The morning call., 1893-12-02
REFUSED TO HELP.
The Labor Council Will
Stand AlOOf.
THE SAND-LOTTERS' APPEAL.
Discord Wins for Them a Deaf
Ear.
VIEWS OF THE DELEGATES.
The Council Declines to Help-One
Faction of the Unemployed Get
Up Mass-Meeting.
THE SAND-LOTTERS' APPEAL.
OF THE DELEGATES.

When the Labor Council met last night
about the first thing that came before it
was a proposition from a delegation of
the unemployed in which they asked the
council to help them get up big mass
meeting in Metropolitan Temple.
At the Meeting it was intended, so
said the spokesman, to agitate the idea of
the city government devotng the few
hundred thousand dollars that have been
set apart for the City Hall tower to street
work. SO as to provide labor for all.
The credentials of the delegation were
signed by 81. Stewart, president. and
o. L. Sullivan. secretary of the United
Wiley 81 Fry faction calls itself.
The matter called for great deal of dis
cusson when the delegation abssnted it
it would be inadvisabe to take any action
favorable to the request.
Capital" said Delegate MacKay, has
stirred up the dissension among the un-
employed, and the city, with the help of
the Salvation Army, is endeavCring to
make IL appear that there is lots of work
here but that the men won't do it. / don't
blame these men for refusing to work for
20 cents per day on Salvation Army soup
tickets"
Secretary McGlynn said: 81 think these
sandlotters deserve great deal of credit.
They have been there three months, al
| most starving all the time, and still the
newspapers do not report any alarming i'll
| crease Of crime. 1t is a case now of desti-
| tuition all over the country. The sensa-
| tlonal newspapers are largely responsible
for the condition of things here. Their
reports are having the effect of bringing
crowds OF men into the city. who are led TO
suppose from those reports that lots of
work can be had here for 81 10 per day.
These editors, Chief of Police Crowley
and the city government are building q
stonehouse that will fall on them some
day"
Several delegates present said they who
were recognized mechanics could not get
work at even their own trades, so it was
not surprising if a lot of laborers were
| idle.
1t was reported by the doortender that
Police Captain Short with force of eigh-
teen policemen bad driven all the sand
lotters off the Pos;office site on Seventh
and Mission streets during the day and
Delegate Street said he saw a crowd of
police guarding the property.
lit is a terrible state Of things" thought
Delegate FuruSetb, thousands of men
locking for work, and unable TO get 1t, and
refused food and shelter and yet no in
crease of crime! On the other hand, the
Il
taken care Of / think the best thing to DO
is to leave the matter alone and IL will soon
right itself"
A motion to have a committee of five
help the unemployed with their proposed
meeting was finally lost. This action was
based on the reason that the factional
spirit had manifested itself so much among
them that the council did not feel justified
| in helping those who had fired OUT
Wiley and Fry. simply TO curry favor
with the powers that be and get something
10 eat.
Delegate Mills took occasion to blame
trades unionism for much of the prevail
ing hard times. and every man who voted,
he said, is responsible for the system that
has produced hard times.
After that matter had been disposed of
Attorney b. G. Haskell made a short but
forcible talk in behalf of the John Tyrrell
Defense Fund Association.
The council favored an encouraging re-
ceDtion by all the unions of the Tyrrell
defense committee when it appears to ask
for cooperation and financial aid during
the coming two weeks. and Delegates Bur-
man, Sullivan ana Van Guelph were
chosen as a committee ON the matter. MI.
HaskelPs intention is to have a great pub
lie meeting, II he can, Just before the trial.
al W b ich the Tyrrell case is TO be discussed,
Before the council adjourned it adopted
motion in favor of having the delegates
to the American Federation of Labor,
which Is TO assemble in Chicago, instructed
to d. all in their power to bring about a
grand unifcation of all labor organizations
and movements, with view toward tax
ing Independent political action.
Delegate E. p. Burman of the furniture
workers union was chosen recording sec
rotary pro TEN. of the council during Rep
resentative McGlynn's attendance upon
the American Federation.
A resolution from the Tulare County
Farmers Alliance boycotting the Jack
son and National beer was spread upon the
records.