The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-24
matters which brought him here are ar

matters which brought him here are ar
ranged.
The capitalistic element of at the Pa
ci6c coast are using the prof. Chinese rob-
bers as club, with which they expect
to annihilate the labor movement I; but
they will fail. The workingmen are de-
cided that the Chinese are link IN the
chains which bind them, and the link
must 60.
The sand lots" of San Francisco were
not what expected. In the first place
the space occupied is small, and the loca-
ton differs from what expected. They
are situated in the heart of the city,
across street from the city hall and the
area is not greater than one-eighth of an
ordinary block. There hasn't been a
meeting on the lots since came, but l
am told that Dennis Keerney satisfies
the curiosity Of few hundred people
every Sunday by exhibiting himself
from the top of dry-goods box, and
shouting and slobbering in his senseless
style.
The printers have won their fight
against the Call and Bulletin and the
boycott ls Withdrawn. On Wednesday
last the proprietors of these papers sur
rendered their last point and discharged
the six Objectionable employees and paid
an aggregate of $500 in fines. Fines
we're assessed by the union against some
fifteen men, and the proprietors paid it
all.
If the weather will permit the great
labor parade and meeting will take place
on Saturday evening. 1t has been twice
postponed on account of rain. If it
comes off I will try to get in report in
time for this issue.
Ihave visited the Seam Inns union
headquarters. They have nice office
and reception room, on the water front.
This organization is what the Denver
gamin would call dandy. The mem
bership is between $500 and 1000 and
they proceed upon business ideas. l
have accepted an invitation to take a
"crulse" on the bay, in the unions boat !;
1 will tell you of tiff I live.
San Francisco buildings are nearly all
made of red wood; there are very few
brick or stone buildings. The grounds
of the nabobs on Mob hill are very fine
but the houses are not fire proof.
The great parade and celebration OF
the Federation which has been post
poned tt rec times, is now announced to
take place in two divisions; there will
be large mass meeting in Metropolitan
Temple next Saturday night, and the
parade will not take place until MAY IL
The editor of THE ENQUIRER will ad'
dress public meeting at San Jose Tues
day night, another at Stockton on
Thursday, and the Metropolitan Temple
meeting in this city, on Saturday night
These will conclude his engagements
and he will start for home soon after,
The labor federation of the Pacific
coast, which meets every Friday even
Ing, in this city, Is booming. Over fifty
unions are represented. Frank RoneJ
is President, and P. Ross Martin is sec
retarY.
Little attention is given to the eight
hour question on this coast, and there
will not be any organized movement II
this direction on the first of May.
chinatown" il San Francisco il
worse than it has ever been painted
To realize how foul and rotten the Mon,
golians can be one must see them here
and they are right in the heart of the
city. There are over 10000 of them. A
government which fights Mormonlsm
and tolerates chinatown" is beautifully
inconsistent.
"Crocker's fence" is one of the cele
brated sights in this city; celebrated al
monument to the cruelty of ar istocracI
and the venaltY of the courts. l shal
tell the readers of The ENQUIRER, some
time, the story of this fence, which was
put up to keep the sun from shining
upon the house of a poor man who re
fused to sell his house to the million
aire