The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19
CHECK TRANSIENT LABOR.
Proposed Tnrin Amendment 90 stop
Canadian Labor Competition.

Proposed Tariff Amendment 40 stop
Canadian Labor Competition.
IL is claimed that the protective tariff
aids the wage-earner in our country. IL
certainly protects the capitalist, manu-
facturer and producer. The laborer
without capital needs equal, IL not
greater. protection.
The following amendment TO the
Dingley tariff has been submitted by
Hon. John b. Corliss. of Michigan. He
claims that ID will prevent upwards of
$4,000 able-bodied artisans from an
nually entering the United States and
engaging in competition with American
worl1men in all the avenues of labor.
who now annually come with no inten-
tion of adopting this country as their
home, and who take the fruits of from
three TO six months labor TO their
homes in foreign lands. Should we not
extend this protection to the laboring
people now in idleness?
Amend II. r. SO by adding thereto the
following sections;
Section 2S II shall hereafter be unlaw-
ful for any male alien over Is years OF age.
who resides or retains his home In a for
eign country, 20 come into the Unitec
States for the purpose OF engaging In any
mechanical trade or manual labor fof
wages or salary. unless such alien has IN.
good faith made declaration before tn,
proper inspection officer OF the bureau OF
immigration OF his intention 10 becom,s
a permanent resident or citizen OF thu
United States Provided. That the provi-
sions OF this act shall not apply 10 aliens
residing Contiguous 10 and within a dis
lance OF two miles from the border line,
nor TO the employment OF sailors, deck
hands or other employees or vessels or
railroad train hands. whose duties require
them 20 pass over the frontier 10 reach
the termini OF their runs.
Sec. % That any violation OF the pre-
ceding section by any alien shah be deemed
a misdemeanor, and any persons convicted
OF a violation thereof shall be deported 10
the country whence they came.
In speech made in the house OF rep
resentatives on May 10. 1896. Congress-
man Corliss said, the house then con-
sidering the immigration laws OF the
United States:
This measure is intended as n protec-
ton TO American labor.
IL seeks to preserve the fruits of our
labor for those who carry the burdens OF
American institutions and stand ready to
defend the honor OF the nation.
IL does not affect any man. woman or
o
does II prevent any person from seek
Ing and securing a home on American soil
and enjoying the blessings and advan-
tages OF the labor markets OF this coun-
try.
II is estimated that from 1000 TO 100 900
human beings every year leave their homes
and families In foreign countries and come
10 the United States with no intention OF
making this country their permanent home,
and engage In competition with our labor
IN tls
periods and building seasons In all the
avenues OF labor and at the end OF the
season or prosperous period return TO their
foreign homes and there spend with their
families the fruits OF American labor.
This class of competition with Ameri-
can labor is not confined 20 the subjects
of Canada. They come from Italy, Aus
tria, Hungary and other foreign coun-
tries. They bring with them nothing
but physical force, capable Of perform
ing work upon the low standard of
other countries, and prey upon the labor
markets until they have accumulated a
goodly sum for laboring man in for
eign country, and return to their homes
and families abroad. While here they
add nothing TO the value, prosperity,
progress or genius OF the people OF this
nation.
In advocating this measure we desire
to most emphatically disclaim any i'm
tention to prevent any capable, honest.
industrious, law-abiding person from
seeking home on American soil and
obtaining the blessings and advantages
OF this country for himself and his fam
lily. But we do object to the compete
ton of transient labor that enriches
Itself at the expense of our labor, which
it cheapens and degrades, while taking
away from the prosperity of our coun-
try.