The herald., 1894-03-21
THE GREAT PRESENT PROBLEM,
What VIII Be Done With the
Army of Unemployed.
A Hundred Men Arrive From the East
and Go North.
The Associated Charities to Deal with
gAseA of Want In This City-A Sub
seriptior Started Yeste1 day.
Developments.

The AueociRted Charities Will have to
deal with all cases OF want and distress
reported among the unemployed In
their own way without recognizing any
''army." A subscription committee
consisting Of Mayor Rowan, L. N. Breed
aud Henry Wilson are now making a
canvass Of the city to collect what
money they can 30 continue the work on
the Firat-street out They have already
raised several hundred dollars. and it is
thought that the council will double the
sum which may be raised from the
citizens.
II this movemen is successful 1t is
likely that arrangements will be made to
pay the men low rate OF wages. In
choosing men the policy will be pur-
sued OF putting men to work who are on
inc great register, and actual citizens OF
Los Angeles. The delegation of resi-
dent unemployed who appeared before
the council on Monday and stated their
caHe, made q very good impression when
they disclaimed any connection with
the army" and the scheme to march
20 Washington. They simply said that
Los Angeles, and wanted work without
the intervention Of agitators.
ltis likely that IA meeting OF citizens
will be called to push ahead the work Of
the subscription committee OF the en-
ployment fund.
No work was done by the unemployed
On the First street cut yesterday, the
chsingang being put TO work again. The
agreement with the unemployed was
thst they would be given two days ra-
tions for working Monday, in order that
they might have an opportunity on
Tuesday to 20 out and look for work
(, Without being handicapped by hunger.
.. Today the subscription committee may
y Sbe in position to report something new
the work, provided they are
successful among the merchants gener-
ally and the property owners along First
street in particular.
THE wEsTBoUND ARMY.
The westward hound army OF the uD-
employed which left San Antonio, Tex.
several days ago, arrived in this city
aboard freight train at IL O'Clock yes
terdny morning. There were 100 men
in the gang.
There came near being serious trouble
train on the Southern Pacific line at
tempted to pull out. Many OF the men,
Immediately upon arrival here spread
about over the city and threatened to
form another industrial army like the
one which left here last week in the ION
to Washington" march.
The remainer of the men, augmented
by large number of the idle who have
been in the city for some time. attempt
ed to proceed north in the same manner
in which they arrived. To this the
Southern Pacific company strenuously
objected.
Chief of Police Glass was called upon
to stop the marauders from seizing the
freight train. Captain Roberts and q
large body OF policemen went to the San
Fernando-strest depot. the scene OF the
trouble, and proceeded to settle the diff
6culty. The men who had left the train
and had spread about the city were
rounded up by the police and told to
move on. They were all taken to the
San Fernando-street depot to join their
brothers.
Then the railroad company objected
to transporting the men any further,
and gave orders to hold the train. The
police would not let them remain here,
and there was but one alternative.
AS the railway had transported the
men from Texas without serious objec-
tion, the police could not see why they
should be kept in this city. Finally the
men climbed aboard the train and or
derH were given 10 pull out. The train
carried about 100 of the unemployed on
Its northWard iourneV