Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-02-05
THE TRECAEE EN- ODUS.
How The Citizens Held Their
second Meeting.

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the second meeting held by the
citizens of Truckee relating to the
expulsion Of the Chinese from their
midst.
At the second meeting, the bet
ter class of citizens ruled, even if
they did not predominant in mum
bers. A petition favering the ex-
ciusion of the Chinese from True
kee and from the Pacific Coast, had
been signed during the week by al
most every person in town. This
fact suggested a method Of escaping
from the perils of the situation. A
resolution was adopted declaring
THAT it is the sense ofthis meeting
that the interests not only OF the
laborinc men, but Of the entire
community, demand that all indl-
viduals, companies and corporations
should discharge any and all
Cinnamon in their employ. by Janu-
ary. LIST, 1886, and refuse thereafter
to give them work of any kind. .
This resolution was the basis Of
future operations, and embodies the
entire secret Of the success Of the
movement. 1t turned attention
away from the Chinese to their
employers. Let no one think, how
ever, that the victory was lightly
won. During the last three weeks,
the members Of this committee
occupied most unenviable posi-
ton. They were cursed by the
rich employers who were coming
money out Of Chinese labor, they
were cursed by the Chinese, they
were cursed by the incendiary ele-
ment who believed in swifter and
more emphatic methods. BY the
wealthy they were regarded as lead
ing and melting mob of agltators;
by the lncendiaries, as being trail
tors who were trying to smooth mat
tiers oyer until the excitement
should die away. A leading mer-
chant on the committee was for
mally boycotted by the Chinese,
and the editor of the Republican
was requested to discontinue the
advertisements and subscriptions
of his wealthiest and most infuen-
tial patrons. But the committee
had the support and sympathy Of
the intelligent laboring classes, and
worked only the more zealously,
they visited every employer Of Chi
nese, and by arguments, entreatles,
and in one instance by open def
ance, they accomplished their mis-
sion. In some cases they met with
courteous receptions, and their re-
quests were promptly granted, in
others they encountered stubborn
opposition, and men haughtily re-
fused to submit to dictation. They
Gained the incendiary element Of
the community by making the best
possible showing of such work as
was accomplished, and quietly
swallowed all the indignities, insults
an d abuse as necessary Incidents
Of the position they had assumed
No perquisites attach to the posi-
tions of those who attempt for the
sake of the community to stem an
angry turrent of righteous indigna-
ton. The sentiment OF the vlo-
lent element Of the community was
tersely expressed at one of the
meetings by speaker, who stated
Zone hour of revolution is worth a
century of talk" The sentiment OF
the Chinese lovers was Indicated
by Col. Bee, when he characterized
the earnest, intelligent, law abiding
citizens of Truckee as 'McClashan's
mob"
At the second meeting a steam
laundry was proposed, and subscrlp-
tons for stock were received. Wage
workers who couldsill afford the
sacrifice, and few public spirited
business men, have since erected a
laundry, and finished it with the
latest and mostapproved machinery.
1t has progressed slowly, however,
because the wealthiest anC most
influential employers of Chinese
labor have opposed it secretly and
openly, from the very commence.
ment. They haye not emily refused
to subscribe stock, but they have IN
some instances induced their en-