Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-28
HOME AFFAIRS.
HOW CONTACT LABORERS ARE
IMPORTED.
Capture of California Outlaw
Bloody Warfare in Kansas
Our Fruits in Demand.
IsPRc1AL DISPATCHES TO THE KEooHD-usIos.I
CONTRACT LABOR.
How New York Brokers Carry On Pay
ing Business.

How New York Brokers Carry On Pay
ing Business.
Copyright, 1883. by the California Associated Press
New YORK, July 27th.-Manager Mario
of the Italian Emigration Society in this
city testified additionally this morning. He
gave long list of labor brokers. many
having no Office and known to change
their names frequently to avoid responsi-
bility. He had personally called the atten-
ton OF Collector Magone to six Italians
who came under contract on one ship, but
were permitted to remain here He be-
came alarmed when he found thousands of
Italians arriving monthly for whom there
appeared to be no work and his society
investigated the matter. The rate of wages
for farm hands in Italy was from 80 to 40
cents per day and three liters of wine for
skilled workmen. Artisans wages varied
from So TO S. a week. The farm hand
could live well on 80 or 40 cents day there
Several Italians then testified concerning
their coming here, confirming the previous
testimony concerning fraudulent practices
THE STORY OF AN IMMIGRANT
Francis Zaphone, an Italian muleteer,
said he had come TO this country in MAY
on ticket which one of Tocci's agents had
sent to his native village with instructions
| to get man. Witness told about the
| wages he could earn in his own country.
and thought his wages there would average
little more than franc a day. Out of
| this he had to pay house-rent and the liv-
ing OF his family. He might occasionally
| get q present of a bottle of wine He had
| a wife and two children in Italy. Witness
had 80 francs when he arrived, but had
been unable to get work since. He has
| been taken care Of by the benevolent socie-
| ties His family is starving. He told Con
gresham Guenther that he was willing to
work for him at rs cents day. If he had
| dollar day right along he would spend
% cents day for board and lodging.
You could live well on that ?" asked
Congressman GuentheI.
WANTED TO GO BACK.
"Well, not very we'll but pretty well. l
would be satisfied he answered. He de-
| clared that he would be only too glad 10 go
back. He was satisfied there with what he
was making. He had hoped when he
came out here that he could make enough
money in couple of years to go home aud
live comfortably.
THE LYING AGENTS.
Other immigrants testified in the same
general way. One told how he came to the
country with large party of Immigrants
| WIZ N4u LOL Hdfc ~ pay IltlT passage
money, but signed an agreement to pay an
| agent here out of the first money earned
here. This man had earned $27 since he
came here in April and of that he had
paid the agent $24. He still owes the
agent $35. He is very anxious to go back
to Italy. The agent soliciting immigration
in his native town promised to secure all
work here at 81 so day and upwards, and
did not do SO.
WORSE THAN HERE.
| NEW YORK, July 27th.-The committee
investigating the immigration and contract
labor matter visited the slums of the city
under protection of detectives last night
Congressman Morrow, of California, one
! of the committee, said that the sights
among the Italians in Mulberry street were
as terrible as in the worst part of the Chi
nese quarter at San Francisco.
INDIGNANT ITALIANS.
Copyright, 1888, by the California Associated Press.
New YORK, July 27th.-Members of the
Italian colony held a mass meeting to-
night. thousand people were present to
defend the honor of the nations name,
and rebuke the action of the Emigration
Society. Steps were taken to form new
society for the purpose of benevolence and
colonization.