The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-02

No matter who may be elected-this
country is strong, prosperous and intel
ligent-and it will give its verdict as suits
it best.
And after all, that is the stuff
WHEN AND HOW.
The federal authorities are getting
ready to proceed agains the trusts. The
grand jury at Chicago will be composed
of some of the very best citizens, and il
is said the list was made up with special
reference to passing upon the evidence
which the district attorney has secured
against certain combinations existing in
violation of the national law. 1t it sta
ted that the United States district attor.
ney at st. Louis is about to proceed
against the druggists combine there,
which has been pursuing a high-handed
course in debating to the trade. 1t is
understood that elsewhere the district
attorneys have gathered evidence, and if
it is deemed to be expedient will insti-
tute proceedings.
The instructions Sent out from the de-
partment Of justice some months ago
were very explicit, and the requirements
of the law are as plain as language can
make them. 1t is made the duty of
United States district attorneys every
where to proceed against all trusts
and combinations to control produc-
ton, and those officials are dele1-
let when they fail to do so. The
law has been declared constitutional
by a circuit our of the United
States, but of course the trusts will not
be satisfied unit the law is passed upon
by the supreme court. The administra-
ton can do nothing more certain to COM
mend itself to the approval of the coun-
try than the institution of proceedings
against all combinations in restraint of
trade. But yet the question is, and will
be, what is a trust-and how will such
mythical phantoms be downed?
To PROCEED.
SUPERINTENDENT immigration OWEN
has decided to proceed against the Buff
falo Brass and Iron Bedstead
Of Buffalo, NY for what is regarded
one of the most fragrant violations Of the
alien contract labor law that has come
under the observation of the treasury
department. Inspector BARRY, of Buff
falo, has apprehended nine contract la
borers who were brought over from Biz
mingham, England, to work for this
firm. The Bureau of Immigration is in
possession of the written contracts en-
tered into between the firm and the la
borers by which the company paid the
mems fares across the ocean and there
was a stipulation in the contract that
the laborers were to contribute $40 each
week out of their wages until half of the
amount paid for their passage over was
l%iquidated. The firm will be promptly
prosecuted by the federal authorities.
Inspector UPCHURCH of the New York
immigration office was in Washington
this week on his way to West Virginia,
whittier he went to locate and arrest two
Hebrews who had managed to come into
country in violation of the immigra-
ton law and were working as laborers.
Mr.. UPCHURCH said that these cases were
being brought to the attention of the New
York office almost daily from nearly
every part of the country and that he
and other inspectors were having their
hands full following them up and appre-
bending the guilty parties, and either
prosecuting them or returning them to
the countries from which they came.
He says that most of these cases are in
1igent Russian Hebrews who have man,
aged to elude the immigrant inspector in
some way. The Knights of Labor organ
which has officers in every part
the country and a perfect system for
out these cases, is doing it's
work so we'll that Mr.. UPCHURCH says it
S almost impossible for aliens to remain
n this country in violation of the law,
should they manage to run the
gauntlet of the custom house.
This Settles 1t.
baskerville Citizen.]