The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-12
AT PORTLAND.

PORTLAND, Ogn., February u.-There
are fears OF trouble here next Saturday
or Sunday, similar to that at Seattle
this week. If it comes at all. 1t will be
on much larger scale. At large
meeting Of the anti-Chinese organiza-
tons held here on January 2Sth, the
following resolutions were passed; &.
Whereas. We, citizens of Portland and
vicinity, III mass meeting assem- bled, do
believe that unless intelligent action be
Immediately taken by us on the Chi
nese question, destruction of life and
property will be the inevitable result.
And iuasmuch as there are thousands
of our wage-workers out of employ
ment. with no prospect in the future of
securing work, whereby to earn bread for
themselves and families; and realizing
that under the present state of affairs
| their condition cannot be made worse !;
and seeing, as we do, the danger that
threatens our city, we deem it our duty
to humanity to adopt the following
resolutions: Therefore, be it
ReSOlued, That congress be held 10
the City of Portland on the second
Saturday of February next, for the pur-
pose of taking intelligent and concerted
action in this matter. Be it further
Resolued, That all companies, corpo-
rations, trades unions and labor Or
ganization be and are hereby requested
to hold meetings and elect delegates to
represent their respective organizations
each organization, trade union, COM
pany or corporation to be entitled to
three delegates to represent their res
pective locality.
This Congress will convene here Sat-
urday morning.
Ordinarily there would be very little
in such q convention to excite alarm,
but last Tuesday evening Barnette G.
Haskell. who styles himself organizer
of the International Workmen's Associ-
alton, delegate from confederate trades
and labor organizations of California
Arizona and Nevada" arrived here
and by common consent has
been placed at the head of the
movement to expel the Chinese
by force. In AN interview published
Yesterday evening, Haskell, in answer
to a question by the reporter, said
1--WE don't intend to commit any vi
olence or precipitate any strife, but we
do intend to have the Chinese leave
Portland. The way we intend to re
move the Chinese is to remove theiI
goods and chattels and themselves to
the wharf. put them on board the
steamer sailing for San Fra ncisco, and
say to them, God bless you, you are
not wanted here. Depart in peace. y
| Physically stated the situation in Port
land is this: There is Chinese popula.
ton of between 2,700 and 5000, white
population of about 32,0e0. Nearly
| five-sixths Of the Chinese are quartere6
in the eight blocks on Second Street
between Washington and Taylor, anc
TWO blocks from the harbor. There
are five companies of militia, two o.
them with sixty members each, anC
the other three numbering less thar
twenty each. Vancouver Barracks
where 600 United States troops arr
stationed, is distant sixteen miles BY
boat, but from the experience o
ceattle, this week, it is thought theil
assistance could not be had till mucl
damage is done, should an outbreal
occur. SThe steamship Oregon Leaves
here for San Francisco on her. regular
trip next Saturday night at Y O'Clock
Her passenger capacity is limited t
about 800. The steamer leaves every
five days. There is very strong senti
ment among the genuine IaDorlHt
classes IN favor of law and order, anC
the only fear is that some hot-headec
professional agitators will do something
which will lead to bloodshed. Certaini
is that the rioters will not be per
mitted to sack the Chinese houses anC
drive the occupants to wharfs, if tn,
regular peace officers can prevent it. l
is estimated that from 700 to 800 mel
will join in the violence toward tn
Chinese.