The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-05-06
sELF-PRoTEcTIoN
Action of the san Francisco Trades
Assembly Convention.

AsscAuDAy OuH Scn1AOns
The Trades Assembly Convention
al San Francisco adjourned last Satur-
day, after having promulgated The
following declaration of principles !:
The Provincial Executive Committee will
consist of eleven members for California. five
each for Nevada and Oregon, and one each
for the Territories. The Executive officers of
the Provincial Executive Committee shall re-
side in California. and will consist of a Chair
man and Secretary, who shall receive ample
compensation for their services. Persons CO.
ing upon conditional card will be permitted
to stamp their goods with a stamp already
agreed upon by the Trades Assembly.
DUTY OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
1t will be the duty of the Executive Com
mittee to devise means of replacing Chinese
with white labor in all employments, and of
establishing a headquarters for that purpose.
The Committee will also see that all laws
against the Chinese in tho States and Terri
tories are strictly enforced. and they will see
with whom the responsibility of preventing
their enforcement rests. After ascertaining
this fact they will see that the offending per-
sons are properly dealt with and further.
thatthe Convention instruct the Executive
Committee to appoint a Conference Commit
tee to confer with an equal number from the
Chamber of Commerce and Board Of Trade.
A recommendation was made to instruct the
Executive Gommitte to call mass meetings
throughout the States and Territories as soon
a. possible to indorse the action of the Con-
%vention, and that they also be requested to
call a mass meeting in San Francisco.
The Executive Committee We're instructed
to draft "A constitution for the government of
the League, but were cautioned to insert a
provision making tho organization non
political and nom partisan.
REMOVAL oF CHINESE.
The committees recommended the adoption
Of the following. which was subjoined TO the
report: That all the Territory of the Pacific
coast be subdividod into districts, according
to the number of Chinese. After the day set
the Executive Committee Of one or more such
districts shall be notified to remove the Chi
nese within "A specified time. At the expira-
ton Of such time if the Chinese be not re-
moved from such districts they shall be con-
EiAtlsu uhiAtibAas anu tldl HhIHihs W kiNou
for all peaeeablY disposed citizens and those
in sympathy with the League to remove at
once from such districts. 1t shall be unlaw-
ful for any member of the League TO aid or
give comfort TO the enemies of the district.
II such districts, having been proclaimed
dangerous, shall continue to harbor Chinese,
II shall be the duty of the Executive Com
mittee 10 call upon the League to abate such
danger by force. This abating is to BIO done
with a. littlc violence as il compatible with a
certain enforcement ct Tia order. That sac b
a course be adopted in regard to every dis
trict until no Chinese remain on our shores.
The report was taken UP and considered Sc
rialiln.
THE PLAN ADOPTED.
Ia discussing the latter part of tho report
Mr.. snowden said that if it vas adopted he
would be compelled TO withdraw. deeming it
too radical and meaning a violation of law.
The report was adopted, amid much applause.
THE PLEDGE.
Tho committee presented the following
pledge Ms a.supplemental report, the former
pledge having been referred back to them for
amendment.
L nFitps llchst my Honoi Auai 4 Will n0l
employ or patronize Chinese. directly or in
directly, nor will | knowingly recognize, di-
rectly or indirectly. any person who does en-
ploy or patronize Chinese.
The report of the committee was adopted,
and the Convention arose. and took the pledge
in n body. The following were appointed an
Executive Committee for California, six for
San Ernneisco and five for the state.
For San Francisco-Frank Roney, J. W.
Jory. Edward Owens. William Clack, ". II.
Eastman and L. A. Wallaz. For tho State
Il. Wolleb, William Winter and William
Hearne. The remaining appointments are to
be made by the Executive Committee.
Tho Nevada delegation appointed the fol-
lowing Executive Committee for that State:
NJ. Abraham, ID. Mcpherson, A. Englis, J ohm
T.. Jones and J Ohm Curtis.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.