The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-28
TO RELIETE TIE UNEMPLOYED.
Tho Trades Conference increases It's Com
mittce-It Hn. Expended S8i.5O

Tho Trades Conference Increases It's Com
mittce-It Hn. Expended S8i.5O.
The labor conference for tho relief OF the I'M
employed. which was organized las. Sunday
in tho International Labor Exchange. 257
East Tenth street held another meeting yes
terday About fifty delegates were present.
Robert n. Campbell Of Typographical Union
No 9 again presiding. Neither Samuel Com
pers nor Henry Weismann was present. 1t
was explained that Mr.. Gompers was due in
Chicago AZ tho Labor Congress to read a
paper there to- day.
Tho Chairman said they did not meet rs
Anarchists. Socialists. Democrats or Republic
ems. but as workingmen trying to relieve
those who were In want from lack Of employ
ment
verbal report was presented by the COM
mittee from the conference which had waited
on Mayor Gilroy. Delegate DeCosta began the
report and it was peced out by other delegates.
The report was practically what appeared next
day In the newspapers.
Delegate White said that II some suggestions
which were made during tho interview with
Mayor Gilroy were adopted. they could raise
from $4,000 TO 100000 He believed they
would be abie to organize strong citizens
committee for the relief OF the unemployed.
The committee appointed to write to Gov
Flower. reported that it had done so and ex-
y long report OF the committee on relief was
read from which II appeared that SlbI.25 had
been collected and St'45O paid for relief. Ar
rangements We're being made, it was said. for
4 course OF lectures for the benefit OF the relief
fund. to DO followed by mass meeting. and
there was mov"mcnt among the managers OF
some OF the theatres to each devote the pro-
ceedS OF one night TO the fund. The Sun was
attacked because one of its reportcrs.who WAS
sent out to Investigate could find no cases OF
actual starvation. and because itpubished
the statements OF managers OF the large
charitable organizations that while there is
moro distress than Is usual even In this slack
season. there is nothing that he orga ni2ations
are not able TO deal with. The report paid its
respects to the Socialists as follows:
During the last few Gays people suffering from hun.
ger have been turned away from the headquarters OF
because they were not members OF that organization
and partly because 1t proposed TO give aid 10 respect
IL b" proven bv afdavts. II necessary that ONLY
reop" Of leIr own creed anu political Affiliations arc
supplied with little food,
The report wound up by suggesting that an
Committoe. Fourteen new names were added
to the committee.
Joseph Brrondess got off ioks.
We don't want our people to be killed by
The entire conference was at once stirred up
This Is uncnled for said Delegate De-
Costa; tasted the soup myself, and it's Al.
ilrst;cla hest quality liked the taste OF it.
3arondoss attempted no further Jokes. and
half dozen organizations reported that they
had appointed special meetings to see what
their unions could contribute to tho fund.
Three OF them promised $50 each as a begin.
ning, ana ono promised S23.25 and more to
Sunday. after deciding to postpone tho idea of
a parade OF the unemployed.