New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-11
ROSA TAKES THE STAND.
INVESTIGATING IMMIGRANT TICKETS.
EXPLAINING WHY FOREIGNERS GIVE sTEREo'
TYPED ANSWERS TO THE coMMITTEE-

EXPLAINING WHY FOREIGNERS GIVE STEREo'
TYPED ANSWERS TO THE coMMITTEE
Tho Investigation by the Committee or Immigration
opened yesterday morning with O'Donovan kossa on
the stand He testified that he had been In PRISON ior
six years IN England and Ireland and that the prison.
ers were encouraged to come TO America IA u'oy
volunteered to 60 they favored In many ways
that they might earn an earlier release. Their pas
sages were paid by the authorities of the pilsoh-hc
governor Ire thou ghtand they were conducted unacr
guard aboard their vessel and watched until she sseo
when be was in prison there America was inc bo'a'N
Bay OF England Ho had met some OF his Old fellow
prisoners In the United States. lie generally found
them In nrison here At the conclusion Of his tcsti-
mony Rosa endeavored TO Explain the dynamite qucs-
tion but he was promptly checked by Chairman Ford
Josephine Tomssin testified that she had arrived In
this country from Finland on August a. She haa
secured her ticket from man named
Peio sho had only fifty marks, whereas the
ticket cos, orc hundred and hfy.. Sore OF her
friends had given mortgages their property FOR the
balance Sic was told that she wo';ld be met at
Castle Garden by Martin Luva. who would get her
employment Immediately. She had. rctained Der
ticket, which was taken by Chairman Ford and filed.
The ticket made ont large paper on which
were printed instructions in English German, Danish
bohemian, Slovenian and Swedish. Lltaks ware left
for the Insertion OF the Of the transportation
company, the purchaser, the agents and the final
holder The purchaser OF the ticket was Martin Luva
of New-York who had sent It 10 PcIo. his agent IN
Finlsnd. Among the instructions were two Important
clauses. The frs; read This notice must DO signod
by the purchaser, who should send It 20 the passenger
but the receipt should be keep: by the purchaser Tie
other clause the passenger not to start from
home "until tickets. instructions, etc. have been
sent to you from Brcmen.' Ii asks that these in
structions be carefully followed, the original
purchaser IT az be caused serious loss by any mistake
&se Importance OF this last IS that 1t seems 10 'hio"
como Hight the sicrcotypcd answers Immigrants
Give to all questions that put TO them. by such
they cvade the very points on which the com
nissioncrs AID inspectors wish obtain information
Martin Luva, the original purchaser OF the ticket,
was then examined. lie hal bought fifteen such
tickets last January and had sent them to the man
Peto. lie had nlade the purchase through another
named Groulund. who had procured theu from tho
North German Lloyd Steamship Company. lie had
never bought any such tickets before On since. lie
thought some Of the people at his Old home might
like TO come TO America sc out OF charity he had
bought them and sent them 70 cousin Of his, tie man
Poio. They cost him $ls apiece. and he received
ss7 rs for each one that was sold. lie also kept an
Intelligence Office and secured employment for those
he brought over.
D. J. Judclsohn said that no was a director of tie
Hebrew Immigrant Society Of NewYork. which as
sisted newly arrived Hebrews who in needy cir
cun,stanccs. lie thought that all tho Hebrews who
Don't you EnOwH asked Chairman lCId, " that
the Russian Government assists your cOuDtiymcn 10
emgrate 10 American"
~ do not"
Don't you believe 1t is a fact?"
"No."
"llavcnt you ever heard that such was the case %
al have not"
GO DO you rot believe that Polish and Russian He
brcwS -upllaniinc the working girls OF this city
Not al all
DO YOU think that II IS possible for 1000 work
TO pour Into the city within very few years ana
rot to lower wagcsi' Mr. Judelsohn here attempted
to discuss tho ta1r question, but no was stopped.
g VIII put the question in another way con-
.tiEucd Mr. Ford. Don't you think that the low
wages which Polish and Russian Hebrews are Will
ing TO work drive American girls out OF employment ~
"They accept low wages because they are forced
to- cvasvrly.
" Answer my question. yes or nor
dwell. no. hesatirgy.
"What Is your opinion Of their manner OF living y
"Thcy I've simply az first that they may take care
Of their families afierwad Some Of them do I've in
wrcchcd manner confess. but they are forced TO
do sDH
The committee adjourned until Tuesday.