The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-07
LAW DON'T STOP EN-.
IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL SAYS con-
TRACT LABORERS COME IN
FREELY
ARE IMPORTED BY WHOLESALE
Notable Address at Scranton by Ed
ward f. McSweepey-Flood of
Resolutions on Many
Subjects.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 6.-The conven-
tion of the American Federation of Labor
disposed of considerable business today,
at two sessions. The overshadowing
feature of the day was the able address
of Edward F. Insolvency., deputy COM
missioner of immigration at the port of
New York, on the subject of immigration.
He reviewed the history of emigra-
ton from the time of the downfall of
the Roman empire to the present and
then explained the method of enforcin (
the immigration laws. The spirit of the
law, he said, lis being violated, by the
wholesale. He recalled the railroad
wreck in Michigan last week, in which a
large number of immigrants were killed,
and asserted that these immigrants were
no doubt under contract to work in
California, to which state they were or
route when their lives were crushed out.
Speaking of the Chinese exclusion act,
Mr.. McSweeney said the Japanese should
also be excluded from the United States.
as they are more undesirable than are
the Cinnamon. In conclusion he said
that the immigration laws should be re-
Vised and reconstructed from the be
ginning by experts. All the pending
legislation before congress to remedy the
present evils will only make more con-
fusion. Labor contractors, he said, are
each year perfecting their method for
the bringing of aliens to this country
and the bureau of immigration is not be-
ing extended.
Resolutions on Many Subjects.
lightweight resolutions were presented
and referred to committees. They cover
nearly every variety of subjects that af-
feet workmen. One of them contained
denunciation of WI Ting Fang, the Chi
min icta fr,,
remark against the American people and
another conveyed the sincere and hearty
thanks" of the federation of labor to
President Roosevelt for the position he
took in his message to congress on the
question of Chinese exclusion.
Max Hayes, of Cleveland, introduced
resolution providing for the admittance
of minors under eighteen years of age
into unions at a reduced per capita tax.
Delegate Dietrich, of Washington, D.
c., presented a resolution protes ting
against subsidy. legislation by congress-
Another resolution called for the ap-
pointment of committee of five to drafs
memorial to congress to prohibit the
granting of injunctions by courts against
organized labor.
Among the other more important reso-
lutions presented were these:
Asking workmen to unite for inde-
PCuuSuI dcllO1 III party having
for it's avowed object the overthrow of
the capitalistic system of production and
distribution and the establishment of the
cooperative commonwealth.
Asking congress to amend the Geary
act so as to exclude Chinese, japanese,
Malays and all people of Asiatic extrac-
tion and to prevent the use OF the
American Pacific island possessions as a
bridge over which excluded races may
pass to the United States.
Denouncing anti-scalping legislation, be-
cause the ticket brokerage business is
legitimate, convenience to the public
and means of cheapening railway
travel.
Providing for a general defense fund
by levying a tax of two cents per month
on every man in the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Amending the alien contract labor law
so as to include musicians.
batch of resolutions dealing with
trade jurisdiction and trade autonomy
were also introduced. 1t is not unlikely
that bitter contest will be waged by
the delegates when the jurisdiction and
autonomy questions come before the con-
Yention.