Telegram-herald., 1888-01-28
TO EXCLUDE FOREIGNERS.
Judge Chipman's Measure to Protee
American labor.

Judge leasure TO
American labor.
WAsHISGros, Jan. 27.-Judse Chipman
will, ON Monday. present his bill to prohibit
aliens from being presidents, superinten
dents, managers, officers, directors, etc OF
corporations in this country. and compel
ling railroad engineers, conductors, brake
meu, ETC, to become citizens. This meas
ure is an outgrowth of the agitation among
labor organizations in Detroit for soms
time back against the large influx of Cana
dian LABOR, The Congressman strongl,
SHARES the views of these bodies. and At one
OF their meetings sons time since be ad-
dressed them letter stating that their COM
plsints were well grounded The Detroit
Common Council sought to remedy the
matter, but that body was helpless, owing
to its limited power regarding matters Of
citizenship. But Judge Ctipmsn saws Con-
gress has the power, and ne proposes TO
carry out the crusade against foreigners
which the Detroit organizations com
menced.
"Ke cannot shut our eyes 10 the fact,
said he, this morning "thst all along our
Canadian border we are being overrun vita
foreigners. They manage our corporations
and operate them. What good are laws
which prohibit aliens from holding lands,
when these same aliens can readily organiZs
themselves into corporations AMI thus hoid
land al Hbiti0nP Ii has reached the point
where corporations govern the substantial
interests of the country. They exist ia
everv branch Of business, and far exceed in
power that OF individual concerns. Why.
tneu, should these corporations, 30 govern
ing the country in nterests, be controlled by
foreigners
What interest have these foreigners in
the country and its institutions. beyond
making them profitable source of invest
ment2 AS matter of fact their money
making propensities overcoms all othsr
considerations. They 5-1cD our lsyisis-
iures, and do not scTupls 81 using any i'm.
moral means to s.cnre an end that will DC
financially profitable. This is the class that
should o. reached. II they do not care to
become citizens 4 the country whose broad
privileges they are enjoying they should be
denied is privileges.
"Our Government gives protection -
aliens the same IS to CITIZENS. 1t gives
| them the benefit of our social system aid
| the protection Of Our laws. In return for
these considerations "a is little enough for
the alien element 10 pat sside their foreign
Affiliations AM feelings sad become citizens
1 Of the Government that protests their 0p-
''O1e specinc exception should be made
/ The lsw / ProD0zs is designed not TO inter
/ fsrs With cOmsrCe ia any way. We base
4 Americans who 20 abroad and engage IN
l purely mercantile business, buying and
- ing goods. etc. i = not proposed u
sbriGxe aliens from fbe same right, uses
exercised in pBrsiT commercial relations
! Bot . soon a. tbsT 60 beyond this and
1 o0nd1gt aud opsrsts our vast corporations.
then I believe "a putting On the rossrictio1
snd letting car own cis.Esns cOadaci mat
Il ters
ASS member OF the Hosss Com On
| Forsigo Affairs. Congressman Chipmsr
4 vii have unusual facilities for ne PIN
| siouE soca measure s'secting foreign ID
! t~resrs. ii ne eiii vIii undoubtedly BE
/ popular oae. however. for tie Hoa77 bs'
{ nee1 ths source r n rhieh mcSt 49, -
form zlszsgres nave oriz7Ds-ed, ard fhi
| one is a. Eihcisutlr a1cfuTs3 vito The is5o
! ides - Bring - s1pDort sabsrsaiisl con
servstiF - v0se 5es c.s tie sOs.ing dems
/ gore vote rkieb alr4Ts drifss toward 80
measure raich gyss ostsrsi f5r Polstics
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