The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-13
STONES LABOR BILL OPPOSED.
Agents Of Steamship Companies Down On
His Legislation,

Representative W. A. Stone finds the In
nuenee 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 is a determined
effort to arouse tho German American citi-
zens against the bill. and Mr. Stone received
| the following from n German paper pub
lished In Pittsburg, and believed TO be large
ly owned by the aRent OF the German steam
ship companies of that city. The telegram
| reads:
"you are mistaken in believing that Ger
man-Americans favor your bill Only re-
Gently, the Turner'S, OF this section number
ing over 5000, adopted resolutions Of graft
tude to Mr.. Bartholdt and protested against
| restrictive measures
Mr.. stone is confident that this newspaper
does not represent the honest sentiments OF
| the Communications. The Bartholdt men,
toned In the telegram is the Chairman OF the
committee He, too, is 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;
II can well understand how one OF the pro-
prietors OF your paper as agent for 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 immigration but | do not believe
that the majority OF the intelligent German
Americans Of this country desire TO see the
shipping OF such large numbers OF undesir-
able immigrants into this country continue.
The Germans are frugal. saving, hard
working class and make good American
citizens. The immigrant pauper laborer
from Southern Europe enters into direct
90 mi tpit no m m uyall
as others here, and gluts the labor market
This is what keeps the price OF common
labor down and puts II at the mercy OF cap
ital.
~, with many others who have been work
ing to restrict immigration, am OF German
descent and have n common right to speak
for the COMMUNICATIONS.
"Those engaged in the business Of bring
ing cheap pauper labor into this country
shrewdly think that II they array the Ger
man-Americdns against the movement TO re-
strict immigration, they will so frighten the
two great parties In this country that they
will not dare to pass restrictive law. They
have so far succeeded that II such legisla-
tion fails In this Congress, IL will be because
the German-Americans are believed to be
against II, and to that end some German
newspapers have succeeded.
But l do not believe that the German
Americans are against it, and hereby in
yite the German-Americans Of my district
and OF the state to write to me and to other
members OF Congress, giving their views on
this question. l would like to know IL they
are really opposed to restricting immigra-
tion."
Charles II. Lincoln, Jr, OF Pittsburg, at
tempted to commit suicide at Brinton by
shooting himself. The young man is 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.