Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
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The investigation OF immigrant abuses vns r.
sunoe yes'e'aAs AZ New YORK by the congressional
conm.ee superintendent Henry J. jackson Of
castle Garden. secretary OF the srnirrat,on e<n-
mission testified Ne said that an busy t,r,e.
about 1000 immigrants LAND daily rbe h,gn.-a
number landed In one day was on pss,n,s,n.s
sns 9,,a OF Castle Garden IA detail Lsa
year 700 Immigrants were Returned 10 RurcpA
Witness did not consider an ble-bSaled farmhsna
who Was penniless as psuper; thought that ne
Castle Garden of1cials were not emno~ersss 10
look after the detention OF immisrsnfs n,,,a.,ss
over under contract. The Castle (.arien orsr,sis
witness said. had not sufiicient funds % DO una
the law by asking immigrants n taey came sere
under contract would be farcical Two or1cer. srs
~ s. IN Castle Saraen by secretay Fairchd
opinion the head tax should be iacreased lie
abolition would only be IN the Interest on rhe
scheme by which criminals could be Kent rron
landing. MT. jackson said the best saggestion he
had ever heard on that subject was Ihat thrse
months notice should be given by al Foreigners
would ena BILE the proper officials 70 look into tSe
foreign governments We're OF no prscricai uss ~ ~
persons OF bad Character experienced no more
dlmculty IN securing them than worthy personal
Italian emlgrants invariably had passports
Walter Mcintosh, secretary OF the United States
Watchmakers' Association. testified 10 SEVERAL
cases OF importation 10 this country from switEer-
land OF men under contract 10 work In the WATCH
case factory OF the waitham Watch Co Psssare
money was advanced 20 these men, which they
agreed 70 pay back In insJallments Engllshmen
were Drought over 70 work ia the same factory
unoer like conditions Witness fortified his tesu-
mony by exhibiting 20 the committee documents
showing the contracts entered into. These labor
contracts are dated June. lss7. and before. Wit
ness said the Importation VI i0reign engravers and
watchmakers had tended 10 driye American me-
chanlcs into other avocations This was more
especially the case before the workmen formed
labor organizations
Capt Francis W. Bell pilot OF seventeen years
experience, testified that he had knowledge OF the
practice OF two men In New York, named Charles
LOCKWOOD ana William Mckay, In securing natu-
radiation papers Tor natives OF Nova scotia and
then placing them In command OF American
vessels within two weeks Lockwood and Mckay
received $40 head for the service. lockwood
told witness he was enabled 70 make citizens In
the time mentioned because OF his friendly re-
iations VIII the son OF Judge Moore, OF brooklyn
William Kay, ship-cnandler, acknowledged
that he had secured naturalization papers Tor
Evan Evans and one Muller. both Nova scouans
lie knew BROOKLYN man named Ross. who had
been deputy sheriff and who had aloed him In
securing naturalization papers from Judge Moore
Tor men In whose behalf he had sworn.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST A PKSNsyLvANIA FIRn
Two writs have been issued through the United
States courts against the nrm OF James Lees a
sons. charging them with employing contract
labor Al their mills az Bridgeport, Montgomery
County, Pa The law provides me OF 81, 600 for
such an orense. Tue case Will be tried at the oc-
tober term OF the United states Circuit Court
which has separate jurisdiction under the act.
The wits are made ieturnabie on the LIST day OF
september.