Show THE INVESTIGATION Still Progressing in the Immigration Im-migration Question THE ALASKl FURFISHERIES The American PartyA Triumph for the War PartyGeneral Nana Items The Xntmleration Investigation NEW YORK Ausust l4The Congressional Con-gressional committee today resumed investigation into the evils of immigration immi-gration A Packard a manufacturer of ship stores took the stand to give evidence of his knowledge of aliens commanding American vessels Witness Wit-ness had heard of many such casesand said it was common talk among shipping men of turning out American commanders to make way for fo eigners Toe reason of this was that aliens worked cheaper than nativesthe salaries sala-ries ranged from 40 to 75 per month while the natives whom they drove away receive from 100 to 125 monthly The witness went on to say the foreign crews were usually hired by these alien captains Twothirds of the crews were foreigners principally English and Norwegian sailors Captain Briggs now engaged as traveling trav-eling agent for the ship Chandler knew of many oases where American vessels were bought by Britishers Despite these changes the vessels always continued con-tinued to fly the American flag This was so their vessels could engage in coast wise trade Foreign For-eign captains are driving Americans from command of vessels Witness himself had to give up his ship because his wages were to be reduced from 125 to 80 a month His place was taken by a Norwegian Captain Grose was next examined and said he knew several instances were American captains had to give away to foreigners The vessel he himself had left was the Garden Colby and his foreign successor sent abroad for his brother and changed the crew to men of his own nationality James Hehngey an Irish immigrant said he was induced to immigrate by stories told him by steamship agents in Ireland Agent John Donnelly of the Anchor Line met him while he was working driving a car and told him he could get from 10 to 14 a week in this country His wages abroad ranged from 12 to 25 shillings a week Steamship Steam-ship agents in Ireland were constantly talking of the good wages to be received re-ceived here Circulars were also distributed around containing glowing glow-ing accounts of money that could be earned in this country Witness Wit-ness could neither read nor write Since he came here he has not been able to get any work Patrick Cavanaugh said he arrived in this country a fortnight ago Youd think said the witness You could find gold dollars on the street from the way the agents talked Agent ODon nelly of the Anchor Line told me I could get good work the moment I got here I know hundreds who came here some of them sell their lands to get here and ODonnelly is i an auctioneer too and he sells land for them and then sells them tickets to comehere |