Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-27
REFRIGERATION.
Important SnggehtiOns ny fhe Con-
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PIrTspuRa, Dec. 20.-The members OF the
congregational committee on pauper tmmi-
grafton are busy to-day arranging prelimt-
naries for the investigation here tomorrow.
Congressman Ford stated that the COM
mittee had already collected evidence
enough In New York and other eastern
cities to convince them that the five prohib-
itory Immigration laws were openly
violated In this city Superintendent
Elliott OF the board OF public charities, will
be examined on Insane pauper immigration
and the leaders Of various labor organi2a-
tions on contract labor.
As a result OF the Investigation, the
committee will suggest the following
remedies: First, that the work OF In
spection BE- taken out Of the hands OF
the states and pat under Federal con-
troll; that money be appropriated yearly
to carry on the work; that foreigners be
examined on the other side before they
beard the chips, either by our consule or
inspectors appointed for the purpoeei and
that the steamship companies BIO furnished
blanks on which shall be printed GER
tain questions which the applicant
for passage be compelled to answer. These
blanks can then bs examined on this side
before the landing takes place, and IL 1t 10
found that perjury has been committed the
person can be prosecuted. II steamship
companies do not comply with those condi-
tons and prohibited immigrants are found
on their vessels, they will be compelled 10
take them back free OF charge.
P1TrsnuRs, Dec. 2l.-The Congressional
immigration Investigation committee began
It's session here to-day. The committee was
represented by Congressman NJ. II. Ford OF
Michigan, chairman ot the committee and
Congressman Richard o. Guenther OF Wis
consin.
During the morning Robert o. Elliott,
chief of the bureau Of charities Judge
William Ramsey, former chairman OF the
poor board, and George Honman, exami-
ner OF the department Of charity, were ex-
amined. Ohief Elliott said that insane peo-
pie and decrepit and ignorant class OF
people applied for relief to great extent
who should never have BEEN ndplitted into
the country. He recited twenty-five cases,
some OF them criminal, of people who had
come here from foreign countries against
the provisions Of law. One case was that
OF an Englishman who had killed British
officer. Another was that OF an English
woman who had been brought here by her
betrayer and abandoned. She was taken
to the poor farm on October 18th, 1897,
went insane, and still remains there. Shs
has cost the city thus far 5l $50, nld az she
Is strong woman, and may live many
wears, she may cost the city $1,000 or
TA,iuu UlDIb DtLttG Etld ultHs AupluGI Sllcb
was that of q foreigner who had served at
Blackwells Island, and after leaving there
had been shipped from Castle Garden to
pittshurg, and after being taken TO the
| p9or farm stolen goods we're found IN his
| possession. He then admitted that he had
been thief before he came to this country.
| The city institutions, be said, were
crowded to Overlooking, and II II were not
| for the foreigners who are not entitled to
1 land hprA nhtauv ri -nuus HnEtla q Arden.
there would be plenty Of room for the care
OF those who were justly entitled to It.
Judge Ramsey's testimony was a cor
robotatioD OF that OF MIR. Elliott.
Examiner Hoffman said be had seen i'm
migrants with brands Of a foreign work.
house ticketed to different sections OF the
country and that tue immigrants had ap.
piled 20 the bureau OF charity for relief tho
| day after arriving at Castle Garden.
| The afternoon session was devoted TO
taking testimony, especially regarding the
importation OF contract labor. The w.t.
nesIes examined were Master workman
Eccles Robinson OF the Brassworkers Ma
tional Assembly; Master Workman DOYLE Of
Distric. Assembly No. 8, K. of L.; President
Smith Of the Flint Glass Workers Uoion,
and james Campbell and William Cake,
president and secretary of the Window
Glass Workers Federation. The evidence
went to show that men had como TO this
country under contract, In many cases, to
! Won't 6SAtT a aeiilad iabaT. National ...Gg11-
ter Workman Robinson said that the men
employed N the Pipe liues and rallies y
Ec.3"Oouts weio mostly nangarlans
Italians and Swedes. He had been in
formed by Pennsylvania railroad official
that about 500 immigrants came here every
week In the season Of spring and summer
These importatlons had the effect OF do.
creasing the value Of labor.
District Master Workman Doyle stated
that he had known OF the importation oil
contract labor In Westmoreland and Fay.
cite counties. They ARE blackstone cutters
and come over here from Wales and SCOT
land In the spring, returning In the fall.
They never become American citizens. He
had reason to believe that Hungarlans, Ital-
ians and Swedes were imported tor work on
the railroads and pipe lines. They come In
groups, and as II their destination was pre-
arranged. Fifteen or twenty years ago
Irish, Germans and negroes did the work
on railroads, and they We're clti2ans. Tbs
Itallans, HunRarlans and Swedes do moi
become elti2 rs. They do not enjoy thc
blessings OF home such as the average
American workilgman has. They have
no family ties here, and they live like
hogs. Tneir class OF food is gent deal
worse than that Of the American working
man,
~ saw them, said be, Gin the ditch with
piece OF bread and raw bacon for theil
meal. They are not Intelligent, and III
American workman cannot compete will
them, as they do OF know what u day,
work Is and AIe 1 = used on ~ their sm
pioyer7. The effect Ct the expectations ha
Deen very bad. Wages IN some places an
rs low as rs cents per day, apd large nun
Der OF American working men are ,rampini
the country"
Pres i ant Campbell of the Glassworkers
FederHtlon said that they hal no troub!t
since the International Federation Of 0las
workers had baen formed, Previous 70 tina
they had trouble with PARTIES in Ottawa
lliinols, Baltimore and New Jersey, VINO wer
importing labor.
The evidence Of Secretary Cake did No
1ltIdr muIerialiy from that OF MI. Camp
b4il.
President smith OF the F.iut Glasswark
erR, cited toe case o. White Mills, Pa
manufacturer, who WINS importing cpntraC
labor. H. said ne bod IN affidavit trol
TbamNs L4thlm, a workman, iii which III
latter sTeGrs tngt when 30 wanted to an
WORK on November Gth last, $50 WIS dt
Quoted tom his wages 10 pay his pasaag
ron England. Ho mad been hicsd wit
! four Others 70 como 70 THIS couetry ar
Wotk.
rhis completed the evidence and Tho So;
Nion adjourned. Tba members Of the e0u
nlfes Tlll lapvG fOr Ds:lott IN the morn NJ
. TIE members seem we'll satisnsd With h
evidence tnag mas br7n taken here.
/ Caairman Ford, 10 spsGkins o. II, sGid
> ! Zine evidenGe Shows An alarming state
affairs 50 far as The pggpsrs and ineHuf a.
! CONCERNED. It's surprising TO u. AT Il
1 lowest est nuts thsr5 have bael 80 OF sue
i immigrants coma to thls section allnp siuC
8 the law went into eject, and contrary to I
Z proYiaions"
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