New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-23
ALIEN LABOR Of STATE CONTRACT WORK

As this foreign labor was principally - Italian
extraction b. aas necessary to employ me services
Of d reliable interpretsT This man donned iaoorers
clothes and mingled with his copn'rymen IN the
ditch vi;h pick and shovel iurinz WORKING houfs.
ate with them az their mn-h tables m noon and
elan, n, their shanties AZ night thus securing tor
this bureau accurate Information ~ 10 tn'" e0n-
dt 5a empoyren, Of foreg ners rs contractors Is
generally done through me so-caNed faarohe
s,Fnor r; rhe interpreter worked FOR many Of
the contractors under hciitous names. na,tMt -
rltad 10 the respective padrones tor employ mehi
and after accedng 10 their demands heirs siven
work ....
as a lahorer 70 dig In trench AZ ga cents per
bour h. va. charged n CENTS for scent shovel
and s. per month shauiy cent whether he segt
there or not lis pay CIV, lote showed insi ne
worked nine hours and that ne .nm on = = csn ,
F,r ne loan Of the padrones shovel oui - his pay
While AZ work on this Job sgnor . became per
s2nay seq u; rsorn bad ne, arrived rom italy
and the Others had not been more than one y"
]" IN ,' another tase sgnor C secured place a. an
assistant storekeeper N one OF me snaau.s ~ sH
nr,ce ~ -, per cent and mat village trades
nen we're prohibited from onerng ih~ir Tsrss , ~.
entire monopoly A. the shanty there were i'4
lions some OF whom had Just come from italy,
and the others had been about thirteen 9t sgss y
An,a-ica on another occasion Sen0r o. ohAinfd
a job Iaborer az i2lg cents per hon, % ~ y,
understanding thaf No mus phF " 80,
Tor pick and shovel. and was put 10 VoIk a. =
stone mason building a slope NAL VI ihlt 10
on italian friend conyersed with over three thou
sand Italian aliens He secured eighi SITUATIONS.
and ~ each found that contractors "ouia no' h'e
citizens A. aliens were preferred ..
sirnor q ascertained mat the padrones secure
the discharge OF men daily on some preience -
as 70 enable them 20 PIT rev men m "ofN, ana
derive from them the prescribed Initiation zee
THE FREE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
During the year ending December 3D. i~s Alo
persons registered for employment ~ these, ~
,vs-e men and 2si3 were women Following thu
custom, Of the Bureau. as each person sled his or
her appuration a circular letter sent % the
last employer making inquiry 20 the character
and ability - such person and asking Tor informa-
tion that would give n knoWiedge = me applcants
49, "a ar mo ula~e desired This a. done IN
rad ~ applicants fo- employ men' before they are
introduced 20 employers The replies received rom
former emp overs were Win i'W fhlfl,l on- SUI
as warranted the Bureau N recommending u NJ
pli~aut= 20 those needing their scr, Ices -,
~ tho IS men i52s were fore.gnsrs end ~
were Americans - men were marre4. - Of Hnl.n
dependent tor support Or tho 90 women reglr-
tered 81 were foreigner and 81. we're AMER.
whom iSt were dependent them Tor support
While 4 a. are registered as foreigners. yet their
residence IN the United States is ~ such duration
os % warrant the statement fhaf me greater num-
her ~ them are Americans On all things save sc-
Pcnor,s received from employers supplied With
help ere ~ a most pleasant character. going 70
show that their employees gFp satisfaction. on me
other hand bat few complaints have been received
from employees. and In each ct-e com nunlcati 20
from This once adjusted the iificuify DURING ne
wear 1895 there we're ~ applications Tor men ah1
2s44 Tor women Increase - iSi over ne year
ending December 81 1877 For The year isss - 4 Per
as against . per cent for 1857. and IS Tor me nvs
months o. 81.