, 1870-04-07
THE UNEMPLOYED IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
11onsscs NInss Meeting mt Yerbn
Haucnn FnFk-Proccszion to tho City

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Esucnn PnFk-Proccsaion to tho City |
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Tho San Francisco Chronicle reports at |
length a maas meeting OF workingmen, out of
employment, held in that city On tho 30th OF
March. A large99crowd Of laborers was present,
and u number of speeches were mAdo amid a
good deal Of excitement and some disorder.
resolution was finally proposed and adopted,
that the proper Authorities be pctitioned to
give them work. when tho meeting adjourned
On adjour1.ing, tho largo assemblage repaired
ia Market street, where they fell into line and
started to the City HAIL severalmen attempted
and demand discharge Of the Cinnamon en-
rloycd in the Woollen Mill, but this attampt
proved Abo1tive and the line moved on. When
tho line reached Dupont and Market streets a
raid upon the Chinese quarter was proposed,
and for soane tina discussed, but the good
senso OF influential parties prevailed And tho
idea was given up. They then continued alon8
! Market to kea1ncy street, to California. Horo
another movement for Chinatown was inaugu-
rated, and they started up California street to
the corner OF Dupont. Addresses for and
! against Tie proposed demonstration were made
| and they nglin listened to tho reasoning Of tho
moro orderly disposed They ycounter-marched
| to Kcarny ttsect, and thence to the City Hall.
! where Chief Crowley had stationed posse Of
officers to preeeEvc order.
! When the procession reached tho City Hall
it camc to halt. and loud cries wern raised
| for Mayor Seiby. Al His Honor was not in tho
building ut tho timo, Chief Crowley cAmo out
and addressed the crowd, taking his stand on
the lower part Of a lamp post, fFom which he
I could overlook his audience Of 600 men. Ho
strongly advised them to rcf1ain from any
demonstration Of impatience Or force, although
diecl,iming any intention OF threatening them,
lie knew that the Mayor Was doing all ho
could to arrange matters 80 that they could 60
to work, and, therefore, he begged them 10 80
homo quietly and wait These santiman ta
we're received with considerable imraticncc BY
the hundreds Of hungry wo1fingmen, who
chanct wcrc for d dinner tomorrow. Cries Of
I'VE aro hungry, We can't wait ::"" We want
work is all we ask for" A man in the crowd,
who al msae himself somewhat conspicu-
Gus in ennnciating his opinion, VAS called
crowd would brook No denial and ho
was compelled to mount aloft. When, how
ever, he began to say TINT they onsht to 60
City 7 ark that they wanted, loud shouts Of
's1hat won't do" :. Pull him down." "Down
i. with him" prematurelv closed his spcech, and
: a score Of rcadly hAnds, grzaping hiH legs and
, coat-tails, brought him to the pavement in
: quick time. CHIEF Crowley then once more
j mounted the lamp post and announced thai
) Mr. Humphreys, the engineer, would Ike K
: zee in his Office any OF the members Of tht
. committee that might be present. This, how
ever, did not suit tho temper Of the OCCASION
! como h,nself," Sufficiently teetihed, Mr.
d Humphreys accordingly came forward, quit.
l,alc with excitement, and said: Yesterday
completed the reports whereby the work coult
, be examined, and deposited the same with tbt
= Commissioners, in whoae hands they now arc
No blame can 5e attachcd to me, as my dept,
= tics, clerks, and myself have been engaged il
/ the work during Sunday. Sunday night. Mon
! day, and part Of Monday night. hav
! worked day and night for you boys"
q ccedings, and tho men compared notes viii
e eager gesture md loud voice. Some we're 10
4 cleaning out" the Chinese, there and then
!. othcrs thouSht il would lie better to " so for
: the men Who employed them The Connis
= eicne1 ca1nc in for their sharo Of ohloquy also
= 1.-The officials don't cara = - for us, aut
r VIC don't want them to let them give US worl
IL and we will take care Of ourselves. II the
g. don't give us work, We will take caro- Of them.
The feeling against the Chinese seemed uni
:; yrrsAlly aud intensely bitter. koopmAr
= sghasp rhouid BE- hung. Instead OF rhippin
I ship some Of Us starving men there. We woui
work" "Azc s;1 Thousand starving men 70
Dut OF work and let moon-cye1 .MonEohAt
take it ala" ave ought 70 50 70 the ne,
China steamer and shove the Cinnamon ini
,lte water" WHO taycd the country ar
fought Tho battles, did the Chinese No, y
did, and nov we sta1ye for it" We 81,
4 them two or three days mora to give rs NOR
n and il they dout We VII make some We VI
- - go for the Chinese, Rurs r A man name
=. Field, wEo@e ideas seemed to b clear
as .s to the wants OF the multitude. got urat
o. o. the gas-roe. and ssid " ! move that we =
NJ sec Mayor SeIb9. We don't want to be fool.
81 any longer. VIC want work and bread '
can't live on wind and water. We ought
he get work Il the Chinamen do" This was r
&C deived With loud cheers. One man IN An e
G cited manner cried Come stripped to-un
~ ready for work, and let Us 60 to work and .
Ee- Who arc unasterr, the Chinese or us. Eth
~ Fewl! hold the town or they shall
81 Great excitement now prevailed, and
ie. leader seemed tho oniy thing needed to ma
ct fetions supplement speeches. said on
ne, our bones io here when We die, at any rate
Of Anothc1 :; " We arc American citizens, n
tas YET here Ne Thousands Of us starving aEoul
al :, nmpoel mp p, Something Vas said b pess
ht hst rmeh called forth cries Of, j" To hi With /
H. cay n :, Md 'ts editor, too!s Down With /
md Every man oash. togo into . res..ur.
y; y; to.aleht sa aoWn, eat good aupper, a
use at is better to die At the point OF the b.,
~ III net than 10 die of starvation!"
~. ave arc not pAulers and don't want so1
I'M. house; We want work. 30 that ~o can earn {
Inn ! bread like n1en!"
h1s One man sAid hc had "tzaveIled On Z
Dcr eco 1ailea in search Of work, without ind
'wn a.
cty "Ihe Chinanen should hAvo thrce days
III IT,, t:ce to quit work. Let them tskc rest vi
lie III: white man works!"
rss .Tho wo.kingmen can rule this city,
,on ' ought 10 do il I" -...
~: "Ihey can't give US work, but they can 6
~ -! the Chinanen work." . .-
li,y. along The sidewalk, and 4 rush Was made
o,s. him. lie ran, however, and few kicks
rs. tho extent OF the injuries hc Teee'sed.
ne ne ersl Of those present now began to urge 2
hs nas their comrades TO lot tho matter rest until
mus morrow. md then to come in force and '
N ii y any deep threats OF consequences she
pee their demands for work be not complied '
able on the mo11un.
oasa Nhils Chief Crowley was making his ar't
,oint from the lauF-post, man named GeorG
sent Hymn attempted 10 resss disturbance Il
tas door Of The City Hall, but was promptly