Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-11
The Chinese Question in the East.

DOMESTIC
The Chinese Question in the East.
New YORK, December loth.-John A.
Dooner said to your correspondent: 81 am
Chairman of the committee appointed by
the Knights of Labor to investigate the
workings Of the Chinese Restriction Act in
the East, and will make an affidavit as to
the correctness of the information given
you respecting the increase of Chinese i'm
here. AID their employment in
various trades
The Executive Committee of the Knights
OF Labor has been in session at the Astor
House since Monday. Your correspondent
saw George Powdeiley, Grand Master of
the Eastern branch, this morning. Con-
cerninG the statements made by Dooner,
Powderly said Whoever Dooner is.
he has no authority to act for any
branch OF the Knights of Labor
in the East. We have formed no Anti
Chinese League, and have called no mass
meeting for the purpose of recommending
the expulsion of Chinese. We propose to
act strictly in accordance with law. what.
ever our Ssn Francisco brothers may do.
The Knights Of Labor in the East are not
opposed to the Chinese, who have a right
to engage in business here under the Con-
stitution. To those who evade the Restric-
ton Act, and unlawfully settle here, we will
have something to say when the time
comes. / know ofno organized movement
in the East to drive them out, and probably
nothing of the kind exists"
Master Workman George Blair, a leading
member of the Knights of Labor in this
city, said: THE subject of Chinese labor
has not come prominently before our Or
ganization yet, nor has it been agitated in
the district meetings. The Chinese only
affect two industries in this city at present,
the laundries and cigar manufacturers
The former is not recognized, and is virtu-
ally controlled by the Chinese anyhow. OF
the latter, but few Chinese are employed to
my knowledge as yet. When they begin
multiplying it will be easy to get rid OF
them, for great majority of the cigar
makers belong to the Knights of Labor II
is possible that Dooner is acting on the au-
thority of a District leader, backed by pri-
yate parties who desire to oust John China
man."
Cigar-Makers for the Pacific Coast.
New YORK, December 1Oth.-This even.
ing's Telegram has the following: Two
thousand live hundred white cigar-makers
are wanted by manufacturers Of the Pa.
citic coast, and they have subscribed $4S5
toward defraying the expenses of an agent
sent to procure the workmen. A PROPOSE
ton has been made by the Omaha Union
to the Executive Board of the Inter.
national Union, to assist those who may
desire to 90 TO San Francisco, where the
New York Union rates will be paid.
The Silver Question.
New YORK, December 10th.-At the
meeting of the Board of Trade and Trans
portation, yesterday. the Committee on the
Silver Question reported having addressed
circulars of inquiry to a large number o.
merchants, manufacturers, bankers, farm.
ers, planters and professional men through.
out the country, requesting opinions as tc
to the advisability of continuing the com.
pulsory coinage of the standard silver
dollar. Eight hundred and eighty.five
replies have been received from points out.
side of New York city. OF these. I'll
favored the immediate repeal or suspension
of the Bland law, small portion of them
only favoring suspension instead of repeal
One hundred and thirty-six favored con.
tinuing silver coinage. Thirty-eight were
undecided in views. The committee sub.
mitted tabular statement, by which it ap.
peared that five of the receipts from Cali.
fornia favored continued coinage, and eight
favored repeal. Nevada and Oregon made
no reply. The committee say it is only
fair, considering the figures, to make due
allowance for the fact that of the number
who did not reply 10 the inquiry, large
proportion were probably contented will
the present law, ana believing no gooC
could come from their replying, did not dc
so. But giving due weight to all consid.
erations affecting the question, the fact re.
mains that large majority throughout the
entire length and breadth of tho c0untry,
are dissatisfied with the present silver
coinage law, and demand an immediate
change. The discomfort is growing, and is
becoming strong in sections where hereto.
fore it did not exist. Unless headed and treat.
ed with due consideration it may ultimately
overthrow the interests which now prevail
Should the coinage of silver dollars now be
suspended, the prehension in regard to
the question would probably cease, and The
silver dollars already coined would float a
par and without question, under the sam,
conditions and be interchangeable with
gold; but this is not final solution of the
problem. 1t only opens the door to wa,
out, and makes possible an internationa
agreement under which the TWO metals
gold and silver, may have free coinage upor
a fixed ratio of value.
A J0luRGI Of Commerce leader urges, witt
almost tanatical zeal, the immediate actor
OF Congress on line with the President,
views, and Secretary Manning declares
that if Congress does not grapple with thi
question now, and settle ii once for all. i
would probably drag along for months
During all this time it will keep busines.
men in state of indecision and alarm
highly Injurious, if not fatal, to the succes:
of all commercial enterprise.