New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-09
LICENSES NOT RENEWED.
ACTS IN THREE CASES.
Mr. Mer71nan to Hold Public Hear
ing on Intelligence Office Abuses.

AS result of the publicity given by The Trib-
to the shipping branch of the intelligence
Office business many petitions have been sent TO
the Bureau of Licenses and Mr. Merriman, the
deputy chief, has refused to renew licenses IN
the cases of three of the largest Offices and set
Monday the date for public hearing In their
cases The offices to which licenses have been
refused are those of Isador Herr, at No. Car
lisle-st.; A Kaufman. at No. Clinton-st- and
S. s. Schwartz. No rs East First-st Petitions
requesting that licenses be refused these or
other agencies have been received from the
Legal Aid Society, the Educational Alliance ana
a number of charitable societies represehtihS
Hebrew and Austro-Hungarian societies III d
letter from London T. c. Van DuZer the non
orary secretary of the American Society in Lon
don, mention is made of The Tribune ana us
agitation, showing that public attention on ooth
sides of the Atlantic has been drawn to the
abuses in this business
Before deciding to withhold the licenses OF the
three agencies Mr.. Merriman had the hrms
thoroughly investigated. Here is the report
made by Officer Grant Williams of the license
squad:
ton or partnership. which seems to exist between en-
No : CIintonost and Isaac Kaufman. of No; 70
West-st. Persons seeking TRANSPORTATION, 10 70
to furnish said transportation on condition that
they work their pas5ase Tn ne are sub
jected TO physical examination Falling TO pass
by the agent who had them in charge. They are
then aecosted by another agent oi TRANSFORM
ton The applicants are then brought over IRON ON
en- to No fes They are detained
the ground that they are 10 De b f from re-
covering the first fee paid to one OF the other
agencies.
In the of A. Kaufman the Legal <iu 'o
ciety has filed documents which 1t declares sup
MORT the charge that this agent has regularly
issued receipts which nullify one OF the mos'
irnnortant provisions of the act under winch ne
is licensed and has thus prevented many ap-
Djcants from taking advantage Of such pro-
vision.
Here is an extract from letter written by
Mr.. Van Duzer to R. c. Ringwalt' formerly
connected with the Legal Aid Society, who mas
| been responsible for the effective work done py
that society in contesting the abuses OF the
employment agencies:
I thank you for the clipping of The II Tribune pune
which you kindly f1rWa dTe e reading the art
Gle observe that it is acknowledged tnat LleIo
nr Questioning of these Unfortunate cattle helpers
inclose the cards OF the tnree dle a5e tbe
cards be f signed by william Hochstein the rep
fe sn Q Tep sd to Once
an advertisement in paper offering trip 70 h o.
was told before he left there that there was no
| vented here that there plenty Of work TO pc
had and every imaginable tale that GouLd pc pos
| thew never saw Kaufman-who, upon hearing that
| they were under age said: -
"0h' we must put you down as twenty-one and
| twenty three -4 10 IL
| on the Mnnetonka. April 20. If they missed the
| Winnefonka Yesterday / think viii pay their
massage out SO that you may have their statements
| with which to proceed against Kaufman. These
/ are not the first cards OF kaufInahs 'hat nave
| been shown