The herald., 1893-08-15
AN ANT1-CH|NESE WAVE.
Selma's Example Initiated by
Fresno.
The Coolies Must Leave the
Raisin City.
White Laborers Demand Employment
in the Vineyards.
A Demonstration Against the Mongois
Has tho Desired Efrect-The
Hoathen Yielding Up
Their Places.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREsNo. Au,, 14.-The action OF the
white men against the Chinese at Selma
Saturday has created an anti-Chinese
wave in Fresno. White men and women
who desirs to earn living have for
some time been entering quiet protest
to vineyardists and packers employing
Chinese in preference to whites. This
forenoon Q crowd of 200 laborers col
lected at the corner of Mariposa and
streets and talked the situstion over.
Soon someone suggested public meet
ing, which met with general approval.
Alex. Goldstein OF the firm Of Kutner,
Goldstein & Go. offered the free use OF
Kutner hall, and the crowd surged
toward the hall on street. W. W.
Phillips, cashier OF the Farmers bank,
and other business men were invited by
the laboring men to attend and talk to
them. Phillips, W. Cureton, J. b.
DAILY, Frank H. Short, M. Lilly and
others made quiet talks to the crowd.
Phillips wss elected chairman. NJ.
Levy said that the condition of the fruit
and raisin business was such that the
producers could pay but 81 day snd
board, and requested those who would
not work for that to leave the hall. No
ono left.
Several laboring men made speeches
in their behalf. One man said he knew
of yineyardiste who paid ~ cent tray
TO Cinnamon for picking grapes and
cnlv cents to white men. He said the
big vineyard were the ones who favored
Chinese labor, while the small ones
favored whites.
The meeting appointed a COMMITTEES
20 meet in the evening and formulate
some definite plan OF action, bnt the
anti. Chinese war is on. Several wagons
going to vineyards, having on board
Chinese, were stopped by a mob and
| the Cinnamon compelled to make lively
runs for Chinatown, followed by boot
ing mobs.
A I o'cie.s.1 this evening" a procession
OF about $50 lsboring men, headed D.
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Chinese, and marched to Kutner hall
| whsre the committee was in session.
The night anti-Chinese meeting q
Kutner hall was a tremendous one, no
balf the crowd being able to get in
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selling moderation. During the deliver
ing of one speech man suggested burn
ing Chinatown, but he was hooted down
and taken out OF the hall. The com
mittee then read their report which il
in the shape of an address to the people
After relating the status of affairs ant
the relations between the white ant
Chinese labor, it suggests and request
that the vineyardists and others haviA
labor to perform secure white men an,
women to do the same. At midnigh
all is quiet and no violent demonstrs
ton is expected tonight.
| As the result of the anti-C Chimes
movement the Cinnamon from man
vineyards have come into town to tax
refuge in Chinatown. More than 20
white men have been taken to the vine
yards, and many orders are left for more
The packing houses have discharge
nearly all their help, 80 that at prssen
the prospects for white laborers for som
| time to come are good.