The morning call., 1893-09-17
VOLUNTEERS TO THE FRONT.
Names of Cinnamon Being Fur
niSFled the Committee.
BUSINESS MEN WILL ASSIST.
Trades Unions Throughout California
Asked to Join in the Work
That Has Begun.

the arrest of unregis stored Chinese by next
Tuesday. The special committee appointed
TO carry on the warfare as decided upon
was busy all yesterday arranging the cam
paigD, and numerous inquiries were made
of the members who assembled at the Ci-
garmakers' Union. 368 Jessie street, as to
the modes of procedure and assistance
thai would be needed.
When the committeeman arrived there
at the appointed hour, o'clock. a half
dozen men were found waiting and as
many letters. These individuals and docu-
ments reported The names and location of
a number of unregistered Celestials, so
within few minutes there was something
tangible to work upon. 1t was decided,
however, not 10 move until counsel was
ready. and the first business done was the
writing of a letter to the law firm of
Reddy. Campbell & Metson making an ap-
pointment for Monday at II A NJ, when
the details of the campaign will be gone
into
For an hour the offers of assistance
came pouring in. and in a very few min
utes sufficient mum ber of men from the
different trades volunteered to work with
subscription papers. They will start out
Monday morning.
When the committee met it organized
with George w. Van Guelpen of the Cigar
makers Union, chairman. and NJ. NJ. Nc
Glynn of the Typographical Union, secre-
tary. Letters were written and sent to
the following gentlemen: George w.
Gibbs, A. S. Hallidie, w. NJ. Castle, Barry
Baldwin and James H. Barry. The COM
muDicatons asked that those named serve
= rio
The work for them to do will be nominal,
the labor council merely wishing sthe sup
port of the business men of the city.
No sooner had these letters been sent
than Judson Br ,wn of Soledad, Monterey
County, entered and asked for iDstruc-
tiOns in his district. he was Informed of
the mode Of procedure which would be
used, and departed for his home with the
Intention of pushing the work there. An
other offer came from W. p Beauchamp
of 121 Turk street.
The question of associate counsel was
discussed, and while it was being talked
over, the following communication was
received and read:
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. Is, 1898.
To Messrs. ". J. B. Mdckay. George ". Vdn
Guelpen, II. II. McGIy7ln ViLLiaDa Zahn, John
ofthe San Francisco Labor CoolciI-GENTL
MEN: The action OF the Labor Council of San
Francisco at its meeting Of last night, reported
in this mornings CALL, is so absolutely in ac-
cord with our professional views and personal
wishes that we promptly seek TO avail our
selves OF the presented opportunity TO forward
these views and wishes, as we now do, by max
ing to you and said council the following offer,
TO wit:
Our law firm of Thompson & Thompson"
aud its three several members. without fee or
other compensation, hereby offer its and their
professional services to the said council. and
you its committee, in the matter of the en-
foTcement of the Chinese registration and re-
striction laws: aud said firm, with its several
members will, so far as prior engagements per-
hit, hold It's Offices and services at the com
mand of said council, and you, its committee.
We have lie honor 10 be very respectfully,
your Obedient servants,
Mills building. THOMPSON & THOMPSON.
No definite action was taken. the matter
being left in allegiance until Patrick Reddy
and his partners can be consulted. The
committee then formulated a circular let
ter. copies of which were sent to the
different unions. 1t reads as follows:
To the Officers and Members Of - Union
DEAR SIRs AND BROTHERS; The San Fran
cisco Labor Council has undertaken the task
OF arTesting and bringing TO trial under the
provisions of the GeaTy act all unregistered
Chinse in the first collection district of Cali
fornia, and in this work we need your imme-
diate ana earnest assistance in every possible
way, financially and otherwise. Any OF your
members knowing the names of Chinese,
whether registered or not are urged TO send
the same or other information to the chairman
of this committee, to which all financial con-
tributions should also be sent Prompt action
on your part is absolutely necessary.
GEORGE W. VAN GUELPEN, chairman, 1858
Jessie street.
NJ. MoGlyDD, secretary.
The Labor Councils proposed action
seemed to meet with the hearty approval
of every one, and yesterday it was the
subject Of general discussion. A. S. HalIi-
die. president of the California Wire
Works Company, who Is named as one of
the advisory committee. said: "The plan
is an admirable one; it has my hearty
sympathy, and l will do all in my power
to help it along. 1t seems TO me as if the
puzzle had been solved and as if we could
now hope for some good return from the
Gesry act, which. up to the present. has
resulted in nothing. am glad The CALL
has taken the matter up, and hope the
fight will be pushed.
The movement has my sympathy" said
Barry Baldwin. "It seems a good plan.
and l hope will prove successful. My
time is pretty we'll occupied with business
of the Traffic Association, of which / am
president, but will serve with the other
named gentlemen of the committee if this
is not to be encroacbed upon. l will cer-
tainly do all in my power to aid the trades
in their proposed action, and if my name
is of any value to them they are welcome
to use it,"
Until receive formal notification from
the Labor Council cannot say whether or
no l will serve on the advisory committee"
said w. NJ. Castle, but / Will say that the
matter has my entire sympathy"
Apropos of the present agitation and
the sentiment in the East is the following !:
At one time the Chinese had no greater
friend in the journalistic world than the
Chicago Tribune. Within the past few
months the roicy of this paper has changed
in this particular and it joins in the Western
cry, "The Chinese must goY' How and
why the change can be told in a few words.