The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-10-04
LABOR'SSTRONGAPPEA
THE TRUTH TERsELY TOLD


49, n0DOStMB ~ w. 0Yu8O 0U0D0 An8s
night, called By the labor unieas foe The
purpose Of allowing msmbsss ee ossanissd
labse n Anaoonds IA be hoard On the cap
ital question. was pronounesd success n
every way. Tue hall IVES packed, the
spssshss we're logical and earnest, strong
rssolutlons we're adopted. The greatest
eatAnslasm prevailed. The meeting was
called to order b. James Coscoeau, and
James Hurley was selected as chairman,
With y. J. Foley ~ eecrstssy. A commit.
tee, composed Of one msmbse from each
labee csganisAtien In the city, was ap.
pstnted On resolutisns. The eommittss
retired to sa antssoom to prepare . 70.
peet.
While Ne conmittss was cut James q.
Hoy wss introduced 10 ~ large audisucs
a. ths frst speaker. He said they
bad assembled for the purpose Of
showing to their hesthssn through.
cut the state the feeling Of the workins.
men In this city In the great capital COO
test now In peogrsss. and why Il 10 70 the
intsssst of every labossr in Montana that
the capital should b located In this city
. town With moes laboesss drawing eood
wages, With more uniens having larger
memberships than any ether city q its
siss IN the void.
John G. Lane speks shsuS the Chinese
and Hslsaa, thsle friend. James Cesceean
spoks At wrongs wrought 81 The ballet bog.
John b Walkup opposed Helena - the
ssat cf state government for The reason
that that city was controlled b. The North
ssn Pacific railroad.
Capt. John Barry also spoke aad his ~
marks were warmly received b. the
erswd. The chairman then announssd
that the committee on resolutioas was
ready to report.
Chairman Joseph W. stsanahsa ssad
The rssolutlens, which were unauimeusly
adopted. They read - follows;
ANACONDA, Mont, Oce. q ieoG
0feAni9ed labor, N maes meeting assembleA
g Evnne' 0pera houss, DO hsTsoy unanineusly
edops the following resolut1oas,
WHEREAS. Ihs question q The loeatioa Il
~ permanent capital Of the stats of Nsetsaa
ehanies. Ming n ths state and depending upea
our smploynsnt for livelihood, and
wHRnRAs, Ths press favorable 10 Helena has
repeatedly misrepressnted The iAess % 70 The
oondittoas Of employment anA the wAgeo PAID
10 the members Of organized Iabo4 n thb Guy,
with the evident intent and purpose Of prsju-
dlcing labor cltissns ~ wei - neo6sgs Of
labor organizations elsewhere IN tAs state
against our city and N favos Of HslsnA, thsss-
fore, beis
Resolved, That ~, mass meeting q oreaa.
issd Iabor IN the CITY Of AnsconS 4 'dsScupcs she
statsnssts made IN the Helena prsss that the
laboging men In the employ Of TIE AnAoonda
Mining and Snslting worka N the Guy ee Ana
conds ars working for q per day less than 10
paid IN Butte City for the came kind q work,
q false and malicious statement and an IN.
suit % the orEAnlSed labor oe this city and
county, whers labor 10 better organized as ths
prssent time and In tact has been for all tins
pass than b the city ee Hslsaa q ia.Lsvis and
Clasts county. There are 10 employees working
6 the weeks OF any plaee 10 the city who ars
~ AnAeoodA Mining md Smelting company
have at alltimss shown frisodiy spiIit toward
labor eresai1attona We have ret % bar Of
ths company calling upon the governor foe shs
militia 70 seefie any labor trouble for thsn,
whatsvse grievances the labor oggapieatioos
have haA Win the company have beea anicahly
settled with the company thr oush thslr repre-
sensatives b the Organizations; and thees b q
the present time no trouble between The con-
pany and labor organizations IN this city. We
denounos tho attssnps OF the Helena capital
committee b plase Mr.. DAILY IN the light OF an
enemy 10 organized labor ~ . mean. eoatsnpe.
ible slandsr. without . word o. ssmb-
lance Of truth IN Il The wages
wages paid hero arc % gool. and IN many in.
stances better than Are paid In any plAcs In tho
state. and from % 70 100 pee esat. higher than
are paid In Helsna and East Hsleoa. g win be
readily seen By csmpofatiys scales oe wages
which WIN sooo b pablshsd under the author.
isy Of this mass meeting.
49, n a. A. Rssf - a sA-a ss
b the best Interests Of the hbent ciassas IN thu
state to vote for AnaeoAdA for IL permanent
capital for many reasons too nunseeus to n.n.
ton. some Of which ase q follovs, isk n the
capital Il located q Annconds theee Will have
% b erected stats buildings instead Of paying
Into tho hands Of wealthy private individuals
IN enormous rental foe The necessary buildings
for the uss Of tho stats. and No ass eoandent
that uni on men viii bs employed as union
wages In the erection Of the buildings.
Many other Improvements win bs made In the
ers and mechanics ae the union scale Of wages.
md. That tho people Of this city have shown
theif determination 10 build up Q community 10
which there shall bs no Chinese employed. Thus
giving opportunities to servant girls to live b.
honest labor and 20 oil Glasses Of servantp and
mechanics employment at the best Wages paid
at any place In the state for such employment
I'd. M. DAILY and tho ANACONDA Mini M com
pany and the citizens Of Anaconda have proved
70 us that they appreciate the bsneass accruinI
from the organization OF labor and have in the
past % We believe they will In the future. 70
spected the rights Of labor and lent them great
assistance. eth. From the past We have ns
reason to believe that tho laboring classes will
bs denied the privilege of making living In the
ty Of tho capital Of the state II t Is located In
Anaconda through the importstion Of Chinese
and cheap labor. sth. The leading men con.
neeted with the city and the Anaconda Minin,
and smelling company have not been engaged
In constant attempt to lower the wages paid
to miners and hborers through the state In the
different enterprises In which they are inter.
ested, but on the contrary have refused to CO.
operate with the leading men OF Helena In theiI
schemes to lower the scale OF wages paid "a
miners and laborers. 9Th. That IL
every thing and In every instance ths
leading men OF Helena and the city o.
Helena Itself make contrast by taking exactl,
opposite action and demsanor toward labor. as
Is instanced In the coal miners strike at Tim
berline in ISs6 when the Northern Pac.fit
railroad and the Helena people starved out tn,
miners and used al contempiible means known
10 tyrants and slave drivers 10 break mp the or
| ganzatlon Of the miners Also the Coeui
d'Alene affair exhibits the true regard In which
the laboring classes are held by the leading
men Of Helena They replied TO the request,