The morning call., 1892-06-28

Mackay. 81 would call it a boycott circu-
lar. In brief, this manifesto is an attack on
trades unlouism.'
Hermann Gutstadt was the first speaker.
He said tie meeting did not look as though
the Employers Association had succeeded
in soaring the W0Tkingmen Of this city.
1--WE are here, he said, Ito show that we
are not the people who drive trade from this
city, MT. Gutstadt then proceeded TO re-
ply to the various statements printed in the
circular Of the Employers Association.
In regard to the cigar trade, he said that
q few years ago over 500 clgaT-makeTS were
employed in the city; Row there are less
than 80 employed in the trade. The de-
preston began al the time the manutac-
turers commenced bringing outCigar- makers
from the East Employers themselves
never smoked domestic cigars. W hen they
wanted a cgiT they bought Key Vest, or
if they could not afford a 10-cent cigar they
asked for q New \ OTk 5-cent cigar made IN
the tenement-nOuses Of that city. The
workingmen, when they wanted a glass Of
beer, ordered the home brew. Their en-
pl0yers would be satisfied only with bottle
OF Il. Louis or Milwaukee beer.
Three branches Of manufacturing which
1t was claimed had been transferred from
san Francisco 10 the East were clothing,
shoes and cigars. The speaker accounted
for the transfer on the ground that when
the Cinnamon Of this city asked for more
wages the manufacturers concluded 10 60
back East " here they could employ the de-
grading sweating system.
Mr. Gutstadt denied the assertion Of the
statement in TIE manufacturers manifesto
that the wages in tie East were higher than
they are IN San Francisco. He also ques-
toned the statement that the member OF
the Employers Association employed 10000
persons and paid out 100000 day.
In conclusion he said: I'VE have no
n. 4fs f-.~ 4
above all, we are men. We do not propose
to allow employers 70 have the unlimited
supply Of labor which they desire, We de-
sire to have a word TO say SO long as we
have the work TO do"
While MI Gutstadt was addressing the
audience a delegation from the Coast Sea-
mems Union, wearing their neat White uni
forms, entered the hall and were loudly ap-
pauded as they carried their banner to me
platform.
Tie next speaker was Alfred Thurman,
secretary Of the United Brewery Workers
and president Of the Federated Trades.
Mr. Thurman denounced the employers
manifesto As the most infamous document
ever issued on tile labor question. Two
thirds OF it was aTrant nonsense, and the
balance of it Intentional and willful mis-
statements. lie was glad, however, that the
employers had at last shown their hands
In the past they had declared they had no
certain members OF the unions. Their
manifesto, he said, was a case OF anti
boycOtteTs bOycOtting the bOyc0iters. Long
before the wOTkingmen TesOTted 10 boy
cOttilg the employers used a blacklist,
which was a more c0wardly weapon than
the open declaration Of labor not TO
patronize its enemies.
The woTkingmau's boycott, he said, was
for the benefit Of the public.
VI. NJ. McGlynn OF the Typographical
Union said he had not lost a minutes sleep
since the manifesto was issued. The only
walking delegate he had ever met who
answered the employers description Of one
was George {. Williams, the walking dele
gate Tor the Employers Association.
Andrew Furuseth, secretary Of the Sailors
/ Union, made a speech, in which be said
that the manifesto intimated that the labor
movement was an unusual one. be denied
that such was the case.
Mr.. Rogers of the Typographical Union
argued that organized labor did not reducs
wages, and Mr.. Mailman of the Retail
Clerks Association denounced the employ
ment OF boys under L years of age ia dry
goods stores. He said there was one cash
boy employed for every three statesmen in
this city, aud the children working from s
TO O'clock every day, and until 10 O'Clock
at night on Saturdays, were frequently
dragged from under the counters asleep
from sheer exhaustion.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr.. ROxburgh, secretary of the Council of
Federated Trades, submitted the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, after which the meeting ad-
journed:
WHEREAS, The Manufacturers and En-.
plOyers' Association OF California has issued a
manifesto, maIigniug lie aims, objects aud
msIhods OF procedure OF trades unions; and
whereas the trades unions are therein held re-
spOnsible for all the Ills and drawbacks and
sIagnatioD OF trade al present prevalent I'm our
state aud on this coast; and whereas, the
speakers have amply demonstrated that the ae-
eusatiOns are entirely Indifferent az 10 facts and
careless as to political economy not at all cred
liable 10 so august body, now therefore be it
KeS0tCed, That The Subiect-matter Of this
manifesto is disapproyed OF by this meeting and
DO Il further
Resolred, That unless the aforementioned
Manufacturers and Employers Association
offers Us more cOgent reasons for dlsorgantZa-
lion we viii uphold The principles set forth IN the
slogan: Agitation, Education aud Organization