Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-18
THE BOYCOTT.
BUSINESS MEN OF PORTLAND
ALARMED AT TIE OUTLOOK,
The Movement in San Francisco
Mayfieid Cinnamon Taking
a Hand.

committee of the State Anti Chinese Nom
Partisan Association consumed most OF its
time last evening in discussion, preparatory
TO taking final action.
MIR. Hinton was appointed as commit
tee to consult with the several trades unions
to see about the advisability of adopting a
universal white label for white manufact-
ured goods, as well as certificate for hotel
and restaurant keepers and others, signify
ing their having supplanted Chinese with
white labor, these labels and certificates to
be a guaranty against the boycott move
ment.
The committee decided that local organi-
cations over the State could cooperate and
be identified with the Association BY iopt-
ing irs name and principles and working
in consOnance with its plan of action
During the session the committee was
waited upon BY 4 committee from the
Federated Trades, to call to its attention
the recent action of the local Saeram ento
organization and to file a protest The Sac
ramento branch, of which F. r. Draw,
member OF the State Executive Committee,
Is member, has resolved to defer the boy
colt movement until November LIST, an act
iii fiat opposition TO the State Convention.
and the Federated Trades Committee wished
the subcommittee TO express its disap-
prJval and take action toward Mr. Draws
removal from the Executive Committee
The sub committee decided that on the
first proposition it would delay action until
this evening. Upon the last it declared
that 1t had 10 power to act.
The speakers appointed for Saturday
evenings mass meeting in Metropolitan
Hall are Horace Davis. Patrick Reddy, NJ
NJ. Estee, 4. Sbarboro, c. F. McGlashan,
James II. Barry, w. c. owen and A. Can't
nefii
The Painters Local Assembly. 1902,
Knights Of Labor. adopted the following
preamble and resolutions at their meeting
last night:
WHEREAS, The late Anti-Chinese Convention
at sacramento took most noble stand in favor
oil white labor, and insisted that the enemies of
such white labor should in no manner be coun-
tenanced or supported in their business under
takings; and whereas this proposed system of
boycoting IS the true and only method of rid
ding the State OF the Chinese curse; therefore,
be 1t
Resotred. That we hereby pledge ourselves to
Cooperate with our felOw-citiZens in carrying
our the policy of the sacramento Convention.
Eesotret, That We attend the grand boycotting
mass meeting at Metropolitan Hall on saturday
night to assist in inaugurating the system OF
boycotting in this city.
The following resolutions were adopted
last night by Local Assembly g 557, Knights
OF Labor:
Resolred. That we heartily indorse the action
OF the Anti-Chinese Non-Partisan Convention AT
SacTaineitO III us adoption OF the pGlicV OF boy
cotting the Chinese. We believe that when all
our people shall refrain from patronizing the
Chinese and those who employ them, our fair
state VIII experience a speedy and peaceful de-
hvefance from the Monaghan curse
Res0lped. That we turn out in a body and at
tend the grand boycotting mass meeting at
metropolitan Hall on Saturday night in ratifiea-
ton OF the action taken by the Sacramento Con-
vention.
RECONSIDERATION RECOMMENDED.
SAN Francisco, March l7th.-The Ex-
ecutiye Committee of the State Nsn-Par-
tisan Anti Chinese Association took action
this evening on the complaint made against
the local Anti Chinese Association of Sac
ramento, which passed resolution post
poning boycotting until November 10Th
The committee recommended the Sacra-
mento Association to reconsider and re-
scind the resolution in question, which was
not in harmony with the spirit of the re-
cent STATE Anti-Chinese Convention. The
resolutions passed at the State Convention
advocated boycotting at the earliest possible
time.
EXCITEMENT IN PORTLAND.
PORTLAND (0r.). March 16th-This after
noon there was rather exciting meeting
or. strictly speaking, two meetings, at the
Courthouse about the Chinese question
Yesterday Mayor Gates issued a call to all
lawabiding citizens to assemble at the
Courthouse at o'clock this afternoon for
the purpose of considering the alarming
growth of lawlesSness.
The call concluded as follows: The
city is full of men without any visible
means of support, who have been driven
from towns on the Sound and attracted
here evidently for the purpose of riot when
the time comes for the exodus of the Chi
nese. Our citizens are being assaulted and
robbed, and there is general apprehen-
sion of outrage. 1t seems TO be high time
for all good citizens to come out and show
the disreputable outlaws that the authori-
ties will be sustained by the people, and
that law and order must and will be main
tanned in Portland"
An agreement to close all places of bust
ness between 100 and 3 o'clock this after
noon, signed by every bank and nearly
every wholesale house in the city, was pub
lished this morning, the closing being for
the object of allowing merchants and their
employees to attend.
About l o'clock this afternoon the anti
Chinese societies. numbering about 600.
stole march. They assembled in the
Courtroom took possession. and when ,
o'clock came, only about 800 of the | 200
citizens who had assembled could gain ad-
mission to the Courtroom. The remainder
gathered in the smaller Court-rooms and
nails or remained outside the building
The anti Chinese organization passed
resolutions declaring the city and county
in state of peace, deprecating lawlessness.
promising personal aid in enforcing law
and order and declaring the Chinese an
unmitigated evil. The resolution passed
by the Anti-Chjnese Congress, February
18th, boycotting the OregoRiuH, was in
dorsed, the reason given therefor being
that bat for the stand taken by that paper
the Chinese would have been out of Port
land long ago.
The citizens meeting gathered in the
County Court, room was presided over bv
Mayor Gates. and passed resolutions de-
caring that it has ceased to be a question
whether the Chinese are desirable popu-
lation or not, and we believe that il is the
sentiment of this community that they are
not; but 1t has become question whether
law and order shall prevail and govern this
community, or whether we viii allow ire
sponsible persons to bring shame and dis
grace riot and anarchy, upon US. That it
is our duty to uphold law and order in This
community, and that we will sustain ard
aid the legal authorities in maintaining the
same. That We will not allow any one to
be prevented through violence or intimida-
ton from working for Il livelihood or be
driven from house or home, and we pledge
our means, and, if necessary, our lives to
uphold these principles, and that we will
Go all III our power to bring cOndign pun
ishment Oh amy who may be found engaged
in riotous and unlawful conduct"
II was resolved that the Chairman ap-
point a committee of fifteen whose duty il
shall be 10 consult with the proper author
tiles and adopt such lawful measures as
they may deem advisable under the cir
cumstanees, to the end that peace and good
order may prevail. The meetings to-day
have created a profound sensation and are
the all-absorbing topic of conversation.
PROPOSED COMPROMISE AT RED BLUFF.
RED BLUFF, March 16th.-The Citizens
Anti-Chinese Association met last night at
the Court house for the purpose of taking
action on the resolutions of the Anti-Chi-
nese Association and ascertain whether it
were possible to unite the associations, the
proposed Law and Order society and the
Anti-Coolie League, the latter now about
400 strong, under one banner After listen
ing to reports of returned delegates to the
Sacramento Convention, the association
adopted the Sacramento resolutions as a
platform upon which the members were 10
stand. A resolution, prepared by Mccoy.
pledging those now having contracts with
Chinese to cease dealing with them in any
way at the earliest possible moment. was
also adopted as an article of faith and prac-
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