New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
ALIENS TO GO Err
NAGEL CANCELS 1RRFN
Says Contract Labor Lac Hust :
Be Used for Oppression
From The Tribune Bu-.au ?


Washington. July 16.-The Secretary - c.
and Labor issued a statement t9-dsy -
the findings OF the bureau OF iravnigr7'i, = {
nection with the charge OF the Ar1aIzar,,..- 6
Operators Union of America that the - s
Company. Of Jersey city. was imporfi,y
laborers. The protest was fled 5v The I-t,-
following strike IN the lace works. ne
Secretary NaReI ordered the arrest of c.-rai,
pending an investigation. As the ressIt 30 - /
vestisatiou the Secretary has cancelled a.
rests His statement follows
In these cases the conclusion has aeen -
bv the bureau that there .s no er-Ie1aa (.
tain the several charges, and that -0nci,ls-,.
been approved by me The record disciosas
tion which is far from satisfactory. IN -.
final conclusion only confirms the .-z-
original recommendation II IS apparent ~, q
ful consideration in the beginning must -
sarflv have prevented proceedings aEainst -
OF the parties concerned. = u1t I'll. II t-s- /
can hardly be necessary 20 sag thar the ~
70 arrest upon mere ex pJrt@ inquiry -
be Couservatively used and unless there S -
70 believe that the parties under Invest. gatsr -
attenrt 70 escape. guilt should hs sInzfs---5
established before SO harsh measure =,
With respect to the four men who were .,.-.
with having been induced 20 come % tas -
by rroTr ise Of employment. some question =.
have been entertained. but even On -haf- :.
the attending CirCumstanC@s should have vro--I
greater caution than was shown Such ~
as prevailed az The factory Is not eaicuIa,- /
promote impaTtiality Of judgment or STATE
and the accusations Of the complaining msn =.
have been carefully weighed before the -
rnendation OF so drastic A measure as persr-l
arrest was based upon them Indeed. e Z
quite apparent how the report of the i1s-sl
against rhe issuing OF warrants was Ogerco-.
why IL was disregarded-
but Whatever may be true % r1a cases s--
tho four men there can be no question IT,
complaint against he wife ~ one ~ tAe- y
without excuse The charge ~ prostitution g.
not be banded about IN 0ffcia- records upG
strength OF mere hearsay statements. Cones
that the requirements ct oar code may Hot
been observed. il II admitted t1at these peops
garded themselves a. man a10 "t-H. and tis-
no intfu7atiOn in this record ~ i11p-0ne-
pose in the immigration or of a disregard Z
laws OF marital fidelity ar any time. Ths-
however every proof that the ac-use-s H75 u
familiar with all The facts and neither ist \
raised objection until, actuat@d ~ motives
venge, they seized upon -ec1nlcfl point o q
stain upon the accused and 20 threaten ths- Y
Finally. the case OF Raimonde BolIinsier IS p.
out shadow Of evidence % support j.
Young woman. twenty years old. had lived &. +
country FOR eight years. had been az vors :
had gone to her former nome on brief ys-
returning 10 this country tHeT father lavirz
during the T0yaRet. she at once accepted ar
ment 70 support her mother MereSt sirn-ss
sr1sricion Without the faln-est support In a..
70 her arrest and compelled her To- seek 7r7-s-
from Incarceration At he hands of rs- s--5
who furnished bond IN the practically pr1f7s-
sum of 1000, they did IN All the other rs=
Throughout these cases smack 0f Irrss5r
accusation superficial inquiry. hasty c0ncl-v
arbitrary power and unreasonable exacti0rs
contract labor provisions OF the .mmigrat-
must. OF course, he rtgtdly enforced, but re
itself will he brought INTO contempt u % IS g.
the base use OF intimidation and oppression. 81
of this the more earnestly because The sx7--
tiOn of a number OF cases has satisfied
in other directions this Department. power
rest has been exercised upon altogether 100 81
provOCatiOn This and similar records q % q
that substantially al cases under the c0D-rsr
provision OF the fmmiEra tloU lEW are started
the complaint OF private parties usually st--
inauguration OF a strike OF course, wage -s-
are Interested in the enforcement 0S rhis lsT
our inspectors must be prompt -7 investigafs
complaint. but such investigation SnQL-
thoroughly made before drastic action is -s-
mended. especially when the heat of c0Htrrr
must dictate caution in the acceptance Of clz
and iuCriuinatiO1S-
In practice We NAV. a rule. be coupsE
wait upon private complaints. 3uf We must b
fIl not TO permit the contract labor Pro7isr
the frnmi gra tion law 70 degenerate. as was 11-
this case. into tool 20 be employed or tsa-
as the exigenCieS Of private controversy ma
tate This record diSCloses not '-lv that ne
rants for arrest were recommended. a.tloE
trusted inspector had reported rrdf there rs
evidence to support the charges oUr also ta1
man was shielded from arrest because ae
with the strikers. The contract labor provs
ike anv other statute the law ~ the and. PIT
to be enforced a. such r is possible mat ihs Z
of cases started upon our own lnlfiatt'e ~
attributed the small fo-ce 'J lnspe-L1A
BY the addition Of a few men, Tor wllch li--A
has Just been made
This general comment upon ParIlca-al. :. -
prompted by A desire fo- greater caution y
proceedings and because the Secretary $ o-
compelled % act UpOn the bureaus recoI-.s
ton without time or opportunity pers'nt1!
vestigate- . -
Finally again point o1- that if improve
pOrtatfon Of labor is to be suppressed PIo-.
for penalties against the employers are - -
ter calculated 70 elicit the truth ana 20 -
the practice than is the nasty aTT5S .-5Sr ss--s
wage earners. CHARLES NAtfEL' Se-'7~