The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-10-03
ANTI CHINESE.
The Great Labor Mass Meeting
Last Night.
VARIED OPINIONS.
Interesting Speeches by Messrs.
Borie, Wyman, Scallan, Duffy
and Thornton.

y
and Thornton.
Last night the great demonstration
against the Chinese under the direction o
the Knights OF Labor took place in from
of the County Court House. There wer
between four and five thousand persons
present, and a large majority OF them re
mained until the close OF the speaking. Al
the orators were temperate and conserva
tive and Judging by the applause their sen
timents were endorsed by the audience
About S O'Clock tine assemblage was callet
to order by President Hollywood OF tn,
Miners Union who introduced as the frs
speaker, Hon. Geo. f. Borie
ADDRESS BY GEORGE F. BoRlE.
Hon. George F. Borie was first introduced
and made speech which only lack of spac,
prevents The MINER from publishing in full
asitdeserves. However, the salient portion:
are given. The speaker was frequently in
terupted by applause. After happy in
PRODUCTION Mr.. Boric said: Work ani
labor are justly entitled to the credit O
having settled, developed and civilized this
phere would have never been discovered
and it's mountains, valleys and plains
whould still remain an undiscovered wilder
ness, inhabited only by the aboriginees. HI
spoke OF the settlement and development o.
the West by the pioneers and continued
by referring to the coming OF Chinese who
he said have continued to increase and
multiply until now they are to be found
employed in the places OF white men and
women all over our broad land. They
like the plaques OF old, add nothing to the
wealth and prosperity OF our country,
but upon the other hand absorbe
the very .lifes blood OF our people
They bring with them all the customs and
long they may remain among us they will
follow the same idolatrous and filthy prac-
tices which, even in their native land, have
from time immemorial caused them to be
s .unned, as lepers, by civilized nations.
They degrade labor to such an extent as to
bring reproach upon the name Of working
man. This has excited the wage-workers
everywhere to raise up in the majesty OF
their manhood and not only protest
against their landing on our shores, but re-
solve to appeal to the law-abiding people
to assist them in devising some means to free
the land from their presence. Congress yield
ing reluctantly to the repeated prayers
of American laboring lnen, attempted several
years ago to prohibit Chinese immigration,
but the statistics prove tileirfeeble efforts to
have been futile, for the Mongolians are
still swarming to our shores in as great
numbers as before the passage OF the act.
Fraud, perjury and forgery have opened
our ports widely to afford them safe en-
trance. Either the law is stupidity defect
I've or our revenue officers ara nutrageously
corrupt, for the cry 10 80. t:ley come"
The speaker declared that there were 6OO,-
900 Chinese in the country and that each
one OF them was robbing white man and
woman of livlihood. ITc estimated that
they received in wages and from other
sources from the people OF this country the
enormous sum of $375, ,OOO,O 900 annually,
and that a large portion OF this amount is
sent to China.
IMPORTED CONTRACT LABOR.
There is another element that enters seri-
ously into competition with the American
native or naturalized workingman; and
thatis imported contract labor. Thepoor
condition of laborers in some parts OF
Evrope renders them an easy prey to un-
principled capitalists. The great coke
burning, aud portion OF the coal mining,
districts in Pennsylvania are flooded with
and many from other places
in the old world who, in order to reach
America have contracted to work for less
pay than experienced labor commands and
insists upon receiving.
RIOT AND BLOODSHED
are not the proper remedies for grievances
suffered by laboring men. There is not a
single instance on record which goes to
show that a resort to force and violence
has benefited the wage-workers; but on the
contrary they have always borne the brunt
Of the conflict and have been the greatest
sufferers. Look at the great railroad and
mining riots which occurred in the East
some eight years ago, and what is the re-
suit? The rioters and officers OF the law,
whose duty it was to preserve the peace,
we're the only ones whose lives were lost or
who we're maimed or wounded; and. besides,
The workingmen were thrown out OF en-
ployment, which not only imposed great
suffering and privations upon them and
their families, but many OF them were com
pelled to travel long distances to obtain
work for less wages, while those who re-
NAMED were compelled to accept such
terms as their emplosers offered them.
Strikes rarely result benefcially to those
engaged in them for even if successful there
are few instances where the increased
wages demanded have paid for time lost
Turing the lockout.
MINERS WAGES.
Happily there is little, if any, complaint
If inadequate compensation among those
engaged in mining in this basin. The intel
ieent miner knows that the enormous ex-
,ense attending operations leaves but little
profit to the capitalist. Very ftw mining
stocks pay as much as three per cent,
While the greater portion OF them pay
,othing whatever. ANY man having money
q invest can obtain three per cent. from
he Government, and from two to three,
md even four times as much, from Terri
,orial county and city bonds, without any
.isk whatever. A gentleman who had
,erved twenty years as an officer in the
British army, told me the other day that
lis salary as a captain at the time OF his
esipnation was Just equal to the pay OF an
ndHstrious miner here. Coal miners from
europe and the Eastern coal regions eagerly
eek work in our mines because they can
,btain steady employment and earn higher
wages, This speaks volumes for the con-
lition OF the mining population, Chinese
abor does not come into competition be-
ause employers in our camp entertain too
linh an opinion OF white experienced iaoor
~ degrade it by bringing it into contact
VITA Cle cheap IstUOA Va ~'foASSA-''
THE vExED QUESTION,
How are we to get rid Of the Cinnamon?
rhis is question OF far greater moment
nd magnitude than most people suppose
+ is a very easy matter for your organlza..,
ion TO say that "the Chinese must CO.
7ou suffer from the disease, but have Jailed
q prescribe a remedy. That they ought to
y Is the orinion Of nearly, IL not quite, all
he white people throughout America. A
ricked inhuman onslaught upon them such
"a has brought enduring disgrace upon the
,eoplc of our sister Territory, Wyoming,
rould not accomplish the object, no more
han has the assault made upon them in
Washington Territory.
WILL BoYCoTTING ANSWER?
inch a remedy may prove more fata! than
he disease. There are very grave doubts
visiting in the minds OF intelligent working
oen and uncompromising friends OF labor
s s. to the propriety. or efficiency, OF resort
no to such a measure What has 1T ac-
nm nlished elsewhere? 1t had It's origin in
reland. but the Irishman's condition has !
'ot been in the least improved by resorting |
o boycotting or the barbarous use OF dyn-
mite. What benefits, il any. are known !
- have resulted from it's employment in |
his country? l have read very carefully
very account published where attempts |
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