The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-04
THE LABOR EXCHANGE.
1T ASKS FOR THE FREE LABOR
BUREAU APPROPRIATION.
The Petition Claims That Mach Good
Would Result From the
Transfer.

The CITY council will be confronted
with proposition today in a petition to
be presented by the managers OF the
New Era Labor Exchange, asking for
the transfer of the sum now given to
the free labor bureau to aid the new ex.
change in giving employment to all
worthy men of the city. The petition is
as follows:
To the City Council of Los Angeles:
The applicants to this appeal, AS
mem ers oil the New Era labor ex-
change, respectfully submits this petit
ton for your careful consideration, and
think there can be no candid objection
nor feasible opposition to such q laud-
able proposition for the relief of the de-
serving unemployed of our city. Tie
registered unemployed citizens are the
first on our list for employment. We do
not entertain any proposition to feed in
idleness the brakebeam tourist or the
floating population. Thess subjects are
for the consideration of the city officials.
We are organized. and instead OF
waiting for an opportunity to be em-
ployed are employing ourselves and have
active agents to Geek and contract for
the employment of our members and
y
picking and the laundry work, and with
these workings and objects in view, we
ask for the transfer snd the sppropria.
ton OF moneys now given by che city
and county TO the support OF the free
labor bureau that it be transferred to
our management, as we are in nhspe TO
attend to all wants that have in the
past devolved upon said Office with the
additional assurance of our organization
being able to employ many people that
would never be in any way benefited
through the present free labor bureau,
as supported by the city and county, for
the ample reason that We are sesrchere
for employment for the une mployed.
We are not objects OF charity, but
every head of family that we employ
is actually taking that family off of
the hands OF the Associated Charities,
and the public contributing thereto,
thereby placing such families on self
supporting basis. and placing them in
o position to pay their rent grocery,
fuel, clothing and sundry other bills.
We are trying to place all of the
actually unemployed citizens on a self
sustaining baeis, and respectfully ask
your favors in our behalf. To illustrate ::
By careful estimation. at least $4,000 per
dey are gwen out ia our city in ex.
change for the products of Chinese la
Dor. Suppose the population Of our
city were being depleted at the came
ratio that we are OF dollars that are being
paid to the heather Chinese how
long would it take to make our city one
OF desolation and bankruptcy These
$4,000 per day that are leaving you for
ever, it is passing 1t ever to John
"presto, change to China-nsver TO be
recalled. The United States custom
house reports at San Francisco are that
$3,O0O,0 900 per month are going from
this state to China. Multiply it by s.
10 or 10 years and see where we are at
Our people are simply swapping dollars
for tbs benefit of these detestable
heather. People here imagine they
cannot do without them, and turn
about and curse the natives of America
because they AJAX for a chance to support
themselves.
We urgently implore you I'd render
such assistance as the presentment OF
the situation demands. It is not char
ity we ask. but a reasonable and business
proposition that the unemployed citi-
zsns be placed in position to credit
ably support themselves and families,
and thereby contribute directly to the
welfare and prosperity of our merchan ts
and citizens in general.