The herald., 1897-06-14
On the Subject of Foreign
immigration
AMERICAN FEDERATIoNIsTs
ASK SUGGESTIONS OF LABOR
UNIONISTS
The Tailors' Strike Begins It's Fifth
Week With the End Still Out
Of Sight
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON. June 13.-President
Gompers and the other members Of the
executive council Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor have sent greeting on
the immigration question to the affiliat-
ed unions in order by this means to OBJ
tain the sense of organized labor on the
immigration question in its several
phases. The greeting says:
1.-The subject has been divided in such
manner that each member may have
fair opportunity to vote either in favor
Of or against the entire subject Of i'm
migration restriction, or upon the meas
ure and scope of such restriction. OF
course those who are opposed to the re-
strictior OF immigration need give little
attention to the manner by which re-
striction may be secured, while those
who are favorable to restriction can
fully discuss and decide as to the forms
and measures of restriction.
The following are the questions SUBJ
mitted
First-Does your organization favor
amending the laws of the United States
to restrict immigration more than 1t Is
now restricted?
Secord-Does your organization favor
a provision in the law guarding against
criminal and pauper elements entering
into the United States?
Third--Should the foreign consular
service ard our immigration department
be entrusted with greater powers to en-
force immigration laws?
Fourth-Should the violation Of the
alien contract labor law by employers
be punishable by imprisonment?
Fifth-Should the steamship COM
panies be held responsible for term Of
years for the character Of their passen-
gers?
Sixth-Should a stricter civil and
educational test be enforced as to quail
fication for naturalization?
Seventh-Should every immigrant be
compelled to declare his intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States?
Eighth-What other provision does
your organization favor and suggest, II
any, to further the restriction of immi-
grafton?
Organizations which expect to be rep
resented at the Nashville convention, Of
the American Federation Of Labor are
urged to instruct their delegates so that
the convention may fully express the
Judgment Of organized labor on the sub
ject, and unions which will not be rep
resented are directed to discuss and vote
upon the question ard to return the
vote to headquarters not later than Oc-
tober 3, 1897.
THE TAILORS' STRIKE
NEW YORK, June 13-The strike Of
the tailors entered upon its fifth week
today, and there seems little hope that
the end will be reached for at least ten
days more. Everything in and around
the headquarters Of the strikers was
quiet today.
Groups of idle tailors gathered in front
Of their headquarters and discussed the
situation. The situation as reported
today by Leader Schenfeld is as follows:
Contractors who agreed to the de-
mands of the Brotherhood of Tailors,
300: returned to work, 1000; contractors
who ignore the demands and refuse to
settle. $50; tailors affected by the latter
and on strike up to date, 1900.
TUBE MILLS CLOSED
READING, Pa, June 13.-The man
agement of the Reading Iron works last
night decided to close it's tube mill in
definitely. BY this over one thousand
men will be thrown out Of work.