The Daily Tombstone., 1886-02-17

men? Have they committed any crime? No! It is because they are poor. Poverty is their crime, and they are forced to beg in order to live. Because work they could do is being done by Chinese, whom we cannot affiliate with, and who never can or never will become useful members of American labor.
 County Assessor W. R. Burke being called for, stepped forward and ad- dressed the meeting. He stated that now was the time for immediate action, and that he hoped the citizens would soon remove every Chinaman from our midst. That this could be accomplished by refusing them wash ing or giving them employment in any capacity whatever. If you do this, said the speaker, you will cut off their source of revenue, and having done this they will emigrate back East, where the philanthropists-with their tenderness of heart-will receive them, believing that Chinaman is far better than an Arizonian or Cali fornian.
 Councilman J. P. R2iferty. being called for, said that he was in perfect sympathy with the movement, and that in 1880 there was a similar move ment inaugurated in this city, when there were but thirteen Chinamep in the town. One Mcclellan had offered to get rid of them for $250, but the women had objected on account of the washing. The speaker said there were no Chinamen at Bisbee, and people seemed to get their washing done there, all right. He thought that with little energy on the part of their citizens, and by their all talk ing stock in the steam laundry enter prise, we could get rid of all the Chi namen within ninety days.
 Mr. Woods, who was called for, re- marked that we could not get the Chi namen to leave by talking. We must work He had taken an intsrest in the steam-laundry scheme, as a busi- ness proposition. About seven-eighths Of the Tombstone Chinamen were en- gagged in laundry work, the others be- ing servants. There would be no. trouble about discharging the latter, at once, but he thought that before the other Chinamen were driven out, substitute for their work should be | provided. He had agreed to take 1000 shares of steam-laundry stock. Everyone should subscribe! The steam laundry was, in his opinion, the l best means to use.
 On motion of Col Lewis, it was de- cided to elect permanent president and secretary.
 Nominations were then made, and A. T. Jones elected President; ". A. Nash, Secretary; Daniel Iimmel, Vice President; G. S. Bradshaw, Treasurer; {; Ben James, Sergeant-at-Arms.
 On motion, the chair then appoint ed as temporary committee to pre- pare a roll for signature: MessrS. Nash Sr., Weatherby, Thomas, Nc Cardle and Wicks.
 A recess of fifteen minutes was then taken, to enable the committee to prepare a pledge fvr signature. The i following is the pledge:
 1 TOMBSTONE ANTI-CHNEsE LEAGUE,l
 February 16th, 1886.
 We, the undersigned, whose names are signed to this list, hereby pledge ourselves and agree not to en- ploy Chinese in any capacity what ever, and patronize those who do en- ploy or. patronize Chinese, after the expiration of thirty days from date.
 And we do further agree to dis courage, by all honorable and lawful means, the employment of Chinese, in any capacity in Cochise county"
 This pledge WAS at once signed by 8 large number of our citizens and | business men.
 On motion, the chairman appointed the following committee to draft reso- |