New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-01
NETWORK, FRIDAY, JULY /, 1870.


meeting OF your friends friends held In the city
OF Boston that vicinity few evenings since it was
ought object TO any kind Of voluntary immigra
ton into this free country" and as general PROPOSE
the world to this land better his fortunes
lection to that There never any opposition to
gentleman from Africa who desired to come TO this eoun
Of Africa and bringing men away. This state Of things
this bo aoo II
this country and the workngmen OF this country are
going TO tolerate this new kind OF importation by
kind o. cheap labor then in vain have the the
Of slavery for it is enough to OF the worst
kinds into oppose him with free labor
hearl The trouble began some years ago, when the
United States Government made the treaty with China
commonly called the Burlingame treaty. tHsses IL
the duty OF the statesmen, when they made that
treaty to have foreseen just what has occurred and In
the treaty which the statesmen made TO have pro
vided against Just such kind OF forced slavery
immigration, as has occurred In the case OF the
But Mr. Sampson, his capitalist friends, threw them
selves back upon the act Of say they
perfect right bring Cinnamon into this country
just freely Americans can go into China II was
the duty Of the hold them re
this Americans will go to China voluntarily, but China,
broughtinto Havana and into the Southern statesinto
oher parts OF the world not by mere voluntary immi-
grafton bet BY Wicked 81 sbana 10 1o
guarded against such tendencies as this. YOU gentle,
men, have met here tonight, as other associations al
You have t' met to do protest against the sys:
tenn which is being a Least wlnked at By the
send to China for cheap labor-wheh WI 40 more 10
and the apS
classes This peculiar kind q slave labor Is about to Be
North Hs, hs was Of se morn Te
mar -vhO Il ar fD
your friend-Mr John swinton-in very elaborate and
excellent artiele-that this would become question De-
went on TO say as think logically and eonensey
growing out Of race, growing out of industry,
growing out Of religion Of moraltyto take another de
parture from the word regi0n-from this KIND OF cons
erations it the duty OF the American Government
perhaps not to prohibit immigration, but TO regulate IT,
United states Government to regulate this kind of begin
nings OF slave labor Immigration IL does mol, perhaps,
institutions prohibit immig grafton, but II has always
been reserved right Of the American peope-and whch
ton. 1t has come before the American people IN
such difficult and strong light to read thus Question as
are to deal with, the more suddenly, and care
fully and successfully should the Statesman l,I
Of the era in which the questions are borne deal with
them. There would be in dealing with ohjuga-
ton, with invctive, in elaborate and revolutionary
especially that portion Of the people which is always
strong, because II is so earnest am not here 70 pot
those who are be wasted oh in pee T%e
idea Is the regulating this question at is beginning and
the people must say that while sampson OF OLD was
S STo by s ens nee Dat before long he pulled
temple, and In killing himself no killed mose
who wess about him. and 90 da saG p
Sn s Sed eas tn tni s es I en
temple OF free labor, another pulling down, and many
prosperity IC6eers We are met therefore protest
against this introduction Of cheap labor TO
silently permitting this forced immigration to speak,
this importation OF tawny slaves China IS within 50
days travel OF NewYork City, less than that to ST. Louis
still less than Of San Francisco. We are within SO days
Of the reservoir OF this slave labor 1t large one TO
draw upOntoo the eapitaistS OF se 1ne
their agents TO tap the reservoir, it viii result
Mr. Hall continued at considerable length, and
Guided he began by entering the great protest OF
the conclusion OF Mayor Halls speech, the Secretary,
Mr.. Masterson, read two lettersone from MI Manton
Marble of The World, and Mr. Horace Greeley Of The
NETWORK TRIBUNE apologizing for their inability to
The next speaker Mr. Alexander Troop, who said
that they had met here tonight in the city OF NewYork
just they meeting all over the United States to
protest against this great wrong He said he was proud
that he had OF the speakers at fremont Temple
at Boston, and gave sketch Of the condition OF the
MI Dooly said at this late hour he would not deain
the audience The direct issue is the political econ
omy" aspect Of the question: He had worked to-day 10
hours aud did not wish intend to work 16, and he
would speak for his feIlow-workmen.
He followed by number OF other speakers
STAND NUMBER THREE.
The German element of the meeting flOcked
10 Stand No g. where enthusiastic addresses in the Ger
man tongue made by labor advocates among whom
were the President OF that portion OF the meeting Mr.
Yenz DR.. Douai Of the Arbiter Union, Messrs Humrg
housen OF the Cabinet Makers. Kuhn or the Segar
Makers Karl OF the Tailors and Touree OF the Bar
bers The meeting separated after adopting the resoiu
tons printed abovo
STAND NUMBER TWO.
The assemblage in front of stand No. prior
TO the calling the meeting to order consisted OF large
number Of ragged gais engaged in watching the rock
cts that set off, but as the real business of
the meeting commenced their places were supplied with
James Connolly Chairman: He said it afforded
mems meeting more especially when they had assem-
bled to protest against system OF slavery ana 70 place
their protest against the whole system OF Cooe labor
before both the Democratic and Republican members OF
Congress Too long had the working men toad tSep
capitalists, but they now proposed W MAINTAIN 'Aer
rights ..,., was introduced and said that they had
under consideration question Of the greatest import
ance 10 workngmen. Every branch OF industry would
be invaded by Chinese labor and the rights OF working
men as citizens would encroached upon. II the work
ipgmen had representatives In Congress, let tne DC
ssd dasy 70 X this country were the Work.
ingmen their children sarve before them while TINS
would be given ample opportunity to pass proper laws
restricting this trse but , ala , nts she
were taken care Of There not branch of industry
free this invasion To the Chinaman as an emigrant
in masses and under contract 1t time something
should done The argument Of those who introduced
the Chinese was cheap labor Could the worklngrnan
live on lcss and dress his children In becoming man
neri Mo- II could not be DONE and many thougntthey
could use @ little more money than that which they
receive as their weekly stipend The Cooie
came here under contract they were objection
able and II Mr.. Koopmansehap WAS here, he might he
suinmarily dealt with. Mr.. sampson and his foreman
had said the Chinsman very good mitator shoe
a given he makes it, and what does he getf -Four dol
lars a week Could any man support wire ana fanny
on "a week He could not do II, nor on double the
amount What kind OF Union would this be Cinnamon
were called upon do the fGhtingf When tho struggle
for liberty began the workngmen went 70 the 'front.' ana
were then termed good citizens but now that the Yues
ZION OF cheap labor WAS involved they were no longer
conadered Congress wanted TO pass such AVE as