduct cd were well filed with re-
noors and interested visitors, fully thrcequarters Oh
an hour before any OF the committee appeared inc
prIncipa TOPIC o. conversation, until chairman fofn
called the meeting TO ORDER seemed 10 DO MI blane
aud the delay OF the city OF Ncw-fork Much I'M
favorable comment has been expressed at the noticeable
absence of General SpEola from nearly ALL II mol ai'
NJ tbo meetings 1t was strongly urged that Con-
crcssman Cox be appointed the committee In his
nlace Int General Spnola Insisted that he should be
mt on There many earnest workers who arc
eager for the opportunity to serve on the committee
As tho matter stands. the burden OF the WORK
IS thrown on congressman Gunther and Ford, VINO
find themselves seriously handicapped by lack OF as
sstance They are forced to work late into the
night, as but two members of the committee are now
present.
MOST TRIES TO ENLIGHTEN THE COMMITTEE
The FIRST man to take the stand was John Most
who said that his occupation that Of publisher
OF anarchlstic literature At the time Of his arrival
in this country six years ago. and for four years before
that timc there a great immigration Of Anarchists
and Socialists into the United States This was duo
20 the bill passed by the German Government pre-
venting the expression OF anarchlsc and socialstic
doctrines lie put IN prison for saying In his
paper that he approved tho killing of the Car. Tho
examination then ran on as follows:
How long you In prIsoni
Sixteen months.
Did you come to this country Immediately after your
released
1 did not went to England.
How many Socialists should you say there are In the
United Statcsi
All workingmen are socialists in their hearts though
they may not know It,
DO you not encourage Socialists to como to the United
Statcsl
do not
Yet you believe do you not. that they tolerated
more in the United than in any other countryi
Go not. emphaucally You arc any other
Government though do not treat us 80 roughly. phys
cay We would prefer to accomplish ends by peace
abo means but the time VIC have hope OF ac
cornu shing anything through these Wo believe
the revolution and We would use violence IL
necessary. Nowadays there is much difference be-
tween a republic and monarchy. for capitalists are
COMMISSIONER TAINToR TEsT1FEs.
The testimony of Charles n. Taintor, of tho Emigra
ton Board. taken at length his examination last
Ing two hours.
DO not tho Commissioners question immigrants in
regard to their coming the United States under
tractl7 asked Chairman Ford
They not required 20 do so.
DO they mott
They nay Individually. but they do not make a prac-
tlcc OF doing.
Do YOU think that under the system now in vogue is
possible 70 detect every Objectionable immlgrantl
Not every one. but great many
l. It possible make anything like thorough inspec-
ton when you have three six thousand landing
day.
think so.
Should you say that tho examination would be more
thorough under Federal authority
have always thought
Did not the main opposition to tho provision for sYs
tom under Federal authority come from Congressman OF
the city Of New York;
do know.
DO you think sol
prefer not my opinion.
Does Mayor Hewitt ever attend your mectngsi
lie has only been present on one OCCASION
WHY THE WORK IS NOT MORE EFFICIENT
Nh Taintor then explained that the work OF tho
Commission was prevented from being as efficient as
# might be by reason OF the powers that had been
taken away from it and given TO the Collector OF tho
Port. Only two inspectors were provided by the
Government. II impossible for them to execute
Commissioner Stephenson when examined, said
that Mayor Hewitt had been present al put one tos
The nmTpose Of swelling the numbers of the opposition
Only three of the Board-Commss Ialn99r
starr and StephcnsOn-werc at Castle Garden regularly
One OF tho three was there nearly all Of the time
The system of inspection as now carried on was per
Zee ect ,o a TO land Five hundred had been returned
when twenty thousand should have been.
Mention case, said Chairman Ford.
1 detected an unmarried woman. the mother Of two
children who about 70 be passed She had no money
or friends and l detained her notified Collector Ma
gone Of my action. and within hour received letter
from him. telling me to release the woman
Docs Collector MaGone exercise personal supervision
over Castle Gardcnl
None all lie knows nothing about the system car
red there, and his work is done entirely by his in
spccois We constantly meet with obstacles in the Dcr
Torrance Of functions. that the Commission as
matters stand. Is Of no avail.
Tho case Of James Lees & Son next taken UP.
Two Witnesses, Frederick Graham and Thomas w
Watson, both testified that they had come to this
country under contract with James Lees q son. me
contracts were read by Mr. Ford and filed for further
/ use. The committee viii meet again this morning.