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

WHEELING, W. Va. March 20. 1894.
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly.
We, the undersigned. take the liberty
to submit Ito tho commissioner for con-
tract labor, the following complaint:
During the month OF November, 1891,
there appeared in German trade
journal (Dio Ameise-The Art), tho fol-
lowing advertisement:
NTANTED.
abroad. For particulars inquire ut the office OF
Die Amese.
We did inquire and were told to ad-
dress Mr.. Theurich, Ohio Valley China
Company, Wheeling, W. Va. which We
also did. We were engaged by that
firm, and tboy sent us transportation
from Bremen to Baltimore, and also
paid railroad fare to Wheeling. Con-
tract-labor being against the existing
law, that firm has violated the same,
for in oil their communications they
cautioned us to keep silence in every
respect. When We were examined.
however, by the immigrant inspector,
we told the whole truth, and we
: were permitted to pass. We beg to
state hero that in case there is q
proviso in the law, to the effect
that ARTISTS or teachers" in our
tine OF trade could DO imported, such
proviso does not come within the scope
oil our personal employment, because
We performed no services that could
not have been done just as well by
American laborets, and even female
labor. The main object OF the firm was
to obtain cheap labor. Furthermore,
the wokingmen SO imported, at least 4
majority oil them. were not employed
upon that branch OF trade Tor which
they had been originally imported.
We have called the attention OF the
firm repeatedly to the non-tultillment
OF their promises, and the consequence
( thereof was our discharge. The firm
went even so far, that Notwithstanding
their intention to dispense with our
services six weeks ago, they kept silent
all our savings, when We are helpless,
us nowhere, at this time can work be
found and other factories in our line Of
trade. declined to give employment to
imported workingmen in this city.
Under such circumstances it is our de-
sire to return to Germany, and to that
end We would ask, therefore, tho favor
thatthe commissioner would send an Of
fetal or two, for the purpose OF inves.i-
eating our case. In some instances
workingmen have been dismissed with
: out, or for little, cause, and their places
were filled by new imported working
slen. We will mention only oneinstance:
Emile Haehnlain, who was employed
for some years in American factories,
was employed for n probationary term.
aud had worked Tor six months, was
discharged, and his place filled by q
workingman recently imported. but
(would) could, if required, report other
similar cases; and we can substantiate
our statements by producing the origin
nj contract letters. The following is n
: list OF the imported laborers: Karl
Gotz, Karl Weiss, Emil Book. Mrs.
Dankhof, Hermann Kitzig, Frederick
Gressler. Max Uhlworm, August Seel,
Julius Schmidt, Frederick Gottschall,
August Volkme-. Wilhelm Franz,
Ernst Goerrvig. Joseph Weiss. and n
certain Mr.. Paine korn, Richard Ores
sler. and Alex. Theu.ich. Probably i'm
ported are: DR.. thinner, Edmund
Theurich, Robert Seel, and Ernst koe.
mig, Engelhardt and Alboth. The two
last named state that they had met DR..