Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-25

labor Declares Solicitor EaFle's De-
elslos viii stand Until the Courts
Rsvsrss Il.
Washington. Dee. "a President
aamuel GonDers, Of the American
Rederalion, disagrees entirely with
ke deductions, and 70 very frank IN
hir opposition to the reporl OF soilci-
lor Earle, OF the department Of com
mefce and labor, on the subject OF
khe violation Of the alien contract la
pW law BY the importation OF imml.,
grants into South Carolina. Tie de-
p4rtmeut held that the people OF South
Earoiina IN bringing over the witte-
klad Immigrants had not violated the
nw
When seen and asked whether he
81 The American Federation OF Labor
would make teBi q The decision in
she courts Mr. Gompers would say
nothing
The legal advisers Of the depart
mont Of commerce and labor have con-
fned the law, and their oonstruc
ton Will have TO stand until the courts
reverse n, he said Continuing
air. Gombers declared
1T has been held by the courts
and by the department chat any prom
80 Of employment or promise to an
alien that he can SECURE employment
n America. Is a contract. II seems
70 me very convenient construction
% the law 70 say that a state ofiicial
cas- do what private citizen Is In
hibited from doing
The charge contained In some
southern newspapers thar Mg. Com
pers bad raised the question OF ille-
gality In connection with these pro-
ccodlnss was denied by him, lie
said some of tho boys must have call
"a the departments attention 10 the
matter, and asked that Il be inyes-
iigated.
Mr.. 0ompers was very emphatic In
biz statement that he had no wish 10
ubNrnci Immigration 10 the south.
for. he declared, that he would like
io sea many of the immigrants that
crowd into the large cities OF the
north diverted TO the south, as he
Naa convinced that immigration.
property conducted. would vastly
benefit the south. Il would be hap
py to see the south continue 10 pros
per. he affirmed.
The only thing that could suggest
20 secure the southern immigrants
Waa the employment OF men AZ Ellis
island TO work ON the newcomers up
on their diaembarkins from the I'M
mlsunt ships.
lie thought the chief dlaonlty
about Inducing immigration 10 the
south was the low wages paid In the
southern states lie was very en-
phA,ic on this ground, declaring,
= know labor II short In the south,
and I. personally. would like 10 see
u otherwise. The south IL beau.
isfal country. a splendid Soction TO
iiyo IN aud the prospects there for
mar on comfortable living wages
are bright. How can yoa expect
- set common lAhorers az 70 and
Sc ceats a day, however. when the
same class q labor can earn t.So
par day 10 the north1 skilled Ia
borcrs IN the south draw higher
uaKos. 90 coarte. Tee union "a re-
sa0nsihie toy that, because 4 adheres
Ia : strict wage scale TIE unskill.
"a lahorer. though, tarps rather bad.
~. and this class u immigrants win
IS hard b. secure Tor the poulh 10
Nou Sork clN street sWeepors and /
hOd carriers cara g. a day This be-
lax true. 4 d pcFfeoiiy clear that
the Inducements now oaefcd BY TIE
soaiA are noi ailunnE II sutAc,ont
wafes are eGcrod. De s,oyg w0uid BE-
an entirely different one
Ia pora0nsl appearance, SAmucl .
Ssompers u short. nick-ees maa,
Nllh d fmoois. round lscs much II
oAiea A. csveFe1 hy be saec,acics
A pair % hlg gTay eyes PeFn over
ihcn al the intcrFifuer Piles Az 4
oFer tae tCrk Oh glal pl elm asd sii f.
around hlm are ~. rs. eoHsHice2as i
anong gaem be.nG enc pFoef sAeea