Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-24
ANTI.CHINESE.
Meeting of the Executive Committee at
the Courthouse Last Night.

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the Courthouse Last Night.
The regular weekly meeting OF the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Citizens Anti
| Chinese Association of Sacramento was
held at the Courthouse last evening. and
was well attended. The various commit
tees submitted reports. all of which indi-
cate progress. Messrs. Hale and Elkus. of
the Committee on Skilled Labor. stated
that manufacturers everywhere were MAX
ing arrangements TO replace Chinese skilled
| labor with white. and that il would be done
all along the line as soon as arrangements
could be made whereby the change would
not injure one and build up another. The
displacement of Chinese skilled labor in
many branches of manufacture could not
be Immediately done, but that it would be
accomplished within a reasonable length
of time, they were assured.
Joseph Simms was the only member of
the Agricultural Committee present. Sem
ator Reuter-, the Chairman of the COM
mlttee, was not present nor has he attended
meeting of the organization since his an
pointment. The Executive Committee
thought best to make a change in the
Craftsmanship, and so elected Abner Burns
to that position. In view of the fact that
the fruit season is fast approaching and
that Chinese labor is almost exclusively
used in handling it, this committee be-
comes a most important one, and they were
instructed to meet at their earliest convent
ence and take such steps as are necessary in
the premises A member of the Executive
Committee stated that it was currently re-
ported upon the streets that prominent
citizen, and a member of the Committee on
Agriculture, had within the past few DAYS
leased his orchard to company of Chinese
for term of five years. The Committee on
Agriculture were instructed to investigate
the matter and report upon the same at the
next meeting.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to confer with committee repre-
senting the San Jose Convention in the in
terest OF harmony, reported that they did
so on Saturday last. The committee repre-
senting the San Jose Conven ion would not
entertain any proposition made to them,
and were not willing to make any over
lures themselves. From their report it is
to be inferred that the officers of the San
Jose Convention are not willing to unite
with the Sacramento Convention unless
they are allowed to run and control the
same just as they see fit This did not ap-
parently suit the members of the Executive
Committee. From remarks made it seems
safe to infer that the Sacramento Conven-
ton will organize and proceed to business
under the call, whether the San Jose people
choose to come in or not They express
deep regret, however, that men, undoubt-
eddy actnated by personal ambition. should
stand in the way of a union in this COM
mon cause.
An invitation will be extended to the
following gentlemen to address the Con-
vention: Colonel Stuart NJ Taylor, d. NJ.
Delmas, Governor George Stoneman, J. A.
Fllcher, Horace Davis. Mem. Estee, A. A.
Sargent and w. II. L. Barnes
The following will be printed on slips
and submitted to the business men of this
city, and all will be registered in accord
ance to the answers made thereon. Those
who refuse or fail to answer will be listed
as employees of Chinese, and advertised ac-
cordingly:
As the Executive Committee of the Anti
Chlnese Association is about to publish list of
notes, lodging houses, restaurants and saloons
VINO employ no Chinese. or where cigars the
make OF white men are sold, we would respect
fully ask you to answer the following questions
at your earliest convenience:
First-Are there any Chinese employed in
your establishment?
Second-Do you keep cigars the make of white
men?
Third-lf you employ Chinese now will YOU
promise TO substitute white labor in place of
them and give them an honest trial