The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-14
STONES LABOR BILL OPPOSED.
Agents Of Steamship Companies Down On
His Legislation.

Representative W. A. Stone finds the in
fluence Of the steamship companies very
strong against his bill for the further restric-
tion OF immigration by consular Inspection at
the port OF departure. There IL determined
effort to arouse the German American citi-
zcns against the bill and Mr. Stone received
the following from a German paper pub
lished In Pttsburg, and believed to he large
~ owned by the agent OF the German steam
ship companies Of that city. The telegram
reads:
"Nou are mistaken in believing that Ger
man-Amcr"ans iayor your lii. Only re-
Gently, the Turner'S, Of this section number
ing over 1000, adopted resolutions % graft
tude to Mr.. Bartholdt and protested against
restrictive mcasures.'
Mr.. Stone is confident that this newspaper
does not represent the honest sentiments OF
the German-Amercans. The Bartholdt men,
toned In the telegram Is the Chairman Of the
committee. He, too, H. believed to have the
interests Of the steamship companies more
at heart than he has the proper restriction OF
undesirable immigration. Mr. stone. in re-
plying to the telegram sent the following;
81 can well understand how one Of the pro-
pri"tors OF your paper, as agent Tor several
steamship companies engaged in the business
Of bringing immigrants to this country is
opposed to restricting immigration, and |
can see how through his columns. and In
other papers similarly Interested, many
honest Germans are led TO oppose the re-
strictions Of inmigration;but ! do not believe
that the majority Of the intelligent German
Americans Of this country desire TO see the
shipping 81 such large numbers Of undesir-
able immigrants into this country continue
The Germans are a frugal, saving, hard
working class and make good American
citizens Tn" immigrant pauper laborcr
from southern Europe enters into direct
competition with the German laborer AS well
Hs others here. and gluts the labor market.
This i what keeps the price Of common
labor down and puts it at tho mercy Of cap
ital
II, with many others who have been work
ing To restrict immigration. am OF German
descent and have common right to speak
for the Grrman-Amorcaus.
"Ihos" engaged In the business Of bring
ing cheap pauper labor into this country
shrowdly think that II they array the Ger
n-Americdns against the movement 30 re-
strict immigration, they will so irighten the
two great parties IN this country that they
will not dare to pass n restrictive law. They
have 80 far succeeded that II such lcgisla-
ton fails IN this Congress. IL will De because
the German Americans are believed To- h"
against 1t. and To that end some German
newspapers have succeeded.
But | do not believe that the German
Americans are against It, and | hereby in
yite the German Americans Of my district
and Of tn" state To- write to me and to other
members OF Congress. giving their views on
this question. | would like to know II they
are really opposed to restricting immigra-
ton"
Charles H. Lincoln. Jr., Of Pittsburg at
tempted to commit suicide at Brinton by
shooting himself The young man l. "A Grip
pie and desperately in love with Miss Mamie
Boyle. His crippled condition prevented
him from securing employment. and the
girls mother forbade her daughter keeping
company with him.