Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04
C0I0red LabOrers Wanted i'm Soufb
America.

Application having been made 10 the Labor
Exchange for 80 men TO work on railroad i'm
South America, the exchange invited a mum
Der of leading colOred citizens TO a conference
on the subject last evening. A number of
them responded favorably and were at the
conference, among them MeSSrS. }. f. Cook
Collins CruSOr, and Rev. DrS. Bagley, CrOm.
well and NaIlng. Several members of the eX-
change were ln attendance. Mr.. John HitZ
presided, and briefly explained the object of
the meeting. Mr.. X. A. Murphy, agent for
the contractors, the MesSrs. Collins, of Phila-
delphia, explained that under certain guar
antecS of the Brazilian and Bolivian govern
mentS, railroad known as the Madeira and
MamOre X. L. is being constructed and the
contractors wished TO obtain labor from the
states. In reply TO questions he stated that
the Madeira Is large attiuent of the Amazon
2CJO miles long. and were it not for the cataf-
actS-l2 in number-it would be navigable tar
into Bolivia. 1t was 10 open up the country
that this abroad is being constructed. dis
tance of lS0 miles. He explained that while
Brazil was ayerSe TO allowing cOlOred men to
seItle there, special act had been passed
suSpending this law, and they would go there
too as United States citizens, with passports
The contractors proposed TO pay $50 per day,
and pay the expense OF the passage
out and back, provided that they stay two
years. 1t was stated that there was an i'm
preston abroad that it was the intention to
put those into slavery who would 20 there, and
that this impression would prevent the con
tractors from obtaining c0lOred men. The
contractors desired no especial aId except
that a full inquiry should be made by the ex-
change and the facts published as they found
them. He had thus far 90 names of persons
who would go on the steamer leaving between
the 7th and 10th of this month. After a con-
versatiOn i'm which MeSSrS. w. 4. VermIiOn-
HitZ and others gave their views, Drs. Crom,
well and Warning and Mr.. j. +. Cook were ap-
pointed committee TO inquire into the sub
ject and act in connection with the exchange.
THE COMMUNE IN NEW YoRK.-Recent dis
patches from Chicago in reference to the
drilling of armed bands of Communists and
still later adyiceS from Cincinnati, which has
now become the headquarters of the socalled
SOcialistic Labor party, have called public at
tentiOn TO the presence in this city of a large
force of well organized social revolutiOnists
and communists. In police and militia cir
cles the contingency of simultaneous out
break in the large cities, somewhat after the
fashion of the railroad strikes of last july
has been already discussed i'm consequence OF
these alarming reports from the west The
communists of New York, whose abortive at
tempt at a social revolution will be remem-
bered from the TOmpkins square riot are
known 10 embrace a numerous body Of
Frenchmen and Germans, led by a few bold,
daring, and intelligent men. III they have been
drilling for active operations to be undertaken
during this summer they have successfully
hidden the fact from the police and the press,
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