Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
A California Man Deceives
Cigar Makers.
A WOLF WHO'S NOT TRUTHFUL.
Grevy Reelected as President of
the French Republic--Scenes in
the Assembly.

lsDecial 10 the Herald bytheAssoefdted Press.l
CHICAGO, December 2S.-Nearly two
hundred men stood around the head
quarters of the Cigar Makers Union to-
day discussing the deception OF which
they are the victims. About two weeks
ago man named Wolf, President Of the
Cigar Makera' Union OF San Francisco,
arrived here on his way East for the
purpose of securing cigar makers to go
to that city. Wolf represented to the
fraternity that the cigar manufacturers
of the Pacific Coast bad decided to unite
in systematic opposition to the Chinese.
He stated that the Chinese had become
powerful competitors of the white
manufacturers as well as monop-
olizsrs of the labor of the
trade. The poorer ones had be-
gun by buying leaf tobacco OF dealers.
This was made into cigars which were
given in payment for the material. The
surplus OF manufactured goods left in
their possession after the leaf tobacco
was paid for gave them a nice profit.
This surplus they sold cheaper than the
manufacturers could afford to. In addi-
tion to the tenement house cigar makers
the Chinese were working into the busi-
ness in wholesale way and manufac-
turers had been brought to realization
of the necessity of pooling their issues
with the white cigar makers. VOLTS
purpose in coming East was, as he said,
to visit Chicago, New York, Boston,
Louisville and other manufactur-
ing cities, where he could OBJ
tain cigar makers to go to Califor-
mia. He represented that permanent
employment would be given to $500
men at larger wages than Eastern scales.
Saturday he left the Eastern seaboard
with about l75 men and this morning
the party arrived in Chicago. The rep
reservations of Wolf, made in this city,
caused many cigarmakers here to de-
eide to 90 to California. Nearly 200
men made arrangements to join the par
ty, many OF them were married. These
sold their household effects and made
all necessary arrangements to move
west. Wolf had stated that he could
get their tickets for $50. When he ar
rived here this morning the men were
surprised to find that he had less than
200 men. They were still further sur
prised when he coolly informed them
that he needed only l75. A lively time
ensued and Wolf was told in vigorous
English the opinion entertained of his
conduct. He finally decided to take lS
of the Chicago party, thus making an
even 200 men, or 25 more than he
said he needed. A party left on the
early train for San Francisco. 1t was
learned at the headquarters of the Cigar
Makers Union this morning that some
of the l75 stranded men who had been
deceived by VOLTS statement had come
from Can ida, points throughout the
northwest and from the South. They
are now left in this city, and will be sent
to their homes by the Treasurer of the
Union. Dispatches from the East say
that when he left the seaboard Wolf al
legged that "if this experiment with 200
men was success the 5000 Cinnamon
now employed by 24l cigar manufacture
ers in California would be supplanted by
white men. The Chicago Union has
written letter to the San Francisco
branch of the Cigar Makers Union ex-
planning VOLTS conduct and the injury
he has done, and demanding an explana-
ton. 1t is alleged that Wolf has sold
himself to certain San Francisco manu-
facturers, his junketing being in the in
terest of firms who are planning the dis
organization of the Union in San Fran
cisco.
WOLF NOT TO BLAME.
SAN FRANeIsco, December 2S-Geo.
l.. Canning, Secretary of the lnterna-
tional Cigarmakers Union, of which j.
Wolf, now in the east, is President, was
seen tonight respecting dispatch from
Chicago stating that Wolf had refused
to bring one hundred and seventy-tive
cigarmakers from Chicago and had left
them stranded at the Chicago depot.
Canning said that in contining himself
to two hundred men which he is bring.
ing with him, Wolf had simply obeyed
his instructions, as the amount
subscribed by the International
Union of New York was only
sufficient to pay the expenses
OF two hundred men to San Francisco.
Canning says that the misunderstand-
ing is due to the fact that the cigar
makers who wished to come TO Califor-
MIA had confounded Wolf with the agent
OF the Cigar Makers Association. This
latter association is composed of propri-
etors of San Francisco cigar factories.
They sent an agent East On their own
account to procure white cigar makers,
so as to be independent of the Union