The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-12
FROM THE COAST.
Some Extracts Showing the Conciltatory
Spirit OF the Pacific Coast
Monopoly Press.
For the Enquirer.

try. Thes trike on the Missouri Pacific
ordered by Martin Irons, failed. Thou
sands of the n en- permanently lost their
places and are idle, while 200 have been
cast in Jail for violence or boycotting'
Miller, the striking gripman who put a
stone in the slot of the cable road, has
been sentenced to the penitentiary, and
Myers, a striker on the Third avenue
line has died ofstarvation. These things
teach and exhort." rt."-Daily Alta Califor-
MIA, San Francisco organ of the Central
trail Pacific, Mav27.
Did Myers die of starvation because
the strike was a tended by violence, or
because it wasn't put right through ?
Does the above paragraph anyway
amount to anything but a jeer at the
working classes for not striking hard
enough
I'VE are opposed to Chinese cheap
labor. We would like to see white labor
substituted for Chinese labor. We are
unalterably opposed to the boycott -
Alta California, May %.
Cinnamon have, as the result of some
eight months agitation, become very
much of drug on the market, and rule
cheap. The corporation" 's therefore
increased its Celestial force from 1000 to
about 5000, and has begun building ex-
tensively. This is on humanitarian
grounds alone without doubt, and the
profits it will derive from the steady
supply of cheap labor which the move
ment is throwing into Its hands is a
beautiful, if somewhat exceptional, in
stance of virtue getting its reward i'm
mediately.
Socialism is the religion of fire and
murder r."-San Franciscan, would-be
organ of Central Pacific, May 8.
The Socialists would abolish the
competitive system and substitute for it
q Cooperative Commonwealth, in
which the control of natural resources
by shrewd manipulators, for the purpose
of individual aggrandizement, is to be
by some means prevented. They be-
lieve the producer alone should enjoy
the wealth he creates. San Franciscan,
May %.
Comment unnecessary.
The unions which boycotted the Lusk
company for employing Cinnamon, and
the San Jose company for employing
'scahs,' violated the rights of employers
to choose their help, violated The rights
Of workmen to earn a living, and dealt a
blow at one of the most important in
terests of the state. Let workingmen
make no mistake Violation of natural
rights are sure to be punished, and the
severity of the punishment will be in
proportion to the contumacy of the vlo-
lators. ."-Argonaut, Central Pacific or.
gan.
In the second sentence, for working
men" read "emploYers."
THAT the grossest abuses prevail in
the police department is a stale, old
story. The newspapers are tired of re-
peating it, and the public hears of it
with apathy begotten of long use."-
Argonaut, May %.
ut is an open secret that the city po-
lice are being drilled in Upton slnfantrY
tactics at Mechanics hall. and that they
are being taught the use of the Winches-
ter rife. The force comprises some old
soldiers who have made special study
of street fighting; they have turned
their experience to so good account that,
in case of trouble, Captain Crowlev's g
battalion would probably do some neat
work"-ArgoDaut, May 30.
This addition of power to a depart.
ment in which the prevalence of the
grossest abuses is stale, old story,
looks rather queer, doesn't it?
Mass meetings have been held during
the past week by the International Fur
niture Workers union and the Steve
dores Protective union, for the purpose
Of extending their meln bership. Both
meetings were we'll attended, and both
societies received a considerable in
crease. Comrades Ross Martin. McKen-
ley, +. q. Anderson and Owen, of the
executive and organizing committees of
the Federated Trades, delivered ad-
dresses. By the way, on each occasion,
shorthand reporters were present,
and took verbatim reports; for the ben
eft, as was understood, of the polio de-
partment 1t is earnestly hoped that
members Of the force will, one and all
study carefully the addresses given.
Some Of our comrades attended, on be-
half of the Federated Trades, meeting
ofthe Steamship Sailors on Wednesday
last This organization was only
founded three weeks ago. but has now 6
membership of some SOO The meeting
was called to consider the fact that mer
while in port here were worked unIim-
ited hours by Goodall. Perkins 4 Co., anc
to take counsel as to the feasibility ol
fixing ten hours as the limit. The pres
ldent and secretary were ofopinion that
the organization was as yet too Young t.
engage in any contest. Upon the mo
ton Of one of our comrades, however,
committee of three, composed of tn,
secretary and Comrades Haskell and
Ross Martin. were instructed to prepare