Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-12

they remit the residue amounting
TO many millions annually to China,
while the substitution Of American labor
would retain this vast sum Of money 10
our country. For these reasons they are
g constant and growing source Of irrita-
ton and danger 10 cur State, and it is
necessary that their immigration be i'm
mediately stopped, and every lawful
measure adopted to remove those among
US
Resolued, That we demand that the
government Of the United States take
limmediatc steps to prohibit absolutely
this Chinese invasion.
Resolved, That to encourage the early
removal of the Chinese we accept the
suggestion Of the Constitution Of Cali.
fornia, which says that no Chinese shall
ever be employed upon any work Of the
State except in punishment for crime.
RESOLVED. That the interests of the
people Of the State of California demand
in harmony with the organic law Of the
State that the presence Of Chinese shall
be discouraged In every particular, and
that in every instance the preference
should be given to white labor, and we
earnestly appeal to the people to do
their utmost to supplanl Chinese with
such labor. We are not In favor of any
unlawful measures, but so firmly are we
impressed with the great Importance of
discouraging the employment OF Chinese
that we recommend that they be not
patronized In any way, and we are in
favor at the very earliest moment Of
boycoting any person who employs Chi
dtrarfIxr t..l.
chases the products OF Chinese labor.
The date at which the boycott commences
IN different localities shall in all cases be
left to local leagues.
Resolved. That permanent State or
ganization be perfected by this conven.
tion, to be known as the California
Anti-Chinese Non-partisan Association.
Resolved, That an executive commit
tee be selected by this convention, con
sisting Of three from San Francisco and
one from each of the other counties Of
the State, who shall be fully empowered
to have control of the State work. fill
vacancies ia their own body, call State
conventions at such times and places as
they may deem proper, aud devise ways
and means for advancing the cause.
Resolved, That we recommend that q
State Organizer DO selected by the oon.
vention, whose compensation shall be
fixed by the Executive Committee.
Resolved, Thit the State Executive
Committee be requested to solicit sub. |
scriptions, In order that the work Of ex-
Guiding the Chinese may not be crippled !
from lack of funds, and we recomn end |
that printed copies Of all subscriptions |
received and of al expenditures made
by the committee be sent to every news
paper published in the State, with re.
quest for publication.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be |
printed. and that copies thereof be
mailed to the President Of the United |
States, Justices of the Supreme Court of |
the United States, Members of the Cab.
met. the California Delegation in Con-
gress. Members Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives from other States
and Territories and to each newspaper
in California.
Mr.. Davis moved that the resolutions
be adopted.
General Bidweil desired il to be taken
up seriatem. The convention at first
refused to consider the report other than
as whole.
Sargent declared that II he we're asked
to vote on the report altogether be
would not vote at all. He felt that he
voiced the sentiment Of the other dele
gates also.
General Bidwells desire was granted
aud the time for each speech was linn
tied to five minutes. Bidwell moved to
strike out that portion of the report re-
IatIng to boycott. and yells, howls,
ironical laughter and cries Of ''sit
down" filed the assembly chamber.
"You may hoot me, " said Bidwell, calm
", "but you cannot move me-" he
was, however, compelled to sit down
IN . point of order made by Pixley. that
the boyeotting resolution had not been
reached and could not then be considered.
The preamble and resolution that
the boycotting clause were
passed without opposition.
The latter brought Bdwell to the
front. and heated aud long debate fol-
owed on the boyootting clause, which
was finally adopted by large majority.
An adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow