The evening world., 1894-10-12
MORTON PROTESTS.
Says He Had Right to Import
Assistant.C .Coachman Howard.
An Exception Of the Immirration
Law Permits It, It Is Claimed.
Gen. Tracy Confers with the GU
.. bernaterial Candidate.

The question whether Levi p. Morton,
In importing his servants from Old Eng
land instead Of employing his own
countrymen. has violated the law against
the importation OF contract laborers, en-
acted for the benefit and protection OF
American labor. is about to be decided
by the United States Courts.
The specific case in point Is that OF
John James Howard. the English as
sistant to Mr., Morton's English coach
man. James White.
Howard's arrest and deportation back
to London have been ordered by Sec.
retary Carlisle, subject. of course, to the
decision Of the Federal Courts as to the
the assistant coachman.
howard was arrested at Rhineclin
last evening, as told exclusively in THE
smdar,, M1fld THIS ms, morning, and he makes
with him In London last June to EN-.
pioy him in America, agreeing to pa,
ms passage, second class. and to give
nun MIN ,;;I sS9 ] month ,wsages. here. Mr.. Nor
American line steamship New York
sihiiins from England June 80 and ar
In Consequence OF this trouble, Mr.
Mortons plans We're all upset. He ha!
been at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. wher,
Mr.. Platt dined with him last evening
stayed In town to defend himself agains
the accusation of violating the Fedora
statutes, for which, II the. violation |,
subject to an action for or damage,
brought by the coachman he imported.
When an Evening World" report Ell
called to see Mr.. Morton at the Fifth
AtAl Aatl,v 4. =.
found that ex-Secretary Tracy was aheat
OF him, and was in consultation with the
Republican candidate for Governor.
Gen. Tracy stayed an hour or more
When he came down he hurried away
escaping the interviewers.
Mr.. Morton sent the reply to several
reporters that he desired to be excused
from talking to them, and that his prl-
newspaper man, would give out the only
statement he desired to make at present
Mr.. Cole lead the following statemen,
:" 1t is true that John Howard has beer
issa: / having e%plsyeS' Sim ''ase as coach asS
for the Continent, having no fa Further SnaSa us
for his services there. he came to m.
he me here, and has since been in m;
emPloyment at Rhinecliff;
services rendered to my family. 1 re
garded him as a household servant an,
as one railing within the exception o
iy within the statute. and believed then
as do now. that he is liable to excep
flo1l tb,s which, Il Is alleged is oontaine'
Every man connected with tn
& Bureau OF Immigration was reading
The World' this morning. The uni
versal sentiment among them was 70
deportation OF Mr.. Morton's foreis1
| coachman.
Dr. senner, the Commissioner, had ais
read The World" before reaching hi
how 'The World' had received inforrna
ton OF proceedings of which even h
was not aware.
the advent of John James Howard.
II will have to look up the books" sal
DR.. Senner, which will take a littl
time, but l will say that the deportation
OF this man under the decision OF tn
Court and the order of the Treasury DE
partment will alter matters very signall
| In the landing OF the servants of our ric
citizens returning from abroad.
This man. when he landed, July
last, may have come as a servant Il
Mr.. Morton,s party. In that event. tn
inspectors doubtless adopted with hir
the practise they have always foilowe
""ff the court and the Secretary ar
| going to make a different ruling in thi
matter, there will be trouble among tn
rich. Mr.. Vanderbilt may call his 80
cepted. he has . right to be here How
ever, you know, thtre is a labor unio
of chefs here and they confess them
selves labcreEs t,or in the very style of thei
Dr. senner took down the pamphls
publishing the Immigrations laws an
regulations. ana turning to section
read:
THAT nothing in this act shall be s
construed as to prevent any citizen q
subject of any foreign country. tempol
arily residing. in the United States
gaging under contract, or otherwis,
persons not residents or citizens OF tn
United States to act as private secrt
taries, servants or domestics for sue
United States, as aforesaid. etc, ETC."
Dr. senner here took into his head tn
notion that the word "cltizen" referre
citizens from in S Go,
meant a foreigner. The point was mad
that subject" referred to one Dor
under a monarchial form OF govern
to the resident OF republican countr,
and that the two had been con Joined
avoid any ground Of dispute.
such as the Princess Euialie or ii
Duke de Veragua. who might brin
their rettnue OF servants and attendant
with them.
Going on, the section reads:
Nor shall the provisions OF this A,
apply to professional actors, artists, le
turers or singers, nor to persons en-
ployed strictly as personal or domest
servants"
The question came in for infmediat
discussion:
'Is a coachman employed strictly 9
a personal or domestic servantY"
y Or. Senner said that he had no rulin
on the subject and that the decision
this case would be original.