Show VIOLATED CONTRACT LABOR LAW new york sept 24 after eight ofa reful preparation the united states district attorney of this district will tomorrow according to helln 1 b authority cause the arrest of eleven heads of manufacturing concerns of this city on warrants charging them with having conspired through the medium of an employers association to violate the contract labor law by the importation of foreign workmen the penalty of conviction was a alne of not less than 1000 nor more than or imprisonment for not more than wo years ir Is understood that the department of commerce and labor is directing the and has through its own agents assisted by operators of the secret service prepared the charge against be accused the evidence in the case goes bade to the lockout by the tile gra le and association an employers or of the men of mosaic and caustic tile layers and helpers union ot new york and vicinity on august 6 of last year to make a success it is charged the employers clation sent one of its number to england and to appear in papers in england and ger offering tile masons 5 per day for eight hours labor in united sa es fifie workmen it is alleged were imported to the united states at abo askance of the eleven accused men and were instructed to swear falsely when questioned at kills band by the imm oration officials ae to their reasons for coming to america and aspe r 1111 0 o swear they had secured em plo ant in this country it Is also said that the men were furnished with the address add resi of one of he accused and told 10 to him two weeks after the men hereim the lockout began it Is alleged he accused then caused the english workmen to be discharged on the p that they were 2 not familiar r american Americ nn tools or he method of in this country and were some of there men co home as best they could but four of rb m carried their grievances to n a of the department of commerce nd labor and rendered Information on chich an investigation was based then they have been under de tennon at alio immigration station at ulua inland |