Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-21
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IN rV"pskLf sIyks THE ooNrrTKH SOME mEks-
Mn soEToSs INrokrED sFKyANTS
betore the immigration investigation COMMITTEES
In New YORK yesterday. Collector Marone te.fao.d
tnAt ne had not interfered IN reported cases a
NOrkmen oe4ng Imported under contract becau-~
ene question OF who should or should not lad
rested entirely with the Immigration commlss,on.r.
In MT Magone's opinion the enforcemeut az tte
,srsi ws should Re vested solely In the
.eoela auihorltles. Regarding aliens procuriI.g
NATURALIZATION papcrs at slO each mi Rreoklyn ~
su ny nn INVESTIGATED the matter and found tie
papers 81 We captains mentioned regular.
General Master Workman powts-i~ 81 -.
witness said that more than half ths rn,nars AZ
I,,s s,,s Mere hnnsarianS The latter live 90
unuing the witness said that tie mmiyrat,on "a
to-day Is lar Inferior 20 that OF snme vsars a..
measure 20 the cheapening u Ocean Trsnsne ~
uon aud the contract system. There ars 49, =,
,ai.roaas IN thls country which carry immigrants
nom one END 70 another 90 the country under
Cheaper rates than citizen can obtain Tor shovt
distance. w oA''@'
.,whst Is the object Of your ordcr,- asked Mr.
pied MT. Powderly. "As 60 wages its cons,,i..n
In workshops. mines and mills and lis home cspr,
in, 70 eancate the workingnen 20 b..
In reply % a question from Gen. sr,no,s "A,
fowderly said that trusts IN this country ar a
are organized In the interest OF the lew 10 CONT
the output, limit the production and smothar
small assregations OF capital IN the same busl-
ness, or crush them out entirely. The trusts ase
all operated on the same principle ana arr Ia
alike preludicial 70 the Interests OF the masss.s
These trusts were rapidly on the Increase ald
"Then you don't agree" said Mr.. oates uthst
trusts are private concerns which Legislators haze
"Decidedly not" said Mr.. powderly. .we m.
gard them In tie same way that we DO highwaj
Gregory welnsteln. Russian jew, told the com.
mittee OF the exodus UI the people OF MS race ,r
lss2 because OF the religious prejudlces OF tIe
hussians ana Germans since 1851 70 the preseEt
time, lac said, 100000 OF these people We're driven
away, and, with few exceptions they had c0rae An
the United states The younger OF these iuu.i-
grants had assimilated With the American peopla,
but the older were prevented from this bsAcau.ss
OF the dense ignorance IN which tney were kelt
Arthur T. curtis 4 reporter for the New York
Stdr, told this story: II learned that a gardenor
named Forbes was brought 10 this country undor
contract by Mr.. Levi r. Morton, and inyes,ignt.st
II MI. Mcerae whom met, told me that his two
sisters were brought 10 this country under contra
10y MI. Morton 10 work as dairymaids. \ alul
learned OF man named Forbes, who worked as a
gardener Tor MI. Morton, having come this couf-
Try under contract 20 receive SO or SIS montL
A Few months ago Forbes learned that he Was r.
celying only hall the amount paid by other geutls,-
men, ana he told Mr.. Morton that he would wots
no longer at those rates Mr.. Morton told Forbes
that he (forbesl was working under a contraef
winch had not yet expired, and he must not leave
cuUed-
"Forbes LEFT his employ, however. and In search.
ing I0f other employment applied 10 Mr.. COwnan
dealer In seeds In Chambers street and this mah
told him that, as he did serve out the contra
Ae MADE Win Mr.. Morton, lac would have 20 pag
the money he was Indebted TO nlm. Forbes caye
the seed-dealer note .or s45. pay able In twelve
months, made out 10 Mr.. Morton He was then SEM
10 work for MI. Wink. Vanderbilt at Islip Lous
Island, where lie Is now emp.oyed called on An.
Out ne refused 70 speak on the subject AnOthOf
gardener named Boyd, I learned from MI
McSrae, was imported under contract and Is SUI
IN Mr. MOTIONS employ"
he witness said that his informant on thesS
euoJects was McCrae, who was formerly head
gardener FOR Mr.. Morton, but lett lis emplOy whe1
lac Was lowered In his position