Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-18
Has Been Reused by Secretary
S!Haus' Reported Plans for u.s.
sIstIng AsIalIC Immigration.
LEADERS OBJECT TO new BUREAU
Samuel oompers Threatcns Revo,,
Aaalnot Application Of Alien Law
Passed by Last congress-call for
Union Convention at Washington to
Combat Alleged Plans of Manufac
turers.
wAsIINGToN u. q. Sen,

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Sept. 49,
Signs have rapidly multiplied during
thc last two or three days that tho
lncAt tcw months will witness a very
bitter controversy between the labor
organl2pti0nss ON one side and the
1edcrh administration aud Congress
ON the other.
That there Is TO be fight to n fin.
iesh between the National Assocla.
ton CT Manufacturers and the Ameri
can Federation OF Labor hns been
shown by tho suit brought by the
manufacturers against the unions Ia
test tho right to boycott. and by the
reply OF the manufacturers 10 the
charge of the federation that n $500
uuo iund was raised for the purpose
of crushing out labor.
MIR. Gompcrs today, ON his return
from New York, raised the direct is.
sue between his organization and Tho
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor re.
gardinS tho expulsion of the japanese
which Is likely TO lead To protracted
'icsate between the unions md the
administration
| Mr. Compers took MS basis for
! his remarks statements coming from
! New York that the Department OF
Commerce and Labor was being turn
ed by Secretary Strans into kind OF
| intelligence Office for the better dis
, tribution of Immigrants through tho
country. This statement cmnated
( from Mr. Conklcy. of the photographic
/ Apprentices Union ana he took Mr..
Strauss To task for his statement
I that Oriental labor could he used In
this country for work that white labor
would not care to do. ana said that
this Indicated that Mr. Sirnus was
prepared through his department 10
distribute Japanese labor throughout
the country.
| Mr. Coakley had also said that tho
latitude Of Secretary Straus ought to
he brought To the attction of Prcsi
OF Commerce and Labor is taking The
same view as that of the AIanufac
turcrs' Association.
MIR. Gompers Up In Arms.
When Mr., Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor. was
shown this dispatch from New York
he said:
This is the first intimation have
had ms to the alleged Intentions OF
Secretary Straus regarding the impor
tation of Aslntic labor into this coun
try II he is correctly quoted he is
willing That the Japanese should
come in without restraint for the pur
pose of doing certain kinds of work
and to use government bureau for
distributing these immigrants and lima
ing them employment.
81 am both surprised and panied &c
hear that this is MIR. Straug' atti
tude. Mr.. Straus. or any other OFF
cial who attempts what is alleged III
the news from New York. will have
to stand the full responsibility for his
action. The immigration plans of Mr.
Straus are not going To be carried into
effect no matter what government of
fetal may advocate thcm-Mr. Straus
or any one else. | deny that the bust
ness men of this country want tho
gates opened in any degree for the
admission of Asiatic immigration. Sucl
a step Is frought with too much dan
ger to the people We are not modi
flying our position in the matter nol
will We modify it,
MIR. Stratus ExpIais.
Secretary Straus said today that Tho
representation of his attitude in New
| York was incorrect. He declared thai
no government bureau Is being useC
i'' lh' pui IloSc vi distributing Japan
csc immigration.
"A law was passed by the last Con
| gross said Secretary Straus. (which
| provided for n division of information
in the bureau of immigration ! pu
at the head of II one of the best in
formed and enlightened men in thi.
coutry. Mr.. Terrence " Powderly. Ht
begun his work in broad way. IL
accord with the meaning and the spiri
OF the law. He Is prepared to give
the benefit of our Investigations t,
labor in general If they choose TO tax,
advantage of IT, There is no reason
why laborcrs already in this country
as well as recently arrived immi
grants. should not take advantage O
this opportunity as an aid in findine
work and being advised where theil
services are required"
THE division is administered en-
tirely for the benefit of labor in gen
eral am very sure that neither Mr.
Gompers nor any other enlightened
labor leader can take exception to tn,
method of administering this bureau