New-York tribune., 1899-03-13
DELIBERATIONS or TIE c. T. Z.
CHARGES THAT ALIEN LABoRERs ARE BEING
ILLEGALLY NATURALIZED.

CHARGES THAT ALIEN LABoRERs ARE BEING
ILLEGALLY NATURA11zED
At the meeting Of the Central Federated Union IN
Clarendon Han yesterday William J. O'Brien dele
rate OF the Granite Cutters Union. made the an
houncement that thousands Of aliens who had no
right to be were being made natuTallzed ciu%'hS'
He said that there was gang OF padrohes WIZ
made a business Of providing laOorers ana mechah-
lcs for city work Under the present law such
workers rnust be citizens OF the United states Inc
,sdrones evade this law. Mr O'Bren continued by
taking the aliens TO other cities ana having theh
naturalzed there by paying the clerk Of the court
auplled 20 $40 for each man.
Mr. O'Bricn said that thriving business hsd oeSn
aone IN Jersey City. Newark. Brooklyn ana " h"e
plains in furnishing naturalization papers to aliens
at SO a head
delegate O'Br1en also called attention TO the ef-
forts which he said We're being made at Albany 70
repeal tho Tobin Stone-dressing law which provides
that all stone used IN State OF municlpai pu'u'"bS
snd work in the State shall be cut and dressed In
N.ey-York He said that the new bill which had
been introduced in the Legislature was in the inter-
.s,s OF the New England quarry-owners. and that
II was being supported by the Builders League OF
Nev,-York which composed Of speculative
ouildors In the upper part OF the CITY. Coh'huhg'
ur O'Brien saii that n the Tohin law was repealed
FULLY nve thousand granite workers in this city ana
the state would be thrown out OF employment lie
finished by charging that attempts had been maze
In Albany 70 bTibe the members OF dinerent lsoor
legislative bodies TO agitate against the Tohin law
A resolution was passed strongly condemninE the
nev hill and the secretary was Instructed 10 Wrlte
10 Governor Roosevelt about H.
DELEGATE McCabe, OF the Cold Beaters' Union. re-
norted that the organized gold beaters in all parts
o. the country would make a demand FOR an IN
crease In wages on April J. lie added further tha'
,trikcs would be resoried 90 II necessary 10 gain
,ha demand for Il new wage scale. The go.d-bcaiers
he declared were the worse paid skilled workers OF
au trades and that under the present piece-worI
system they made only from g. 20 $40 week On
April ! the gold-beaters Will demand - q beatihs
or SIS u week. ,,, .
II G. johnson chairman OF the state Board OF
Mediation and Arbitration. was present al the meet
ing and the privilege OF the floor was accorded him
III declared that he was strongly In favor OF Or
ganized labor. and in his remarks relating 10 ih'
negotiations last week for the settlement OF lH'
troubles in the factory Of K. Hoe q co. ne sale
that he was surprised at The intelligence conserve
ism and honesty the OF the trade
unions Mr.. Johnson then comVl!mentcd George
Warner delegate OF the international MachinlSts
Union for the part that he took In ne settlement
Delegate Kahn. OF Bakers Union No /. reported
ma, there was a billy goat IN he yard OF hos;
baker 40 go East Thirteenth-st.. and mat a.
though the factory inspectors had been appealed 4
10 remove his gOatship. they had failed 70 do 80
A resolution passed asking the factory IN
efectOrs 70 remove the goat immcda tc'y, 50 ma
hereafter when Delegate Kahn desired 10 Visit M
1Ourncymen bakers employed IN TIA" bakery 20 col
lect their union dues he could d. without hayinl
10 wear armOr carry shO'--9.