The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-04-22
THE TRADES co svENTION.
A Great Labor Meeting Of the sons of
Toll 90 Assemble Ia san Francisco
Aurii AID.

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Toll 90 Assemble la san Francisco
April AID.
The following call has been issued
for a monster Labor Convention of
all the labor organizations on the Pa
chic Coast
To tho people of the Pacific States
and Territorie,-Fe low citizens AZ
.er repeated efforts on our part to BE
cure National legislation, supported
by the unanimous voice of The work.
lngmen of the country, two success
sIve Presidents of the United States
I'VE dared to declare their vii as
be .ng superior to that of the peo. les
representatives in Congress. 1t is
no v only 10 apparent tha no relief
Il "A permanent. character need he
Expected from that quarter. Advo-
G ties in Congress o unlimited Chi
,ese importation have ridIruled us
e:a.,se OF orr app. ais to the National
legislature for rel,f, and havo referred
he matter BAGS to MS for final settle
ment. This is as it should be. The
peopi e OF every community have the
moral right 10 determine that whic"
is best for them. There is enough
patriotism, honest and unanimity
among The people of this coast to set
lie TINS matter now and forever. Ii
needs organization tn accOmpli III this
result. The exig5ncy require, neither
the use of violent language nor a re-
sort to violent a Politicians of
all parties, and demagogues of every
description, have Used this subject
a. a means to accomplish ulterioI
ends, and have excited hopes and i'll
vited condolences to betray and des-
troy them. The Chinese question j.
eminently a social one. 1t is a ques-
ton of respectable subsistence on II
hand, or degradation or starvation Oh
the other. While it affects all, 1t lbs
Immediately affects the working pop
ulation. The Representative Assent
bly, OF Trades and Labor Unions oil
the Pasiic Coast, fully Impressed With
the gravity OF the situation, and of
the importance of removing all fur
Their d~iscussion OF this question nut of
the realms OF politics and demago-
query and of uniting all in a final
effort TO settle this matter, have re-
solved to hold "a conyen ion in YER
elm Eintracht Hall, No. 3l2 Post
street, San Francisco, beginning on
Monday, April oath, al 8 O'Clock p. NJ.
To this convention they invite dele
gates from trade and labor union~,
local assemblies of Knights Of Labor.
Changers, Caucasians, miners, and
all organizations OF a bona Tide labor
character. The basis OF represent
alton shall be, for every organization
Of so or less, three delegates, and for
organizations Of larger membership,
in the proportion of three for every
80 members. All branches Of skille !
and unskilled labor at present unor-
ganized will he entitled to one repre-
81 ntative each when endorsed by at
least twelve persons following the
same occu patton. Secretaries of Or
CARNATIONS sending delegates will for
ward their names TO the Trades Az
sembly, No. 20 Prospect Place, San
Francisco, on or before Saturday. the
22f inst. Delegates to the Trades
Assembly will be admitted AS dele
gates TO the Convention. 1t is intend
ed that this convention shall be OF a
decidedly practical and non-political
character. Denlinciaiions Of individ-
nals, violent remarks or sugge lions
will not be tolerated; hence 1t Is par
tirularly requested that no organiza-
ton will send as delegates any poll
ticiau, demagogue. s'crank," or hob
byist, ~ such would undoubtedly
create Inharmony, and defeat the OBJ
jects which 1t is u earnest desire to
attain.
Henry Mardsen, President; w. p.
Eastman, Secretary; 5. X. Wilson,
Julius Brohns, Duncan Chisolm,
Frank Ron.y, M. L. Farland, Exec
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