, 1873-12-24
The UNEMPLOYED.
Conference at the City Hall
Yesterday.
The Mayor Proposes that the Alder
men Distribute Provisions,
All the City Can Do Is to Have
tho Courthouse Debris
Removed.
The Relief and Aid Society to Be Called
on To-Day.
Objections Of the Worl1ingmcn to
That Organization.
What That Society Is Now Doing-.-Pri.
vate Relief.
Objections Of the WorlSingmon to
That Organization.
What That Society Is Now Doing-.-Pri-
vate Relief,

4ao coo1cfence oct#ecn tic MorK1nBmen'a Commit.
teo, tho Special Committee Of Nino appointed from
tho Common Council, and the Flnance Committee, was
held yesterday afternoon in tho City 0iork'a office
There were present Hs Honor tho Mayor Ald Moore,
Heath, Richardson, Dixon, atoue, Lynch. O'Dricn,
Dailoy, Stout, Brand, 8claffncr, Hpaulding. Cor
coran, oulcrton, Mcarath, Foley, aud Quirk, and
OF the Workingmcna Committee, Mesars. Hoffman,
LHornault, krzemcnicky, Kraus Hanson, and ssalll.
TIE MAYORS 1pEAB.
The meeting wns called to order by Mayor Oolyn,
who stated a object to bo tho dcviaing Of to
tend relief to The needy workngmen Of Chicago. Tho
first move to ho made was to appoint committee to
confer with the Relief and AID Society ns to tho tspo-
Bluon Of tue fund In their hands. He could SEQ no
othor wny Of moving In the matter. Tile sooicty
might be daposed to place in tho hands Of tho Commit.
tee 900 Or s00 to be distributed by them. lie
would srggest that tho wards choose committees, tho
Aldermen to be Chairmeu then open store, procure
provisions canyass tho ards ascertain tho suffering
aud rollevo It, Io had found that tho nearcr tho ro-
lief could he brought to the sufferers tho better for
them and for tho public. Nobody 30 competent to
do this as tho Aldermen Of the various warls.
AID. Richardson would like 10 hear from tllo Work
ingmcns Lun,mco ~ to ve,ere or how tic suffering
existed. $
AID. D1xoN's WAT.
A1 Dixon said 1t bis practice to take his needy
constituents to tho Relief and Aid Society aud to the
County Agents othec. and for those who could work
he secured employment. Tho Alcrmeu In the suffer-
ing districts had not done their duty IN ucarchng ot
dstress. He suggested That the Coust-11ouee debr.
DO cleared away, aud tho Fullerton avenue ditch be
finished, gs1ng say two days work per week to each
man. Ho did not bolcvci In the grocery plan suggested
BY the Mayor for tho that tho Aldermen would
aot have time to attend to 1t properly.
DOWN ON 1pLgkEss.
Aid. Brand wanted to know whether this movement
Was started to 60 with or to kill tho Peoples party
b1r. McAu1lG fa!d the movement had no political
boa ring whatever.
Aid. Drard WIS In favor Of protecting the needy,
but not tho idle He uaed to havo to ruysl in
terthalf through 8wzerlund ard Frnuce to get work.
and he had no syn1rathy for tho idle.
WHAT THE toaK1NGMEN WANT.
Mr; McAula said that Ut two regstry-places 5000
ploymcnt. What was wished was relief for those in
need, md work for those out OF work, relief to bo
ntlntg comnttce bo appolsted In part from alnong
men suggested by the workiugmen,- who knew
;Ss; Msna s' e. svo r6s aud ns and h hmposS
and hungry III their midst. Tho people wanted work,
WHAT THEY DO NOT WANT,
The Norkugmcn Wero at fault for allowing few
Wall street. to bring about this state Of aaira but 1t
renco ~ Of tpcrsa repoated2s peope @ % pturvinR Sy
Thousands, aud, ta while nfter, tho Sinh traven.
over Europe literally covered With diamonds They
did not want to sec the Cages Of Clicago rolling In
wealth year or two hence. II the worEingmen wero
rightly used in this matter, they would eventually
things 1ould In tho future be avoided Tho existing
parties allied to this movement had political designs
There wns just as much food and fuel nj thore Tas
last year. and the people werc not content to have 1t
t hat + e 9 s ssd o,s Of IT, n s v Il s
T6e clearing 9p 4 the de6ris q the ooSTt.nosss @