The herald., 1896-01-24
1T WAS HELD IN A CHURCH
Meeting of Laboring Men Well At
tended
The Attention of the City Council is Called
to the Position of the Chief
of Police

WHEREAS 1t has come to the knowledge of
the public that it has been the policy OF the
police department. through its detectives. to
arrest and detain people without warrant or
due process OF law at the city Jail. without
permitting them to communicate with their
friends. relatives or attorneys for days and
even weeks, and without preferring any
charges against them and
WHEREAS. Imprsonments Of this character
are in violation of the constitutional rights of
the citizen as guaranteed him by the federal
and state constitution. and in defiance of the
laws Of the comm onwealth of California: and
Whereas The chief OF police, John NJ Glass;
having publicly defended illegal and unlaw-
full arrests and imprisonments so made. it be-
comes the duty of every citizen to enter pro.
test against this arrogant and tyrannical ex-
ercise OF police power which is applied only to
the poor. the friendless and the iguorant, who
are either unacqu al ted with their rights and
unable to enforce them if they were; there
fore, be it
Resolved That we as citizens and as tax
payers, enter our most solemn protest against
the action of the said John NJ. GLASS; as the
head of the police department of The city of
Los Angeles, in approving, sanctioning and
defending line OF official action on the part
of his subordinates which is un-Amercan, in
defiance of 10 W and in defiance OF the sections
of the United States constitution defining the
personal and individual rights and liberties of
the people.
Resolved That the secretary be directed to
present a copy OF these resolutions to the COM
mon council for the consideration of that hon
orable body at Its next meeting.
Grace M. Il. church was we'll filed la t
night with working men and trades union
lists, to discuss the objects and aims of
trade unions and set forth the benefits de-
rived both locally and nationally. This
was the purpose and this alone. AS usual
one speaker got the floor who was not a
member of trade union. to advance so.
cialistlc ideas or a cooperative common
wealth. His name was sent up to the
chairman on a card and he was allowed
the floor. After quite a lengthy argument,
trade unions did not meet the issue he was
finally called to order and the point was
made that he had no more right to discuss
socialism than the speaker had to discuss
single tax, for the reason that the meeting
was not called for that purpose. The gem
tleman subsided.
All in all the meeting was a success. p.
McNamara of the Plumbers union pre-
sided. j. H. McWil!iams of the Painters
union read an able address. He was fol-
lowed by E. r. Holman of the Clerks' as
sociation, G. E. Fisk of the Printers union
ana II. II. Martens OF the cigar makers, all
of whom gave an able exposition of the
benefits to be derived from affiliation with
trade unions.
The above speakers were followed by S.
E. Fulton of the board of education. This
gentlemen went into an argument on So
cialistic lines, contending that trade unions
did not meet the issue. He was finally
called to order by Messrs. McWilliams an d
Colver, the former, first asking him If
there was anything in trade unionism that
prevented members from joining any po-
ltical party or advocating any economic
question. The gentleman sat down.
The resolutions which open this report
were adopted unanimously amid great ap-
plause.
After the meeting adjourned it was an
nounced from the platform that the trouble
with the East Side bakery had been AMIGA
bly, adjusted by the Bakers union.