Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-30
FOREIGN LABOR.
Shall It Be Employed in the
District?
Meeting In the FInb District
Last NIaht-PronOunccd
Feeling Against n.

A large meeting Of the lsboring men Of the
the Finh legislative district was held last
night at Jones' hall y ,. Grnnt In the chair,
william ward secretary. Mr.. Richard Brown
stated the object Of the meeting, and Mr.. Alfred
Jones offered the following preamble and reso.
lutlons, which were unanimously adopted
whereas there IL nov great suffering among
the labOring men on account OF the suspens sion
Of public works and improvements, caused by
the Investigation into the affairs Of the District
Of Columbia by = committee Of Congressi and
whereas there IA now great number Of labor.
ing men resident Of The piiirici unable to se.
cure employment thereby depriying them Of all
honorable means Of support aud whereas there
are hundreds Of men employed who are not resi-
dents OF roisrs, but brought here by foreign con.
honor should be given to the poor labUrer and
taxpayer Of this District; therefore, be Il
Rsiolrsd, That the Governor aud Board Of
Public Works are hereby most respectfully hut
earnestly requested 10 fully invcstigats the
matter and award contrncta 10 responsible resi-.
dent contraotota who are Interested In and SYN.
pathiIc with the lAhoring classes aud prosperity
Rssolpsd, That the best Interests Of the city
aud all classes will be served by encourng cling
home capital and labor, and that The small tax.
having the large appropriations made by the
Legislature expended among our people, as BY
such policy only win all parties be bsnsnted.
Resolved, That the employment Of foreign
capital and labor TO the exclusion Of domestic Is
pecuii disastroun 70 the poor laborinE classes
Of this District, and must end In leaving them
paupers or criminals upon this community
Rsfolred, That q copy Of these resolutions be
comm unicated TO the Board OF Public Works,
who we believe, 10 be In entire sympathy with
the best interests and prosperity q this commu.
nifty and the laboring men.
Statements Of the suffering Of the ihboring
men were made By many present; and on mo.
tlon the following gentlemen were appointed q
Committee 10 walt on the Governor and Board
Of Public Work.; Richard Brown, Robert Oh.
more, John II. Chapman, John NJ Bolts, Alfred
Day, Geo. W. Phillips, and the delegate Of the
district.
Mr. John II Brooks, chairman or the Repub.
llcan General Committee, was present by inyl.
tatiOn, and addressed the meeting. He said he
was In sympathy with the spirit Of the rssolu-
tlons, and would say that he was sure the Dele.
gate to Congress aud vice president Of the
Board OF Public Works desired 10 do all In their
power for the best Interests Of the labOring men.
The resolutions spoke plAlnly on the subject; and
while he was not opposed TO foreign capital OF
labor n II IL neceesaTy to develop the repources
and complete the contemplated improvements,
he was opposed to their Introduction to the eN.
cluslon Of our own people. He reminded the
meeting that the authorities had had great EN-.
barrassments, and mad TO suspend work In def.
erenee to the will aud power Of Congress, but
he hoped the Investigation would soon be closed,
and was sure 10 our Delegate ADD the Board Of
Public Works the laborer and resident would
ind nrm friends
The meeting then adjourned,