The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-30
LABOR'S LONGINGS.
An Official Reply from the
Knights Of Labor.
ARoR
On q Very Large Scale Held at Seat
tie The Resolutions
Passed at It.

Scecial to THE MINER. A.,
OMAHA, September 29.-The reply OF WI:
co1,o wav To the demands OF the knlghts OF
I.hor has caused considerable comment
here. some oil it not at all favorahie. l"e
Kn;ghts OF Labor are holding secret eau
cuses day and night. Harroway' a menioe,
~ the Executive Committee, has arrived
from Pittsburg and is taking part WIN
chairman Neasham in the discussions. IL
ia very generally reported tonight tina a
determination has been reached that unless
the Union Pacific company dism'ss all ene
Chinese from it's employ by October lotn d
atr;ke will he ordered all over the UNION
pa cific system on that day. This ultima.
t,m will. it is said, be made to General
Manager Galloway tomorrow.
THE FORMAL ANSWER
Of the Knights OF Labor to the recent
manifesto OF Manager Galloway OF une
Union Pacific has been received at heao-
quarters from Denver. 1t is q lengthy
document signed by the executive com
,n;ttee of the Union Pacific employees,
Thomas Neasham. chairman, the substance
heing a criticism of Callaway's letter ana
charging him with trying to mislead the
public, accusing him OF making nlsstats-
Inents and championing the cause OF the
Chinese, charging him with knowing ina
both Beckwith L. Quinn and ID. q. Clark,
the former being contracting agents ana
the latter general superintendent OF the
coal department, were appraised OF the
grievances that occurred at ROCK Springs
and that instead of trying to redress the
same, added to them. The Knights em-
phatically state that they n the
action taken by the outraged miners as
much as any one. They inform the Union
Pacific that
1T CAN GET l. HI WHITE LABOR
It requires from citizens OF this country.
There is no excuse for the retention OF the
Chinese. ave are law abiding citizens,
they say, land we mean to remain SO un-
til our rights and liberties are jcopardized,
then the first law of nature will guide u.s."
They charge Galloway with an abuse OF
| confidence in giving the recent private cor
| respondence to the public. They further
| state that they did not make any demands,
| but simply sent in q request. A petition
| asking the Union Pacific directors to re-
| move the Chinese from the companys en-
| ploy is now beirg circulated in Omaha,
! and all along the entire road for the sig
| natures of citizens as well as employees.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
PORTLAND, Ore, September 20. A large
| and enthusiastic meeting closed late last
| night at Seattle, ". T. 1t was a convention
| OF laborers called together to try to devise
| some means OF Kidding the country OF the
burdensome Chinese. Delegates were pres
| emit from various labor societies and organ
i~zations in the following places: Tacoma
Newcastle, Renton, Black Diamond, Colby
| summer, Sqrak, Whatcomb and Seattle
besides a number of citizens not in any
labor society. Organization was effected
by the election OF the following officers
Mayor K. j. Weisback OF Tacoma, prcsi
| lent; Judge p. P. Good, vice-president
Walter Walker, Secretary; DR.. A. Galloway
assistant secretary; NJ. McMulien OF Seattle
treasurer.
Many speeches were delivered and eacl
| utterance that could be construed to meal
the expulsion of the Chinese by peaceful
means, or if necessary, by force was received
with applause. Some OF the speakers as
sured the audience that a riot would surel.
be the result il this question is not speedily
solved. But most OF them advocated COO
but determined action.
oursFoKEN RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions We're adopted
Resolved, That the present excited stat
of the people ON this coast and the depressed
condition of industries are dino and diItctl.
trAceaDIe TO the persistent refusal of Con
yress to ~legislate in the interests OF the PEG
| pie.
Resolved, That it is our firm and stead
fast resolution to rid our Territory and i
possible. the United States OF Chinese slav,
labor. We call upon all citizens to aid ant
assist us in this great and important object
Resolved, That to accomplish this enc
we ask all citizens to Immediately discharg
| all Chinese in their employ.
Resolved, That on the return OF the dele
gates to their respective localities they shall
call a mass meeting to be held on October
3, 1885, for the purpose OF appointing com
mittees to notify the Chinese to leave on OF
before November l. 1885. These delegatrl
shall call mass meetings of citizens tO-hea
reports OF said committees on November &
1885.
Resolved, That these delegates inform
the committee at Seattle Immediately after
their respective meetings on November 9Th
as to t.e action which has been taken in
this great reform.
Resolved. That the Western Washington
Congregational association in asking fol
the unqualified repeal OF the Chinese re.
striction act misrepresented the sentiments
Of the Pacific slope.
Resolved, That in adopting the above
resolutions we are guided by the conviction
that the enforcement OF the same will
eradicate the Chinese evil, and we will hold
ourselves not responsible for any acts OF
violence which may arise from non-com-
pliance with these resolutions.
Adjourned.
TROOPS ASKED FOR.
PORTLAND Oregon, September 29.-Four
car loads OF Chinese, who were run out OF
the mines around Seattle, arrived here TO-
day.. The OregOnian, in an article on the
proceedings against the Chinese at Seattle.
says the situation is SO grave as to make
1T necessary for the President of the United
States to act. 1t says he ought to send
the Fourteenth Infantry 0 at Fort Van
couver, to Puget Sound at once to preserve
the peace, protect the Chinese and see that
the menace OF il general massacre is not
carried out.
TROUBLE
The Chinese have all been DISCHARGED at
the various coal mines in this vicinity.
Many OF the mills are also d~isplacing the
chinese in their employ by white laborers.
The trouble at the Franklin mine. which
promised to be a serious outbreak. was
volded by the Chinese taking alarm and
leaving the mines us requested by the
white miners. '"'