The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-09

ny Chioi Artist Beck, Aitor their nr-
rival hero tho former artist Drunklcr
was discharged, aud Engplhardt was
giyon his place.
Karl Gotz. Karl Weiss, Emil Book,
and Wilhelm Book arrived in Balti.
moro during April, 1891, aud
whom interrogatod na 10 their
destination. whether or not thoy
wore bound for tho Ohio Valley China
Company, OF Wheeling, W. Va, thoy
answered in tho negative, and notwith-
standing thoir oath, thoy arrived hero
the day after aud went to work; and tho
registration Of tho immigration office, Ut
Baltimore, will provo the truth OF our
assertions. Tho undersigned, Julius
Schmidt md Karl Stephan. had frat
been imported for tho Ohio Valley
China Company, aud landed in Balti.
moro on February 90, 1892; but they
were returned to Germany on the fol.
lowing day, February 90. 1892. Six
weeks, after. however, thoy were 70.
quosted by tho same firm, by letter, to
return to America, (via Now York;, as
cabin passengers, and they were in
structed to represent themselves rs
merchants, in case their business should
DO inquired into by tho immigration
authorities. There was draft for 800
marks in thoir favor deposited with tho
Dresden Bank, Berlin, but Schmidt,
started alone for America. =
There was some trouble on account OF
imported labor. as early in tho fall OF
1892, but the differences were acttled by
the firm, some way or other.
Joseph Weiss aud Paine arrived hero
last spring, and Atboth aud EnGelhard
during July, 1893. Please send some
one to investigate this mattor-lf possi-
BILE, ono who can talk German.
-. Very respectfully,
(Signed) JULIUS SCHMIDT,
FRIEDRICH GorTscHALL,
Hermann kiTzid,
WILHELM FRASZ.
Address: Julius Schmidt, No. Ill
Coal street, Wheeling, W. Va.
n. B. Richard Gressler arrived in
fall, 1898. and korn about January, 1904.
The president OF tho assembly, contin-
uing after reading tho communication,
said that for several weeks Mr.. Roman
Dobler, formerly prosidento OF tho assem-.
bly,, now special immigration agent OF
tho treasury department had been ut
work on an investigation.
MR. DoDLER INVESTIGATES.
During the former administration
Sneclal Agent Charles Golf had been
here on tho same case, but it had not
been brought to successful issue, and
the trades assembly, which was then
championing the investigation had be.
come disgusted with tho special agent.
When Mr.. Doblcr was put on the case,
said the speaker, tho assembly knew
that 1t had Il representative who would
report thoroughly on the matter The
investigation was made and tho evil
dence against tho company was damr-
ing. Commissioner Stump said it was
tho strongest case ever brought before
the department, yet Secretary Carlisle
decided upon technicality that it
would not be polite to continue the
case. Carlisle's declination to push the
case was on account OF the report made
by Gofi before.
Four OF the men were present at the
meeting of tho assembly to appeal to
the assembly to do what it can to re-
open the case; they want revenge for
the manner in which they had boon
treated by the company. Instead OF be.
ing put to the work to which they had
been accustomed they had been put to
work ut mental occupations ut poor pay,
and now without work, no knowledge
OF the English language, their condition
is one OF practical helplessness.
HOLDING WITNESSES.
While the case was being worked up
by Mr.. Dobler, and District Attorney
Watts had said that it would come to
trial in the local United States court, he
told the president OF the assembly OF the
matter and tho Importance to labor in
tesests that tho men be kept hero as
witnesses. Tho two borrowed $50 and
bought the men $40 worth OF groceries,
but soon afterwards Information was
received from Washington that the case
was not likely to be prosecuted.
The trades assembly, continued the
president, should do all in its power to
have the case reopened. Commissioner
Stump had twice made IN appeal to
Secretary Carlisle to have the case
brought to trial. oach. time declaring
there was no doubt that verdict could
be secured against the china company.
He took it that the assembly should
take hold, first making complete and
thorough sta;ema nj OF tho affair to Mr..
Carlisle, in which IT should be shown
that while tho china people wero in
Washington in force TO defend them
selves, none OF the assembly's repre-
sentatives were present to press their
side OF the case-that they were hood
winked.
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