Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-03
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NEWCASTLE, Sept. 10. 1885

NEWCASTLE, Sept. 10. 1885.
EDITOR Posr r-IsrKLIIoExCKR
/ am teaching school IN Newcastle,
md have been for about two years and
Bur msnths. / have taken little inter
st In the question Of Chinese slave
abor until lately, and as a consequence
know very few Arguments IN it. favor.
have felt of late that there were more
Ojnanen employed at Coal Greek than
sHseoessary. when We had white labor
~ IDLE IN Newcastle so much Of tbe
ume. How to rid ourselves of these
Chinamen 10 a question that should
interest every wage worker IN Nsvoas-
lie; and yet the question that 10 so bard
tos us to solve might 20 settled by Mr..
John l.. Howard by mere stroke Of
the peH. ff Mr.. Howard would turn his
attention to this important matter, and
NOT devote 30 much time in trying to
destroy the character of one of King
eoap.y's poorly paid school teachers, he
would do much more good for our com
nuni.y.
n waited until | could make 90
he.ent and aramm aticl address,
vonid never be able TO raise my voice
against the unjust policy Of the Oregon
Improvement Company toward Its sm-
ployees. have locked with pity upon
men who have had to trade at the Com
psny's store, where they have 10 pay
auch exorbitant prices. felt. In coIs-
mon with others, the imposition of
compelling single men 10 hoard at the
Oonpany's oookhOuse. thus deprivinR
Widows whose husbands had been killed
in shs mines Of their only visible means
Of support. All of these things have
been crushing TO one VINO vas brought
no On farm and learned the true mean
ing Of tbs word freedom. In the face
Of these wrongs Daniel Cronen came to
Newcastle to reorg aniZe the Lodge of
Knights of Labor about tive weeks ago;
which lodge WAS organized two days
sfter, or sept. Is, 1885. | ioiaed the
order, hoping to he of use IN q cause
which 10 70 benefit the working man.
Oar lodge was organized one week after
the Chinese quarters were burned at
Coal Greek; 30 the lodge of which | am
secretary cannot be responsible for that
ERE, as Mr.. Howard would have people
believe.
knowing that the Company had helped
TO crusk the life ont OF the last labor
organization, l asked Mr.. Howard II
they we're willing for this new lodge TO
live. He gave me to understand tkat
they would leave US alone II We did
them no more harm than the Masons.
Odd Fellows and other beneficial socie-
ties are doing. IL told him that
voaid withdraw from the order az the
Measure of tue Company, l certainly
aid not mean 10, and will take every
vor1 back. will also promise never to
talk such foolishnsss again. No man
Who claims to be free can afford to sell
himself 80 cheaply. | knew the last
secretary had been discharged. and it
vas some satisfaction to know whether
vas subject TO tue same fate.
Ia my scattering remarks on the even
ing Of Sept. 28th, at the Chinese
Congress, / told litsle joke that had
been repeated at one OF our own meet
ings. No one took exception TO the
pronoan I'VE" when | used it here az
Newcastle; but it seems Mr.. Howard Is
more Of critic than either Mr.. watkins
or Mr.. Atkinson, who we're both press mt
al our home meeting. II any persons
want the bedbuRs to represent China
men, and the I'VE" to represent the
parties who fred the Chinese quarters
Of Coal Creek, they will have to count me
out, as have not been to Coal Greek
for any purpose whatever for several
months.
From all the information that can
gather, there have been nearer 90 than
% Cinnamon employed Al Coal Greek,
both before aud since the ire. Bot II
matters little about the number; We re-
specifically ask the Company TO discharge
each and every one of them. And II
Mr.. Howard has succeeded IN destroy
ing my reputation as teacher, will go
With them--not to China, bat to coun
tsy where thsrs is NO slave labor. and
where all white men have equal rights.
Isaac L. RICH.