St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-04-29

r ever, was not so bitter on the Chiname
+ as many were. The men who employt
N them were woIse than the Chinese then
If selves
t. Among other speakers was one Gu
% BIRTH, who mounted the wall of the tom
e and announced that she printed the ca
:, for the meeting" My name is Cutbritl
: and | am proud of it"
t 4 roce "Cut-throat, you mean"
b CutJr1M. am in favor of citizens
=. rights. We must form a citizens right
Y party.
:. 4 roice. We want citizens worl
a party, but no politics.
| Throughout his speech there was mucl
excitement, much opposition being man.
2 itcstcd because he had called the meeting
when he had no plan to offer by wbic
work might be obtained.
After other speeches full of bitterness
towards the Chinese, the chairman said
1t is moved Il resolution he adopted that
we apply to the city authorities for work.
and if W. don't get it that we make orh
for ourselves.
The proposition was carried and the
mccfin9 adjourned.
Immediately Il proposition was made
t!iat the crowd form in procession and
march to the city hall and call on the
mayor.
The procession WIS quickly formed
and proceeded ON its way headed by II
man carrying Il loaf of bread on the end
of pole. About 5000 persons gathered
before the city hail and called for tine
mayor, but it was after office hours and
the ma, or was not in his office.
Several men then climbed lamp-po>t
in turl and addrcS>ed the crowd. finally
prevailing upon them to dispcr~e. Thus
after AN afternoon Of great excitement.
quiet was again restored. But matters
did not I,ng remain quiet
Apri, Sd, the t,liowin. advertisement
appeared in the papers :-''Work will
begin at 1uha Bucna Park on Mon lav
morning April ith. Laborcrs wishing
for employment mus! he on the ground,
an hour before the time for commenciu"
=. DoNAnrE. Supt."
Not less than 2OOO men gathered nj
the Park early Monday morning, expect
ing employment.
Ii had been determined hy those in
charge of tie affair that tickets should be
placed in box, 800 marked Ne. |, the
same number each No. ,, No. ), and
No. 1, AL TO be mixed and drawn bv the
crowd. Those drawing No. l. tickets
were to begin work at once and work
three days, TO be followed >uccrs-ivrly by
No ,. 3, and /. At the end of twelve.
days No. 10 have three DAYS work again.
and 50 Oh thro' the numbers. thus 1900
men would have partial employment ra-
thcr than 300 full employment. The
matter was not understood by the crowd
and there followed Il scene OF inde-criba-
bic confusion, when a man appeared with
a box containing these tickets No man
could be found who was able to exp,ain
to the crowd what WIS to be dome
There was a general rush for the box and
N the midst of the confusion the man ,
with the box of tickets disappeared The
'ain began falling at that junctule and ,
he CIam"r ut the men was very great. ,
Of course the cNcit, mrnt was intense and
get no ac:o ct Violence occurred. and af-
er some time the crowd dwimdlcd down .
o 300. WHEN Mr.. Donahur returned.
md the issuing OF tickets was completed ,
April 9TH there was another LARGE rath-
ring at the Park. 1t was expected that -,
he No. men would begin work, but it !
vas soon rumOred that there was trouble. .
he common Iahorers were to receive |
wo dollars and the cart-mcn three and ,
| half dollars Il day, but the latter refused
o 90 to work for less than four dollars n ,
lay. There were about 100 of these. :
nd by their strike the entire crowd was !
,cpt idle. While Mr. Donahue was in con- -,
ultatlon with the Com. at the City Hall.
md these wurking-men, so clamorous for q
work lest they starvc while the Cinnamon T
row tat, spent most of the day in dig ,
ing pits in the sand, covering them with =;
wigs, straw and loose dirt, and then
Watching to see the unwary stumble and |
all INTO them. Some spent the day in
umplng, others in boxing AID scufliing. :
Thus they were unconsciously showing
Why Chinese labor is so often preferred. !
4 cem be depencled on.
These workmen at the Park have en- 4
ieavored to create public sympathy in a
heir favor, representing that they must .
tarve 1t they did not work. The fact is {
hat while many of them are in actual '
leed OF work, hundreds Of them are the I
mere tools OF anti-Chinese politicians, and q
ire made use of by them to excite a pref t
ldlce against the Chinese. A man who 8
trIkes for four dollars when he can get
hree and half dollars cannot be in a 7
,pru hard Strnit IL. ID IL IL - !.