The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-09
80 GREER cArsoLrcs HIExD.
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Transformer on the Sewers-

Otd-W Grid BsttgIors Pret odsees 1osefn
Empioynsas shs s~~srs-
The Greeks and Sc svonians who are
members Of the Greek church are up In
arms aysinss the present administration
and The seton OF some Of us officials n Is
eliminating against members OF the
Greek church 10 the extent 81 refusing
work 20 the latter on the sssers- FAN
Lszore~irh. = scIsvosian aai mssn-
bar Of the Creek church and Al old resi-
deaf Of The city. soGxhs the Office Of the
pesy-fsrEtlfs. FwcFs in the Interest of his
eo-religionisis with vier 20 making pab-
lie his grievances. lie speaks imperfect
English, but his denunciziions Of the ad-
ruinistration, asd especially Of y. Jeiich,
the harbor master. were plain enough not
20 be misunderstood. In substance he
said:
BEFORE the work on the sewer vas CON-
ueneed 1 called or. Jeiich n order 10
SECURE work for myself and other members
Of the Greek church. Jeiich Vas ft4li OF
promises, bot said wait We waited \
week and again be put me off, finally the
work Vas commenced aud sc we're over
looked and set aside for green men aud
newcomerE l xens 10 lelieh and ex-
pressed myself very plainly 10 aim. In
the name OF humanity. | said. what do
yon mean by negiecting usf Here yoa are
putting on over fifty men. rev people IN
Seattle, green at the work, while for one.
an old settler IN seattle. one Of those who
helped TO buiid up the town. am refused
vors. What does il mean
~. means said JeIich. with an impu-
dens wave of the hand III n sIach. which
means that you are a Greek Catholic, and
you can't get Job.
II got angry aud asked him whether
this wss the sixteenth or the nineteenth
century, and since when IL had come TO
pass that a Tnsns religion in tree America
was thrown IN hrs face as an objection -
his obtaining work.
Yes told him, 4 am Greek Cath
Ollie, aud ] am proud OF Ii. There are
nearly sixty Of us IA seattle and yonli
hear from us before you are through with
this insult 10 nyssli aud TO my church. |
became so angry that l called nini out,
telling him I'd shox him what I was
physically IS we'll as religiousiy. JeIich
iuimed lately commenced hedging. by say
ing that | would use . knife on him |
assured him that not only had no knife,
but did not need one for him. but the
coward wouldn't come out. Ii resulted,
however. in all the Greek Catholics Icing
left out of work with the ex-
ception of q few DAYS given
a few of US here and there and then not
Office. where ! and some of the others
went TO get on the list. Today there is
not member of the Greek church. ut work
on the sewers.
1T is shame 10 sec such Q man as
Jeiich. who never was anything higher
than disnwasher and who never saw the
deep sea. put over sailors and seafaring
men bv the administration ring to the
detriment of the entire water front. I
n ttNv f.
have the other members of the Greek
church. but rs | never had Republican
question my religion before giving me
work. ] have decided. and So have all the
other members of the Greek church, that
We viii vote the Republican ticket at tile
coming election.
Mr.. Lsxarevich's statements were cor
roboratad by number OF his eountrymen,
who expressed them in no pleasant terms
toward Jelich and the present reform"
al ministration.