New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-05
FEDERAL COURT
STAYS ALIEN LAW
In SUBWAY CASE
u. S. Supreme Tribunal
Enjoins p. S. c. from En-
forcing State Statute.
OPENS WAY FOR
RENEWAL OF WORK
Governor Whitman Fears State
Highways May Suffer-To
Urge Repeal Monday.


Operation Of the alien labor law in
this state was suspended yesterday by
the United States Supreme Court
lending the review of the decision o.
tho Court of Appeals here declaring
he law constitutions.
This means that work on the SUP
ways will not be hampered II II Is nov
nossible to get enough cltizens 70 90
The work. A motion will ne made soon
possibly Monday, asking the court 10
advance the case for an early hearing
II t5is i Granted IL may be that TIE
...icw and = decision Will be hau
within three or four months.
Yesterdays action was taken al me
case Of William =. Helm, taNpaye''
,rlo sought 10 eLjoin the Public service
Commission from enforcing the alien
labor law. and in that Of Clarence A
crane. secretary II the Genera, Con-
fractors' Associat ion. no was arrested
for employing aliens on public WORK:
Applicafion was made 20 Justice
Hughes for writ of error carrying
with il a review Of the decision OF the
Court Of Appeals. Following this &C
ton. the entire court granted the stay
or Injunction restraining the Puohc
Service Commission from taking any
steps TO enforce the labor law by
either cancelling contracts or holding
up vouchers for payments TO con-
tractors.
Thomas T Conway, eX-LleItens
Governor, as counsel for NJ "2lm,
made the application, and was mtcn
pleased last night when he received
pcws that il had been granted.
When the decision Of the Court OF
Appeals UNFOLDING the alien labor law
was handed down there were about
twenty thousand men at work on the
.ubwavs. one-half Of whom were aliens.
II became necessary 20 lay of the
aliens. otherwise the Public Service
commission would have been liable for
prosecution in not forcing the CON
tractors TO obey the law. IT fas been
found difficult to get citizens 70 40
.he work. but yesterday It was sara
shat 20 per cent OF the normal numpcr
of men were at worn.
The impression last night was mat
Che contractors would not 60 back 10
.,hop labor unless they found It neces-
.arv: that they would keep the ciu,
ems they have already hired but thaI
they would not hesitate to use ancnS,
if they found it impossible TO gct an
,hc men they needed from those VINO
afc citizens. :
IF the bin calling for the repeal Of
inc alien labor law passes II Will not
he necessary to push the action IN
Washington. However, the contractors
md tho Public Service Commission are
,ot .urc that the legislators IN Albany
will dare 70 face the opposition or the
lsbOr unions. ,.,...
protczt to Governor Whitman
AGAINST the proposed repeal of the alien
labor law will be made on Saturday by
rcpreecrtatives of score of building
-radcs # the Governor grants an OPP
portuuity.
.u, Telegraph 10 The rribunel
Albany. March 4.-Governor Whit
man tonight announced that he would
send d special message to the Legs.
lsturc Monday night urging repeal
of the alien labor law.
Tho situation m New York City,
Mr. Whitman said, sis serious, and
some relief must be given. that the
work on the subways may be resumed
am also Informed that If the law IS
NOT repealed the work on the state
highways will be badly crippled, as a
majority Of the laborers on highway
work are aliens
The bill repeating the law, which
was introduced by Senator Spring
would have been passed IN the Senate
today but for the objection Of Sena-
tor DunniCa0. who objected when unan'
imous consent 70 the immediate con
,ideration Of the bill was asked by
Senator Brown.