New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-15
SLAVS FOR WELLS BILL
MAY PISS THIS WEEK.
Immigrant Societies Far0r Pr0tec-
tire Measure.

That further safeguards for the newly landed
foreigners in this country Will be created
through the bills brought before the Legislature by
Assembyman Wells was the Of favorable
comment yesterday in all the organizations that
shave for years been working to protect immigrants
from swindlers both IN the banking business and
the steamship ticket agencies.
Miss Frances G. Kellor. superintendent Of the
search department of the Women's Municipal
League the organization that has been in fore
front Of those advocating the bills returned last
night from Albany. She said that the Codes Com
nlittee decided yesterday Afternoon to report As
semblyTnan Wells's second bill no 99S back for
vote to-day, and that It will probably be passed
this week This bill prohibits business by ticket
agents, not authorized as such by the steamship
companies The first bill, hich has beer passed by
both houses and signed by Governor Hughes. will
when it goes into effect next September obige all
private banks and ticket agencies TO furnish
bond of $1,000.
The prospect of such restrictive laws was greet
ed with delight by the newly formed Savonic I'm
migrant Society, which last night the club
house Of the SIavonic Alliance No. 240 East 72d
street, TO draw up its bylaws. This society which
aims TO protect the Slavonic immigrants. ire
spective of their religion the country from
which they come, has as its president Professor
II }. Pupin- of Columbia He exclaimed when
the new Wells bills mentioned: They have
been needed for a long time 1t Is most fortunate
that just society is being formed these bills
are likely to become laws They Will be
great help. for / believe the Slav immigrants have
been more widely preyed upon by 'snide' bank
ers and ticket agents than has any other race You
may be sure that when these bills become laws
they will be invoked by us whenever necessary"
The Rev. DR.. Vincent Pisek. a director OF the
society and pastor of the Bohemian PRESBYTERIAN
Church, said: 4 have often heard OF cases of
swindling. and I have followed the course of the
Wells bills with the greatest concern. Such laws
VIII force the dishonest men out Of business and
viii not inIure honest business men of the
East Side TINS socety's purpose is TO protect the
societies protect immigrants OF their own nations
anles. ana we want ali the protecting laws We
ArcnGeacon Hotowitzky Of the Russian Cathe-
Graz ana the Rev a. h. Koukol, secretary of the
o.Itls ana assistant pastor Of the Bohemian Pres
- ian eiluIcn We're equally enthusiastic. They
said they had heard rlimor.s of sw-indlinz, b,,t
Ia LneI IdilshloneTs had never come TO them
81 4II'tt complaints.
Although there have been fewer default cases
IN 1,oils aae ltaId4 bankers than among those OF
Bloch, chief counsel for the italian Te,gs1 "a i &c
SSelE' ~ The Bowery Bank Building, said yester-
obliging the bankers to put 1Ip 81 oa tba,, 'T.
70 De forced 70 furnish 5000 The chief ofiect az
l nis law; as see IT, IS to make it possible for
ON winch he can collect. The bond ought 10 be
I'VE have never had any caees o9 o,+ 49,, ....
s|lndilng on the part OF bankers nut persons Who
come here on other matters drop Incidental re
through their ignorance Why have heard 10
ans mention, quite as 4 matter OF course that
n they had been charged from s. by banker
THESE little banks reed to be looked INFO "'''S'
As Tor me ticket agents they, too. should he
1eeulaieu, 1IJlouSf out Of the almost thousand
cases handled in this office every year we bava
never mad one IN which ticket agent was found
70 have Willingly defrauded a client Cften,j,,ns
me tickets We're delayed the mails on The ~,
TO the old country, the person blvire, :. 80,
broken his contract, but far the ticket sellers