The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13
PROTEST OF wORKINGMEN.
Expert TESTIMONY ON Wees AND
MITERIlE PRosPERITK

Il
ths Rsvs-us-- Last Te.r I Msss eocs
The capacity OF Cooper Union Hall measures
| the number Of workers who came out last
| night to score a protest against the Wilson
| bill The m Getting was held under the direc-
| ton OF committee OF workingmen from fac
tories in and about New York. Every seat was
occupied and men stood up all around the
| hall Fully third OF the audience were fac
| tory girls, and their laughter when the
| speakers made = hit and their wandering
elances when the speakers got into statistics.
made the meeting very different from poliu-
| cal gathering.
John Bell. an employee OF the Elm Flax
Mills OF this city sat In the centre Of the plat
| form as presiding onncsr. with David p. Nc
Lean OF the Chelsea Juts Mills. as secretary.
They we're 1snked by nearly 100 delegates.
men and women. representing the wage earn
srs Of New York and many suburbs who filled
the platform. A score OF policemen were in
the corridors and sisles, but their services
we're not needed. There was no programme.
Mr.. Bell had cards In his pocket with the
names OF delegates on them. He drew . card
at random and the man named would get up
and give an off-haud report Of the condition Of
his fellow work m en- year ago. their condition
now. and what they we're doing about L. After
an hour OF this . band arrived and played .
march. Then Mr.. Bell introduced Walter
Thomas OF the Yonkers carpet mills. who read
q set Of resolutions as follows:
WA.,as large percentage Of the working people In
industries Of this country are today out Of
employ ment; and
U1,,r. This 10 the direct result Of the proposed pas
sage OF whstis known the Wilson Tsrin bill which
10 simply free trade for the country; and
w1.c'. III, platform of til. D.moer.,le party a:
thatsu n faFfH wonid
~ t.no, and r.Suo. IN. coz, OF IN. p.o,...r.s
life; and
WhrNn'. The RECOMMENDATIONS OF 'ne wilson ou'
S SasI Ns sanSa. sS ss ss'T min. .nS
p.r...a in sS. history OF thi. eoun.ry a. opposed
the former condition Of Ur0'O't''y-A'sA wages and
employment, %" .,,,,, a..
.. n.' r.p p oe.rT.. every branch Of
DO earnestly Trot., ,s.... ,n. s,.,.s, Of
or of soa "sSn b.
Of an. Hn 'G Sn.S s.. s.
.ao,..a III, .ho.r.
by a rising vote. Cornelius Doody offered this
IT,. cops: Of tn. resolution. JUS. passed ,: sen,
or tue Sat. Of s." yori Win : I;au::, iS:i Jon;
David n Till and tue Hon. Edv. Murphy Jr.. and re-
SSS::: Sss: q Z. Mii;Ss ri and '''ry meas
Thi. rssn,n,,on wa. adoptsd. and = com.
mites htS t eon.istins o. Messrs. Doody, John
Walker. and George Murray was appointed 10
see csrse an Broth
ers. mnnufaetursrs OF r9pS ana VINE mace
the following motion. which was also adopsea:
q az sSS s1. 2: .PR.9s.S fSF
Tst e p.s.s, 80 q. % 81 e, SSs
TS The sns said Commits. on S'G.S
so presented in order that the voters may und.r..ana
Tn. Commits appointed consisted 0, Thom..
John clsri. and John Walker Then the !
band playe and ait4Fward MIRA !. Ellep Fos-
people laugh By describing the hard life Of |
women as compared with that OF men.
The last :pesEer q the syen b Was John f
League q fhIsdspRs; wGG .Pp:sII vs.; before
stump speech denouncing the Tarifr bill and |
the Demoe.atic party. HIS audience gradu;;
only R hal hall Of them rem aimed. Tho rsmsrEs Of
professional speakers fell fiat after the, earnest
sness. Here are some Of the hits the work
men made,
Vile have organized to feed and house the |
cHn Moff Su. to seek a%s be-
cause they can find no work to do"
b l.. Price OF the clothing industry in this |
city: We are not suffering from overproduc- |
tion. The retailers are, getting along on very |
not get rid OF the garments they have on hand. |
and the workers are not needed to add TO |
stock already too large. Why2 Because they |
ali fear that the Wilson bill Will open the gates
to foreign goods and foreign garm ents, and |
s9 w H Ss hsS the pss s .a
months p
William Henry Green Of the rieson wsay ,;G
Wilson theorize SO skilfully that nothing hut |
common people cahnot I'VE on IneoriIreSSii LAST
+ am In the street. That was . fact This 10