Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-12
PROTEST IS MADE
AGAINST HIRING Of
FOREIGN WORKERS
Santa Fe, It Is Said, Is En-
ploying MexicanS and Dis
charging Citizens; Governor
Kicks to W, D, Hines,

!
Larrazolo today took steps to pre-
vent the employment of foreigner
in New Mexico, when it is claimed
there is not enough work for citizens
Action was taken on receipt of al
appeal from several hundred citizen,
of San Miguel county that citizens o
| that county had been discharged
| from railroaod work and foreigner.
substituted. The governor asked tht
legislature to pass resolution con
demninE the practice and he alst
sent a telegram to Walker ID. Hines
director of railroads, protestinf
| against the action. The mes sage was
referred to the judiciary committee
of the house. The governors mes
sage follows:
ITO the senate and representative
of the fourth state legislature. Gen.
tlemen;
Il have received what | might cal
an appeal signed by several hundred
citizens of San Miguel county anC
| complaining of the conduct beinf
observed by those in charge of con.
struction and repair work on the lina
of the A, T. and s. r. railway in Sar
A'i6u SoufiesI anu lldL ldfSt
number of foreign laborers are be.
ing imported into the state and art
being given work on said railroad ir
place of our own citizens who hith.
erto have done that work, and show.
ing that as fast as these foreign
laborers arrive our citizens are
thrown out of employment
Il have this date addressed a tel
egram to Hon. Walker D. Hines, di.
rector general of railroads in the
United States, protesting against the
practice complained of and praying
that it be Immediately discontinued
Copy of each telegram is hereto at,
tached. 1t is very easy to see that
such policy, If continued and main.
tained, will be ruinous to the people
of our state and can have but one
final result, namely: Serious trouble
In New Mexico.
sIn, lew Of this sgt are furthe
Iact mat we are poWeriess to remed.
the situation by appropriate legisa
ton, / respectfully ask that you dt
Immediately pass Joint resolution o
both houses earnestly protestin,
against that practice and demand
ing that ii be discontinued, and tha
such foreign labor as has been i'm
ported into this state be immediatel,
withdrawn, to the end that our owl
people may find employment: alst
that copy of such resolution be i'm
mediately forwarded to the directo
general of railroads at Washington
and our representatives in congress
asking their assistance in co-operat
ing and getting a correction OF thes
evils"
The message to Walker d. Hine
follows
have just received a communica
ton signed by several hundred citi
zens of San Miguel county, in thi
state, complaining of the conduct be
ing observed by persons In charge o
railroad construction on the A. T. {
s. F. railway, to the effect that Mex
lean labor is being constantly import
ed or brought from Mexico or frontie
points on the Mexican border, AM
that they, citizens of San Migue
county, are being removed and dis
charged from their employment which
is Immediately given to these foreign
ers, Resident citizens hereby protes
against such a Rractice and respect
fully urge that 1t be Immediately dis
continued and that they be employet
on such work in lieu of the foreigner,
that have been brought in.
1T is needless to say that such /;
practice under any circumstance
would be unfair and unjust to citizen
Of our country, but in view of the fac
that this procedure will throw out o
employment even our soldiers VIII,
are now returning from Europe ant
who are trying to find employmen
for, It Is absolutely intolerable and
beg and respectfully add my protes
to that of the citizens of my state ant
i"'n them in respectfully requesting
that you cease that policy, and tha
foreigners who have been imported
to do this work be removed and tha
such work be given to our citizens"