The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-19
FINDS EMPLOYMENT
For Them and Renders Asst ST.
ance In Time Of Trouble
--Canton's Greek
Colony.

court the business agent of the Greek
colony. in the southeastern part of the
city. who pleaded their cases bs-
fore the city magistrate, TIE business
agent is a young Greek. quite intelli-
gent and able to speak English very
auently. He Is well dressed and acts
much like an American. He Is known
among his fellow countrymen as
Pete" his proper name being Pet r
Tendar. Tendar is depended upon by
majority of the Greeks in Canton
to seek employment for them and to
practically manage their busin IS af-
fairs. Tendar, however, is not like the
business agents. better knows as
kings" among the foreigners Of Penn
sylvania, who seek emp.oyn: n:ent for
sheir countrymen and receive money
for Their work. Tendar performs his
ser, ices free of charge Several weeks
ago, however, a collection was taken
among the Greeks and given to Tendar.
r. amounted to about $50 and was ac-
cepted. Tendar, in speaking to re-
porter, said every night after he re-
turns from his work at the Elbel COM
pany he is besieged by his friends, who
have been thrown out of employment
and wish to secure positions. The
young man thinks that this is duty
which he owes to his countrymen who
are unable to speak English and there
fore cannat apply for work. Tendar
says he is kept busy every night at
tending to the wants of the members
of his colony. Whenever a doctor is
needed he is always asked to obta'n N
his services and in all matters of bus-
iness ne is; consuited.7
Several months ago when ahe Greek
colony was much lager thereawas an
other business agent but he has left
town recently and the entire work
.alls. on. Tendar. Sometimes Tenaar
DOES not go to his work but accompar-
les bis countrymen 10 the different
manufacturing establishments In an
endeavor to secure employment for
them. He is well known at the differ
ent shops in the city where foreigners
are employed.
Tendar well understands that the
foreigners throw many Americans out
of employment because they work
cheaper and thinks that 1t Is great
injury to the wOrkmen generally. The
young man. however, Is not like many
of his coupI!rymcn who hoard all of
their money and do not supply them
selves with the sheer ne ,essar'es of
life. He was free to admit that many
foreigners come to this country only
to gather small fortune and then re-
turn to their native land to 1.-Two q re-
tired life. According to his statements
the average workman in Greece re-
ceives 10 cents a day while one VINO
receives q salary of 25 CENTS a da- is
considered to have an excellent posi-
ton. The average pay for foreigners
in this country, according to his state
nlents. is about $3.50. Tendar is partic-
ularly proud OF the fact that he has
conquered the English language In
four years. He says that many OF his
friends have been in this country for II
years and are unable to speak a word
Of English. The young man has
adopted the plan of writing all new
words which he hears in a note book
and afterwards committing them to
memory. He says next year he will
apply for naturalization papers and b.
come full-fedged American Citizen
He has desire to return to his native
land to see his parents but Says that
he has not saved enough to make the
journey His parents are very COM
fortably stuated in Athens and his
father is quite wealthy. being formerly
engaged In the manufacture of cheese
Tendar says all the homes of the
rich In Athens are built Of marble
while the houses of the poorer class
are of common stone. when write
my friends and parents" said the
young man. that the houses In Amer
lea are built Of wood they are amazed
and will hardly elieve It." Tendar's
younger brother who is probably 15.
arrived in this city from Greece about
two weeks ago. Tendar also has q
cousin living with ham. According to
the young mans statements there are
no Greek women In the city and the
colony has no priests. The Greeks
do not attend any church In America
besides their own. Tendax has bean
in Canton about four months. prior 10
thak time having been loeated In Pitts
burg. New Haven and New York. He
/ ran away from home VIXEN he was n
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